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Athletic Communications, Women’s Hockey • Kelly Grgas-Wheeler University of Minnesota Duluth • Duluth, MN 55812-2496 • (218) 726-8937 • Fax: (218) 726-6529 THE MATCH-UP Game 13 & 14 UP NEXT FOR NO. 10 UMD IS NO. 1 MINNESOTA AT No. 10 UMD vs. No. 1 Minnesota AMSOIL THIS WEEKEND November 19, 2019 Date: Novermber 22-23, Friday & Saturday 3:07 p.m. The No. 10 University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team will host the Site: AMSOIL Arena -- Duluth, Minnesota (6,758) No. 1 University of Minnesota this weekend at AMSOIL Arena in the last home Record: UMD: 7-4-1 (4-3-1) (Fourth WCHA) series for the Bulldogs of 2019. The Friday-Saturday series will get underway Minnesota: 12-1-1 (8-1-1) (First WCHA) at 3:07 p.m. Friday UMD will host the “Drop the Gloves Winter Clothes Drive”, and are requesting fans to bring new or gently used winter clothes (coats, hats, mittens) to donate. Saturday will be the annual Safety Patrol Night, and Video: http://bit.ly/32loRmj will also feature a UMD Stores puck giveaway to the first 250 fans. Stats: https://umdbulldogs.com/sidearmstats/whockey/summary USCHO RANKING: UMD-- No. 10, Minnesota--- No. 1 2018-2019 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time USA TODAY/USA Hockey Magazine: UMD-- No. 10, Minnesota-- No. 1 9/28/2019 Minn. Whitecaps# Duluth, MN (Exh) T, 2-2 10/4/2019 #3Clarkson Duluth, MN L, 2-4 QUICK HITS 10/5/2019 #3Clarkson Duluth, MN W, 2-0 --Reigning WCHA Goaltender of the Week Maddie Rooney ranks 3rd in the 10/11/2019 Minnesota State Duluth, MN W, 3-2OT WCHA with 285 saves -- nine shy of the top-spot (and two games played 10/12/2019 Minnesota State Duluth, MN W, 4-1 behind No. 2) 10/18/2019 Bemidji State Bemidji, MN L, 2-4 --Rooney will play her 100th career game Friday afternoon. 10/19/2019 Bemidji State Bemidji, MN L, 1-2 --Ashton Bell ranks second in the WCHA among all defensemen in scoring 10/25/2019 Mercyhurst Buffalo, NY W, 4-1 with 13 points (3g,10a), and sits tied for fifth among all NCAA blueliners. 10/26/2019 Conn./Colgate Buffalo, NY W, 3-1 --Gabbie Hughes has six goals and three assists for nine points against Min- 11/1/2019 St. Cloud St. Duluth, MN W, 3-2 nesota in career six skates -- a current UMD roster career-high 11/2/2019 St. Cloud St. Duluth, MN W, 6-0 THE SERIES: UMD is 28-59-9 all-time against Minnesota, and is facing a 11/15/2019 #7Ohio State Columbus, OH L, 1-3 top-ranked Gopher team for a second time in as many games. The Bulldogs 11/16/2019 #7Ohio State Columbus, OH T, 1-1 2OT and Minnesota have need overtime in four of their last eight games. 11/22/2019 #1Minnesota Duluth, MN 3:07pm The two sides last tangled last March 8 in the WCHA Final Face-Off semifi- 11/23/2019 #1Minnesota Duluth, MN 3:07pm nals , a 1-4 setback for the the Bulldogs by the then No. 1 Gophers. Gabbie 11/29/2019 Quinnipiac Hamden, CT 3:00pm Hughes extended her goal scoring streak against Minnesota to six-games at 11/30/2019 Conn/Yale Hamden, CT TBA 7:20 of the first period, but Minnesota answered a little over five minutes later. 12/6/2019 Wisconsin Madison, WI 7:07pm 12/7/2019 Wisconsin Madison, WI 7:07pm The Gophers added two more goals in the second period and added an emp- ty-net late in third period, and held UMD to a season-low nine shots in the 1/3/2020 Minnesota State+Duluth, MN TBA skate. Minnesota outshot UMD 44-9, but impressively blocked 18 Bulldog 1/4/2020 SCSU/BSU+ Duluth, MN TBA shots over the course of the game. Maddie Rooney made 40 saves for 1/17/2020 Bemidji State Duluth, MN 7:07pm the Bulldogs -- her seventh 40 or more save game against Minnesota of her 1/18/2020 Bemidji State Duluth, MN 4:07pm career. 1/24/2020 St. Cloud St. Cloud, MN 6:07pm UMD last defeated -- and swept -- Minnesota at AMSOIL Arena on Jan. 13- 1/25/2020 St. Cloud St. Cloud, MN 2:07pm 14 by scores of 3-2 and 5-3. Since then the Bulldogs are 0-3-1 at AMSOIL 1/31/2020 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 7:07pm against Minnesota -- which includes a 2-2 tie and shootout win in their last 2/1/2020 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 4:07pm head-to-head against the Gophers at home on Oct. 6. 2018 of last season. 2/7/2020 Ohio State Duluth, MN 3:07pm 2/8/2020 Ohio State Duluth, MN 3:07pm UMD vs. Minnesota (Last 10 games) (28-59-9 All-Time) 2/14/2020 Minnesota State Mankato, MN 7:07pm Mar 8, 2019 1-4 Loss Away+ Oct. 5, 2018 2-2 Tie OT SW Home 2/15/2020 Minnesota State Mankato, MN 3:07pm Feb. 3, 2019 3-5 Loss Away Dec. 9, 2017 0-5 Loss Away 2/21/2020 Wisconsin Duluth, MN 7:07pm Feb. 2, 2019 3-2 Win OT Away Dec. 8, 2017 3-3 Tie OT SW Away 2/22/2020 Wisconsin Duluth, MN 2:07pm Jan. 5, 2019 3-4 Loss OT Away (MN Cup) Oct. 21, 2017 1-2 Loss Home 2/28-3/1/2020 WCHA Quarterfinals TBA Oct. 6, 2018 2-3 Loss Home Oct. 20, 2017 1-4 Loss Home +WCHA Final Face-Off Semifinals Five-Time NCAA Champions 2010 • 2008 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 BY THE NUMBERS series goal output since Feb. 15-16 of last BULLDOG HISTORY BULLDOGS VS. GOPHERS season. All-Time Record/Seasons ............................460-208-65/21 Overall Record WCHA Record/Seasons ......................... ......322-144-50/20 7-4-1 12-1-1 --Rooney’s 68 saves also marks the most WCHA Tournament Record/Yrs ......................... ..41-20/20 Conference Record stops in a series this by the goaltender this NCAA Regional Tournament..........................................4-4 4-3-1 5-3-2 season and since Wisconsin put up 76 NCAA Frozen Four Record...........................................11-2 Record vs. Top-10 Teams against the netminder on Feb. 15-16 earlier NCAA Championship Game ..........................................5-1 1-2-1 8-1-1 this year. NCAA Champions....................................................5 Times Current Place in Conference ROONEY NAMED PLAYER OF THE NCAA Frozen Four Most Valuable Players.......................4 Fourth (8 GP, WCHA) First (10, GP WCHA) WEEK: After facing the most shots in the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team.......................19 Scoring Offense (G/Gm) league -- and subsequently posting the ACHA Division I Coach of the Year Awards........................2 2.67 4.50 most saves -- UMD senior goaltender Mad- USCHO Division I Coach of the Year.................................1 Scoring Defense (G/Gm) die Rooney was been named the WCHA’s Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-Three Finalists......6 1.75 1.43 Goaltender of the Week. Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalists..........15 Scoring Margin First Team All-Americans ................................................13 +0.92 +3.07 The Andover, Minn. product was impressive Second Team All-Americans.............................................3 Shots on Goal (SOG/Gm) between the pipes for the Bulldogs against Third Team All-Americans.................................................3 33.2 35.1 No. 7 Ohio State University last weekend in Hockey Humanitarian Award Finalists.............................1 Penalty Minutes Per Game Columbus, Ohio, making a WCHA-best 68 WCHA Player of the Year ..................................................3 6.3 6.1 saves on 71 shots faced. In 123:47 min- utes of action, Rooney posted a .958 saves WCHA Defensive Player of the Year.................................2 Power Play WCHA Rookie of the Year..................................................2 4/41 (9.8) 11/40 (27.5) percentage and also made two stops in the WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year...................................6 Penalty Kill league shootout after holding the Buckeyes 28/32 (87.5) 36/38 (94.7) scoreless in double-overtime. Rooney’s WCHA Coach of the Year...................................................3 save total also ranked as the fifth most in All-WCHA Selections .......................................................81 Point Leaders Gabbie Hughes (16) Grace Zumwinkle (21) the NCAA on the weekend. WCHA All-Tournament Most Valuable Players................6 Two Players (13) Taylor Heise (21) WCHA All-Tournament Selections .................................25 Goals Scored RING THE SCORING BELL: Junior de- AHCA Scholar First Team All-Americans.......................22 Gabbie Hughes (9) Grace Zumwinkle (11) fenseman convert Ashton Bell ranks third WCHA Scholar-Athlete Selections..................................68 Anneke Linser (5) Two Players (10) in the NCAA in points with 13 (3g, 10a) in WCHA All-Academic Selections.............................. .... 171 just 12 games. Bell ranks second among Winter Olympians (on ice players only).........................32 HUGHES AND ROONEY RISING all WCHA blueliners with a 1.08 ppg av- AGAINST THE GOPHERS: Gabbie erage. Bell ranks second in the WCHA Hughes leads all current UMD scorers with 2018-19 REVIEW among all defensemen in scoring with 13 2018-19 Record ........................................................15-16-4 nine points on six goals and three assists in points (3g,10a), and sits tied for fifth among six games against Minnesota, and has net- WCHA Record/Finish..................................... 9-11-4-4/4th ted at least a goal in each of her six career all NCAA blueliners. WCHA Tournament Record...........................................1-2 appearances against the Gophers. Bell’s output from the backline resembles 2018-19 Letterwinners Returning...........20 (12 F, 5 D, 3G) two other notable UMD postion converts 2018-19 Letterwinners Lost ..............................4 (2 F, 2D) Maddie Rooney has seven 40-plus save in the past nine years -- All-American Lara games against Minnesota over her career Stalder who actually moved to center from (and had a 40 save game in her last ap- UNIVERSITY INFORMATION pearance against the Gophers).