GOPHER WOMEN'S HOCKEY Seven-Time National Champions • 2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 TM 7 National titles • 13 NCAA Frozen Fours • 9 WCHA regular season titles • 7 WCHA Final Faceoff titles • 40 All-American honors • 32 Patty Kazmaier Award finalists 2017-18 GOPHER WOMEN'S HOCKEY SEASON IN REVIEW 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS Record: 24-11-3 • WCHA Record: 13-8-3-0 (W-L-T-SoW) 2017-18 Record (WCHA) ....................................... 24-11-3 (13-8-3-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT National Ranking (USCHO/USA Today) ......................................... 6/6 09/24 KOREAEXH W, 4-0 Head Coach.............................................................................Brad Frost Record at Minnesota ...................................343-64-30 (11 Seasons) 09/29 MERRIMACK L, 4-3 10/01 MERRIMACK W, 4-1 Gophers Win WCHA Title, Fall in NCAA Quarterfinal 10/06 OHIO STATE* L, 3-2 Minnesota’s 2017-18 season came to a close in the NCAA quarterfinal round after the 10/07 OHIO STATE* T, 5-5 (OT)SO L, 2-0 Golden Gophers punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament by winning the program’s seventh overall WCHA Final Faceoff title and the team’s first since 2013-14. The No. 10/13 at Bemidji State* W, 3-1 6 Gophers posted an overall record of 24-11-3 while going 13-8-3-0 in WCHA action. 10/14 at Bemidji State* W, 4-3 (OT) Minnesota finished third in the WCHA regular season race. 10/20 at No. 8 Minnesota Duluth* W, 4-1 10/21 at No. 8 Minnesota Duluth* W, 2-1 Under the leadership of seniors captains Sydney Baldwin and Cara Piazza, Minnesota made the program’s 11th-straight and 16th overall appearance in the NCAA postseason. 10/28 NO. 1 WISCONSIN* L, 3-2 Baldwin collected WCHA Player of the Year, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, and 10/29 NO. 1 WISCONSIN* L, 2-1 (OT) CCM/AHCA All-American First Team honors while Sidney Peters was selected as this 11/03 at Minnesota State* W, 6-1 year's recipient of the prestigious Hockey Humanitarian Award. Six newcomers joined the squad for their first season repping the Maroon & Gold while four seniors capped 11/04 at Minnesota State* W, 5-2 off their collegiate careers. 11/10 at Mercyhurst W, 2-1 (OT) 11/11 at Mercyhurst W, 5-2 2018 Senior Salute From 2014-15 to 2017-18, the four Gopher seniors, Sydney Baldwin, Cara Piazza, Sidney 11/17 ST. CLOUD STATE* W, 3-0 Peters, and Caitlin Reilly, led Minnesota to a 119-26-13 overall record. In WCHA games, 11/18 ST. CLOUD STATE* W, 4-3 the seniors were 78-17-13. The class made three NCAA Frozen Four appearances and 11/25 at Lindenwood W, 3-1 won back-to-back NCAA titles in 2015 and 2016. The Gophers were WCHA regular- season champions in 2015, and the seniors added a WCHA Final Faceoff title to their 11/26 at Lindenwood W, 4-3 (OT) resume this season after being WCHA tournament runners-up in 2016. 12/01 BEMIDJI STATE* W, 3-2 (OT) 12/02 BEMIDJI STATE* L, 4-2 Gophers in the NCAA Postseason Minnesota made its 11th-straight and 16th overall appearance in the NCAA postseason. 12/08 MINNESOTA DULUTH* T, 3-3 (OT)SO L, 2-1 The Gophers have won four of the last seven national championships, and Minnesota 12/09 MINNESOTA DULUTH* W, 5-0 has only missed the NCAA tournament twice in its 18-year history. Overall, the Gophers 01/05 MINNESOTA WHITECAPSEXH W, 5-2 are 24-11-1 in NCAA tournament games since 2000-01. The Gophers fell to Wisconsin 01/09 ST. CLOUD STATE W, 2-1 by a score of 4-0 in the NCAA quarterfinal round this season, falling to 10-3 all-time in NCAA quarterfinal games since the tournament expanded to eight teams in 2005. 01/12 VERMONT L, 4-2 01/13 VERMONT W, 6-1 Gophers Win WCHA Final Faceoff 01/19 at No. 7 Ohio State* L, 3-2 Minnesota won the program’s seventh WCHA postseason tournament this season. The Gophers’ 2018 Final Faceoff title was the Gophers’ first since 2014. The Maroon & Gold 01/20 at No. 7 Ohio State* L, 5-1 won three-straight titles in 2012, 2013, and 2014 and took home WCHA postseason 01/26 MINNESOTA STATE* W, 4-2 crowns in 2002, 2004, and 2005. Minnesota owns a 48-14-0 all-time mark in WCHA 01/27 MINNESOTA STATE* W, 2-0 postseason games, including four postseason wins in 2017-18. 02/02 at St. Cloud State* T, 3-3 (OT)SO L, 1-0 Sidney Peters led Minnesota at the WCHA Final Faceoff by making 64 saves on 65 shots 02/03 at St. Cloud State* W, 5-2 faced and earning WCHA Final Faceoff Most Outstanding Player honors. Sydney Baldwin, 02/16 at No. 1 Wisconsin* L, 4-3 Taylor Williamson, and Grace Zumwinkle joined Peters on the all-tournament team as Minnesota defeated Ohio State, 2-0, and Wisconsin, 3-1, in the WCHA tournament. 02/17 at No. 1 Wisconsin* L, 1-0 Zumwinkle (2g-1a), Taylor Wente (1g-2a), Olivia Knowles (2a), and Nicole Schammel (1g- 02/23 ST. CLOUD STATE% W, 5-1 1a) led the Gophers on the score sheet. 02/24 ST. CLOUD STATE% W, 4-1 03/03 NO. 5 OHIO STATE$ W, 2-0 NCAA Frozen Four Returns to Ridder Arena The 2018 NCAA Women's Frozen Four took place at Ridder Arena, marking the fourth $ 03/04 NO. 1 WISCONSIN W, 3-1 time the national championship has been played on the Gophers' home ice. Clarkson 03/10 at No. 2 Wisconsin& L, 4-0 defeated Colgate by a score of 2-1 to win the NCAA crown after the Golden Knights knocked off Ohio State 1-0 in the semifinal round. Colgate advanced to its first NCAA Home games in BOLD CAPS at Ridder Arena. title game by defeating Wisconsin, 4-3 in overtime, in the other semifinal game. Ridder Rankings reflect USCHO.com poll at time of game. Arena also hosted the NCAA Women's Frozen Four in 2010, 2013, and 2015. * WCHA game | EXH Exhibition game % WCHA First Round (at top seeds) Twenty Years of Gopher Women’s Hockey $ WCHA Final Face-Off (Ridder Arena, Minneapolis) The 2017-18 season marked the 21st season in Gopher women’s hockey history. & NCAA First Round (at top seeds) Minnesota ended the season with an all-time program record of 621-131-52. The + NCAA Frozen Four (Ridder Arena, Minneapolis) Gophers secured the program's 599th and 600th all-time wins on the road at Bemidji Tough • Grateful • Disciplined • Devoted State in October 2017. 2017-18 SITUATIONAL RECORDS Eight Gophers Medal at Olympic Games Overall record 24-11-3 Eight players with Gopher ties won medals at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Senior In home games 13-6-2 Kelly Pannek and alumnae Hannah Brandt ('16), Dani Cameranesi (’17), Amanda Kessel In road games 11-5-1 ('16), Gigi Marvin ('09), and Lee Stecklein (’17) won gold with 2018 U.S. Women’s Olympic In neutral-site games 0-0-0 Team, and alumnae Noora Räty (’13) and Mira Jalosuo (’13) won bronze with Team Against USCHO.com poll ranked opponents 4-7-0 Against WCHA opponents 18-9-3 Finland. Against ECAC Hockey teams 0-0-0 Against CHA teams 4-0-0 Road Warriors Against Hockey East teams 2-2-0 Minnesota opened the season with a perfect 10-0-0 road record over the first half of the In non-conference games 11-3-0 regular season, earning sweeps at Bemidji State, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State, In overtime games 4-1-3 Mercyhurst, and Lindenwood. The Gophers wrapped up the season with a mark of 11-5- In day games (4:07 p.m. or earlier) 17-5-2 1 in road games. In night games 7-6-1 Minnesota scores first 18-2-2 Home, Sweet Home Opponent scores first 6-9-1 Including a 13-6-2 mark at home in 2017-18, the Gophers have compiled a record of Minnesota leads at 1st intermission 10-2-3 123-12-12 in home games at Ridder Arena dating back to 2011-12. Overall, Minnesota is Minnesota trails at 1st intermission 3-7-0 268-42-21 in 16 seasons at Ridder Arena for a .841 winning percentage at home. Tied at 1st intermission 11-2-0 Minnesota leads at 2nd intermission 21-2-2 Career-High Scoring Minnesota trails at 2nd intermission 1-6-0 Sydney Baldwin (12g-20a), Nicole Schammel (17g-15a), Sophie Skarzynski (8g-19a), Caitlin Tied at 2nd intermission 2-3-1 Reilly (9g-17a), Alex Woken (10g-12a), Patti Marshall (2g-15a), Lindsay Agnew (5g-8a), and Minnesota leads in shots 18-4-2 Kippin Keller (2g-8a) all set career highs for scoring this season. Minnesota trails in shots 5-7-1 Shots are even 1-0-0 Offensive Defensemen Minnesota has 0-19 shots 0-4-0 For the season, Sydney Baldwin (12g-20a) led WCHA defensemen and ranked third in the Minnesota has 20-29 shots 13-5-1 NCAA with 0.84 points per game. Her 24 career goals rank tied for seventh among all- Minnesota has 30-39 shots 8-1-1 time Minnesota defensemen. Olivia Knowles (7g-13a) and Patti Marshall (2g-15a) ranked Minnesota has 40-49 shots 3-0-1 among the WCHA’s top-scoring defensemen as well; Knowles (0.53 points per game) and Minnesota has 50 or more shots 0-1-0 Marshall (0.45 points per game) rank eighth and tied for 10th, respectively, among WCHA Minnesota allows 0-19 shots 9-3-0 blue-liners.