Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey | |
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University | Niagara University |
Conference | CHA |
Head coach | Josh Sciba (interim) 1st year, 0–0–0 |
Arena |
Dwyer Arena Capacity: 2,100 |
Location | Lewiston, New York |
Colors | Purple and White |
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
2002 | |
NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
2002 |
The Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represented Niagara University. The Purple Eagles were a member of College Hockey America. They played at the Dwyer Arena in Niagara University's campus (Lewiston, New York).
In 2002, Niagara appeared in the Frozen Four but lost in the semi-finals to Brown by a score of 4-2. Niagara tied Minnesota 2-2 in the Consolation Game.
Tania Pinelli was included in the all-tournament team.
In the 2002-03 season, the team changed athletic conference from ECAC to College Hockey America.
On March 19, 2012, the school announced that it was cancelling its women's ice hockey program.