2001-02 MIAC Women's Season

This is the 2001-02 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's hockey season. This is the conference's 4th season.
==Membership Changes==
none
==Standings==
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Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties 	18 	16 	2 	0 	 	 	32 	28 	22 	6 	0 	 	
St. Mary's Cardinals 	18 	15 	3 	0 	 	 	30 	29 	22 	7 	0 	 	
St. Thomas Tommies 	18 	12 	5 	1 	 	 	25 	26 	16 	9 	1 	 	
St. Catherine Wildcats 	18 	11 	6 	1 	 	 	23 	27 	15 	10 	2 	 	
St. Benedict Blazers 	18 	9 	7 	2 	 	 	20 	23 	12 	9 	2 	 	
Concordia Cobbers 	18 	9 	9 	0 	 	 	18 	22 	13 	9 	0 	 	
Augsburg Auggies 	18 	9 	9 	0 	 	 	18 	23 	12 	11 	0 	 	
Bethel Royals 	18 	5 	13 	0 	 	 	10 	20 	5 	15 	0 	 	
Hamline Pipers 	18 	1 	17 	0 	 	 	2 	25 	2 	23 	0 	 	
St. Olaf Oles 	18 	1 	17 	0 	 	 	2 	23 	1 	22 	0 	 	
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The tournament is single elimination format. The top five teams in the standings qualify for the conference tournament. The 4th seed host the 5th seed in the preliminary round, with that game's winner becoming the 4th seed. The top seed host the 4th seed and the 2nd seed host the 3rd seed in the semifinals. The higher seeded semifinal winner host the lower seeded semifinal winner in the conference championship. The tournament champion earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Preliminary Round===
*Concordia defeated St. Benedict 7-4
===Semifinals===
*St. Mary's defeated St. Thomas 5-3
*Gustavus Adolphus defeated Concordia 6-2
===Final===
*St. Mary's defeated Gustavus Adolphus  3-2
St. Mary's Cardinals earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
==NCAA Tournament==
St. Mary's and Gustavus Adolphus received invitations to the tournament, playing each other in the first round.
===First Round===
*Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties defeated St. Mary's Cardinals 2-0
===Semifinals===
*Elmira Soaring Eagles defeated Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties 8-5
===Third Place===
*Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties defeated Bowdoin Polar Bears 2-1
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