2001 National Tournament

  
  The Cardinals finished fifth at the NCAA National Tournament, qualifying by virtue of winning the North Central Regional hosted in Naperville, Ill.

At Nationals in Eau Claire, Wis., the Cardinals dropped their opener 8-0 to Roanoke (N.C.). North Central would regroup with a 8-4 win over Ithaca (N.Y.) before falling 10-6 to Saint Mary's (Minn.) to finish fifth. 
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Roanoke 8, North Central 0North Central 8, Ithaca 4Saint Mary's 10, North Central 6

The Cardinals hosted Regionals in 2001, winning the Regional Championship with a 3-1 record.
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North Central 4, Carroll 1North Central 9, Illinois Wesleyan 4
Illinois Wesleyan 10, North Central 2North Central 5, Illinois Wesleyan 2

During the team's 2001 run, five Cardinals were named NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team while Shannon Pedersen was to both the Regional All-Tournament Team and the National All-Tournament Team.
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Lynelle Benson
Betsy Dwyer
Kelly Paryl
Lynelle BensonBetsy DwyerKelly Paryl
Shannon Pedersen
Megan Thomas
Shannon PedersenMegan Thomas
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