WCHA Administrative Office Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Mailing Address Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302, Denver, CO 80210 p: 303 871-4223. f: 303 871-4770. [email protected] April 22, 2011 WCHA Women’s Office; Public Relations 2010-11 WCHA Women’s Season-in-Review Sara R. Martin Associate Commissioner University of Wisconsin Secures Record 12th Consecutive p: 608 829-0104. f: 608 829-0105. [email protected] National Championship for WCHA; Badgers Defeat BC & BU Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner for Public Relations to Claim 2011 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four in Erie, PA p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200. No. 1-Ranked Wisconsin Completes Trophy Hat Trick as Conference Regular Season Champions, [email protected] League Playoff Champions, Div. 1 National Champions; Badgers Conclude Campaign on 27- Bill Brophy Women’s Public Relations Director Game Unbeaten Streak; Wisconsin’s Meghan Duggan Named Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award p: 608-277-0282. Winner; Duggan Honored as WCHA Player of the Year to Highlight League Individual Awards; [email protected] Mailing Address Four WCHA-Member Teams Ranked Among Nation’s Top 10 in Final National Polls … Wisconsin Western Collegiate Hockey Association No. 1, Minnesota Duluth No. 5, Minnesota No. 6/7, North Dakota No. 9; WCHA Teams Combine 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Suite 103 Madison, WI 53719-2096 for 26-12-3 (.671) Non-Conference Record in 2010-11 WCHA Women’s League MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin made sure the streak continues for the Western Collegiate Hockey Bemidji State University Association. The top-ranked Badgers captured the UW program’s fourth women’s national championship in six University of Minnesota years on March 20 with a 4-1 victory over Boston University at Tullio Arena in Erie, Pa., in front of 3,956 fans. University of Minnesota Duluth It was the 12th consecutive year that a WCHA-member team has won the national championship, including Minnesota State University all 11 NCAA Women’s Frozen Fours. It was the fourth national title for the Badgers. Only Minnesota Duluth, University of North Dakota with five titles, has won more national championships than Wisconsin. Minnesota also has won three national Ohio State University titles. St. Cloud State University University of Wisconsin Junior forward Carolyne Prevost led the Badgers (37-2-2) with two goals in the national title contest vs BU, including an empty-netter with :18 seconds remaining. Freshman goaltender Alex Rigsby made 15 saves to Home of a Record 12 finish her rookie season with a overall record of 27-1-1. The Badgers outshot the Terriers, 36-16 in the game, including an 18-4 advantage in the second period. Consecutive National con’t Championship Teams 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2010-11 WCHA Women’s Standings • Final ––––––––––––––––––––––– Conference Only Overall 2011 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF Pts GP W L T SW Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA March 4-5 • Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN 1 Wisconsin ! 76 28 24- 2- 2 2 .893 140- 50 41 37- 2- 2 .927 212- 70 2 Minnesota Duluth 57 28 18- 7- 3 0 .696 109- 49 34 22- 9- 3 .691 132- 55 visit us on the web at the all-new: Minnesota 57 28 18- 8- 2 1 .679 100- 52 38 26-10- 2 .711 132- 69 4 North Dakota 50 28 16-10- 2 0 .607 96- 79 36 20-13- 3 .597 116-103 WCHA.com 5 Bemidji State 39 28 11-13- 4 2 .464 53- 71 35 14-17- 4 .457 70- 88 6 Ohio State 30 28 8-17- 3 3 .339 69-100 36 14-19- 3 .431 99-116 7 Minnesota State 22 28 7-20- 1 0 .268 47-101 36 8-25- 3 .264 53-122 8 St. Cloud State 5 28 1-26- 1 1 .054 23-135 35 1-33- 1 .043 31-177 ! WCHA regular season champion, WCHA playoff champion, NCAA Frozen Four champion. Note: Teams are awarded three points for each win in regulation or overtime, and one point for an overtime tie. Conference games tied after 65:00 advance to a three-player shootout with the winning team receiving an extra point in the standings (denoted in the SW column. 2011 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four @ Erie, PA –––––––––––––––––––––– Results of Friday, March 18: Semifinals: Boston College 2 vs Wisconsin 3 (nc); Boston University 4 vs Cornell 1 (nc). Results of Sunday, March 20: National Championship Game: Boston University 1 vs Wisconsin 4 (nc). 2010-11 WCHA Women’s Release • Season-in-Review • 042211 University of Wisconsin Badgers • 2011 NCAA Frozen Four Champions Despite UW outshooting BU 10-4 in the first period, the teams remained goals when Mallory Deluce put in Hillary Knight’s rebound. The Terriers locked in a scoreless tie after the opening 20 minutes. The Badgers finally pulled Sperry immediately following Deluce’s goal and again with 2:33 to put one past Sperry at the 2:25 mark of the second period when Prevost go. BU fired five shots, including two stopped by Rigsby, before Prevost redirected a shot from the point to give Wisconsin a 1-0 lead. Sophomore secured the victory and Wisconsin’s fourth national championship with Stefanie McKeough passed the puck to fellow defenseman Alev Kelter an empty-net goal at 19:42. who ripped a shot from the blue line. Waiting at the crease, Prevost tipped Sperry made 32 saves to lead the Terriers to a national runner-up finish the shot past Sperry. in just the sixth season of the program. Wisconsin then took a 2-0 lead with 4:26 remaining in the second The Badgers defeated Boston College, 3-2, in the NCAA Women’s Frozen period when junior forward Brooke Ammerman converted the eventual Four semifinal round on Friday (March 18) night while Boston University game-winner on the power-play. Senior Meghan Duggan fed the puck beat Cornell, 4-1. to sophomore Brianna Decker down low, and Decker poked an attempt Four Badgers were named to the 2011 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four toward goal. After Sperry stopped Decker’s shot, Ammerman slid the All-Tournament Team. Duggan joined Prevost, Ammerman and Kelter in puck past her and into the net. receiving all-tournament honors. Duggan and Knight were also named Boston University (27-7-4) answered just 24 seconds later with a goal co-MVPs of the tournament. Boston College goaltender Molly Schaus from Marie-Philip Poulin. The teams entered the second intermission and Boston University defenseman Catherine Ward completed the all- with Wisconsin holding a 2-1 lead. tournament team. With just 3:23 remaining, the Badgers extended their lead back to two In the final USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s Division 1 College Hockey Poll, issued March 22, the WCHA’s Wisconsin was ranked No. 1, Minnesota Duluth was No. 5, Minnesota was No. 7 and North Dakota was No. 9. Also receiving votes from the WCHA was Ohio State. 2011 NCAA Women’s Division 1 Championship In the final USCHO.com Division 1 Women’s College Hockey Poll for Tournament Results 2010-11, issued on March 21, Wisconsin was ranked No. 1, Minnesota Duluth was No. 5, Minnesota was No. 6 and North Dakota was No. 9. NCAA Regionals In non-conference play during the 2010-11 season, the eight Western Results of Saturday, March 12 Collegiate Hockey Association-member women’s teams went a combined Minnesota 1 at Boston College 4 26-12-3 against outside Division 1 competition for a .671 winning Minnesota Duluth 1 at Wisconsin 2 percentage. The WCHA went 7-3-1 (.682) vs teams from the Hockey East Dartmouth 1 at Cornell 7 Association, 6-0-0 (1.000) vs teams from ECAC Hockey, and 13-9-2 (.583) Mercyhurst 2 at Boston University 4 vs teams from College Hockey America. By WCHA-member team, 2010-11 non-conference records were: Bemidji NCAA Women’s Frozen Four @ Erie, Pa. State (2-3-0), Minnesota (5-1-0), Minnesota Duluth (2-0-0), Minnesota Results of Friday, March 18 State (1-2-2), North Dakota (2-1-1), Ohio State (6-0-0), St. Cloud State Semifinal: Boston College 2 vs Wisconsin 3 (0-5-0) and Wisconsin (8-0-0). Semifinal: Boston University 1 vs Cornell 4 Results of Sunday, March 20 Championship: Boston University 1 vs Wisconsin 4 2010-11 WCHA Women’s Release • Season-in-Review • 042211 Final 2010-11 Div. 1 Women’s Hockey Polls NCAA Division 1 Women’s Championship History Year: Champion (Record), Coach USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s Game Score @ Site Attendance/Total Attendance Division 1 College Hockey Poll 2001: Minnesota Duluth (28-5-4), Shannon Miller March 22, 2011 • Final 4-2 vs St. Lawrence @ Minneapolis, MN (3,079/5,178) 2002: Minnesota Duluth (24-6-4), Shannon Miller Rk Team, Points (1st place) Record Last Wk Wks Top 10 3-2 vs Brown @ Durham, NH (3,102/5,153) 1 Wisconsin, 190 (19) 37-2-2 1 24 2003: Minnesota Duluth (31-3-2), Shannon Miller 2 Boston University, 165 27-7-4 3 24 4-3 (2 ot) vs Harvard @ Duluth, MN (5,167/9,968) 3 Boston College, 140 24-7-6 4 24 2004: Minnesota (30-4-2), Laura Halldorson 4 Cornell, 139 31-3-1 2 24 6-2 vs Harvard @ Providence, RI (3,522/6,048) 5 Minnesota Duluth, 114 22-9-3 5 24 2005: Minnesota (36-2-2), Laura Halldorson 6 Mercyhurst, 98 29-6-0 6 24 4-3 vs Harvard @ New Hampshire (2,056/15,352) 7 Minnesota, 85 26-10-2 7 23 2006: Wisconsin (36-4-1), Mark Johnson 8 Dartmouth, 45 22-12-0 8 8 3-0 vs Minnesota @ Univ.