UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA WOMEN's HOCKEY Five-Time NCAA Champions 2010 • 2008 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001
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UNIVERSITYBULLDOGS OF MINNESOTA WOMEN’S HOCKEY 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 37 WIN AND IN: NO. 3 UMD WILL HOST NO. 5 MINNESOTA No. 3 UMD vs. No. 5 Minnesota IN NCAA QUARTERFINAL CLASH SATURDAY Date: March 11, 2017, 2:37 p.m. -- NCAA Quarterfinals March 8, 2017 Back into the NCAA tournament for the first time in five years, the No. 3 University of Site: AMSOIL Arena -- Duluth, Minn. (6,600) Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team will host the No. 5 University of Minnesota Record: UMD: ....25-6-5 in the NCAA Quarterfinal round on Saturday, March 11 at AMSOIL Arena. The game, Minnesota: .....25-7-5 scheduled to start at 2:37 p.m., will mark the first-ever NCAA Quarterfinal showdown Live Video (free): http://www.nchc.tv/umd/game/minnesota-at- between two of the nation’s most historically successful programs. The Gophers, the minnesota-duluth-on-03112017 defending NCAA champions and owner of four of the last five NCAA titles, have an Live- Radio: https://network1sports.com/station/kqds NCAA-best six national titles and are on the road in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011. The Bulldogs, who last won an NCAA crown in 2010 -- which was also the last time UMD hosted an NCAA Quarterfinal contest, own five NCAA titles 2015-2016 SCHEDULE and remain the only program to have won three-straight NCAA trophies (2003, 2002, Date Opponent Location Time 2001). 9/30/2016 #3 Boston College Duluth, MN T, 3-3 OT 10/1/2016 #3 Boston College Duluth, MN W, 5-2 USCHO RANKING: UMD-- No. 3, Minnesota-- No. 5 10/7/2016 Minnesota State* Duluth, MN W, 4-0 USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAG: UMD-- No. 3, Minnesota-- No. 5 10/8/2016 Minnesota State* Duluth, MN W, 5-1 10/14/2016 #2/3 Minnesota* Minneapolis, MN L, 3-4 10/15/2016 #2/3 Minnesota* Minneapolis, MN L, 2-3 OT THE SERIES: In 85 all-time showdowns, UMD is 27-51-7 against the Gophers after 10/21/2016 #9 Bemidji State* Duluth, MN W, 2-1 using double-overtime to knock off Minnesota last Saturday in the Western Collegiate 10/22/2016 #9 Bemidji State* Duluth, MN T, 3-3 OT SW Hockey Association’s Final Face-Off Semifinals. Prior to UMD’s 2-1 extra-time thrill- 10/28/2016 Ohio State* Columbus, OH W, 6-0 er, the Bulldogs snapped a five-year winless streak against Minnesota back on Jan. 10/29/2016 Ohio State* Columbus, OH W, 3-2 13 in 3-2 win before sweeping the Gophers with a 5-3 triumph on Jan. 14. The series 11/12/2016 #9 North Dakota* Grand Forks, ND W, 2-1 sweep was also the first by UMD over Minnesota since Oct. 29-30, 2010. 11/13/2016 #9 North Dakota* Grand Forks, ND T, 2-2 OT 11/18/2016 #1 Wisconsin* Duluth, MN W, 4-1 Last Saturday, the Bulldogs relied heavily on a record-setting performance from 11/19/2016 #1 Wisconsin* Duluth, MN L, 1-4 sophomore goaltender Maddie Rooney. Rooney topped her previous UMD record 11/25/2016 Harvard Cambridge, MA W, 4-1 for saves in a game (also set against Minnesota last season) by making 62 saves to 11/26/2016 Harvard Cambridge, MA W, 2-1 OT neutralize the Gophers 63-41 shots on goal advantage. 12/2/2016 St. Cloud State* St. Cloud, MN W, 3-0 12/3/2016 St. Cloud State* St. Cloud, MN W, 3-2 Immediately after Rooney made her record-setting save, UMD netted the game-win- 12/9/2016 Minnesota State* Mankato, MN W, 3-0 ner when Lara Stalder whacked down a puck that had been sent at the net from Kat- 12/10/2016 Minnesota State* Mankato, MN L, 1-2 erina Mrázová and then deflected off a Gopher player to become airborne. Stalder’s 1/13/2017 #2 Minnesota* Duluth, MN W, 3-2 eighth game-winning goal of the year came at 11:29 of the second overtime, sending 1/14/2017 #2 Minnesota* Duluth, MN W, 5-3 UMD into the WCHA Final Face-Off final for the first time since 2012. 1/20/2017 Bemidji State* Bemidji, MN W, 5-1 1/21/2017 Bemidji State* Bemidji, MN T, 2-2 OT Mrázová backhanded UMD’s first goal at 12:15 of the second period on the power 1/27/2017 Ohio State* Duluth, MN W, 6-1 play, and both Mrázová and Stalder had a goal and an assist in the contest. 1/28/2017 Ohio State* Duluth, MN W, 3-0 2/3/2017 North Dakota* Duluth, MN W, 2-0 While Minnesota outshot the Bulldogs overall in the game, the Gophers outshot UMD 2/4/2017 North Dakota* Duluth, MN W, 2-1 in the first (17-6) and third period (12-11), and in the first overtime (20-8). The Bull- 2/11/2017 #1Wisconsin* Madison, WI T, 1-1 OT dogs had slight shot on goal advantages in the second period (10-9) and second 2/12/2017 #1Wisconsin* Madison, WI L, 0-8 overtime (6-5). UMD held Minnesota scoreless on three power play attempts. 2/17/2017 St. Cloud State* Duluth, MN W, 2-1 2/18/2017 St. Cloud State* Duluth, MN W, 4-1 The Bulldogs and Gophers each swept their home series over the course of the regu- 2/23/2017 St. Cloud State# Duluth, MN W, 5-0 lar season, with Minnesota pocketing a 4-3 win on Oct. 14, followed by a 3-2 overtime 2/24/2017 St. Cloud State# Duluth, MN W, 6-2 win on Oct. 15 at Ridder. UMD had the slight edge in goals scored through those four 3/4/2017 #5 Minnesota+ Minneapolis, MN W, 2-1 2OT 3/5/2017 #1 Wisconsin+ Minneapolis, MN L, 1-4 UMD vs. Minnesota (Last 10 games) (27-51-7 All-Time) 3/11/2017 # 5 Minnesota^ Duluth, MN 2:37 p.m. Mar. 4, 2017 2-1 Win 2 OT Away Feb. 13, 2016 2-6 Loss Home 3/17/2017 NCAA Frozen Four St. Louis, MO TBD Jan. 14, 2017 5-3 Win Home Feb. 12, 2016 3-7 Loss Home 3/19/2017 NCAA Frozen Four St. Louis, MO TBD Jan. 13, 2017 3-2 Win Home Oct. 24, 2015 1-6 Loss Away * WCHA Game #WCHA Quarterfinals +WCHA Final FF Oct. 15, 2017 2-3 Loss OT Away Oct. 23, 2015 2-5 Loss Away ^ NCAA Quarterfinals Oct. 14, 2017 3-4 Loss Away Feb. 14, 2015 0-2 Loss Away Five-Time NCAA Champions 2010 • 2008 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 games, netting 13 to the Gophers 12, and now UMD’s Top Scorers vs. Minnesota (Career) BY THE NUMBERS 14-13 overall. BULLDOGS VS. GOPHERS Lara Stalder -- 8g, 12a = 20 points in 18 games While the Bulldogs own a 14-13 goal advantage Ashleigh Brykaliuk -- 9g, 8a = 17 points in 18 games Overall Record 25-6-5 25-7-5 over the Gophers in five games this season, Katie McGovern -- 4g, 5a = 9 points in 18 games Minnesota owns a 206-142 shots on goal ad- Sidney Morin -- 8a = 8 points in 18 games Final Conference Record (Place) vantage on UMD. UMD IN THE NCAA POSTSEASON: While the 19-5-4 (Third) 19-4-5 (Second) A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GOPHERS: headline may be the Bulldogs appearance in Minnesota finished right ahead of UMD in the the NCAA tournament for the first time since Record vs. Top-10 Teams WCHA regular season, and owns a 25-7-5 2011, prior to that, UMD was dominate in the 7-5-4 3-4-4 overall record. The Gophers needed three tournament. games to get to last Saturday’s semifinal, Scoring Offense (G/Gm) All-time, the Bulldogs are 15-5 in the NCAA 3.06 3.24 defeating Bemidji State University Sunday 3-2 to reach their 18th-straight WCHA semifinal. postseason, including 11-2 in the NCAA Frozen Four and 4-3 in the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Scoring Defense (G/Gm) 1.69 1.76 At the helm is Brad Frost, who in his 10th NCAA didn’t adopt a quarterfinal game until the season, has an overall record of 318-53-27 at 2004-05 season, and prior to that, UMD had played in and won the first three NCAA titles in Scoring Margin Minnesota and four NCAA titles. +1.36 +1.49 2001, 2002 and 2003, going a perfect 6-0 in the Junior forward Kelly Pannek leads the Gophers NCAA postseason. Shots on Goal (SOG/Gm) and the NCAA with 60 points (19g, 41a) in 37 32.6 37.5 games. She is followed by sophomore Sarah In three NCAA Quarterfinal games in Duluth, Potomak, who has recorded 51 points on 19 Minn., UMD is 2-1 all-time. (Though UMD’s only Penalty Minutes Per Game goals and 32 assists. quarterfinal loss was actually at Wessman Arena 6.3 5.8 in Superior, Wisc., due to a DECC conflict at the THE BULLDOG -- GOPHER NCAA POST- time). The Bulldogs are an impressive 6-0 all-time Power Play in NCAA postseason games actually held in the 19/119 (16.0) 25/103 (24.3) SEASON HISTORY: Despite meeting in 10 WCHA postseason games, UMD and Minneso- city limits of Duluth.