BEMIDJI STATE Women's Hockey 2008-09
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Women’s Hockey 2008-09BEMIDJI STATE 2008-09 Quick Facts Bemidji State Women’s Hockey Bemidji State University 2008-09 Media Guide Location (Population): ................. Bemidji, Minn. (13,291) Founded: .....................................................................1919 1-3/Table of Contents Enrollment: ...............................................................5,020 1 Table of Contents - BSU Hockey Quick Facts Conference: .........Western Collegiate Hockey Association 4 2-3 2008-09 Season Outlook WCHA Members: ............................................................. Bemidji State; Minnesota; Minn. Duluth; Minn. State; 4-6/BSU Coaching Staff & Support Staff North Dakota; Ohio State; St. Cloud State; Wisconsin. Affiliation: ............................................. NCAA Division I 4 Head Coach Steve Sertich Nickname: ..............................................................Beavers 5 Assistant Coaches Heather Farrell & Shane Veenker School Colors: ...................Green (PMS 3298) and White 6 Support Staff (Cedrique Flemming /Chris Kawano/Emily Tong /Ryan Lavanger) Home Ice: ..................................... John S. Glas Fieldhouse Ice size (capacity): .................................200 x 85 (2,358) President: ......................................... Dr. Jon E. Quistgaard 7-15/2008-09 Bemidji State Beavers Athletics Director: ........................................Dr. Rick Goeb 7 Alphabetical / Numerical Rosters 7 8-11 Returning Student-Athlete Bios Athletics Trainer: ............................................... Bill Crews Women’s Hockey Trainer: ................................Emily Tong 12-14 Incoming Student-Athlete Bios Athletics Trainer Phone: .........................(218) 755-2769 15 Pre-Season Line Chart and Roster Breakdowns Equipment Manager: ....................................Vance Balstad Equipment Phone: ..................................(218) 755-3292 Senior Woman Admin./Compliance: .........Sarah Levesque 16-21/2008-09 Opponents Ticket Manager: .................................................Pam Papp 16-19 2008-09 Opponents Ticket Phone: ..........................................(218) 755-2057 20 All-Time Series Records vs. Opponents Athletics Secretary: ..................................... Debbie Slough 21 2008-09 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Composite Schedule Athletics Phone: .....................................(218) 755-2941 Athletics Fax: .........................................(218) 755-3898 16 22-39/2007-08 Season in Review 22 A Look Back at 2007-08 Athletic Media Relations 23 2007-08 Schedule & Results Director: ..................... Brad Folkestad (Bemidji State '01) 24 2007-08 Final Individual Statistics Office Phone: .........................................(218) 755-4603 25 2007-08 Player Game-by-Game Scoring / BSU’s Record When... Cell Home:..............................................(218) 371-1996 26 2007-08 Player Game-by-Game Scoring / The Last Time... e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Director: .. Troy Berneking (U of M, Crookston ‘04) 27-36 2007-08 Game Recaps Office Phone: ..........................................(218) 755-2763 37 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Cell Phone ..............................................(218) 370-2039 38 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Standings & Awards e-mail: [email protected] 22 39 WCHA Players of the Week / Statistical Leaders Hockey Contact: .... Cedrique Flemming (Kansas State ‘07) Office Phone: ..........................................(218) 755-2763 Cell Phone: .............................................(620) 450-7711 40-48/BSU History and Records e-mail: [email protected] 40 Individual Career Records Office Fax: .................................................(218) 755-3898 41 Individual Single-Game Records Hockey Press Box: .....................................(218) 755-3700 42 Individual Single-Season Records Web: ....................... http://www.bemidjistate.edu/athletics 43 Individual Single-Season & Career Goaltending Records Mailing Address: 44 Team Records Bemidji State University, PE 203 (Box 29) 45 Team Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders 1500 Birchmont Drive NE 40 46 All-Time Results / Coaching History Bemidji, MN 56601 47 Coaching History / All-Time Numerical Roster 48 John S. Glas Fieldhouse Team Information 2007-08 Record: ......................................................4-29-3 WCHA Record: ............................ 1-25-2 (4 points; 8th) 49-56/This is Bemidji State University 49 Welcome to Bemidji Letterwinners Returning: ..............................12 (8f, 4d, 0g) 50 Bemidji State University Letterwinners Lost: .......................................13 (7f, 3d, 3g) Newcomers: ...................................................11 (6f, 2d, 3g) 51 BSU Athletic Facilities 52 Beaver Pride Program History 53 NCAA Rules Compliance First Year of Hockey: ..............................................1998-99 49 54 BSU Media Outlets Overall record: ......................................... 87-214-32 (.309) 55 BSU Administration WCHA record:........................................ 51-158-23 (.269) 56 BSU Athletics Directory Years in postseason play: ....................................................0 WCHA Tournament appearances: ....................................8 WCHA Championships: ............................................ none Credits The 2008-09 Bemidji State Women’s Ice Hockey Media Guide is a production of the Bemidji Coaching Staff State University Athletic Media Relations Department. Head Coach: ...................................................Steve Sertich Executive Editor Cedrique Flemming, Graduate Assistant AMR Director Alma mater: ................................... Colorado College ‘74 Assistant Editors Brad Folkestad, Director of Athletic Media Relations Hockey Phone: .......................................(218) 755-4108 Troy Berneking, Assistant AMR Director e-mail: [email protected] Rose Jones, BSU Communications and Marketing Record at BSU: ......................................................11-20-5 Cover Design Studio Arts; Bemidji, Minn. Career Record: .......................................................11-20-5 Interior Design Cedrique Flemming, Graduate Assistant AMR Director Assistants: Inside Front Cover Cedrique Flemming, Graduate Assistant AMR Director Heather Farrell (Ohio State ‘04) ................... defensemen Brad Folkestad, Director of Athletic Media Relations Shane Veenker (Bemidji State ‘01) defensemen, recruiting Photography John Swartz, BSU Photo Service Chris Kawano (Colorado College ‘07) ..........goaltenders Printing Arrow Printing; Bemidji, Minn. http://www.bemidjistate.edu/athletics 1 BEMIDJI STATEWomen’s Hockey 2008-09 The 2008-09 Bemidji State women’s hockey team will2008-09 have much to improve on fromOU the T“OneLOOK of our biggest goals for this year is to take a step forward. Taking one or two steps in 2007-08 squad that went 4-29-3 overall and 1-25-2 in the Western Collegiate Hockey this league will make for a great season for us. I think we’re building something special here Association (WCHA). The team struggled to score goals and had a hard time hanging in Northern Minnesota that this community and this campus can be proud of. with the powerhouses. The 2006-07 team made history by going 11-20-5 overall and 9-15-4 in WCHA action, garnering a school-record 22 points and finishing sixth in the Forwards conference. The newest crop of Beavers will be looking to attain that same luster generated As was the case going into last season, the biggest need for the Beavers this season is offense. by the 2006-07 team, but it won’t be easy competing in the WCHA, which consistently has Although BSU returns its top two scorers from last season, the team loses 65 percent of its four or five teams ranked in the top 10 in the country. total offense and 47 percent of its goal scoring. Also to note, BSU was last in the conference in goals scored with only 38 markers on the year. “Our goal is simple - we want to get a point every weekend,” assistant coach Shane Veenker said. “It’s a big accomplishment if you can get a point every weekend in this league because BSU loses one of the greatest scorers in school history in Tara Hiscock. Hiscock ended her it’s such a challenging conference. If we can get a point every weekend this season, then that career with 31 goals and 25 assists for 56 points, tying her for 10th on the all-time points will help us take this program where it needs to go.” list in BSU history. She had a knack for finding the back of the net, and her production and leadership skills will be sorely missed this season. The three-time captain was third on the Bemidji State will be considerably younger than years’ past with the departure of 14 players team in scoring her senior year, netting three goals and five assists for eight points. Other key from last year’s team. BSU lost five graduating seniors, two juniors, four sophomores and losses are Julie Rising, Lisa Kissick, Jessica Pullar, Jaime LeDuc and Keeta Koalska. three freshmen. Leaving with these players will be 18 of the team’s 38 goals (47 percent) and 36 of the team’s 55 total points (65 percent). Bemidji State returns eight forwards: one senior, two juniors and five sophomores. The Beavers top returning scorers are sophomores Erin Cody and Annie Bauerfeld. Both One of the departing