University of Minnesota Athletics
WOMEN'S HOCKEY RANKED SECOND AND THIRD IN RECENT POLLS
12/12/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota hold the top two spots in the USCHO poll, while UMD, Dartmouth and Minnesota round out the top three places in the AHM list. UMD and Minnesota stand alone as the two teams that are ranked from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association-Women's League.
Minnesota hosts its final game in 2001 against WCHA opponent St. Cloud State at 7:05 p.m. Friday night. The Gophers will return to action Jan. 5, this time traveling to St. Cloud State for a 3:05 p.m. start at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn.
US College Hockey Online Women's Poll (Dec. 10) Last Week's Overall Team (1st Place Votes) Ranking Record 1 Minnesota-Duluth (12) 1 11-0-3 2 Minnesota 2 11-2-3 3 Dartmouth 3 8-1-0 4 Northeastern 4 14-1-0 5 St. Lawrence 6 8-5-0 6 New Hampshire 5 11-3-1 7 Brown 7 5-5-1 8 Niagara 8 12-4-0 9 Mercyhurst 10 11-5-1 10 Harvard 9 5-6-1 Others receiving votes: Princeton, Ohio State, Providence USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Women's Poll (Dec. 11) Last Week's Overall Team (1st Place Votes) Ranking Record 1. Minnesota-Duluth (13) 1 11-0-3 2. Dartmouth 2 8-1-0 3. Minnesota 3 11-2-3 4. Northeastern 5 14-1-0 5. New Hampshire 5 13-3-1 6. St. Lawrence 6 8-5-0 7. Brown University 7 5-5-1 8. Niagara University 8 12-4-0 9. Mercyhurst College 10 11-5-1 10. Harvard University 9 4-4-1 Others receiving votes: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Princeton
