WISCONSIN WOMEN’S HOCKEY 2018 N CA A FRO ZEN FO U R GU IDE M ARC H 16 & 18, 2018 ▪ RIDD ER AREN A ▪ M INN EAPO LIS 2018 National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship March 9 or 10 March 16 March 18 1 *Clarkson (33-4-1) ^Clarkson 2-1 (OT) Mercyhurst (18-14-4) Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN 5 p.m. ET Big Ten Network 4 *Boston College (30-4-3) Ohio St. 2-0 Ohio St. (23-10-4) Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN 3 p.m. ET Big Ten Network NATIONAL 2 *Wisconsin (30-4-2) CHAMPION ^Wisconsin 4-0 Minnesota (24-10-3) Ridder Arena Minneapolis, MN 8 p.m. ET Big Ten Network 3 *Colgate (32-5-1) Colgate 3-1 Northeastern (19-16-3) * Host Institution ^ Home Team All times are Eastern time. Information subject to change. © 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association. No commercial use without the NCAA's written permission. The NCAA opposes all forms of sports wagering. 4 National Titles (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011) ▪ 5 Patty Kazmaier Award Winners ▪ 7 WCHA Regular Season Championships ▪ 17 All-Americans #2 WISCONSIN (31-4-2, 20-2-2-2 WCHA) VS. #3 COLGATE (33-5-1, 19-3-0-0 ECAC) 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 31-4-2, 20-2-2-2 WCHA NCAA SEMIFINAL ▪ MARCH 16 ▪ 7 PM ▪ MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ▪ RIDDER ARENA (3,400) DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) WISCONSIN BADGERS COLGATE RAIDERS SEPT. 16 KOREA (EXH) W, 8-0 Head Coach: Mark Johnson Head Coach: Greg Fargo SEPT. 22 LINDENWOOD W, 3-1 Record at UW: 459-82-41 (15th Year) Record at CU: 105-93-18 (6th Year) Overall: Same Overall: 189-116-23 (10th Year) SEPT. 23 LINDENWOOD W, 4-0 NCAA SEMIFINAL SEPT. 28 MERCYHURST W, 4-0 SEPT. 29 MERCYHURST W, 5-1 WISCONSIN FACES COLGATE IN NCAA Oct. 6 at Syracuse W, 1-0 Oct. 7 at Syracuse W, 5-2 FROZEN FOUR Oct. 13 at Minnesota State* W, 3-2 After blanking No. 5 Minnesota, 4-0, in the NCAA quar- Oct. 14 at Minnesota State* W, 3-1 terfinal round, the No. 2 Badgers will face No. 3 Colgate OCT. 20 BEMIDJI STATE* W, 5-1 on Friday in the semifinals at the 2018 NCAA Frozen OCT. 21 BEMIDJI STATE* W, 5-1 Four at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. Puck drop for the second semifinal of the tournament is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at No. 6 Minnesota* W, 3-2 Oct. 29 at No. 6 Minnesota* W, 2-1 Friday’s game can be seen on Big Ten Network with Dan NOV. 4 NO. 4 OHIO STATE* W, 7-0 Kelly, Sonny Watrous and Elise Menaker on the broad- cast. Fans can listen to the game in the Madison area on NOV. 5 NO. 4 OHIO STATE* W, 3-1 1310 WIBA as Reid Magnum and Mark Greenhalgh will Nov. 10 at No. 7 Cornell W, 3-1 broadcast the game from Ridder Arena. Nov. 11 at No. 7 Cornell W, 2-1 The winner of UW/Colgate will take on the winner of Nov. 24 vs. Northeastern L, 3-2 No. 1 Clarkson/No. 6 Ohio State on Sunday in the NCAA Nov. 25 vs. Boston University W, 4-2 championship game at 2 p.m. Dec. 1 MINNESOTA DULUTH* W, 5-1 Dec. 2 MINNESOTA DULUTH* W, 3-1 Friday’s game marks the first meeting between the Sophomore Kristen Campbell is one Dec. 8 at St. Cloud State* W, 1-0 Badgers and Raiders. of four goaltenders in UW history Dec. 9 at St. Cloud State* W, 3-0 to earn 30 or more wins in a single KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER season. Jan. 13 MINNESOTA STATE* W, 6-0 Jan. 14 MINNESOTA STATE* W, 4-0 Wisconsin, the 2017-18 WCHA regular-season champi- OT ons, will make its fifth-straight NCAA Frozen Four appearance, which is not only the longest Jan. 19 at Bemidji State* W, 4-3 streak in program history, but is the longest active streak in the NCAA. Jan. 20 at Bemidji State* T, 3-3 OT Jan. 27 ST. CLOUD STATE* W, 4-0 UW is coming off a 4-0 win over No. 5 Minnesota in the NCAA quarterfinal round as Abby Roque scored twice in a span of 16 seconds while Kristen Campbell earned her 12th shutout Jan. 28 ST. CLOUD STATE* W, 3-2 of the year to lead the Badgers to the Frozen Four. Feb. 2 at No. 6 Ohio State* L, 1-0 Feb. 3 at No. 6 Ohio State* L, 3-1 Wisconsin landed six skaters on All-WCHA teams, the most of any team in the conference. Sophomores Abby Roque and Kristen Campbell earned first team honors, senior Claudia Feb. 9 at Minnesota Duluth* W, 5-0 Kepler and juniors Mikaela Gardner and Sophia Shaver received second team distinction, and Feb. 10 at Minnesota Duluth* T, 3-3 OT senior Maddie Rolfes earned a spot on the third team. Feb. 16 NO. 7 MINNESOTA* W, 4-3 Kristen Campbell was named a Top-10 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalist after a break- Feb. 17 NO. 7 MINNESOTA* W, 1-0 out performance this season. The netminder tops the national leaderboard in several goaltend- March 3 Bemidji State# W, 4-1 ing categories leading the NCAA in goals against average with a 1.13 clip, while her save per- March 4 No. 7 Minnesota# L, 3-1 centage of .942 also paces the country. Her 12 shutouts are the most by an NCAA goaltender March 10 NO. 5 MINNESOTA^ W, 4-0 this season. March 16 No. 3 Colgate$ 7 p.m. Wisconsin’s team defense ranks first in the country as the Badgers have allowed just 1.19 All times Central. goals per contest. The Badgers also boast the fifth-ranked team offense in the NCAA, averag- Home games in BOLD CAPS played at LaBahn Arena. ing 3.32 goals a game. * Denotes Western Collegiate Hockey Association game UW is 32-8-2 all time against the ECAC, including a 6-2 record in NCAA tournament games. # WCHA Final Faceoff - Minneapolis ^ NCAA Quarterfinal $ NCAA Frozen Four - Minneapolis TWITTER: #BADGERS / #ONWISCONSIN 11 0:16 31 . Official Account: @BadgerWHockey Wisconsin is making its 11th Sophomore Abby Roque set Sophomore goaltender NCAA Frozen Four appear- an NCAA tournament record Kristen Campbell is in elite ance, which ranks second last Saturday by scoring company at UW as her 31 among all schools behind two goals in 16 seconds in wins this year ranks No. 4 only Minnesota (13). UW the Badgers’ 4-0 win over in single-season wins behind also has the longest active Minnesota. It marked the Olympians Ann-Renee streak of appearances at the fastest consecutive goals Desbiens (33), Alex Rigsby NCAA Frozen Four of five scored in an NCAA tourna- (33) and Jessie Vetter (33). appearances. ment game by a player or team. Women’s Hockey Contact: AJ Harrison . Office: 608-262-2255 . Cell: 608-279-8641 . E-mail: [email protected] . Twitter: @AJHarrison1 Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 WISCONSIN AT THE 2018 NCAA FROZEN FOUR GAME NOTES GET TO KNOW MARK JOHNSON WISCONSIN QUICK FACTS Mark Johnson is in his 15th season as Wisconsin’s head coach UNIVERSITY INFORMATION and has led the Badgers to four national championships during School: University of Wisconsin-Madison his tenure. Location: Madison, Wis. (233,209) Johnson was a member of the 1976-77 NCAA Champion UW Founded: 1848 men’s hockey team and was a two-time first-team All-American Enrollment: 42,818 while at Wisconsin. He was named one of the WCHA’s Top 50 Nickname: Badgers Players in 50 Years, and is UW’s all-time leading scorer with 48 Colors: Cardinal and White single-season goals and 125 career goals. Conference: WCHA He played for five teams during an 11-year NHL career that Division: NCAA I included an All-Star Game appearance. Chancellor: Rebecca Blank Johnson has been twice inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Director of Athletics: Barry Alvarez Fame – once as a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey Assoc. Athletic Director - W Hockey: Jason King team and most recently for his individual accomplishments as a HEAD COACH MARK JOHNSON player and coach. Hometown: Madison, Wis. The son of legendary Wisconsin coach Bob Johnson, he was named the American Hockey Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1994 Coaches Association Women’s Division I Coach of the Year as well as the WCHA Coach of the Career Record/Years 459-82-41 (.818)/15th season Year in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2016. UW Record/Years Same WCHA Record 321-61-34 (.794) Johnson was awarded the prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary award for his accomplishments in the 25 years following the completion of collegiate competition. COACHING STAFF Associate Head Coach: Dan Koch (St. Mary’s, 2001) The leading scorer for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team that won the gold medal in Lake Placid, Assistant Coach: Jackie Crum (Wisconsin, 2006) Johnson coached in the Olympics 30 years later, leading the U.S. women’s hockey team to silver Volunteer Asst. Coach: Mark Greenhalgh (Wisconsin, 2007) at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Athletic Training: Stefanie Arndt In addition to winning four national titles at Wisconsin, Johnson has led the Badgers to seven Strength & Conditioning Jim Snider Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff titles, seven WCHA regular season crowns and coached five Patty Kazmaier Award Winners.