2 0 1 1 W C H A W O M E N ’ S Y E A R B O O K OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 2010-11 OSU ALPHABETICAL TEAM ROSTER No. Name Yr Pos Ht S/C Age Hometown / Previous Team 14 Becky Allis FR D 5-8 R 18 West Olive, Michigan / Chicago Mission 33 Barbara Bilko JR G 5-5 L 20 Coldwater, Michigan / Shattuck-St. Mary’s 6 Teal Bishop SR D 5-7 L 21 Fairbanks, Alaska / North American Hockey Academy 18 Amanda Boskovich SO F 5-4 R 19 LaGrange, Illinois / Chicago Mission 35 Lindsey Brown FR G 5-8 L 18 Mounds View, Minnesota / Minnesota Thoroughbreds 3 Brittany Carlson JR D 5-3 L 20 Hudson, Wisconsin / Cretin-Derham Hall HS 34 Loren Carrier FR G 5-8 L 19 Chandler, Arizona / Ontario Hockey Academy 10 Melissa Feste JR F 5-3 R 20 Bloomington, Minnesota / Eden Prairie HS 23 Tina Hollowell SO F 5-5 L 19 Clinton Township, Michigan / Little Caesars U-19 7 Jenna Kilpatrick SR F 5-7 L 22 New Prague, Minnesota / New Prague HS 31 Chelsea Knapp SO G 5-9 L 19 York, New York / Lawrence Academy 12 Hokey Langan SO F 5-4 L 19 Chatham, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes 19 Christina Mancuso SR F 5-7 L 22 Toronto, Ontario / Toronto Jr. Aeros 13 Madison Marcotte FR D 5-8 L 18 White Bear Lake, Minnesota / White Bear Lake HS 11 Laura McIntosh JR F 5-4 L 20 Waterloo, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs 24 Sandy Nelson SR D 5-4 L 21 Blaine, Minnesota / Spring Lake Park HSl 9 Shannon Reilly SR D 5-5 R 21 Chanhassen, Minnesota / Benilde-St. Margaret’s 17 Liz Rizzo SO F 5-5 R 20 Glens Falls, New York / Berkshire School 25 Paige Semenza SO F 5-4 R 19 Pittston, Pennsylvania / North American Hockey Academy 5 Natalie Spooner JR F 5-10 R 20 Scarborough, Ontario / Durham West Jr. Lightning 1 Lisa Steffes FR G 5-4 L 18 Amherstburg, Ontario / Bluewater Jr. Hawks SOPHOMORE FORWARD HOKEY LANGAN 27 Annie Svedin FR D 5-4 L 19 Soraker, Sweden / MODO Örnsköldsvik 4 Ally Tarr FR F 5-5 R 18 London, Ontario / Bluewater Jr. Hawks 21 Kim Theut JR F 5-6 L 20 Harrison Township, Michigan / Little Caesars U-19 NUMERICAL ROSTER 15 Minttu Tuominen SO F 5-5 R 20 Espoo, Finland / Espoo Blues 8 Kelly Wild JR D 5-3 L 20 Mendota Heights, Minnesota / Cretin-Derham Hall HS No. Name Pos 1 Lisa Steffes G Captain: Christina Mancuso. Assistant Captains: Laura McIntosh, Natalie Spooner, Kelly Wild. Head Coach: Jackie Barto (Providence ‘84). Career 3 Brittany Carlson D Record (Entering 2010-11): 234-253-49 (.482) (16 Seasons). Record at Ohio State (Entering 2010-11): 164-200-39 (.455) (11 Seasons). Assistant 4 Ally Tarr F Coach: Josh Liegl (Marian College ‘01). Assistant Coach: Alison Domenico (St. Lawrence ‘09) 5 Natalie Spooner F 6 Teal Bishop D 7 Jenna Kilpatrick F HEAD COACH JACKIE BARTO 8 Kelly Wild D 9 Shannon Reilly D a finalist for the prestigious award a total of five Hampshire in a game that lasted five overtimes. 10 Melissa Feste F times under Barto, with Jeni Creary (2002), Emma The 1996-97 season proved to be one of the 11 Laura McIntosh F Laaksonen (2002) and Jana Harrigan (2006) joining most successful during Barto’s helm. Providence 12 Hokey Langan F Bonhomme’s two nods. went 20-8-2, posting the program’s eighth 20-win 13 Madison Marcotte D Bonhomme also made Ohio State history when season. In 1997-98 she guided the Friars to the ECAC she was named both WCHA Player of the Year and Tournament for the 15th consecutive season. 14 Becky Allis D WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the Although it was in the sport of women’s ice 15 Minttu Tuominen F first Buckeye to receive either award. Over the last hockey that brought Barto to Ohio State, her 17 Liz Rizzo F four seasons, the Buckeyes have earned 10 All-WCHA coaching career began in 1985 when she was named 18 Amanda Boskovich F teams awards including Bonhomme, who became Providence’s field hockey head coach and also served 19 Christina Mancuso F the first two-time First Team All-WCHA selection as an assistant with the women’s ice hockey and in program history. During its 10 years of women’s softball programs. From 1985-98, her field hockey 21 Kim Theut F hockey, Ohio State has received a total of 14 All- Friars went 163-93-22, won two Big East titles (1989 23 Tina Hollowell F WCHA honors, as well as WCHA Student-Athlete of and ‘91), an ECAC crown (1988) and made three 24 Sandy Nelson D the Year (Emma Laaksonen, 2004) and WCHA Rookie NCAA tournament appearances (1987, ‘89 and ‘90). 25 Paige Semenza F of the Year (Jeni Creary, 2002). Barto’s success in athletics began as a student- 27 Annie Svedin D The awards for Ohio State in the classroom have athlete at Providence, where she became one been even more impressive during Barto’s tenure, of greatest to ever don the Friar uniform. Barto 31 Chelsea Knapp G including 21 AWHCA Scholar All-Americans, 15 (formerly Gladu) totaled 113 career goals and 33 Barbara Bilko G WCHA Scholar-Athletes, 57 WCHA All-Academic remains third on the all-time Friar goal list trailing 34 Loren Carrier G Team members, 59 Academic All-Big Ten at-large only former U.S. Olympian Cammi Granato (1989-93; 35 Lindsey Brown G selections and 101 OSU Scholar-Athletes. Last spring, 139 goals) and Stephanie O’Sullivan (1991-95; 126 Jackie Barto, the first and only head coach of the Ohio Liana Bonanno became the program’s first ESPN The goals), both of whom Barto coached while at PC. She State women’s ice hockey team, is in her 11th season Magazine Academic All-America at-large selection, also stands fifth on Providence’s all-time scoring list at the helm of the Buckeyes. Over the past decade, earning a place on the third team. Jody Heywood also with 200 career points and 11th in career assists with involved with ice hockey and field hockey on the she has established Ohio State as a top university was a two-time finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian 87. During her days as a Friar, Barto was associated national level. She was a member of the selection for collegiate women’s hockey while competing Award in 2007 and ‘08, the first Buckeye on either with three of Providence’s six ECAC championships, committee for the 2006 Winter Olympic U.S. National in the toughest conference in the nation – the men’s or women’s teams to be a finalist for the winning one as a head coach (1995), one as an Women’s Hockey team. She was also an assistant WCHA, winner of all nine NCAA women’s hockey award. assistant (1994) and one as a player (1984). coach for the 2003 U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select championships. On the international level, Barto added another In addition to her success as an ice hockey player, Team who played a three-game exhibition series Barto has led Ohio State to a program record of honor to her coaching career as she led the U.S. she also excelled in field hockey and softball. She was against Canada. The team also competed at the 147-185-34 (.448) and has an overall career record Women’s National Team to the gold medal at the captain of all three sports her senior year and set a 2003 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival in Lake of 217-238-44 (.479) in 15 years as a head coach, 2008 IIHF World Women’s Championship in Harbin, number of school records in each, including third on Placid, N.Y. In August 1999, she was one of four head serving as head coach at Providence five seasons China. As head coach of Team USA, she led the squad the all-time Providence field hockey scoring list with coaches at the USA Hockey Women’s Festival in Lake before coming to Ohio State. She recorded her 200th to two victories over archrival Team Canada en route 149 career points, tied for second with 64 goals and Placid, N.Y. and was an assistant coach there in 1998. career win Nov. 24, 2007 with a 4-1 victory against St. to then just the second U.S. gold medal win at the 12th in assists with 21. In 1983, she was invited to the Olympic Field Hockey Cloud State at the OSU Ice Rink. Barto ranks seventh event. Barto also guided the U.S. Women’s Select Barto collected a number of accolades as a coach Training Center and was involved in the Olympic in career victories amongst active head coaches in Team to a silver medal at the Four Nations Cup in and student-athlete while at Providence. In 1997, she Development Program. NCAA Div. 1 women’s hockey. November 2007. She was named head coach of was inducted into the Providence College Athletic Barto served on the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Under the guidance of Barto, Ohio State has the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Team for 2008-09, after Hall of Fame and in 1995 was selected as the New Championship Committee 2000-06 and also is a collected numerous honors both on and off the serving as head coach of the U.S.