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2020-21 WCHA STANDINGS Conference Overall Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T 3/SW Pts.% GF GA GP W L T Pct. GF GA 1. (2/2) Minnesota 15 6 5 1 0 0/0 .833 18 7 6 5 1 0 .833 18 7 2. (6/6) Minnesota Duluth 12 6 4 2 0 0/0 .667 24 10 6 4 2 0 .667 24 10 3. (4/3) Ohio State 6 4 2 2 0 0/0 .500 5 12 4 2 2 0 .500 5 12 St. Cloud State 6 6 2 4 0 0/0 .333 8 18 6 2 4 0 .333 8 18 5. (1/1) Wisconsin 3 2 1 1 0 0/0 .500 7 3 2 1 1 0 .500 7 3 Minnesota State 3 6 1 5 0 0/0 .167 9 22 6 1 5 0 .167 9 22 Bemidji State 3 2 1 1 0 0/0 .500 5 5 2 1 1 0 .500 5 5
(3 points for a regulation win; 2 points for a 3-on-3 or shootout win; 1 point for a 3-on-3 or shootout loss; zero points for a regulation loss) (Rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine)
THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA (ALL TIMES LOCAL)
THURSDAY, DEC. 17 FRIDAY, DEC. 18 BEMIDJI STATE AT MINNESOTA STATE, 2:07 PM CT BEMIDJI STATE AT MINNESOTA STATE, 2:07 PM CT
Rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
OPENING FACEOFF BY THE NUMBERS
• WCHA in the Top 10: Four WCHA teams landed in the top six of both the USCHO • 166: Saves for Minnesota's Lauren Bench this season on 172 shots. The and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls this week. Wisconsin remains top- redshirt senior leads the league in stops and in save percentage with her ranked on both lists while Minnesota moves up to take the second spot in both impressive .965 mark. polls. Ohio State slots in at No. 4 on the USCHO poll while the Buckeyes move • 58: Career goals for Ohio State's Tatum Skaggs. The next time the Buckeye up to No. 3 in the USAT/USAH Poll, making it so that the Top 3 ranked teams in forward lights the lamp she will move into fourth on the all-time career goals the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll all hail from the WCHA. Minnesota list at Ohio State. Duluth is the league's final team in the Top 10, clocking in at No. 6 on both lists. • 20: Career goals for Minnesota State's Brittyn Fleming. The senior forward • Leading the Nation: WCHA skaters made a big mark on the NCAA leaderboards netted the Mavericks lone goal in Friday's 2-1 loss to Minnesota. this past weekend. The league is currently home to the players with the most • 8: Career game-winning goals for Bemidji State's Clair DeGeorge. The senior or tied for the most goals per game (Clair DeGeorge - Bemidji State), assists forward potted the game-winning goal in overtime on Friday to boost Bemdiji per game (Nicole LaMantia, Wisconsin), points per game by a defenseman State over St. Cloud State for the Beavers first win in 2020-21. (LaMantia), points (Anna Klein, Minnesota Duluth), game-winning goals (Klein; • 7: Minnesota Duluth skaters rank in the top 10 point scorers in the WCHA. A Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota) and shutouts (Emma Söderberg, Minnesota Bulldog owns the top three spots (Anna Klein, Naomi Rogge, Ashton Bell) with Duluth). A WCHA team also sits at the helm of the best penalty kill (Minnesota, Klein's 11 points also leading the NCAA. Ohio State, Wisconsin, Bemidji State) in the NCAA. • 4: Straight weeks as the top-ranked team in the country for the Wisconsin Badgers. • 3: Game goal streak for St. Cloud State's Jenniina Nylund. The Huskies junior leads SCSU with fi ve points on three goals and two assists.
THE WEEK AHEAD
• Bemidji State at Minnesota State: The Beavers come off a series split with St. Cloud State to take on the Mavericks in Mankato. Minnesota State has gone 16- 23-4 against the Beavers when on their home ice.
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WCHA School Directory WCHA Media Services Bemidji State Statistics/Releases Hockey SID Tyler Christiansen Statistics are updated regularly on wcha.com while press releases are posted on the website throughout Offi ce 218-755-2763 the season. Cell 507-626-0638 Email [email protected] Weekly Notes Press Box Phone 218-441-4047 Women’s League weekly notes packages will be posted on wcha.com and distributed via email on Wednesdays during the season. Minnesota Hockey SID Mandy Hansen Players of the Week Offi ce 612-626-9394 Women’s League Players of the Week winners will be posted on wcha.com and distributed via email on Cell 612-889-7696 Monday afternoons. Email [email protected] Press Box Phone 612-625-6900 Offi cial Colors Minnesota Duluth The offi cial colors of the WCHA logo are: Hockey SID Kelly Grgas-Wheeler Offi ce 218-726-8937 Red (Pantone 485; CMYK: 0-95-100-0; RGB: 238-49-36) Cell 218-340-8978 Black (Pantone Black; CMYK: 0-0-0-100; RGB: 35-31-32) Email [email protected] Silver: (Pantone 877; CMYK: 6-0-0-34; RGB: 167-177-183) Press Box Phone 218-340-8978
Minnesota State WCHA Welcomes the University of St. Thomas in 2021-22 Hockey SID Connor Wachtel The Women's League of the Western Collegiate University of St. Thomas Quick Facts Offi ce 507-389-5967 Hockey Association will grow by one member Cell 507-327-4640 as the league's Board of Directors voted in July Founded: 1885 Email [email protected] 2020 to unanimously to welcome the University Location: St. Paul, Minn. Press Box Phone 507-389-3000 of St. Thomas as the league's eighth program President: Dr. Julie Sullivan beginning with the 2021-22 season. Vice President/Director of Athletics: Dr. Phil Esten Ohio State Head Coach: Tom Palkowski Hockey SID Mike Basford Founded in 1885, the University of St. Thomas Undergrad Enrollment: 6,173 Offi ce 614-292-0134 will join current WCHA member University of Nickname: Tommies Cell 908-892-8951 Minnesota as the second Division I athletic Colors: Purple and Grey Email [email protected] department in the state of Minnesota. Hockey Arena: St. Thomas Ice Arena (Cap: 1,000) First Year of NCAA Hockey: 1998-99 St. Cloud State Located in St. Paul, Minn., St. Thomas All-time Record: 357-171-52 (.660) Hockey SID Thomas Breach was a founding member of the Minnesota Conference Regular Season Titles: 6 Offi ce 320-308-2141 Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1920 and Conference Postseason Titles: 6 Cell 320-339-6686 will mark a century of membership in the MIAC NCAA Division III Playoff Appearances: 6 Email [email protected] when its programs compete in the league for NCAA Division III Frozen Four Appearances: 2 the fi nal time during the 2020-21 academic Wisconsin year. Hockey SID A.J. Harrison Offi ce 608-279-8641 St. Thomas will be the fi rst private school to Cell 608-279-8641 compete in the WCHA and the sixth league Email [email protected] member located in the state of Minnesota.
St. Thomas boasts a 357-171-52 (.660) all-time record after posting its 20th-consecutive winning season in 2019-20. St. Thomas has appeared in two Division III Frozen Fours, Once again in 2020-21, FloHockey.tv will stream fi nished in the top-three in the MIAC 19 times in every game (live and on-demand) hosted by the last 20 seasons, claimed six MIAC regular Bemidji State, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota season titles, six MIAC postseason crowns State and St. Cloud State, along with the WCHA and earned six NCAA playoff berths since the Final Faceoff postseason tournament. program's fi rst season of NCAA competition in 1998-99. For schedule and subscription information, visit fl ohockey.tv. St. Thomas will be immediately eligible for the WCHA regular season and postseason championships in 2021-22.
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WEEK 4 (DEC. 17-18, 2020) 3 wcha.com WCHA REGULAR SEASON/POSTSEASON #WEAREWCHA WCHA Regular Season & Julianne Bye Cup WCHA Final Faceoff The WCHA debuted the league's new Annually pitting the nation’s top programs regular season championship trophy - and players, the WCHA Postseason the Julianne Bye Cup in 2018-19. Tournament is the premier conference tournament in women’s college hockey. The Cup is named in honor of longtime
women’s hockey advocate Julianne Bye The winner of the 2021 WCHA Final Faceoff FINAL FACEOFF will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA CHAMPION The Julianne Bye Cup is a custom-made Women’s Ice Hockey Championship. perpetual traveling trophy that will be
2000 2001 2002 presented to the winner of the WCHA History Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Minnesota 2003 2004 2005 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Minnesota
regular season championship each The fi rst WCHA Playoff Championship was 2006 2007 2008 Wisconsin Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth
2009 2010 2011 year. The trophy travels from champion held March 2-4, 2000 at the Bloomington Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin
2012 2013 2014 to champion at the conclusion of each (Minn.) Ice Gardens and culminated with Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota
2015 2016 2017 regular season. Minnesota Duluth taking the tournament Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin 2018 title with a 2-0 win over Minnesota. XXXXXXX The Cup rests on a three-tier base that will include the trophy name and Since that inaugural event, the tournament WCHA Championship the Julianne Bye story on the fi rst has been held in Rochester, Minn. (2001), Trophy tier and engraved plates with each Blaine, Minn. (2002), Grand Forks, N.D. championship school’s name. (2003, 2015), Minneapolis, Minn. (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, Julianne Bye Cup 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), Duluth, Minn. (2008, 2012) and Bemidji, Minn. (2014). Past WCHA Regular Season Champions Wisconsin leads all WCHA teams with eight postseason titles Season Champion(s) Record Pts (2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019), followed by Minnesota 1999-00 Minnesota Duluth 21-1-2 44 with seven (2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018), Minnesota 2000-01 Minnesota 18-4-2 38 Duluth with fi ve (2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010) and Ohio State 2001-02 Minnesota 19-2-3 41 with one (2020). 2002-03 Minnesota Duluth 21-2-1 43 2003-04 Minnesota 19-3-2 40 Past WCHA Postseason Champions 2004-05 Minnesota 25-1-2 52 2005-06 Wisconsin 24-3-1 4 Season Playoff Champion Coach 2006-07 Wisconsin 23-1-4 50 1999-00 Minnesota Duluth Shannon Miller 2007-08 Minnesota Duluth* 24-4-0 48 2000-01 Minnesota Duluth Shannon Miller 2008-09^ Minnesota 23-2-3-2 51 2001-02 Minnesota Laura Halldorson 2009-10 Minnesota Duluth 20-6-2-1 43 2002-03 Minnesota Duluth Shannon Miller Minnesota 18-6-4-3 43 2003-04 Minnesota Laura Halldorson 2010-11+ Wisconsin 24-2-2-2 76 2004-05 Minnesota Laura Halldorson 2011-12 Wisconsin 23-3-2-1 72 2005-06 Wisconsin Mark Johnson 2012-13 Minnesota 28-0-0-0 84 2006-07 Wisconsin Mark Johnson 2013-14 Minnesota 26-1-1-0 79 2007-08 Minnesota Duluth Shannon Miller 2014-15 Minnesota 22-2-4-2 72 2008-09 Wisconsin Mark Johnson 2015-16 Wisconsin 24-3-1-1 74 2009-10 Minnesota Duluth Shannon Miller 2016-17 Wisconsin 22-2-4-3 73 2010-11 Wisconsin Mark Johnson 2017-18 Wisconsin 20-2-2-2 64 2011-12 Minnesota Brad Frost 2018-19 Minnesota 19-4-1-0 58 2012-13 Minnesota Brad Frost 2019-20 Wisconsin 17-4-3-2 56 2013-14 Minnesota Brad Frost 2014-15 Wisconsin Mark Johnson *26 games and WCHA regular season title later vacated due to 2015-16 Wisconsin Mark Johnson ineligible player 2016-17 Wisconsin Mark Johnson ^ Beginning with the 2008-09 season, shootout wins = one 2017-18 Minnesota Brad Frost additional point 2018-19 Wisconsin Mark Johnson + Beginning with the 2010-11 season, victories were worth three 2019-20 Ohio State Nadine Muzerall points
WEEK 4 (DEC. 17-18, 2020) 4 wcha.com WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (WEEK 3 AND 4 - DEC. 4-11) #WEAREWCHA PRESENTED BY
FORWARD OF THE WEEK DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK ANNA KLEIN CRYSTALYN HENGLER LAUREN BENCH EMMA GENTRY SR., MINNESOTA DULUTH JR., MINNESOTA RS-SR., MINNESOTA FR., F, ST. CLOUD STATE (EDINA, MINN.) (EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN.) (EAGAN, MINN.) (ALPENA, MICH.)
Minnesota Duluth's Minnesota's Minnesota’s Lauren St. Cloud State's Anna Klein led both Crystalyn Hengler Bench earned Emma Gentry scored the nation and the led all WCHA a road win over two goals and added WCHA in points defensemen with Minnesota State an assist for her after scoring fi ve three points, three last Thursday in her fi rst three collegiate points in the last assists, 1.50 assists lone appearance of points during the two weekends of per game, 1.50 the weekend as the Huskies' Dec. 10-11 games, including points per game, one Gophers won 5-1 series at Bemidji an NCAA-best two power-play assist, over the Mavericks. State. game-winning goals and 2.50 points and one power-play point over the per game average. weekend of Dec. 10-11 in Minnesota's Bench made 40 saves on 41 shots for The freshman forward fi red in a game home-and-home sweep over Minnesota a WCHA-best .976 save percentage winner for her fi rst collegiate goal The senior forward fi gured in half (fi ve) State. and 1.00 goals against average on the in overtime on Thursday to give the of UMD's nine goals against St. Cloud weekend. Huskies a 3-2 victory over BSU. State, Dec. 4-5, and was also +4 in Her +3 rating was tied for second UMD's series sweep of Huskies. She among WCHA defensemen. The junior Nationally, the Eagan, Minn., native's The Alpena, Mich., native then led the helped jump start the Bulldogs' scoring blueliner tied her career high with two .976 save percentage ranked third in Huskies' second line to a stellar series, in both games. netting the game's fi rst assists in Minnesota's game one 5-1 the country. as she fi nished +4 on the weekend. goal Friday night before adding the win, setting up the Gophers' fi rst and game's second goal Saturday. Both fourth goals. In game two, Hengler Honorable Mention The Huskies newcomer tallied a two- goals were game-winning tallies. assisted Grace Zumwinkle's game- Kerigan Dowhy, Sr., Bemidji State: point performance on Friday with a goal winning power-play goal. Went 1-1-0 during the weekend to help and an assist and tied the team lead The Edina, Minn., native continues to the Beavers split their series with St. with 10 shots on goal throughout the lead the NCAA and WCHA in scoring Her three assists for the series were Cloud State. series. with six goals and fi ve assists for 11 a career high, and she led NCAA points in six games. She has notched a defensemen with three points over the Emma Soderberg, Jr., Minnesota Honorable Mention point in every game so far this season. weekend. Duluth: Led the nation and all WCHA Gabbie Smith, Fr., F, Bemidji State: goaltenders by allowing no goals in two Posted one shot on goal and was -1 on Honorable Mention Honorable Mention games to help UMD sweep SCSU last the ice for Bemidji State. Clair DeGeorge, Sr., Bemidji State: Kara Werth, Sr., Bemidji State: weekend Led the WCHA in points (four) and goals Tied for second among league Audrey Wethington, Fr., F, Minnesota: (three) during the weekend to help the blueliners with two points off of two Lauren Barbro, Fr., Minnesota State: Recorded her fi rst two collegiate points Beavers split its series with St. Cloud assists against St. Cloud State. Backstopped each of Minnesota State's in Minnesota's home-and-home sweep State. games against then-No. 3/3 Minnesota. over Minnesota State with an assist in Anna Wilgren, Jr., Minnesota State: game on and a goal in game two. Grace Zumwinkle, Sr., Minnesota: Put six shots on net and blocked seven Scored two goals in Minnesota's home- others against then-No. 3/3 Minnesota Clara Van Wieren, Fr., F, Minnesota and-home sweep over Minnesota State. in Friday's contest. Duluth: Led both the NCAA and the WCHA with three goals in two games Brittyn Fleming, Sr., Minnesota State: over all games played nationally and in Scored her fi rst goal of the season to the league over the past two weeks. bring Minnesota State within one goal of then-No. 3/3 Minnesota on Saturday. Sydney Langseth, Fr., F, Minnesota State: Scored her second goal of the Jenniina Nylund, Jr., St. Cloud State: season in Minnesota State's 5-1 loss to Tied for the Huskies' points lead with then-No. 3/3 Minnesota. three points in their series at Bemidji State.
WEEK 4 (DEC. 17-18, 2020) 5 wcha.com WCHA NOTES #WEAREWCHA
Leaders on the Ice: With four WCHA teams ranked in the Top 10, it comes as no surprise that league teams and individuals are among the best in the nation thus far WCHA 2020-21 National Accolades into the 2020-21 season. HCA National Goaltender of the Month November 2020: Lauren Bench, RS-Sr., Minnesota Minnesota Duluth's Anna Klein leads the country in points, having tallied six goals and fi ve assists in six games for 11 points in 2020-21. The senior forward is also tied for the national lead in game-winning goals with two alongside a pair of Providence skaters in Lauren DeBlois and Annelise Rice as well as Penn State's Kiara Zanon and Boston College's Jillian Fey and Minnesota's Grace Zumwinkle.
Minnesota State's Anna WIlgren paces the WCHA and the NCAA in blocked shots with a total of 17 in six games. She is joined in the top fi ve by fellow WCHA defenseman Olivia Knowles of Minnesota whose 15 blocked shots tie her for third in the country.
As a team, Minnesota leads the league in blocked shots with 90, a total that is good for third in the NCAA. St. Cloud State ranks second in blocked shots in the WCHA and is tied for fourth in the nation with 78 in six games.
Rookie Saves the Day: St. Cloud State freshman netminder Sanni Ahola set a new program record at SCSU for most saves in a debut performance after tallying a 37-save shutout against Minnesota State on Nov. 27. In doing so, Ahola became the fi rst Huskies goaltender since 2004 and the second-ever in the program's history to record a shutout in her inaugural appearance in net for St. Cloud State.
Raising the Bar at Ridder: Minnesota’s 2-1 win over Minnesota State on Dec. 11 was the 301st for the Gophers at Ridder Arena since the building opened in 2002-03. The 301 wins stand as the most for one team in its current home arena in that span. Clarkson (225), Harvard (208), St. Lawrence (204) and Boston College (202) join the Gophers as the only programs with more than 200 wins in their current buildings over the last 19 seasons.
Home Wins in Current Arena since 2002-03 School (Arena) Wins Minnesota (Ridder Arena) 301 Clarkson (Cheel Arena) 225* Harvard (Bright-Landry Hockey Center) 208 St. Lawrence (Appleton Arena) 204 Boston College (Conte Forum) 202 New Hampshire (Whittemore Center) 178 Cornell (Lynah Rink) 174 Providence (Schneider Arena) 172 Dartmouth (Thompson Arena) 149 Wisconsin (LaBahn Arena) 128
*- Since 2003-04
Career Benchmarks: The beginning of the 2020-21 season has seen multiple WCHA student-athletes reach signifi cant milestones in their hockey careers. Wisconsin junior forward Sophie Shirley tallied both her 50th career goal as well as her 100th career point on Nov. 27 against Ohio State. Minnesota junior Emily Oden (17g-34a) recorded her 50th career point with an assist against Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 27.
The Puck Shall Not Pass: St. Cloud State's senior netminder Emma Polusny currently holds the record for most saves in a single game in 2020-21. The Huskies captain made 50 stops against Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 5 to claim the national lead. Two other WCHA goaltenders also rank in the Top 5 for saves in a single game. Both Minnesota's Lauren Bench and Minnesota State's Calla Frank made 40 saves in a single contest this season. Bench's 40-save game came against Minnesota State on Dec. 10 while Frank's took place against Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 21.
National Saves in a Game Saves Player, Team (Opponent) ...... Date 50 Emma Polusny, St. Cloud State (at Minnesota Duluth) ...... 12/5/2020 44 Emma Gorski, Merrimack (vs. Holy Cross) ...... 12/12/2020 44 Allison Small, Syracuse (at Penn State) ...... 12/6/2020 43 Julia Pelletier, Holy Cross (vs. Providence) ...... 12/5/2020 42 Jose Bothun, Penn State (at Syracuse) ...... 12/12/2020 40 Annika Asplundh, Lindenwood (vs. Robert Morris) ...... 12/11/2020 40 Lauren Bench, Minnesota (at Minnesota State) ...... 12/10/2020 40 Calla Frank, Minnesota State (vs. Minnesota Duluth) ...... 11/21/2020
WEEK 4 (DEC. 17-18, 2020) 6 wcha.com WCHA ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS #WEAREWCHA
Skaters Goaltenders Active Career Points Active Career Wins Rk Points Player, Class, Pos., School ...... Years Rk Wins Player, Class, School ...... Years 1. 145 Emma Maltais, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 1. 38 Andrea Braendli, Jr., Ohio State ...... 2018-present 2. 130 Grace Zumwinkle, Sr., F, Minnesota ...... 2017-present 2. 34 Lauren Bench, Sr., Bemidji State/Minnesota ...... 2017-present 3. 107 Tatum Skaggs, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 3. 18 Emma Polusny, Sr., St. Cloud State ...... 2017-present 4. 102 Sophie Shirley, Jr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2018-present 4. 12 Kerigan Dowhy, Sr., Bemijdi State ...... 2017-present 5. 94 Gabbie Hughes, Jr., F, Minnesota Duluth ...... 2018-present 5. 8 Emma Söderberg, Jr., Minnesota Duluth ...... 2018-present 6. 81 Taylor Heise, Jr., F, Minnesota ...... 2018-present 6. 7 Calla Frank, So., Minnesota State...... 2019-present 7. 79 Ashton Bell, Sr., F/D, Minnesota Duluth ...... 2017-present 7. 1 Kennedy Blair, Sr., Wisconsin ...... 2020-present 8. 77 Liz Schepers, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 1 Sanni Ahola, Fr., St. Cloud State ...... 2020-present 77 Daryl Watts, Sr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2019-present 10. 68 Anna Klein, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth ...... 2017-present Active Career Saves 68 Taylor Wente, Sr., F, Minnesota ...... 2017-present Rk Saves Player, Class, School ...... Years 1. 2,543 Emma Polusny, Sr., St. Cloud State ...... 2017-present Active Career Goals 2. 1,960 Lauren Bench, Sr., Bemidji State/Minnesota ...... 2017-present Rk Goals Player, Class, Pos., School ...... Years 3. 1,599 Andrea Braendli, Jr., Ohio State ...... 2018-present 1. 72 Grace Zumwinkle, Sr, F, Minnesota ...... 2016-present 4. 717 Kerigan Dowhy, Sr., Bemijdi State ...... 2017-present 2. 58 Tatum Skaggs, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 5. 596 Calla Frank, So., Minnesota State...... 2019-present 3. 51 Sophie Shirley, Jr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2018-present 6. 270 Emma Söderberg, Jr., Minnesota Duluth ...... 2018-present 4. 50 Emma Maltais, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 7. 92 Sanni Ahola, Fr., St. Cloud State ...... 2020-present 5. 40 Gabbie Hughes, Jr., F, Minnesota Duluth ...... 2018-present 8. 61 Kennedy Blair, Sr., Wisconsin ...... 2020-present 6. 39 Britta Curl, Jr, F, Wisconsin ...... 2018-present 9. 52 Lauren Barbro, Fr., Minnesota State ...... 2020-present 7. 37 Liz Schepers, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 8. 36 Anna Klein, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth ...... 2017-present Active Career Save Percentage 9. 32 Naomi Rogge, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth ...... 2017-present Rk Pct. Player, Class, School ...... Years 32 Taylor Heise, Jr., F, Minnesota ...... 2018-present 1. .931 Andrea Braendli, Jr., Ohio State ...... 2018-present 2. .919 Emma Polusny, Sr., St. Cloud State ...... 2017-present Active Career Assists 3. .916 Lauren Bench, Sr., Bemidji State/Minnesota ...... 2017-present Rk Assists Player, Pos., School ...... Years 4. .912 Kerigan Dowhy, Sr., Bemijdi State ...... 2017-present 1. 95 Emma Maltais, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 2. 58 Grace Zumwinkle, Sr., F, Minnesota ...... 2016-present Active Career GAA 3. 54 Gabbie Hughes, Jr., F, Minnesota Duluth ...... 2018-present Rk GAA Player, Class, School ...... Years 4. 51 Sophie Shirley, Jr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2018-present 1. 1.93 Andrea Braendli, Jr., Ohio State ...... 2018-present 51 Daryl Watts, Sr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2019-present 2. 2.37 Lauren Bench, Sr., Bemidji State/Minnesota ...... 2017-present 6. 50 Ashton Bell, Sr., F/D, Minnesota Duluth ...... 2017-present 3. 2.48 Kerigan Dowhy, Sr., Bemijdi State ...... 2017-present 7. 49 Tatum Skaggs, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 4. 3.06 Emma Polusny, Sr., St. Cloud State ...... 2017-present ` 49 Taylor Heise, Jr., F, Minnesota ...... 2018-present 9. 46 Emily Brown, Sr., D, Minnesota ...... 2017-present Active Career Shutouts 10. 45 Clair DeGeorge, Sr., F, Bemidji State...... 2017-present Rk SO Player, Class, School ...... Years 1. 11 Lauren Bench, Sr., Bemidji State/Minnesota ...... 2017-present Active Career Power Play Goals 10 Andrea Braendli, Jr., Ohio State ...... 2018-present Rk PPG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 3. 6 Emma Polusny, Sr., St. Cloud State ...... 2017-present 1. 16 Ashton Bell, Sr., F/D, Minnesota Duluth ...... 2017-present 4. 2 Calla Frank, So., Minnesota State...... 2019-present 2. 15 Grace Zumwinkle, Sr., F, Minnesota ...... 2016-present 2 Emma Söderberg, Jr., Minnesota Duluth ...... 2018-present 3. 12 Britta Curl, Jr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2016-present 2 Kerigan Dowhy, Sr., Bemijdi State ...... 2017-present 4. 9 Tatum Skaggs, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 7. 1 Sanni Ahola, Fr., St. Cloud State ...... 2020-present 9 Emma Maltais, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 1 Kennedy Blair, Sr., Wisconsin ...... 2020-present 6. 8 Amy Potomak, Jr., F, Minnesota ...... 2018-present 8 Sophie Shirley, Jr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2018-present Active Games Played 8 Brette Pettet, Sr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2017-present Rk Games Player, Class, School ...... Years 9. 6 Sophie Jaques, Jr., D, Ohio State ...... 2018-present 1. 78 Lauren Bench, Sr., Bemidji State/Minnesota ...... 2017-present 6 Paige Beebe, Sr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 2. 74 Emma Polusny, Sr., St. Cloud State ...... 2017-present 3. 64 Andrea Braendli, Jr., Ohio State ...... 2018-present Active Career Shorthanded Goals 4. 31 Kerigan Dowhy, Sr., Bemijdi State ...... 2017-present Rk SHG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 5. 23 Calla Frank, So., Minnesota State...... 2019-present 1. 3 Emma Maltais, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 6. 15 Emma Söderberg, Jr., Minnesota Duluth ...... 2018-present 2. 2 Claire Butorac, Jr., F, Minnesota State...... 2018-present 7. 3 Sanni Ahola, Fr., St. Cloud State ...... 2020-present 8. 2 Kennedy Blair, Sr., Wisconsin ...... 2020-present Active Career Game-Winning Goals 2 Lauren Barbro, Fr., Minnesota State ...... 2020-present Rk GWG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 1. 13 Emma Maltais, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 2. 11 Grace Zumwinkle, Sr., F, Minnesota ...... 2017-present 3. 10 Liz Schepers, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 10 Tatum Skaggs, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 5. 8 Taylor Wente, Sr., F, Minnesota ...... 2017-present 6. 7 Anna Klein, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth ...... 2017-present
Active Career Games Rk Games Player, Class, Pos., School ...... Years 1. 119 Grace Zumwinkle, Sr., F, Minnesota ...... 2016-present 119 Emily Brown, Sr., D., Minnesota ...... 2017-present 3. 117 Olivia Knowles, Sr., D, Minnesota ...... 2017-present 117 Grace Bowlby, Sr., D, Wisconsin ...... 2017-present 117 Caitlin Schneider, Sr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2017-present 117 Delaney Drake, Sr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2017-present 7. 116 Liz Schepers, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 116 Tatum Skaggs, Sr., F, Ohio State ...... 2017-present 9. 115 Brette Pettet, Sr., F, Wisconsin ...... 2017-present 115 Natalie Buchbinder, Sr., D, Wisconsin ...... 2017-present 115 Lisa Bruno, Sr., D, Ohio State ...... 2017-present
WEEK 4 (DEC. 17-18, 2020) 7 wcha.com WCHA 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS #WEAREWCHA
TEAM Fastest Two Goals GAME Time Team (Opponent) ...... Date Goals Team (Opponent) ...... Date :18 Minnesota (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 12/10/2020 7 Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) ...... 11/21/2020 :27 Minnesota (at Minnesota Duluth) (3) ...... 11/27/2020 5 Minnesota (at Minnesota State) ...... 12/10/2020 5 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) ...... 12/5/2020 Most Shots on Goal 5 Wisconsin (at Ohio State) ...... 11/28/2020 Shots Team (Opponent) ...... Date 5 Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) ...... 11/20/2020 26 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) (2) ...... 12/5/2020 19 Minnesota State (at St. Cloud State) (2) ...... 11/28/2020 Goals Team (Goals) vs. Team (Goals) ...... Date 18 Ohio State (at Minnesota) (1) ...... 11/22/2020 10 Minnesota Duluth (7) at Minnesota State (3) ...... 11/21/2020 INDIVIDUAL Most Assists GAME Assists Team (Opponent) ...... Date Short Handed Goals 11 Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) ...... 11/21/2020 Player, Team (Opponent) ...... Game 10 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) ...... 12/5/2020 Clair DeGeorge, Bemidji State (vs. St. Cloud State) ...... 12/10/2020 8 Wisconsin (at Ohio State) ...... 11/28/2020 Anneke Linser, Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) ...... 11/21/2020 Anna Klein, Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) ...... 11/20/2020 Most Points Points Team (Opponent) ...... Date Most Assists 18 Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) ...... 11/21/2020 Assists Player, Team (Opponent) ...... Date 15 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) ...... 12/5/2020 3 Nicole LaMantia, Wisconsin (at Ohio State) ...... 11/28/2020 13 Wisconsin (at Ohio State) ...... 11/28/2020 Most Points Most Power-Play Goals Points Player, Team (Opponent) ...... Date PPG Team (Opponent) ...... Date 4 Anneke LInser, Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) ...... 11/21/2020 2 Minnesota State (vs. Minnesota Duluth) ...... 11/21/2020 2 Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) ...... 11/20/2020 Most Shots on Goal Shots Player Team (Opponent)...... Date Most Shorthanded Goals 10 Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota (vs. Minnesota State) ...... 12/11/2020 SHG Team (Opponent) ...... Date 9 Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota (vs. Ohio State) ...... 11/22/2020 1 Minnesota Duluth (vs Minnesota State) ...... 11/20/2020 8 Taylor Heise, Minnesota (at Minnesota State) ...... 12/10/2020 1 Minnesota Duluth (vs Minnesota State) ...... 11/21/2020 8 Emma Maltais, Ohio State (vs. Wisconsin) ...... 11/28/2020 1 Bemdji State (vs St. Cloud State)...... 12/10/2020 8 Gabbie Hughes, Minnesota Duluth (vs. Minnesota) ...... 11/28/2020 8 Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota (at Minnesota Duluth) ...... 11/28/2020 Fastest Two Goals 8 Anna Klein, Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) ...... 11/21/2020 Time Team (Opponent) ...... Date :18 Minnesota (at Minnesota State) ...... 12/10/2020 Blocks :27 Minnesota (at Minnesota Duluth) ...... 11/27/2020 Blocks Player, Team (Opponent) Date :43 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) ...... 12/5/2020 7 Anna Wilgren, Minnesota State (vs. Minnesota) ...... 12/10/2020 7 Maggie Flaherty, Minnesota Duluth (vs. Minnesota) ...... 11/28/2020 Most Shots on Goal 7 Teghan Inglis, Ohio State (at Minnesota) ...... 11/21/2020 Shots Team (Opponent) ...... Date 6 Nicole LaMantia, Wisconsin (at Ohio State) ...... 11/28/2020 55 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) ...... 12/5/2020 6 Olivia Knowles, Minnesota (vs. Ohio State) ...... 11/21/2020 47 Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) ...... 11/21/2020 42 Minnesota State (at St. Cloud State) ...... 11/28/2020 PERIOD Most Goals PERIOD Goals Player, Team (Opponent ...... Date Goals Team (Opponent) ...... Date 2 Naomi Rogge, Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) ...... 12/4/2020 4 Minnesota (vs. Minnesota State) (3) ...... 12/11/202 4 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) (2) ...... 12/5/2020 GOALTENDING 3 Wisconsin (at Ohio State) (3) ...... 11/28/2020 SERIES 3 Minnesota (at Minnesota Duluth) (3) ...... 11/27/2020 Saves Player, Team (Opponent) ...... Date 3 Ohio State (vs. Wisconsin) (1) ...... 11/27/2020 75 Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State (vs. Minnesota State) ...... 11/27-28/2020 3 Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 11/21/2020 69 Lauren Bench, Minnesota (vs. Ohio State) ...... 11/21-22/2020 3 Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) (2) ...... 11/21/2020 69 Calla Frank, Minnesota State (vs. Minnesota Duluth) ...... 11/20-21/2020 3 Minnesota State (vs. Minnesota Duluth (2) ...... 11/21/2020 3 Minnesota Duluth (at Minnesota State) (1) ...... 11/20/2020 GAME Saves Player, Team (Opponent) ...... Date Most Goals, Two Teams 50 Emma Polusny, St. Cloud State (at Minnesota Duluth) ...... 12/5/2020 Goals Team (Goals) vs. Team (Goals) ...... Date 40 Lauren Bench, Minnesota (at Minnesota State) ...... 12/10/2020 6 Minnesota Duluth (3) at Minnesota State (3) (2) ...... 11/21/2020 40 Calla Frank, Minnesota State (vs. Minnesota Duluth) ...... 11/21/2020
Most Assists PERIOD Assists Team (Opponent) ...... Date Saves Player, Team (Opponent) ...... Date 8 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State (2) ...... 12/5/2020 22 Emma Polusny, St. Cloud State (at Minnesota Duluth) (2) ...... 12/5/2020 7 Minnesota (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 12/10/2020 17 Emma Polusny, St. Cloud State (at Minnesota Duluth) (1) ...... 12/5/2020 6 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) (2) ...... 12/4/2020 17 Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State (vs. Minnesota State) (2) ...... 11/28/2020 6 Ohio State (vs. Wisconsin) (1) ...... 11/27/2020 6 Minnesota State (vs. Minnesota Duluth) (2) ...... 11/21/2020
Most Points Points Team (Opponent) ...... Date 12 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) (2) ...... 12/5/2020 11 Minnesota (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 12/10/2020 9 Minnesota Duluth (vs St. Cloud State) (2) ...... 12/4/2020 9 Ohio State (vs. Wisconsin) (1) ...... 11/27/2020 9 Minnesota State (vs. Minnesota Duluth) (2) ...... 11/21/2020
Most Power-Play Goals PPG Team (Opponent) ...... Date 2 Minnesota State (vs. Minnesota Duluth) (2) ...... 11/21/2020
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INDIVIDUAL TEAM Points Per Game Scoring Offense: Rk. Name, School GP G- A- P P/GM Rk. School GP G G/GM 1 Renee Saltness, Quinnipiac ...... 2 3- 3- 6 3.00 1 Quinnipiac ...... 2 15 7.50 2 Taylor House, Quinnipiac ...... 2 1- 4- 5 2.50 2 Minnesota Duluth ...... 6 24 4.00 3 Clair DeGeorge, Bemidji State ...... 2 3- 1- 4 2.00 3 Mercyhurst ...... 2 7 3.50 Courtney Vorster, Quinnipiac...... 2 1- 3- 4 2.00 Robert Morris ...... 4 14 3.50 Nicole LaMantia, Wisconsin ...... 2 0- 4- 4 2.00 Wisconsin ...... 2 7 3.50
Goals Per Game Penalty Kill Rk. Name, School GP G G/GM Rk. School Totals SHF PCT 1 Clair DeGeorge, Bemidji State ...... 2 3 1.50 1 Bemidji State ...... 5/ 5 1 100.0 Renee Saltness, Quinnipiac ...... 2 3 1.50 Maine ...... 12/ 12 1 100.0 3 Anna Klein, Minnesota Duluth ...... 6 6 1.00 Mercyhurst ...... 9/ 9 0 100.0 Savannah Bouzide, UConn ...... 5 5 1.00 Minnesota ...... 16/ 16 0 100.0 Ida Kuoppala, Maine ...... 4 4 1.00 Ohio State ...... 7/ 7 0 100.0 Liliane Perreault, Mercyhurst ...... 2 2 1.00 Quinnipiac ...... 3/ 3 0 100.0 Sarah Boucher, Mercyhurst ...... 2 2 1.00 Wisconsin ...... 5/ 5 0 100.0 Megan Fergusson, Merrimack ...... 2 2 1.00 Katy Knoll, Northeastern ...... 2 2 1.00 Goals Kenzie Hauswirth, Quinnipiac ...... 2 2 1.00 Rk. School ...... Goals Sophie Shirley, Wisconsin ...... 2 2 1.00 1 Boston College ...... 25 2 Minnesota Duluth ...... 24 Assists Per Game 3 Syracuse ...... 20 Rk. Name, School GP A A/GM 4 Providence ...... 19 1 Taylor House, Quinnipiac ...... 2 4 2.00 5 Minnesota ...... 18 Nicole LaMantia, Wisconsin ...... 2 4 2.00 3 Renee Saltness, Quinnipiac ...... 2 3 1.50 Assists Courtney Vorster, Quinnipiac...... 2 3 1.50 Rk. School ...... Assists 1 Minnesota Duluth ...... 40 Shorthanded Goals 2. Boston College ...... 39 Rk. Name, School ...... GP SHG/G SHG 3 Syracuse ...... 30 1 Clair DeGeorge, Bemidji State ...... 2 0.50 1 4 Colgate ...... 29 Caitrin Lonergan, Clarkson ...... 4 0.25 1 5 Penn State ...... 27 Ida Kuoppala, Maine ...... 4 0.25 1 Anneke Linser, Minnesota Duluth ...... 5 0.20 1 Points Anna Klein, Minnesota Duluth ...... 6 0.17 1 Rk. School ...... Points Annelise Rice, Providence...... 6 0.17 1 1. Boston College ...... 64 Kelly Browne, Boston College ...... 8 0.12 1 Minnesota Duluth ...... 64 Hannah Bilka, Boston College ...... 8 0.12 1 3. Syracuse ...... 50 4. Colgate ...... 45 Game-Winning Goals: Providence ...... 45 Rk. Name, School ...... GP GWG 1 Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota ...... 6 2 Blocks Anna Klein, Minnesota Duluth ...... 6 2 Rk. School ...... Blocks Annelise Rice, Providence...... 6 2 1. Boston College ...... 102 Lauren DeBlois, Providence ...... 6 2 2. Lindenwood ...... 90 Kiara Zanon, Penn State ...... 6 2 3. Minnesota ...... 84 Jillian Fey, Boston College ...... 8 2 4. Penn State ...... 78 St. Cloud State ...... 78 Points Per Game (Defensemen) Rk. Name, School ...... GP G- A- P P/GM Current Unbeaten Streak 1 Courtney Vorster, Quinnipiac...... 2 1- 3- 4 2.00 Team W- L- T Games Nicole LaMantia, Wisconsin ...... 2 0- 4- 4 2.00 Minnesota ...... 4- 0- 0 4 3 Kate Reilly, Quinnipiac ...... 2 1- 2- 3 1.50 Minnesota Duluth ...... 2- 0- 0 2 Bemidji State ...... 1- 0- 0 1 Save Percentage: Wisconsin ...... 1- 0- 0 1 Rk. Name, School ...... Saves GA Save% 1 Arielle DeSmet, Robert Morris ...... 38 1 .974 2 Raygan Kirk, Robert Morris ...... 64 2 .970 3 Lauren Bench, Minnesota ...... 166 6 .965
Shutouts Rk. Name, School ...... Games Shutouts 1 Emma Söderberg, Minnesota Duluth ...... 6 2 2 Arielle DeSmet, Robert Morris ...... 2 1 Raygan Kirk, Robert Morris ...... 2 1 Kennedy Blair, Wisconsin ...... 2 1 Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State ...... 3 1 Lauren Bench, Minnesota ...... 5 1 Sandra Abstreiter, Providence ...... 6 1 Josie Bothun, Penn State ...... 6 1
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2020-21 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Month Forward Defenseman Nov. Grace Zumwinkle, Sr., Minnesota Ashton Bell, Sr., Minnesota Duluth Dec. Jan. Feb. March
Month Goaltender Rookie Nov. Lauren Bench, RS-Sr., Minnesota Clara Van Wieren, Fr., F, Minnesota Duluth Dec. Jan. Feb. March
2020-21 WCHA HEAD-TO-HEAD (REGULAR SEASON, LEAGUE GAMES)
BSU UMN UMD MSU OSU SCSU UW W-L-T-SW Pts BSU --- 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 3 UMN 0-0-0-0 --- 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 5-1-0-0 15 UMD 0-0-0-0 0-2-0-0 --- 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 4-2-0-0 12 MSU 0-0-0-0 0-2-0-0 0-2-0-0 --- 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-5-0-0 3 OSU 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 --- 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 2-2-0-0 6 SCSU 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-2-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 --- 0-0-0-0 2-4-0-0 6 UW 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 --- 0-0-0-0 3
2020-21 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Date Forward Defenseman Goaltender Rookie
Nov. 24 Grace Zumwinkle, Sr., Minnesota Ashton Bell, Sr., Minnesota Duluth Lauren Bench, RS-Sr., Minnesota Clara Van Wieren, Fr., F, Minnesota Duluth
Dec. 1 Sophie Shirley, Jr., Wisconsin Nicole LaMantia, Jr., Wisconsin Lauren Bench, RS-Sr., Minnesota Sanni Ahola, Fr., G, St. Cloud State
Dec. 15 Anna Klein, Sr., Minnesota Duluth Crystalyn Hengler, Jr., Minnesota Lauren Bench, RS-Sr., Minnesota Emma Gentry, Fr., F, St. Cloud State
Dec. 22
WEEK 4 (DEC. 17-18, 2020) 10 wcha.com NATIONAL POLLS #WEAREWCHA
USCHO.COM USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAGAZINE Dec. 14, 2020 Dec. 15, 2020 Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Final Rank Team, Points (1st place) Last Week Record Top 10 1 Wisconsin (10) 1- 1-0 141 1 1. Wisconsin, 186 (15) 1 1-1-0 5 2 Minnesota ( 4) 5- 1-0 133 3 2. Minnesota, 168 (4) 3 5-1-0 5 3 Northeastern ( 1) 1- 1-0 112 2 3. Ohio State, 155 4 2-2-0 5 4 Ohio State 2- 2-0 107 4 4. Northeastern, 130 2 1-1-0 5 5 Colgate 4- 1-1 89 5 5. Colgate, 116 5 4-1-1 4 6 Minnesota Duluth 4- 2-0 69 6 6. Minnesota Duluth, 89 6 4-2-0 5 7 Providence 5- 0-1 59 8 7. Providence, 72 8 5-0-1 3 8 Boston College 5- 3-0 45 9 8. Clarkson, 61 7 1-2-1 5 9 Clarkson 1- 2-1 41 7 9. Boston College, 43 9 5-3-0 4 10 Mercyhurst 2- 0-0 9 NR 10. Quinnipiac, 11 NR 1-0-0 1
Others receiving votes: Boston University 7, Penn State 6, Quinnipiac 4, Others receiving votes: Mercyhurst 9, Penn State 3, Boston University Robert Morris 3. 2.
WCHA in the Rankings Week-by-Week Week BSU UM UMD MSU OSU SCSU UW Preseason UR/UR 4/4 8/8 UR/UR 5/5 UR/UR 1/1 Week 1 UR/UR 3/3 6/6 UR/UR 4/4 UR/UR 1/1 Week 2 UR/UR 3/3 6/7 UR/UR 4/4 UR/UR 1/1 Week 3 UR/UR 3/3 6/6 UR/UR 4/4 UR/UR 1/1 Week 4 UR/UR 2/2 6/6 UR/UR 4/3 UR/UR 1/1
(Rankings are USHCO/USAHM-USAT) (NP - No Poll)
WEEK 4 (DEC. 17-18, 2020) 11 wcha.com 2020-21 WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE #WEAREWCHA
NOVEMBER Saturday, January 9 --END REGULAR SEASON-- Friday, November 20 St. Cloud State at Minnesota* Bemidji State at St. Cloud State* PPD Minnesota State at Bemidji State* MARCH (8/8) Minnesota Duluth 5 at Minnesota State 0* Ohio State at Wisconsin* 2021 WCHA Final Faceoff
Saturday, November 21 Sunday, January 10 Format TBD Bemidji State at St. Cloud State* PPD Minnesota at St. Cloud State* (5/5) Ohio State 0 at (4/4) Minnesota 4* All dates subject to change (8/8) Minnesota Duluth 7 at Minnesota State 3* Friday, January 15 *- WCHA league game Bemidji State at St. Cloud State* Sunday, November 22 Minnesota at Wisconsin* (5/5) Ohio State 2 at (4/4) Minnesota 1* Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth*
Friday, November 27 Saturday, January 16 (1/1) Wisconsin 2 at (4/4) Ohio State 3* Bemidji State at St. Cloud State* (3/3) Minnesota 4 at (6/6) Minnesota Duluth 2* Minnesota at Wisconsin Minnesota State 0 at St. Cloud State 1* Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth*
Saturday, November 28 Friday, January 22 (1/1) Wisconsin 5 at (4/4) Ohio State 0* Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State* (3/3) Minnesota 2 at (6/6) Minnesota Duluth 1* Minnesota State at Ohio State* Minnesota State 4 at St. Cloud State 2* Wisconsin at St. Cloud State*
Saturday, January 23 DECEMBER Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State* Friday, December 4 Minnesota State at Ohio State* Minnesota State at Bemidji State* PPD Wisconsin at St. Cloud State* (1/1) Wisconsin at (3/3) Minnesota* PPD St. Cloud State 0 at (6/7) Minnesota Duluth 4* Friday, January 29 Bemidji State at Minnesota State* Saturday, December 5 Minnesota at Ohio State* Minnesota State at Bemidji State* PPD St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth* St. Cloud State 1 at (6/7) Minnesota Duluth 5* (1/1) Wisconsin at (3/3) Minnesota* PPD Saturday, January 30 Bemidji State at Minnesota State* Thursday, December 10 Minnesota at Ohio State* St. Cloud State 3 at Bemidji State 2 (OT)* St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth* (3/3) Minnesota 5 at Minnesota State 1* FEBRUARY Friday, December 11 Friday, February 5 (6/6) Minnesota Duluth at (1/1) Wisconsin* PPD Wisconsin at Minnesota* St. Cloud State 2 at Bemidji State 3 (OT)* Minnesota State at St. Cloud State* (3/3) Minnesota at (4/4) Ohio State* PPD Minnesota State 1 at (3/3) Minnesota 2* Saturday, February 6 Wisconsin at Minnesota* Saturday, December 12 Minnesota State at St. Cloud State* (3/3) Minnesota at (4/4) Ohio State* PPD (6/6) Minnesota Duluth at (1/1) Wisconsin* PPD Friday, February 12 Bemidji State at Wisconsin* Thursday, December 17 Ohio State at Minnesota* Bemidji State at Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State*
Friday, December 18 Saturday, February 13 Bemidji State at Minnesota State* 3:07 p.m. CT Bemidji State at Wisconsin* (3/4) Ohio State at (1/1) Wisconsin* PPD Ohio State at Minnesota* Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State* Saturday, December 19 (3/4) Ohio State at (1/1) Wisconsin* PPD Friday, February 19 Minnesota at Bemidji State* JANUARY Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth* Friday, January 1 St. Cloud State at Ohio State* Bemidji State at Ohio State* Saturday, February 20 Saturday, January 2 Minnesota at Bemidji State* Bemidji State at Ohio State* Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth* Wisconsin at Minnesota State* St. Cloud State at Ohio State*
Sunday, January 3 Friday, February 26 Wisconsin at Minnesota State* St. Cloud State at Bemidji State* Wisconsin at Minnesota Duluth* Monday, January 4 Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota* Saturday, February 27 St. Cloud State at Bemidji State* Tuesday, January 5 Wisconsin at Minnesota Duluth* Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota*
Friday, January 8 Minnesota State at Bemidji State* Ohio State at Wisconsin*
WEEK 4 (DEC. 17-18, 2020) 12 wcha.com WCHA PRESEAON POLLS/WCHA CAPTAINS #WEAREWCHA
WISCONSIN IS COACHES' CHOICE TO REPEAT AS WCHA REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION 2020-21 WCHA CAPTAINS
2020-21 WCHA Preseason Coaches’ Poll WCHA players donning the Rk. Team (First Place Votes) Points “C” or the “A” this season 1. Wisconsin (4) 34 2. Minnesota (3) 31 3. Ohio State 28 Bemidji State 4. Minnesota Duluth 21 Captains: Clair DeGeorge, Mak Langei 5. Bemidji State 14 Assistants: Tina Kampa, Kara Werth 6. Minnesota State 13 7. St. Cloud State 6 Minnesota Predicted order of fi nish. Based on a 6-5-4-3-2-1 scale. Coaches could not vote for their own teams. Captains: Emily Brown, Grace Zumwinkle Assistants: Olivia Knowles, Taylor Wente Preseason WCHA Player of the Year Daryl Watts, Sr., F, Wisconsin (3 votes) Minnesota Duluth Others receiving votes: Emma Maltais, Sr., F, Ohio State (2); Grace Zumwinkle, Sr., F, Minnesota (1); Captain: Ashton Bell Gabbie Hughes, Jr., F, Minnesota Duluth (1) Assistants: Anna Klein, McKenzie Revering
Preseason WCHA Rookie of the Year Minnesota State Abbey Murphy, Fr., F, Minnesota (4) Captain: Anna Wilgren Others receiving votes: Anne Cherkowski, Fr., F, Minnesota (1); Emma Gentry, Fr., F, St. Cloud State (1); Assistants:Brittyn Fleming, Jessica Kondas, Casey O’Brien, Fr., F, Wisconsin (1). Tristen Truax Preseason All-WCHA F: Emma Maltais, Sr., Ohio State Ohio State F: Daryl Watts, Sr., Wisconsin Captains: Emma Maltais, Liz Scheppers F: Sophie Shirley, Jr., Wisconsin Assistants: Lisa Bruno, Tatum Skaggs D: Ashton Bell, Sr., Minnesota Duluth D: Emily Brown, Sr., Minnesota St. Cloud State G: Andrea Braendli, Jr., Ohio State Captain: Kenzie Wylie Assistants: Hannah Bates, Laura Kluge, Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically by position): Forwards – Clair DeGeorge, Sr., Bemidji Emma Polusny State; Taylor Heise, Jr., Minnesota; Gabbie Hughes, Jr., Minnesota Duluth; Klára Hymlárová, So., St. Cloud State; Grace Zumwinkle, Sr. Minnesota. Defensemen – Grace Bowlby, Sr., Wisconsin; Sophie Wisconsin Jaques, Jr., Ohio State; Olivia Knowles, Sr., Minnesota; Anna Wilgren, Jr., Minnesota State. Goaltender Captains: Grace Bowlby, Brette Pettet – Calla Frank, So., Minnesota State; Emma Polusny, Sr., St. Cloud State. Assistants: Britta Curl, Caitlin Schneider
WEEK 4 (DEC. 17-18, 2020) 13 wcha.com TEAM NOTEBOOKS #WEAREWCHA
2020-21 BEMIDJI STATE SCHEDULE Head Coach: Jim Scanlan (Seventh season) Record at BSU: 101-107-15 Date Opponent Time/ Result 2020-21 Overall Record: 1-1-0 Nov. 20 *at St. Cloud State Postponed 2020-21 WCHA Record: 1-1-0-0 Nov. 21 *at St. Cloud State Postponed TM Dec. 4 *Minnesota State Postponed Dec. 5 *Minnesota State Postponed Dec. 10 *St. Cloud State L, 3-2 (OT) BEAVERS Dec. 11 *St. Cloud State W, 3-2 (OT) Dec. 17 *at Minnesota State 6:07 p.m. CT BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY Dec. 18 *at Minnesota State 3:07 p.m. CT Jan. 1 *at Ohio State • Bemidji State heads to Mankato, Minn., this weekend to take on the Minnesota State Mavericks in a WCHA league series. Puck drops at Jan. 2 *at Ohio State 6:07 p.m. CT on Thursday, Dec. 17 and then at 3:07 p.m. CT on Friday, Jan. 8 *Minnesota State Dec. 18. Jan. 9 *Minnesota State • Bemidji State and Minnesota State will meet for the 88th and 89th Jan. 15 *at St. Cloud State meetings in the all-time series history. Jan. 16 *at St. Cloud State • The Beavers lead the all-time series record at 44-30-13 (.580) and Jan. 22 *Minnesota Duluth are 23-16-4 (.581) when playing at Mankato. Jan. 23 *Minnesota Duluth • Last season Bemidji State went 3-0-1 against the Mavericks and currently have a six-game unbeaten (4-0-2) streak against MSU. Jan. 29 *at Minnesota State • Head Coach Jim Scanlan is 15-5-2 coaching against the Mavericks Jan. 30 *at Minnesota State while sixth-year head coach John Harrington is 5-11-3. Feb. 12 *at Wisconsin • Bemidji State is led by senior captain Clair DeGeorge who has posted Feb. 13 *at Wisconsin 13 points (4g-9a) in 13 career games against MSU while fellow senior Feb. 19 *Minnesota Paige Beebe follows with 11 points (5g-6a) in 13 career games. Feb. 20 *Minnesota • Bemidji State continues its 2020-21 season after splitting its fi rst Feb. 26 *St. Cloud State series of the season last weekend when they hosted St. Cloud State. • The Beavers and Huskies played two 3-on-3 overtime periods with Feb. 27 *St. Cloud State SCSU earning a 3-2 victory in game one while the Beavers responded in game two with a 3-2 overtime victory. Jan.-Feb. schedule to be announced • Senior Clair DeGeorge scored the game-winning overtime goal for the *- WCHA game Beavers in game two for her second goal of the game and ended the series with four points off of three goals and one assist. • For DeGeorge it was her eighth career game-winning goal and she is now tied for second most in program history. • Senior defensemen Kara Werth and Tina Kampa each posted two assists in the series to lead the Beavers’ blueline while Werth earned the primary assist on Friday’s game-winning goal. • DeGeorge is tied for fi rst in the WCHA by averaging 2.00 points per game and she leads the league by averaging 1.50 goals per game. • The Beavers’ offense is fourth in the league by averaging 2.50 goals per game while its defense is also fourth by allowing 2.50 goals per game. • Bemidji State came up empty on all three of its power-play chances last weekend but killed all fi ve of the Huskies’ chances for a perfect penalty kill.
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2020-21 MINNESOTA SCHEDULE Head Coach: Brad Frost (14th season) Record at UMN: 405-77-34 Date Opponent Time / Result 2020-21 Overall Record: 5-1-0 Nov. 21 *(5/5) Ohio State W, 4-0 2020-21 WCHA Record: 5-1-0-0 Nov. 22 *(5/5) Ohio State L, 2-1 Nov. 27 *at (6/6) Minnesota Duluth W, 4-2 Nov. 28 *at (6/6) Minnesota Duluth W, 2-1 Dec. 4 *(1/1) Wisconsin Postponed GOLDEN GOPHERS Dec. 5 *(1/1) Wisconsin Postponed Dec. 11 *at (4/4) Ohio State Postponed NIVERSITY OF INNESOTA U M Dec. 12 *at (4/4) Ohio State Postponed • No. 2/2 Minnesota is off this week after coming off a home-and- Dec. 10 *at Minnesota State W, 5-1 home series with Minnesota State last weekend in which the Gophers Dec. 11 *Minnesota State W, 2-1 earned the series sweep, defeating the Mavericks 5-1 in game one Jan. 4 *Minnesota Duluth and 2-1 in game two. Jan. 5 *Minnesota Duluth • This year marks the 24th season of Gopher women’s hockey and the Jan. 9 *St. Cloud State 19th season for the team playing home games at Ridder Arena. The Jan. 10 *at St. Cloud State Gophers exit last weekend’s series with an all-time record of 301- Jan. 15 *at Wisconsin 50-22 in home games at Ridder Arena, dating back to the 2002-03 season. Jan. 16 *at Wisconsin • Senior Grace Zumwinkle is Minnesota's active career scoring leader Jan. 29 *at Ohio State with 130 career points (72g-58a) in 119 career games; her 72 career Jan. 30 *at Ohio State goals rank 14th among all-time Gophers. Junior Emily Oden (17g-36a) Feb. 5 *Wisconsin recorded her 50th career point against Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 27) Feb. 6 *Wisconsin while junior Taylor Heise (32g-49a) and senior Emily Brown (14g- Feb. 12 *Ohio State 46a) are nearing 50 career assists as well. Feb. 13 *Ohio State • Through six games this season, 15 different Gophers have at least one point while nine different skaters have scored goals. Grace Feb. 19 *at Bemidji State Zumwinkle (5g-1a) leads the Gophers in scoring with six points. Feb. 20 *at Bemidji State • Seniors Emily Brown and Grace Zumwinkle are serving as team captains this year while fellow seniors Olivia Knowles and Taylor Jan.-Feb. schedule to be announced Wente are alternate captains for the Gophers. *- WCHA game • This season marks head coach Brad Frost’s 14th season at the helm of the program, and he has a .818 winning percentage in his fi rst 13 seasons leading the Gophers. • Eight newcomers join the Gophers for 2020-21. Goaltender Lauren Bench (Eagan, Minn./Burnsville High School) has transferred to Minnesota as a graduate student after completing her undergraduate degree at Bemidji State while seven freshmen also bolster the Gophers’ lineup. Forward Addie Burton, forward Anne Cherkowski, defense Josey Dunne, forward Tella Jungels, forward Abbey Murphy, defense Maggie Nicholson, and forward Audrey Wethington complete the newest class of Gophers.
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2020-21 MINNESOTA DULUTH SCHEDULE Head Coach: Maura Crowell (12th season) Overall Record: 189-140-37 Date Opponent Time / Result Overall D-I: 119-80-23 (7th season) Nov. 20 *at Minnesota State W, 5-0 Record at UMD: 92-74-20 (6th season) Nov. 21 *at Minnesota State W, 7-3 2020-21 Overall Record: 4-2-0 Nov. 27 *(3/3) Minnesota L, 4-2 2020-21 WCHA Record: 4-2-0-0 Nov. 28 *(3/3) Minnesota L, 2-1 Dec. 4 *St. Cloud State W, 4-0 BULLDOGS Dec. 5 *St. Cloud State W, 5-1 Dec. 11 *at Wisconsin Postponed UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH Dec. 12 *at Wisconsin Postponed Jan. 4 *at Minnesota • No. 6/6 MInnesota Duluth outscored St. Cloud State 9-1 in a series sweep last time the Bulldogs took to the ice, with a 4-0 win Friday, Jan. 5 *at Minnesota Dec. 11 before a 5-1 triumph Saturday, Dec. 12. Jan. 15 *Ohio State • Eight players recorded points in game one, led by junior forward Jan. 16 *Ohio State Naomi Rogge's two goals in the second period. Two other players Jan. 22 *at Bemidji State posted two points -- Anna Klein (1g-1a) and Gabbie Hughes (2a). Jan. 23 *at Bemidji State Junior goaltender Emma Söderberg picked up her second shutout of Jan. 29 *St. Cloud State the season with the win. • Game two saw UMD blow the game open in the second period, this Jan. 30 *St. Cloud State time with four goals in the second period. 10 players registered Feb. 12 *at Minnesota State points, including four different goal scorers -- rookie Clara Van Feb. 13 *at Minnesota State Wieren had two goals in the game. Feb. 19 *Minnesota State • Rogge (4g-5a) and Klein (6g-5a) each extended their 2020-21 Feb. 20 *Minnesota State scoring streaks to six games long, which ties a career-best for Rogge Feb. 26 *Wisconsin and was already career-long for Klein. Klein leads the nation with six Feb. 27 *Wisconsin goals as well as with 11 points and two game-winning tallies. • The Bulldogs have five of the top-15 scorers in the country with Klein, Rogge tied for third (4g-5a/9pts), Ashton Bell tied for eigth Jan.-Feb. schedule to be announced (2g-5a/7pts), and Van Wieren (5g-1a/6pts) and Gabbie Hughes *- WCHA game (1g-5a/6pts) both tied for fifteenth. UMD owns seven of the top ten scoring slots in the WCHA. • Van Wieren is the first Bulldog rookie to score five goals in her first six career games (5g-1a) since Noémie Marin scored five (5g-2a) over her first collegiate skates during the 2003-04. • UMD's 55 shots on goal Saturday was the highest total in six seasons the Bulldogs have posted during a game that ends in regulation. (UMD had 73 against last season in a four overtime skate against Bemidji State University).
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2020-21 MINNESOTA STATE SCHEDULE Head Coach: John Harrington (21st season) Overall Record: 277-269-53 (21st season) Date Opponent Time / Result
TM Overall D-I: 36-127-22 (Sixth season) Nov. 20 *(8/8) Minnesota Duluth L, 5-0 Record at MSU: 36-127-22 (Sixth season) Nov. 21 *(8/8) Minnesota Duluth L, 7-3 2020-21 Overall Record: 1-5-0 Nov. 27 *at St. Cloud State L, 1-0 2020-21 WCHA Record: 1-5-0-0 Nov. 28 *at St. Cloud State W, 4-2 Dec. 4 *at Bemidji State Postponed MAVERICKS Dec. 5 *at Bemidji State Postponed Dec. 10 *(3/3) Minnesota L, 5-1 MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Dec. 11 *at (3/3) Minnesota L, 2-1 Dec. 18 *Bemidji State 6:07 p.m. CT • Minnesota State continues play this week with another Western Collegiate Hockey Association Thursday-Friday series at the Mayo Dec. 19 *Bemidji State 3:07 p.m. CT Clinic Health System Event Center. It will mark the season’s first Jan. 2 *Wisconsin 2;07 p.m. CT meeting between the Mavericks and the Bemidji State Beavers. Jan. 3 *Wisconsin 2:07 p.m. CT • Minnesota State, which began play in 1998-99, is in its 23rd season of Jan. 8 *at Bemidji State competition and has compiled a 197-508-70 (.254) record in 775 total Jan. 9 *at Bemidji State games played. The Mavericks are in their 22nd year as members in Jan. 22 *at Ohio State the WCHA and hold a 102-401-55 (.183) record in 558 games played. Jan. 23 *at Ohio State • Bemidji State, currently tied with Minnesota State for fifth in the WCHA, just concluded its first action of the season. The Beavers split Jan. 29 *Bemidji State a pair of 3-2 overtime decisions with St. Cloud State last weekend. Jan. 30 *Bemidji State • The Mavericks hold an all-time record of 30-45-12 against the Feb. 5 *at St. Cloud State Beavers. At home, Minnesota State is 16-23-4 all-time against Bemidji Feb. 6 *at St. Cloud State State. Last season, MSU went 0-3-1 in four games vs. the Beavers. Feb. 12 *Minnesota Duluth MSU earned the extra point in the WCHA standings, claiming a win in Feb. 13 *Minnesota Duluth the 3-on-3 overtime, Jan. 24. Feb. 19 *at Minnesota Duluth • Freshmen forwards Jamie Nelson and Sydney Langseth each had a point against then- No. 3/3 Minnesota last Thursday. Langseth tallied Feb. 20 *at Minnesota Duluth her second goal of the season off an assist from Nelson to bring the Mavericks within one of the Gophers, 2-1, in the second period. Nelson Jan.-Feb. schedule to be announced and Langseth each hold 2-2--4 lines this season and lead MSU in *- WCHA game points. • Senior forward Brittyn Fleming scored her first goal of the season and 20th of her career in Minnesota State’s 2-1 loss to then-No. 3/3 Minnesota last Friday. Fleming leads the Mavericks in shooting percentage (.143) and career scoring with 59 points. • Junior forward Brooke Bryant leads the Mavericks in the assists department with three helpers. Bryant assisted on Fleming’s goal in Friday’s 2-1 loss at Minnesota. • After finishing last season fourth in the nation amongst shot-blocking company with 96 blocks, junior defenseman Anna Wilgren leads the nation with 17 blocked shots after posting nine blocks against third- ranked Minnesota, Dec. 10-11. • Freshman goaltender Lauren Barbro (0-2-0) made her first career starts Dec. 10-11 against Minnesota. The Loudonville, N.Y., native stopped 52-of-59 shots and for a 3.54 goals against average and .881 save percentage in two games. • Sophomore goaltender Calla Frank (1-3) stopped 32-of-35 shots, including 21 saves to secure the Mavericks’ first win of the season, 4-2, against St. Cloud State, Nov. 28. That weekend (Nov. 27-28), Frank allowed three goals and boasted a .914 save percentage. • Minnesota State awaits a second-half schedule announcement from the WCHA that could feature games as soon as Jan. 1.
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2020-21 OHIO STATE SCHEDULE Head Coach: Nadine Muzerall (Fifth season) Record at OSU: 84-52-17 Date Opponent Time / Result 2020-21 Overall Record: 2-2-0 Nov. 21 *at (4/4) Minnesota L, 4-0 2020-21 WCHA Record: 2-2-0-0 Nov. 22 *at (4/4) Minnesota W, 2-1 Nov. 27 *(1/1) Wisconsin W, 3-2 Nov. 28 *(1/1) Wisconsin L, 5-0 Dec. 11 *(3/3) Minnesota Postponed BUCKEYES Dec. 12 *(3/3) Minnesota Postponed Dec. 18 *at Wisconsin Postponed OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Dec. 19 *at Wisconsin Postponed Jan. 1 *Bemidji State • No. 4/3 Ohio State remains at No. 4 in the USCHO Poll and rises to No. 3 for the first time this season in the USA Today/USA Hockey Jan. 2 *Bemidji State Magazine Poll. Jan. 8 *at Wisconsin • The Buckeyes opened the home portion of their 2020 schedule Jan. 9 *at Wisconsin against the Badgers on Nov. 27-28. Ohio State won the first game, Jan. 15 *at Minnesota Duluth 3-2, before falling on Saturday in the series finale, 5-0. Jan. 16 *at Minnesota Duluth • In the Friday win, juniors Sophie Jaques and Madison Bizal staked the Jan. 22 *Minnesota State Buckeyes to a 2-0 lead with goals in the first 13 minutes of the game. Jan. 23 *Minnesota State After Wisconsin cut the score in half with 3:39 to play in the first, freshman Jenna Buglioni scored her first career goal three minutes Jan. 29 *Minnesota later for a 3-1 lead with 40 seconds left in the period. Jan. 30 *Minnesota • The final 39 minutes-plus was scoreless, as junior goaltender Andrea Feb. 12 *at Minnesota Braendi stopped 12 shots the rest of the way (and 21 for the game), Feb. 13 *at MInnesota including two in the final 1:48 when the Badgers were buzzing the net Feb. 19 *St. Cloud State with their goalie pulled. Feb. 20 *St. Cloud State • In four games this year, Ohio State has scored its five goals from five different players. • Emma Maltais currently leads the team with three assists. She’s tied Jan.-Feb. schedule to be announced with Liz Schepers (1g-2a) with three points overall. *- WCHA game • Goaltender Andrea Braendli has a 2.54 goals-against average for the season with 86 saves and a .896 save percentage. • The Buckeyes have outshot their opponents 107-68 through four games. • Since the beginning on last season, Ohio State has nine wins over top- 10 ranked opponents, seven of which were ranked in the top three. • The Buckeyes have won three of their last five games against Wisconsin in Columbus. In addition to Friday’s win, Ohio State also beat Wisconsin twice during the 2018-19 season. The Badgers were also ranked No. 1/1 at the time. • No fans will be in attendance for any of Ohio State’s home games in 2020 as the university has aligned with a local stay-at-home order in effect until at least Dec. 18. • Senior Emma Maltais is one point away from tying for fourth place on Ohio State’s all-time list. She currently has 145 points in 114 career games. • Also on the career records list, senior Tatum Skaggs needs just one more goal to take sole possession of fourth place on the all-time list with 59. • The Buckeyes’ penalty kill is seven for seven on the season. They are one of four teams that has not given up a power-play goal so far this season. • One more save by netminder Andrea Braendli will give her 1,600 for her career. Brandeli has started 63 career games with a save percentage of .931 and a 1.93 goals-against average.
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2020-21 ST. CLOUD STATE SCHEDULE Head Coach: Steve Macdonald (Second season) Record at SCSU: 8-29-4 Date Opponent Time / Result Career Record: 8-29-4 Nov. 20 *Bemidji State Postponed 2020-21 Overall Record: 2-4-0 Nov. 21 *Bemidji State Postponed 2020-21 WCHA Record: 2-4-0-0 Nov. 27 *Minnesota State W, 1-0 Nov. 28 *Minnesota State L, 4-2 Dec. 4 *at (6/7) Minnesota Duluth L, 4-0 HUSKIES Dec. 5 *at (6/7) Minnesota Duluth L, 5-1 Dec. 10 *at Bemidji State W, 3-2 (OT) ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY Dec. 11 *at Bemidji State L, 3-2 (OT) Jan. 9 *at Minnesota • Steve Macdonald is in his second season at the helm of St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey. He is assisted by associate head coach Jan. 10 *Minnesota Jinelle Siergierj and assistant coach Molly Engstrom. Jan. 15 *Bemidji State • St. Cloud State fi nished 6-25-4 last season, including a 2-21-1 Jan. 16 *Bemdiji State conference mark. Jan. 22 *Wisconsin • The Huskies ended the fi rst half of the 2020-21 schedule with a Jan. 23 *Wisconsin 2-4-0 record, earning wins over Minnesota State and Bemidji State. Jan. 29 *at Minnesota Duluth • St. Cloud State is idle this week as they await the WCHA’s second half schedule announcement. Jan. 30 *at Minnesota Duluth • SCSU split last week’s road series at Bemidji State. The Huskies won Feb. 5 *Minnesota State 3-2 in overtime on Thursday, then fell by the same score in OT Friday. Feb. 6 *Minnesota State Freshman Emma Gentry and junior Jenniina Nylund each posted a Feb. 19 *at Ohio State three-point series with two goals and an assist while Gentry scored Feb. 20 *at Ohio State the game-winner on Thursday. Feb. 26 *at Bemdiji State • St. Cloud State’s penalty kill shut out BSU over the weekend and Feb. 27 *at Bemdiji State has killed an impressive 18-of-19 power plays (94.7%) through the season’s fi rst six games. The Huskies’ PK ranks 9th in the country in success rate. Jan.-Feb. schedule to be announced • Freshman Emma Gentry scored her fi rst collegiate goal with *- WCHA game Thursday’s overtime winner and earned WCHA Rookie of the Week honors on December 15 for her performance in the series. Playing as a wing on the Huskies’ second line against Bemidji State, Gentry was a plus-four with two goals and an assist. • Junior Jenniina Nylund has scored a goal in three straight games headed into the break and leads SCSU with fi ve points on the year. She is the lone Huskies player with a positive plus-minus with a plus-one. • Senior goaltender Emma Polusny went 1-1-0 against Bemidji State, lowering her goals-against average to 2.85 and bumping her save percentage to a stellar .922 on the year. • Freshman goaltender Sanni Ahola earned WCHA Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 1 for her efforts against MSU. Ahola recorded a 37-save shutout on Friday, Nov. 27, setting a new program record for most saves in a debut and becoming the fi rst Huskies tender since 2004 and second-ever to record a shutout in her inaugural appearance. She fi nished the series with 75 saves, a 2.02 GAA mark and a .949 save percentage. • 2019-20 alternate captain Kenzie Wylie recorded 36 blocks and four points last season. The senior will lead an upperclassmen-heavy defensive group including fellow senior Hannah Bates and juniors Taytum Geier and Olivia Hanson. • St. Cloud State will graduate fi ve seniors in 2020-21: goaltender Emma Polusny, forwards Laura Kluge and Emma Bigham, and defenders Kenzie Wylie and Hannah Bates. • The Huskies’ 2020-21 freshman class includes forwards Emma Gentry, Linnea Melotindos, Mackenzie Bourgerie, Allison Green and Nicole Ness, defender Adela Skrdlova, goaltender Sanni Ahola and sophomore transfer defender Addi Scribner (Ohio State).
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2020-21 WISCONSIN SCHEDULE Head Coach: Mark Johnson (18th season) Record at UW: 523-93-46 Date Opponent Time / Result 2020-21 Overall Record: 1-1-0 Nov. 27 *at (4/4) Ohio State L, 3-2 2020-21 WCHA Record: 1-1-0-0 Nov. 28 *at (4/4) Ohio State W, 5-0 Dec. 4 *at (3/3) Minnesota Postponed Dec. 5 *at (3/3) Minnesota Postponed Dec. 11 *Minnesota Duluth Postponed BADGERS Dec. 12 *Minnesota Duluth Postponed Dec. 18 *Ohio State Postponed UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Dec. 19 *Ohio State Postponed Jan. 2 *at Minnesota State 2:07 p.m. CT • No. 1/1 Wisconsin heads into the second half of the 2020-21 season with a 1-1-0 record after its fi nal three series of the 2020 calendar Jan. 3 *at Minnesota State 2:07 p.m. CT year were postponed due to COVID-19. Jan. 8 *Ohio State • UW is coming off of a split at Ohio State as Wisconsin suffered a 3-2 Jan. 9 *Ohio State setback in its season-opening game on Friday before bouncing back Jan. 15 *Minnesota in a big way with a 5-0 win on Saturday. Six different Badgers scored Jan. 16 *Minnesota during the split in Columbus, including Sophie Shirley, who posted a Jan. 22 *at St. Cloud State league-best two goals last weekend. Jan. 23 *at St. Cloud State • Sophie Shirley and Nicole LaMantia each took home WCHA accolades after the Badgers’ opening weekend. Shirley was named Feb. 5 *at Minnesota the WCHA Forward of the Week after posting three points, including Feb. 6 *at Minnesota two goals, during UW’s split at OSU while LaMantia posted a NCAA- Feb. 12 *Bemdiji State high four assists and a +4 plus/minus rating. Feb. 13 *Bemdiji State • Wisconsin went 28-5-3 last year and captured its eighth WCHA Feb. 26 *at Minnesota Duluth regular-season crown before the season was ended prematurely due Feb. 27 *at Minnesota Duluth to COVID-19. Prior to the sudden end of the season, the Badgers had secured their 14th NCAA appearance. • Seniors Brette Pettet and Grace Bowlby will co-captain the Cardinal Jan.-Feb. schedule to be announced and White this season, marking the third time in four years UW has *- WCHA game had co-captains. Senior Caitlin Schneider and junior Britta Curl will serve as alternate captains. • The Badgers must replace six key pieces of last year’s WCHA championship team – Kristen Campbell, Alexis Mauermann, Presley Norby, Abby Roque, Maddie Rowe and Mekenzie Steffen. UW welcomes six new Badgers to the squad in grad transfer Kennedy Blair along with fi ve freshmen – Jane Gervais, Casey O’Brien, Mayson Toft, Makenna Webster and Maddi Wheeler. O’Brien, Webster and Wheeler all have international experience with the U.S. and Canadian under-18 teams.
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Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- 1 Anna Klein MND SR F 6 6-5-11 1.83 1/2 0 1 2 0 +6 2 Naomi Rogge MND JR F 6 4-5-9 1.50 2/4 0 0 0 0 +7 3 Ashton Bell MND SR D 6 2-5-7 1.17 1/2 1 0 0 0 +9 4 Grace Zumwinkle MIN SR F 6 5-1-6 1.00 0/0 1 0 2 0 +3 Clara Van Wieren MND FR F 6 5-1-6 1.00 0/0 1 0 1 0 +7 Gabbie Hughes MND JR F 6 1-5-6 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 +4 7 Anneke Linser MND JR F 5 2-3-5 1.00 5/10 0 1 0 0 +4 Kylie Hanley MND JR F 6 3-2-5 0.83 3/6 0 0 0 0 +7 Jenniina Nylund STC JR F 6 3-2-5 0.83 4/8 0 0 0 0 +1 Emily Oden MIN JR F 6 1-4-5 0.83 1/2 1 0 1 0 +5 11 Clair DeGeorge BMJ SR F 2 3-1-4 2.00 0/0 0 1 1 0 +1 Nicole LaMantia WIS JR D 2 0-4-4 2.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +4 Sydney Langseth MNS FR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Jamie Nelson MNS FR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Crystalyn Hengler MIN JR D 6 0-4-4 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 +5 Madeline Wethington MIN SO D 6 0-4-4 0.67 1/2 0 0 0 0 +6 Lizi Norton MND JR D 6 0-4-4 0.67 1/2 0 0 0 0 +8 18 14 Players Tied With 3 Points
Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- 1 Ashton Bell MND SR D 6 2-5-7 1.17 1/2 1 0 0 0 +9 2 Nicole LaMantia WIS JR D 2 0-4-4 2.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +4 Crystalyn Hengler MIN JR D 6 0-4-4 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 +5 Madeline Wethington MIN SO D 6 0-4-4 0.67 1/2 0 0 0 0 +6 Lizi Norton MND JR D 6 0-4-4 0.67 1/2 0 0 0 0 +8 6 Olivia Knowles MIN SR D 6 1-2-3 0.50 1/2 0 0 1 0 +3 7 Kara Werth BMJ SR D 2 0-2-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +4 Tina Kampa BMJ SR D 2 0-2-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2 Madison Bizal OSU JR D 4 1-1-2 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3 McKenzie Revering MND SR D 4 0-2-2 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3 Josey Dunne MIN FR D 6 1-1-2 0.33 2/4 0 0 0 0 +5 Charlotte Akervik MNS SO D 6 1-1-2 0.33 3/6 1 0 1 0 -7 Nina Jobst-Smith MND FR D 6 0-2-2 0.33 1/2 0 0 0 0 +3 14 14 Players Tied With 1 Points
Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- 1 Clara Van Wieren MND FR F 6 5-1-6 1.00 0/0 1 0 1 0 +7 2 Sydney Langseth MNS FR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Jamie Nelson MNS FR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 E 4 Emma Gentry STC FR F 3 2-1-3 1.00 2/4 0 0 1 0 E Anne Cherkowski MIN FR F 6 1-2-3 0.50 2/4 0 0 1 0 +5 Abbey Murphy MIN FR F 6 1-2-3 0.50 2/4 0 0 0 0 +2 7 Audrey Wethington MIN FR F 6 1-1-2 0.33 1/2 0 0 0 0 E Josey Dunne MIN FR D 6 1-1-2 0.33 2/4 0 0 0 0 +5 Nina Jobst-Smith MND FR D 6 0-2-2 0.33 1/2 0 0 0 0 +3 10 Maddi Wheeler WIS FR F 2 1-0-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 1 0 +1 Makenna Webster WIS FR F 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Jenna Buglioni OSU FR C 4 1-0-1 0.25 1/2 0 0 1 0 -5 Mackenzie Bourgerie STC FR F 6 1-0-1 0.17 1/2 0 0 0 0 -3 Maggie Nicholson MIN FR D 6 0-1-1 0.17 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Linnea Melotindos STC FR F 6 0-1-1 0.17 0/0 0 0 0 0 -3 Conference Scoring Leaders
Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Anna Klein MND SR F 6 6 1.00 1 Naomi Rogge MND JR F 6 5 0.83 2 Grace Zumwinkle MIN SR F 6 5 0.83 Anna Klein MND SRF 6 5 0.83 Clara Van Wieren MND FR F 6 5 0.83 Ashton Bell MND SR D 6 5 0.83 4 Naomi Rogge MND JR F 6 4 0.67 Gabbie Hughes MND JR F 6 5 0.83 5 Clair DeGeorge BMJ SR F 2 3 1.50 5 Nicole LaMantia WIS JR D 2 4 2.00 Abigail Boreen MIN JR F 6 3 0.50 Crystalyn Hengler MIN JR D 6 4 0.67 Kylie Hanley MND JR F 6 3 0.50 Emily Oden MIN JR F 6 4 0.67 Jenniina Nylund STC JR F 6 3 0.50 Madeline Wethington MIN SO D 6 4 0.67 9 Sophie Shirley WIS JR F 2 2 1.00 Lizi Norton MND JR D 6 4 0.67 Emma Gentry STC FR F 3 2 0.67 10 Emma Maltais OSU SR F 4 3 0.75 Anneke Linser MND JR F 5 2 0.40 Anneke Linser MND JR F 5 3 0.60 Ashton Bell MND SR D 6 2 0.33 Brooke Bryant MNS JR F 6 3 0.50 Sydney Langseth MNS FR F 6 2 0.33 Jamie Nelson MNS FR F 6 2 0.33
Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Kennedy Bobyck MNS SO F 5 1 0.20 1 Emily Oden MIN JR F 6 1-1-2 0.33 Grace Zumwinkle MIN SR F 6 1 0.17 Ashton Bell MND SR D 6 1-1-2 0.33 Emily Oden MIN JR F 6 1 0.17 Charlotte Akervik MNS SO D 6 1-1-2 0.33 Ashton Bell MND SR D 6 1 0.17 Gabbie Hughes MND JR F 6 0-2-2 0.33 Clara Van Wieren MND FR F 6 1 0.17 Brooke Bryant MNS JR F 6 0-2-2 0.33 Madison Oelkers MNS JR F 6 1 0.17 Charlotte Akervik MNS SO D 6 1 0.17
Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Clair DeGeorge BMJ SR F 2 1 0.50 1 Grace Zumwinkle MIN SR F 6 2 0.33 Anneke Linser MND JR F 5 1 0.20 Anna Klein MND SRF 6 2 0.33 Anna Klein MND SRF 6 1 0.17 3 12 Players Tied With 1
Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Ashton Bell MND SR D 6 +9 2 Lizi Norton MND JR D 6 +8 3 Naomi Rogge MND JR F 6 +7 Kylie Hanley MND JR F 6 +7 Clara Van Wieren MND FR F 6 +7 6 Madeline Wethington MIN SO D 6 +6 Anna Klein MND SRF 6 +6 8 5 Players Tied With +5
Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Anna Wilgren MNS JR D 6 17 2.83 1 McKenzie Hewett MND JR F 12 4 .750 2 Olivia Knowles MIN SR D 6 15 2.50 2 Paige Anderson BMJ SO F 5 3 .625 3 Maggie Flaherty MND JR D 5 13 2.60 3 Emily Oden MIN JR F 8150 .618 Crystalyn Hengler MIN JR D 6 13 2.17 4 Gabbie Hughes MND JR F 90 56 .616 Klára Hymlárová STC SOF 6 13 2.17 5 Sara Säkkinen OSU JR F 16 11 .593 6 Sophie Jaques OSU JR D 4 12 3.00 6 Klára Hymlárová STC SO F 14 10 .583 Madeline Wethington MIN SO D 6 12 2.00 7 Taylor Wente MIN SR F 54 39 .581 8 Taylor Wemple MNS SR D 6 11 1.83 8 Maddi Wheeler WIS FR F 10 8 .556 9 Lizi Norton MND JR D 6 10 1.67 9 Mannon McMahon MND SO F 26 21 .553 Jamie Nelson MNS FR F 6 10 1.67 10 Liz Schepers OSU SR F 59 48 .551 Conference Goaltending Leaders
Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % 1 Lauren Bench MIN SR 5 297:45 6 1.21 4-1-0 1 166 .965 2 Emma Söderberg MND JR 6 337:07 8 1.42 4-2-0 2 128 .941 3 Kennedy Blair WIS SR 2 118:04 3 1.52 1-1-0 1 61 .953 4 Kerigan Dowhy BMJ SR 2 123:27 5 2.43 1-1-0 0 50 .909 5 Andrea Braendli OSU JR 4 235:54 10 2.54 2-2-0 0 86 .896 6 Emma Polusny STC SR 4 210:40 10 2.85 1-2-0 0 119 .922 7 Sanni Ahola STC FR 3 151:15 8 3.17 1-2-0 1 92 .920 8 Calla Frank MNS SO 4 239:01 15 3.77 1-3-0 0 101 .871
Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % 1 Lauren Bench MIN SR 5 297:45 6 1.21 4-1-0 1 166 .965 2 Kennedy Blair WIS SR 2 118:04 3 1.52 1-1-0 1 61 .953 3 Emma Söderberg MND JR 6 337:07 8 1.42 4-2-0 2 128 .941 4 Emma Polusny STC SR 4 210:40 10 2.85 1-2-0 0 119 .922 5 Sanni Ahola STC FR 3 151:15 8 3.17 1-2-0 1 92 .920 6 Kerigan Dowhy BMJ SR 2 123:27 5 2.43 1-1-0 0 50 .909 7 Andrea Braendli OSU JR 4 235:54 10 2.54 2-2-0 0 86 .896 8 Calla Frank MNS SO 4 239:01 15 3.77 1-3-0 0 101 .871
Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Lauren Bench MIN SR 5 33.2 166 1 Emma Söderberg MND JR 6 2 2 Emma Söderberg MND JR 6 21.3 128 2 Kennedy Blair WIS SR 2 1 3 Emma Polusny STC SR 4 29.8 119 Sanni Ahola STC FR 3 1 4 Calla Frank MNS SO 4 25.2 101 Lauren Bench MIN SR 5 1 5 Sanni Ahola STC FR 3 30.7 92 6 Andrea Braendli OSU JR 4 21.5 86 7 Kennedy Blair WIS SR 2 30.5 61 8 Lauren Barbro MNS FR 2 26.0 52 9 Kerigan Dowhy BMJ SR 2 25.0 50 10 Makayla Pahl MIN SO 1 18.0 18 11 Jojo Chobak MND FR 1 11.0 11 WCHA Women Team Conference Statistics
TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota Duluth 6 24 4.00 1 Minnesota 6 7 1.17 2 Wisconsin 2 7 3.50 2 Wisconsin 2 3 1.50 3 Minnesota 6 18 3.00 3 Minnesota Duluth 6 10 1.67 4 Bemidji State 2 5 2.50 4 Bemidji State 2 5 2.50 5 Minnesota State 6 9 1.50 5 Ohio State 4 12 3.00 St. Cloud State 6 9 1.50 St. Cloud State 6 18 3.00 7 Ohio State 4 5 1.25 7 Minnesota State 6 22 3.67
POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Minnesota 2/17 0 11.8 1 Bemidji State 5/5 1 100.0 2 Minnesota State 3/26 2 11.5 Minnesota 16/16 0 100.0 3 Minnesota Duluth 2/24 0 8.3 Ohio State 7/7 0 100.0 4 Bemidji State 0/3 0 0.0 Wisconsin 5/5 0 100.0 Ohio State 0/9 0 0.0 5 St. Cloud State 18/19 0 94.7 St. Cloud State 0/18 1 0.0 6 Minnesota Duluth 22/25 2 88.0 Wisconsin 0/3 0 0.0 7 Minnesota State 20/23 0 87.0
PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games PIM PIM/G Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Minnesota Duluth 6 75 12.5 1 Minnesota Duluth 6 234 39.0 2 Bemidji State 2 23 11.5 2 Ohio State 4 135 33.8 3 St. Cloud State 6 51 8.5 3 Minnesota State 6 186 31.0 4 Minnesota State 6 48 8.0 4 Minnesota 6 173 28.8 5 Ohio State 4 29 7.2 5 Bemidji State 2 57 28.5 6 Wisconsin 2 12 6.0 6 Wisconsin 2 54 27.0 7 Minnesota 6 32 5.3 7 St. Cloud State 6 122 20.3
SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal 1 Minnesota Duluth 7 11 6 - 24 1 Wisconsin 3 0 0 - 3 2 Minnesota 5 4 9 - 18 2 Bemidji State 1 1 2 1 5 3 Minnesota State 1 6 2 - 9 3 Minnesota 4 1 2 - 7 St. Cloud State 1 4 3 1 9 4 Minnesota Duluth 1 5 4 - 10 5 Wisconsin 3 1 3 - 7 5 Ohio State 5 2 5 - 12 6 Bemidji State 0 2 2 1 5 6 St. Cloud State 2 11 4 1 18 Ohio State 5 0 0 - 5 7 Minnesota State 6 8 8 - 22
SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Minnesota 2 0 +2 0 0 0 +2 2 Bemidji State 0 0 0 0 1 +1 +1 Minnesota Duluth 2 0 +2 3 2 -1 +1 4 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Minnesota State 3 2 +1 3 0 -3 -2 St. Cloud State 0 1 -1 1 0 -1 -2 National Category Leaders
Points Per Game GP G-A-P P/GM Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA 1 Clair DeGeorge Bemidji State SR F 2 3-1-4 2.00 1 Arielle DeSmet Robert Morris JR 120:35 1 0.50 Renee Saltness Quinnipiac SRF 1 1-1-2 2.00 2 Logan Angers Quinnipiac SO 60:00 1 1.00 Grace Markey Quinnipiac SR F 1 1-1-2 2.00 3 Raygan Kirk Robert Morris SO 119:49 2 1.00 Lexie Adzija Quinnipiac JR F 1 1-1-2 2.00 4 Jenna Silvonen Mercyhurst SO 119:23 2 1.01 Katie Huntington Quinnipiac JRF 1 1-1-2 2.00 5 Lauren Bench Minnesota SR 297:45 6 1.21 Courtney Vorster Quinnipiac SOD 1 0-2-2 2.00 6 Loryn Porter Maine SR 238:50 5 1.26 Kate Reilly Quinnipiac SO D 1 1-1-2 2.00 7 Sandra Abstreiter Providence JR 365:00 8 1.32 Nicole LaMantia Wisconsin JR D 2 0-4-4 2.00 8 Emma Söderberg Minnesota Duluth JR 337:07 8 1.42 9 Anna Klein Minnesota Duluth SR F 6 6-5-11 1.83 9 Aerin Frankel Northeastern SR 118:49 3 1.51 10 Megan Korzack Mercyhurst SR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 10 Kennedy Blair Wisconsin SR 118:04 3 1.52 Liliane Perreault Mercyhurst JR F 2 2-1-3 1.50 11 Josie Bothun Penn State FR 366:21 10 1.64 Naomi Rogge Minnesota Duluth JR F 6 4-5-9 1.50 12 Tia Chan UConn FR 180:38 5 1.66 Katy Knoll Northeastern SO F 2 2-1-3 1.50 13 Kayle Osborne Colgate FR 362:48 11 1.82 Kiara Zanon Penn State FRF 6 3-6-9 1.50 14 Jada Brenon Holy Cross JR 295:06 11 2.24 Sophie Shirley Wisconsin JR F 2 2-1-3 1.50 15 Marie-Pier Coulombe Clarkson JR 183:23 7 2.29 Daryl Watts Wisconsin SR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 16 Allison Small Syracuse SR 426:49 17 2.39 17 Courtney Correia Boston University JR F 3 0-4-4 1.33 17 Kerigan Dowhy Bemidji State SR 123:27 5 2.43 18 Kelly Browne Boston College JR F 8 4-6-10 1.25 18 Emma Gorski Merrimack SO 119:38 5 2.51 Ida Kuoppala Maine SO F 4 4-1-5 1.25 19 Andrea Braendli Ohio State JR 235:54 10 2.54 20 Gaby Roy Boston College FRF 6 4-3-7 1.17 20 Maddy McArthur Boston College JR 233:07 10 2.57 Rosy Demers Colgate JR F 6 1-6-7 1.17 21 Annika Asplundh Lindenwood JR 265:52 12 2.71 Kalty Kaltounkova Colgate FR F 6 3-4-7 1.17 22 Emma Polusny St. Cloud State SR 210:40 10 2.85 Ashton Bell Minnesota Duluth SR D 6 2-5-7 1.17 23 Corinne Schroeder Boston University SR 100:00 5 3.00 Sara Hjalmarsson Providence JR F 6 4-3-7 1.17 24 Sanni Ahola St. Cloud State FR 151:15 8 3.17 Natalie Heising Penn State SR F 6 4-3-7 1.17 25 Ava Boutilier New Hampshire SR 237:33 13 3.28
Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM Save Percentage Saves GA Save % 1 Courtney Vorster Quinnipiac SOD 1 0-2-2 2.00 1 Arielle DeSmet Robert Morris JR 38 1 .974 Kate Reilly Quinnipiac SO D 1 1-1-2 2.00 2 Raygan Kirk Robert Morris SO 64 2 .970 Nicole LaMantia Wisconsin JR D 2 0-4-4 2.00 3 Lauren Bench Minnesota SR 166 6 .965 4 Ashton Bell Minnesota Duluth SR D 6 2-5-7 1.17 4 Loryn Porter Maine SR 103 5 .954 5 Kara Werth Bemidji State SR D 2 0-2-2 1.00 5 Jenna Silvonen Mercyhurst SO 41 2 .953 Tina Kampa Bemidji State SR D 2 0-2-2 1.00 6 Kennedy Blair Wisconsin SR 61 3 .953 Hadley Hartmetz Boston College SO D 8 1-7-8 1.00 7 Sandra Abstreiter Providence JR 155 8 .951 K.K. Thiessen Mercyhurst SR D 2 0-2-2 1.00 8 Aerin Frankel Northeastern SR 57 3 .950 Mack Emery Merrimack SO D 2 0-2-2 1.00 Logan Angers Quinnipiac SO 19 1 .950 Skylar Fontaine Northeastern SR D 2 0-2-2 1.00 10 Josie Bothun Penn State FR 168 10 .944 Megan Carter Northeastern SOD 2 0-2-2 1.00 11 Emma Söderberg Minnesota Duluth JR 128 8 .941 Kennedy Spiering Sacred Heart JR D 1 0-1-1 1.00 12 Tia Chan UConn FR 78 5 .940 Cassandra Nevers Sacred Heart SO D 1 0-1-1 1.00 13 Annika Asplundh Lindenwood JR 176 12 .936 14 Lauren DeBlois Providence SO D 6 3-2-5 0.83 14 Emma Gorski Merrimack SO 67 5 .931 Brooke Becker Providence FR D 6 1-4-5 0.83 15 Allison Small Syracuse SR 223 17 .929 16 Jillian Fey Boston College JR D 8 4-2-6 0.75 16 Emma Polusny St. Cloud State SR 119 10 .922 Nicole Gosling Clarkson FR D 4 0-3-3 0.75 17 Maddy McArthur Boston College JR 117 10 .921 Emily Curlett Robert Morris SR D 4 1-2-3 0.75 18 Sanni Ahola St. Cloud State FR 92 8 .920 Emilie Harley Robert Morris SR D 4 0-3-3 0.75 19 Jada Brenon Holy Cross JR 117 11 .914 20 6 Players Tied With 0.67 20 Frankie Sanchez Sacred Heart JR 62 6 .912
Points Per Game (Freshmen) GP G-A-P P/GM Winning Percentage W-L-T Win % 1 Kiara Zanon Penn State F 6 3-6-9 1.50 1 Jenna Silvonen Mercyhurst SO 2-0-0 1.000 2 Gaby Roy Boston College F 6 4-3-7 1.17 Arielle DeSmet Robert Morris JR 2-0-0 1.000 Kalty Kaltounkova Colgate F 6 3-4-7 1.17 Raygan Kirk Robert Morris SO 2-0-0 1.000 4 Sarah Boucher Mercyhurst F 2 2-0-2 1.00 Logan Angers Quinnipiac SO 1-0-0 1.000 Clara Van Wieren Minnesota Duluth F 6 5-1-6 1.00 5 Sandra Abstreiter Providence JR 5-0-1 .917 Nina Steigauf Quinnipiac F 1 1-0-1 1.00 6 Lauren Bench Minnesota SR 4-1-0 .800 Ellie Marcovsky Robert Morris F 4 2-2-4 1.00 7 Kayle Osborne Colgate FR 4-1-1 .750 8 Brooke Becker Providence D 6 1-4-5 0.83 Josie Bothun Penn State FR 4-1-1 .750 Rayla Clemons Syracuse F 6 2-3-5 0.83 Maddy McArthur Boston College JR 3-1-0 .750 10 Nicole Gosling Clarkson D 4 0-3-3 0.75 Loryn Porter Maine SR 3-1-0 .750 11 Sarah Thompson Syracuse F 7 2-3-5 0.71 11 Emma Söderberg Minnesota Duluth JR 4-2-0 .667 12 Clare O'Leary Boston University F 3 1-1-2 0.67 12 Andrea Braendli Ohio State JR 2-2-0 .500 Bryn Saarela Holy Cross F 6 2-2-4 0.67 Kerigan Dowhy Bemidji State SR 1-1-0 .500 Sydney Langseth Minnesota State F 6 2-2-4 0.67 Corinne Schroeder Boston University SR 1-1-0 .500 Jamie Nelson Minnesota State F 6 2-2-4 0.67 Marie-Pier Coulombe Clarkson JR 1-1-1 .500 Nicole Kelly New Hampshire F 6 0-4-4 0.67 Tia Chan UConn FR 1-1-1 .500 Lyndie Lobdell Penn State D 6 0-4-4 0.67 Emma Gorski Merrimack SO 1-1-0 .500 18 Ciara Wall New Hampshire F 5 0-3-3 0.60 Aerin Frankel Northeastern SR 1-1-0 .500 19 16 Players Tied With 0.50 Kennedy Blair Wisconsin SR 1-1-0 .500 20 Jada Brenon Holy Cross JR 2-3-0 .400 National Category Leaders
Goals Per Game GP G G/GM Assists Per Game GP A A/GM 1 Clair DeGeorge Bemidji State SR F 2 3 1.50 1 Nicole LaMantia Wisconsin JR D 2 4 2.00 2 Anna Klein Minnesota Duluth SR F 6 6 1.00 Courtney Vorster Quinnipiac SOD 12 2.00 Savannah Bouzide UConn SRF 55 1.00 3 Courtney Correia Boston University JR F 3 4 1.33 Ida Kuoppala Maine SO F 4 4 1.00 4 Rosy Demers Colgate JRF 66 1.00 Liliane Perreault Mercyhurst JR F 2 2 1.00 Kiara Zanon Penn State FRF 66 1.00 Sarah Boucher Mercyhurst FR F 2 2 1.00 Joelle Fiala Robert Morris SO F 4 4 1.00 Megan Fergusson Merrimack SR F 2 2 1.00 Kara Werth Bemidji State SR D 2 2 1.00 Katy Knoll Northeastern SOF 22 1.00 Tina Kampa Bemidji State SR D 2 2 1.00 Sophie Shirley Wisconsin JR F 2 2 1.00 K.K. Thiessen Mercyhurst SR D 2 2 1.00 Renee Saltness Quinnipiac SRF 11 1.00 Megan Korzack Mercyhurst SR F 2 2 1.00 Grace Markey Quinnipiac SR F 1 1 1.00 Mack Emery Merrimack SO D 2 2 1.00 Lexie Adzija Quinnipiac JR F 1 1 1.00 Skylar Fontaine Northeastern SRD 22 1.00 Katie Huntington Quinnipiac JRF 1 1 1.00 Megan Carter Northeastern SOD 22 1.00 Kate Reilly Quinnipiac SO D 1 1 1.00 Daryl Watts Wisconsin SR F 2 2 1.00 Nina Steigauf Quinnipiac FRF 11 1.00 Renee Saltness Quinnipiac SRF 11 1.00 Sophie Lupone Sacred Heart SO F 1 1 1.00 Grace Markey Quinnipiac SR F 1 1 1.00 17 Grace Zumwinkle Minnesota SR F 6 5 0.83 Laura Lundblad Quinnipiac SRF 11 1.00 Clara Van Wieren Minnesota Duluth FR F 6 5 0.83 Lexie Adzija Quinnipiac JR F 1 1 1.00 19 Anjelica Diffendal Robert Morris SR F 4 3 0.75 Katie Huntington Quinnipiac JRF 11 1.00 20 Victoria Klimek Syracuse SR F 7 5 0.71 Kate Reilly Quinnipiac SO D 1 1 1.00 21 Gaby Roy Boston College FRF 64 0.67 Sadie Peart Quinnipiac SOF 11 1.00 Naomi Rogge Minnesota Duluth JR F 6 4 0.67 Taylor Girard Quinnipiac SR F 1 1 1.00 Tamara Thiérus New Hampshire SO F 6 4 0.67 Kennedy Spiering Sacred Heart JR D 1 1 1.00 Sara Hjalmarsson Providence JR F 6 4 0.67 Cassandra Nevers Sacred Heart SO D 1 1 1.00 Natalie Heising Penn State SR F 6 4 0.67 25 Hadley Hartmetz Boston College SO D 8 7 0.88 Julia Nearis Boston University SO F 3 2 0.67
Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 1 Lauren DeBlois Providence SO D 6 0.50 3 1 Grace Zumwinkle Minnesota SR F 6 2 Emma Polaski Syracuse SR F 7 0.43 3 Anna Klein Minnesota Duluth SR F 6 2 3 Michaela Boyle Robert Morris JR F 4 0.50 2 Annelise Rice Providence SR F 6 2 Ellie Marcovsky Robert Morris FR F 4 0.50 2 Lauren DeBlois Providence SO D 6 2 Savannah Bouzide UConn SRF 5 0.40 2 Kiara Zanon Penn State FRF 6 2 Sara Hjalmarsson Providence JR F 6 0.33 2 Jillian Fey Boston College JR D 8 2 7 36 Players Tied With 1 7 42 Players Tied With 1
Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG 1 Clair DeGeorge Bemidji State SR F 2 0.50 1 Caitrin Lonergan Clarkson SRF 4 0.25 1 Ida Kuoppala Maine SOF 4 0.25 1 Anneke Linser Minnesota Duluth JRF 5 0.20 1 Anna Klein Minnesota Duluth SR F 6 0.17 1 Annelise Rice Providence SR F 6 0.17 1 Kelly Browne Boston College JR F 8 0.12 1 Hannah Bilka Boston College SO F 8 0.12 1 National Team Leaders
SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM 1Quinnipiac 1 6 6.00 1Robert Morris 4 3 0.75 2Minnesota Duluth 6 24 4.00 2Mercyhurst 2 2 1.00 3Mercyhurst 2 7 3.50 Quinnipiac 1 1 1.00 Robert Morris 4 14 3.50 4Minnesota 6 7 1.17 Wisconsin 2 7 3.50 5Providence 6 8 1.33 6Providence 6 19 3.17 6 Maine 4 6 1.50 7Boston College 8 25 3.12 Northeastern 2 3 1.50 8Minnesota 6 18 3.00 Wisconsin 2 3 1.50 9Syracuse 7 20 2.86 9Minnesota Duluth 6 10 1.67 10Penn State 6 17 2.83 10Colgate 6 11 1.83 11Colgate 6 16 2.67 Penn State 6 11 1.83 12Bemidji State 2 5 2.50 12Boston College 8 18 2.25 Merrimack 2 5 2.50 13Syracuse 7 17 2.43 Northeastern 2 5 2.50 14Bemidji State 2 5 2.50 15UConn 5 11 2.20 Clarkson 4 10 2.50 16Boston University 3 6 2.00 Holy Cross 6 15 2.50 Clarkson 4 8 2.00 17Boston University 3 9 3.00 Maine 4 8 2.00 Merrimack 2 6 3.00 19Holy Cross 6 11 1.83 Ohio State 4 12 3.00 20New Hampshire 6 10 1.67 St. Cloud State 6 18 3.00 21Minnesota State 6 9 1.50 21New Hampshire 6 19 3.17 St. Cloud State 6 9 1.50 22UConn 5 16 3.20 23Ohio State 4 5 1.25 23Lindenwood 6 21 3.50 24RIT 3 3 1.00 24Minnesota State 6 22 3.67 Sacred Heart 1 1 1.00 25RIT 3 14 4.67 26Lindenwood 6 4 0.67 26 Sacred Heart 1 6 6.00
POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP% PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK% 1Quinnipiac 1/2 0 50.0 1Bemidji State 5/5 1 100.0 2 Providence 8/21 0 38.1 Maine 12/12 1 100.0 3Maine 3/10 0 30.0 Mercyhurst 9/9 0 100.0 4Mercyhurst 2/7 0 28.6 Minnesota 16/16 0 100.0 5Syracuse 5/21 0 23.8 Ohio State 7/7 0 100.0 6Robert Morris 5/22 0 22.7 Quinnipiac 2/2 0 100.0 7Clarkson 2/12 0 16.7 Wisconsin 5/5 0 100.0 8UConn 3/21 1 14.3 8Clarkson 20/21 1 95.2 9Penn State 4/29 0 13.8 9St. Cloud State 18/19 0 94.7 10Boston College 3/23 1 13.0 10Syracuse 26/28 0 92.9 11Minnesota 2/17 0 11.8 11Providence 20/22 1 90.9 12Minnesota State 3/26 2 11.5 12Boston College 28/31 2 90.3 13Boston University 1/9 0 11.1 13Robert Morris 9/10 0 90.0 14Lindenwood 2/21 0 9.5 14Boston University 8/9 0 88.9 15Colgate 3/32 1 9.4 Colgate 16/18 0 88.9 16Minnesota Duluth 2/24 0 8.3 16Minnesota Duluth 22/25 2 88.0 17Holy Cross 1/19 1 5.3 17Minnesota State 20/23 0 87.0 18Bemidji State 0/3 0 0.0 18 Merrimack 6/7 0 85.7 Merrimack 0/5 0 0.0 19Penn State 17/20 0 85.0 New Hampshire 0/19 1 0.0 20Northeastern 5/6 0 83.3 Northeastern 0/8 0 0.0 21UConn 12/15 0 80.0 Ohio State 0/9 0 0.0 New Hampshire 12/15 0 80.0 RIT 0/13 0 0.0 23Lindenwood 29/38 0 76.3 Sacred Heart 0/2 0 0.0 24Holy Cross 13/18 0 72.2 St. Cloud State 0/18 1 0.0 25RIT 8/13 0 61.5 Wisconsin 0/3 0 0.0 26 Sacred Heart 1/2 0 50.0