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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 Games 19 & 20 BULLDOGS WILL WRAP UP 2015 AT OHIO STATE THIS WEEKEND UMD vs. Ohio State December 9, 2015 Date: Dec. 11-12, 7:07 p.m. Friday, 4:07 p.m. Saturday The University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team will finish up the (Eastern Time) 2015 portion of its season this weekend when the Bulldogs head to Colum- Site: OSU Ice Rink -- Columbus, Ohio bus, Ohio to face Ohio State University. The Western Collegiate Hockey Record: UMD: ..................7-10-1 (4-7-1 WCHA) Association clash will get underway Friday night at the OSU Ice Rink at 7:07 Ohio State: .............6-10-0 (3-9-0 WCHA) p.m. before wrapping up Saturday afternoon at 4:07 p.m. All time are East- Video Feed: http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ ern Daylight Time. collegesportslive/?media=508333 Live Stats: http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/gametracker/launch/ USCHO RANKING: UMD-- No. Rec. Votes, Ohio State-- N/A gt_whockey.html?event=1440312&school=osu&sport=whockey&camef USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAG: UMD-- Rec. Votes, Ohio State-- N/A rom=&startschool=& 2015-2016 SCHEDULE A BULLDOG ON THE BENCH: UMD fans will recognize a familar face on Date Opponent Location Time the Buckeye bench this week -- first year head coach and former three- 9/26/2015 Lindenwood Wentzville, MO 4-3 W, OT time UMD All-American Jenny Potter. Potter still owns the Bulldogs record 9/27/2015 Lindenwood Wentzville, MO 4-1, W for points (108-148=256 in 102 games) and assists (148). Potter and 10/2/2015 No. 2 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 4-1, L UMD head coach Maura Crowell are the only women head coaches in the 10/3/2015 No. 2 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 4-2, L. 10/9/2015 Bemidji State Bemidji, MN 0-2, L WCHA. 10/10/2015 Bemidji State Bemidji, MN 1-2, L OT 10/16/2015 Minnesota State Duluth, MN 4-2, W THE SERIES: All-time, UMD is 60-14-3 against the Buckeyes and went 10/17/2015 Minnesota State Duluth, MN 4-0, W 3-0-1 last season against OSU, outscoring the Buckeyes 14-6 in the pro- 10/23/2015 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 2-5, L cess. The Bulldogs are unbeaten against OSU in their last five contests, 10/24/2015 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 1-6, L and have gone 7-2-3 in their last 12 skates. 11/13/2015 Wisconsin Duluth, MN 0-3, L 11/14/2015 Wisconsin Duluth, MN 2-4, L UMD and the Buckeyes last skated back on Feb. 20 and 22, a sweep for 11/20/2015 North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 3-4, L 11/21/2015 North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 1-0, W the Bulldogs at AMSOIL. Current Bulldogs Michela Cava and Jessica 11/27/2015 Harvard Duluth, MN 4-2, W Healey both scored goals in UMD’s 3-1 win on Feb. 20. 11/28/2015 Harvard Duluth, MN 1-4, L 12/4/2015 St. Cloud State Duluth, MN 2-2, T OT On Feb. 22, the Bulldogs went down 2-0 before starting a comeback with 12/5/2015 St. Cloud State Duluth, MN 4-0, W 17 seconds remaining in the second period. Healey scored her second- 12/11/2015 Ohio State Columbus, OH 7:07 p.m.ET straight goal of the series to knot the game at 2-2 at 8:59 of the third period, 12/12/2015 Ohio State Columbus, OH 4:07 p.m.ET and UMD rolled from there with three more unaswered goals, including an 1/8/2016 Wisconsin Madison, WI 2:07 p.m. empty-netter from Lara Stalder to knock off OSU 5-2. 1/9/2016 Wisconsin Madison, WI 12:07 p.m. 1/15/2016 North Dakota Duluth, MN 3:07 p.m. 1/16/2016 North Dakota Duluth, MN 3:07 p.m. Healey was named the WCHA’s Rookie of the Week for her two-goal, 1/22/2016 Bemidji State Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m. including one game-winning -- game performance. 1/23/2016 Bemidji State Duluth, MN 4:07 p.m. 1/29/2016 Ohio State Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m. LAST TIME OUT: UMD surrendered a chance to overtake St. Cloud State 1/30/2016 Ohio State Duluth, MN 4:07 p.m. in the WCHA race after settling for a 2-2 tie last Friday before blanking the 2/5/2016 Minnesota State Mankato, MN 2:07 p.m. Huskies 4-0 Saturday. The Bulldogs grabbed four points but allowed two 2/6/2016 Minnesota State Mankato, MN 2:07 p.m. for the Huskies, which keeps UMD exactly three back having played 12 2/12/2016 Minnesota Duluth, MN 7:07 p.m. 2/13/2016 Minnesota Duluth, MN 4:07 p.m. WCHA games to SCSU’s 14. 2/19/2016 St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN 7:07 p.m. 2/20/2016 St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN 3:07 p.m. 2/26/2016 WCHA 1st Round TBA TBA UMD vs. Ohio State Last 10 Games (61-12-3 All-Time) 2/27/2016 WCHA 1st Round TBA TBA Feb. 22, 2015 5-2 Win Home Mar. 1, 2014 2-3 Loss Home* 2/28/2016 WCHA 1st Round TBA TBA Feb. 21, 2015 3-1 Win Home Feb. 28, 2014 1-0 Win Home* 3/5/2016 WCHA Final Face-Off TBA TBA Dec. 6, 2014 4-1 Win Away Jan. 19, 2014 2-2 Tie OT Home 3/6/2016 WCHA Final Face-Off TBA TBA Dec. 5, 2014 2-2 Tie OT SW Away Jan.. 18, 2014 0-0 Tie OT Home 3/11/2016 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA Mar. 2, 2014 5-1 Win Home* Nov. 16, 2013 2-0 Win Away *WCHA Playoff First Round Five-Time NCAA Champions 2010 • 2008 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 UMD forced the 2-2 tie Friday after sur- streak for the captain of her three year rendering two power play goals to the career. Head Coach Huskies in the second period. Demi Maura Crowell Crossman netted the equalizer 8:35 --Senior forward Michela Cava is now tied into the third period, but despite out- with Lara Stalder for the most UMD goals, -First Season- shooting SCSU 13-2 in the third period, with eight, including three in her last four 7-11-1 UMD settled for the tie and then lost the games. Cava’s current three-game scoring Maura Crowell, a five-year veteran of the Harvard shootout. streak (2g, 1a) is a UMD career-long for the University coaching staff, is currently in her first season senior. at UMD, and currently owns a 7-11-1 record. Saturday the Bulldogs flexed some Crowell, who became just the second head coach in offensive muscle with four goals by --Rookie goaltender Maddie Rooney the 16-year history of the Bulldog program, served as Harvard’s associate head coach last season after four different scorers and relied on the missed the series due to injury. filling an interim head coaching role in 2013-14. She goaltending of senior Kayla Black in the was a Crimson assistant coach from 2010-13. Crowell stepped in for head coach Katey Stone (who spent the net. Black backstopped UMD to her 20th BREAK-OUT BULLDOGS: A number of 2013-14 season with the USA Women’s Olympic Team) career shutout (Black already owned the UMD players have already posted career- and was named a finalist for the 2014 ECAC Coach of the Year award after guiding Harvard to a 23-7-4 Bulldog record for career shutouts) with high numbers this season in just the first 16 record, an Ivy League regular season title, a berth in 20 saves. Both Michela Cava (1g, 1a) games. the ECAC semifinals and the NCAA quarterfinals. Prior to signing on with the Crimson, Crowell built an impres- and Lara Stalder (2a) had multiple point sive resume over five years (2005-10) at the University games for UMD. Most notably, junior forward Katherine of Massachusetts-Boston helm. During her time behind the Beacon bench, she rolled up an overall record of McGovern has more than doubled her point 73-53-4 -- making her UMass-Boston’s all-time win- NOTES FROM THE ST. CLOUD SERIES: total from her first two seasons already this ningest coach -- and helped produce 11 All-Conference UMD: The Bulldogs are now 55-10-5 year, posting a goal and five assists. Senior selections. In 2009-10, Crowell was chosen the ECAC’s Coach of the Year after the Beacons went 17- all-time against the Huskies and are now Michela Cava, a first line staple now, has 9-0 in all games and 13-6-0 against ECAC competition. unbeaten against SCSU in their last nine netted eight goals and five assists for 13 Crowell’s collegiate coaching resume also includes a outings, dating back to Dec. 2013. points in 18 games, eclipsing her 2014-15 two-season stint (2003-05) as an assistant coach at point total of six points (3g, 3a) over 32 Connecticut College, where she helped the Camels to their first first-ever playoff appearance. Crowell The 4-0 SCSU win repeats a season- games. came to Connecticut College from St.