Coming in 2021-22 TM 2020-21 WCHA Women's League WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 5 (GAMES OF DEC. 17-18) / wcha.com CONTACT: TODD BELL / O: 952-681-7668 / C: 972-825-6686 / [email protected] 2020-21 WCHA STANDINGS Conference Overall Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T 3/SW Pts.% GF GA GP W L T Pct. GF GA 1. (2/2) Minnesota 15 6 5 1 0 0/0 .833 18 7 6 5 1 0 .833 18 7 2. (6/6) Minnesota Duluth 12 6 4 2 0 0/0 .667 24 10 6 4 2 0 .667 24 10 3. (4/3) Ohio State 6 4 2 2 0 0/0 .500 5 12 4 2 2 0 .500 5 12 St. Cloud State 6 6 2 4 0 0/0 .333 8 18 6 2 4 0 .333 8 18 5. (1/1) Wisconsin 3 2 1 1 0 0/0 .500 7 3 2 1 1 0 .500 7 3 Minnesota State 3 6 1 5 0 0/0 .167 9 22 6 1 5 0 .167 9 22 Bemidji State 3 2 1 1 0 0/0 .500 5 5 2 1 1 0 .500 5 5 (3 points for a regulation win; 2 points for a 3-on-3 or shootout win; 1 point for a 3-on-3 or shootout loss; zero points for a regulation loss) (Rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine) THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA (ALL TIMES LOCAL) THURSDAY, DEC. 17 FRIDAY, DEC. 18 BEMIDJI STATE AT MINNESOTA STATE, 2:07 PM CT BEMIDJI STATE AT MINNESOTA STATE, 2:07 PM CT Rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine OPENING FACEOFF BY THE NUMBERS • WCHA in the Top 10: Four WCHA teams landed in the top six of both the USCHO • 166: Saves for Minnesota's Lauren Bench this season on 172 shots. The and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls this week. Wisconsin remains top- redshirt senior leads the league in stops and in save percentage with her ranked on both lists while Minnesota moves up to take the second spot in both impressive .965 mark. polls. Ohio State slots in at No. 4 on the USCHO poll while the Buckeyes move • 58: Career goals for Ohio State's Tatum Skaggs. The next time the Buckeye up to No. 3 in the USAT/USAH Poll, making it so that the Top 3 ranked teams in forward lights the lamp she will move into fourth on the all-time career goals the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll all hail from the WCHA. Minnesota list at Ohio State. Duluth is the league's final team in the Top 10, clocking in at No. 6 on both lists. • 20: Career goals for Minnesota State's Brittyn Fleming. The senior forward • Leading the Nation: WCHA skaters made a big mark on the NCAA leaderboards netted the Mavericks lone goal in Friday's 2-1 loss to Minnesota. this past weekend. The league is currently home to the players with the most • 8: Career game-winning goals for Bemidji State's Clair DeGeorge. The senior or tied for the most goals per game (Clair DeGeorge - Bemidji State), assists forward potted the game-winning goal in overtime on Friday to boost Bemdiji per game (Nicole LaMantia, Wisconsin), points per game by a defenseman State over St. Cloud State for the Beavers first win in 2020-21. (LaMantia), points (Anna Klein, Minnesota Duluth), game-winning goals (Klein; • 7: Minnesota Duluth skaters rank in the top 10 point scorers in the WCHA. A Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota) and shutouts (Emma Söderberg, Minnesota Bulldog owns the top three spots (Anna Klein, Naomi Rogge, Ashton Bell) with Duluth). A WCHA team also sits at the helm of the best penalty kill (Minnesota, Klein's 11 points also leading the NCAA. Ohio State, Wisconsin, Bemidji State) in the NCAA. • 4: Straight weeks as the top-ranked team in the country for the Wisconsin Badgers. • 3: Game goal streak for St. Cloud State's Jenniina Nylund. The Huskies junior leads SCSU with fi ve points on three goals and two assists. THE WEEK AHEAD • Bemidji State at Minnesota State: The Beavers come off a series split with St. Cloud State to take on the Mavericks in Mankato. Minnesota State has gone 16- 23-4 against the Beavers when on their home ice. 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