Western Collegiate Hockey Association Sara R. Martin Commissioner C 303 808-9366 • F 608 829-0200 [email protected] Bill Brophy Women’s Public Relations Director O 608 277-0282 • C 303 330-5468 [email protected] October 2, 2013/For Immediate Release

WCHA Administrative Office MSC 8302, WCHA State's Johnson & Butters, Bemidji 2211 S. Josephine Street Denver, CO 80208-8302 State's Mowat Named WCHA Women's Player O 303 871-4491 • F 303 871-4770 Bruce M. McLeod of the Week for October 2 Commissioner [email protected] Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt WCHA Offensive WCHA Defensive WCHA Rookie Associate Commissioner of Operations [email protected] Player of the Week Player of the Week of the Week Greg Shepherd Katie Johnson, F Danielle Butters, G Brittni Mowat, G Supervisor of Officials O/F 651 330-5131 Minnesota State Minnesota State Bemidji State [email protected] Doug Spencer MADISON, Wis. – Minnesota MADISON, Wis. – Minnesota MADISON, Wis. – Brittni Associate Commissioner for PR State University forward Katie State University goaltender Mowat, a freshman at Bemidji O 608 829-0100 • C 303 475-9283 Johnson, a sophomore from Danielle Butters, a senior from State University, led her team [email protected] Anoka, Minn., stepped up in a London, Ontario, totaled 71 to a victory and tie as the big way for the Mavericks who saves and was a crucial piece starting goaltender in a pair of Women’s Member Teams garnered an opening weekend in the Mavericks’ home split Sept. 27-28 season-opening home split with No. 7-ranked with No. 7-ranked Mercyhurst road games at Lindenwood University of Minnesota Duluth Mercyhurst. last weekend. University. Minnesota State University University of North Dakota In last Friday’s (Sept. 27) She registered 39 saves, From Glenboro, Manitoba, season opener, Johnson took including 17 in the third Mowat played all 125 minutes St. Cloud State University a centering pass from senior period, and helped kill a pair in the two-game series and University of Wisconsin Tracy McCann and buried it of Mercyhurst power-plays in allowed just three goals – all into the right side for her first the final six minutes to secure on the power-play. Home of a Record 14 career goal, which proved a 4-2 season-opening victory She made 18 saves in last Consecutive National Championship Teams to be the game-winner, in over the Lakers on Sept. 27. Friday’s 3-2 Bemidji State 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Minnesota State’s 4-2 upset Butters then backed that up triumph and then had 27 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, victory over the visiting Lakers. with 32 more stops in MSU’s more stops in a 1-1 overtime 2012, 2013 She also fired a team-high six one-goal defeat last Saturday tie against Lindenwood shots on goal in the win. (Sept. 28) in the series finale. last Saturday. In all, Mowat 2014 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF Then in game two last For the weekend, Butters stopped 45 of 48 shots on March 7-8 Saturday (Sept. 28), Johnson tallied double-digit stops in goal in the series for a .938 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN followed up with a team-best four periods and produced saves percentage and had four five shots in a 3-2 Mavs' two shutout periods to go shutout periods, including the visit us on the web at: loss. Trailing 3-0 in the third, along with a 2.53 goals-against one overtime. Minnesota State rallied for two average and a .934 saves Mowat is 1-0-1 on the wcha.com goals in :40 seconds to close percentage. season with a 1.44 goals- wcha.com/mobile within one. Also nominated: Allie against average and .938 saves Johnson finished the series Duellman, D, BSU. percentage. with a team-best 11 shots on goal and posted a +1 plus/ minus rating. Also nominated: Kaitlyn Tougas, F, BSU.