2 0 1 1 W C H A W O M E N ’ S Y E A R B O O K WCHA HISTORY WCHA Coach of the Year: Laura Halldorson, UM. WCHA Scoring Champion: Natalie Darwitz, F, UM. WCHA 2007 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four at Olympic Arena, Lake Placid, NY. March 16: St. Lawrence 0 vs UW 4; Goaltending Champion: Jody Horak, UM. All-WCHA 1st Team: F - Krissy Wendell, UM; F - Caroline Ouellette, UMD 4 vs Boston College 3 (2 ot). March 28: UMD 1 vs UW 4 (championship). Frozen Four All-Tournament UMD; F - Natalie Darwitz, UM; D - Molly Engstrom, UW; D - Lyndsey Wall, UM; G - Ritta Schaublin, UMD. All- Team: F - Sara Bauer, UW; F - Jessica Koizumi, UMD; F - Jinelle Zaugg, UW; D - Bobbi-Jo Slusar, UW; D - Meaghan WCHA 2nd Team: F - Kelly Stephens, UM; F - Sara Bauer, UW; F - Noemie Marin, UMD; D - Carla MacLeod, UW; Mikkelson, UW; G - Jessie Vetter, UW. MOP: Sara Bauer, F, UW. D - Julianne Vashichek; G - Jody Horak, UM. All-WCHA Rookie Team: F - Bobbi Ross, UM; F - Jinelle Zaugg, UW; All-American 1st Team: F - Sara Bauer, UW; D - Meaghan Mikkelson, UW; G - Jessie Vetter, UW. All-American F - Cami Wooster, F, UND; D - Rachael Drazan, UMD; D - Kerri Wallace, MSU; G - Emily Brookshaw, G, BSU. 2nd Team: D - Tessa Bonhomme, OSU; D - Bobbi-Jo Slusar, UW. 2005 WCHA Playoff Championship at Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN. March 3: #7 UND 2 vs #2 UMD 3; #8 BSU 3 vs #1 UM 6. March 4: #6 SCSU 1 vs #3 UW 3; #5 MSU 1 vs #4 OSU 4. March 5: UW 3 vs UMD 2; OSU 1 vs UM 7. March 6: OSU 0 vs UMD 5 (3rd place); UW 2 vs UM 3 (ot) (championship). WCHA All-Tournament Team: 2007-08 WCHA FINAL STANDINGS F - Natalie Darwitz, UM; F - Krissy Wendell, UM; F - Sharon Cole, UW; D - Lyndsay Wall, UM; D - Carla MacLeod, Conference Only Overall UW; G - Jody Horak, UM. MOP: Natalie Darwitz, F, UM. Rk Team Pts GP W L T GF GA GP W L T % GF GA 2005 NCAA Quarterfinals: March 18: St. Lawrence 3 @ UMD 2 (ot); Providence 1 @ UM 6. March 19: UW 3 1 Minnesota Duluth* 48 28 24 4 0 118 43 39 34 4 1 .885 166 58 @ Dartmouth 4. 2 Minnesota 44 28 21 5 2 96 53 38 27 7 4 .763 135 75 2005 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four at Durham, NH. March 25: Dartmouth 2 vs UM 7 (semi-final); St. Law- 3 Wisconsin 43 28 20 5 3 94 36 41 29 9 3 .744 142 58 rence 1 vs Harvard 4 (semi-final). March 27: St. Lawrence 5 vs Dartmouth 1 (3rd place); Harvard 3 vs UM 4 4 St. Cloud State 26 28 11 13 4 54 78 38 18 15 5 .539 86 102 (championship). 5 Ohio State 25 28 11 14 3 81 94 37 17 17 3 .500 108 115 All-American 1st Team: F - Krissy Wendell, UM; F - Natalie Darwitz, UM; F - Caroline Ouellette, UMD; D - Molly 6 Minnesota State 22 28 10 16 2 67 82 34 11 21 2 .353 77 104 Engstrom, UW; D - Lyndsay Wall, UM. All-American 2nd Team: D - Carla MacLeod, UW; Julianne Vashichek, 7 North Dakota 12 28 4 20 4 45 99 36 4 26 6 .194 56 133 UMD; G - Jody Horak, UM. 8 Bemidji State 4 28 1 25 2 24 94 36 4 29 3 .153 38 115 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner: Krissy Wendell, F, UM. (*26 games and the WCHA regular season title were later vacated due to an ineligible player) 2005-06 WCHA FINAL STANDINGS WCHA Champion: Minnesota Duluth*. WCHA Playoff (FINAL FACE-OFF) Champion: Minnesota Duluth. Conference Only Overall National Champion: Minnesota Duluth. WCHA Player of the Year: Tessa Bonhomme, D, OSU. Turfer WCHA Rk Team Pts GP W L T GF GA GP W L T % GF GA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year: Casie Hanson, F, UND. WCHA Defensive Player of the Year: Tessa Bonhomme, D, OSU. WCHA Rookie of the Year: Haley Irwin, F, UMD. WCHA Coach of the Year: Brad Frost, 1 Wisconsin 49 28 24 3 1 103 40 41 36 4 1 .890 155 51 UM. WCHA Scoring Champion: Haley Irwin, F, UMD. WCHA Goaltending Champion: Jessie Vetter, G, UW. 2 Minnesota 39 28 19 8 1 82 50 41 29 11 1 .720 122 69 All-WCHA 1st Team: F - Gigi Marvin, UM; F - Haley Irwin, UMD; F - Erin Keys, OSU (tie) & Meghan Duggan, UW Minnesota Duluth 39 28 18 7 3 97 47 34 22 9 3 .691 120 54 (tie); D - Tessa Bonhomme, OSU; D - Rachael Drazan, UM; G - Kim Martin, UMD (tie) & Jessie Vetter, UW (tie). 4 St. Cloud State 27 28 13 14 1 70 69 37 18 18 1 .500 97 98 All-WCHA 2nd Team: F - Erica McKenzie, UM; F - Erika Lawler, UW; D - Lisa Chesson, OSU; D - Anya Miller, UM; 5 Ohio State 23 28 10 15 3 68 89 36 13 18 5 .431 87 107 G - (none due to two-way tie for first team).All-WCHA 3rd Team: F - Bobbi Ross, UM; Jinelle Zaugg, UW; Saara 6 Bemidji State 20 28 10 18 0 60 95 36 11 23 2 .333 72 119 Tuominen, UMD; D - Jocelyne Larocque, UMD; D - Melanie Gagnon, UM; G - Emily Brookshaw, BSU. All-WCHA 7 Minnesota State 19 28 8 17 3 52 75 36 11 21 4 .361 70 102 Rookie Team: F - Hilary Knight, UW; F - Haley Irwin, UMD; F - Mallory Deluce, UW; D - Jocelyne Larocque, UMD; 8 North Dakota 8 28 3 23 2 40 107 36 7 27 2 .222 60 131 D - Shannon Reilly, OSU; G - Jenny Lura, UM. 2008 WCHA Playoffs • First Round, Best-of-3: Feb. 29: #8 BSU 0 @ #1 UMD 6; #7 UND 1 @ #2 UM 3; #6 MSU 2 WCHA Champion: Wisconsin. WCHA Playoff Champion: Wisconsin. National Champion: Wisconsin. @ #3 UW 4; #5 OSU 2 @ #4 SCSU 4. March 1: #8 BSU 1 @ #1 UMD 5 (UMD wins, 2-0); #7 UND 0 @ #2 UM 9 (UM WCHA Player of the Year: Sara Bauer, F, UW. WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year: Riitta Schaublin, G, UMD. wins, 2-0); #6 MSU 0 @ #3 UW 5 (UW wins, 2-0); #5 OSU 3 @ #4 SCSU 0 (series tied, 1-1). March 2: #5 OSU 3 @ WCHA Defensive Player of the Year: Bobbi-Jo Slusar, D, UW. WCHA Rookie of the Year: Gigi Marvin, F, UM. #4 SCSU 5 (SCSU wins, 2-1). WCHA Coach of the Year: Mark Johnson, UW. WCHA Scoring Champion: Erica McKenzie, F, UM. WCHA 2008 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF (Playoff Championship) at DECC, Duluth, MN. March 8: #4 SCSU 0 vs #1 UMD Goaltending Champion: Kim Hanlon, UM. All-WCHA 1st Team: F - Sara Bauer, UW; F - Erica McKenzie, UM; F 9; #3 UW 4 vs #2 UM 3. March 9: UM 4 vs UMD 5 (ot) (championship). WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF All-Tournament - Jana Harrigan, OSU; D - Bobbi-Jo Slusar, UW; D - Amber Bowman, OSU; G - Riitta Schaublin, UMD. All-WCHA Team: F - Gigi Marvin, UM; F - Jinelle Zaugg, UW; F - Haley Irwin, UMD; D - Jocelyne Larocque, UMD; D - Myriam 2nd Team: F - Noemie Marin, UMD; F - Kristy Oonincx, SCSU; F - Sharon Cole, UW; D - Rachael Drazan, UMD; Trepanier, UMD; G - Kim Martin, UMD. MOP: Elin Holmlov, F, UMD. D - Meaghan Mikkelson, UW; G - Meghan Horras, UW. All-WCHA 3rd Team: F - Gigi Marvin, UM; F - Hailey 2008 NCAA Regional Quarterfinals: March 15: Mercyhurst 4 @ UMD 5; UW 3 @ UM 2 (ot). Clarkson, SCSU; F - Michaela Lanzl, UMD; D - Lisa Chesson, OSU; D - Krista McArthur, UMD; G - Lauri St. Jacques, 2008 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four at DECC, Duluth, MN. March 20: UW 4 vs Harvard 1; New Hampshire 2 vs SCSU. All-WCHA Rookie Team: F - Gigi Marvin, UM; F - Maggie Fisher, MSU; F - Michaela Lanzl, UMD; D - Brooke UMD 3. March 22: UW 0 vs UMD 4 (championship). Frozen Four All-Tournament Team: F - Laura Fridfinnson, Collins, BSU; D - Melanie Gagnon, UM; G - Kim Hanlon, UM. UMD; F - Sara O’Toole, UMD; F - Erika Lawler, UW; D - Myriam Trepanier, UMD; D - Heidi Pelttari, UMD; G - Kim 2006 WCHA Playoffs • First Round, Best-of-3: March 3: #8 UND 1 @ #1 UW 4; #7 MSU 1 @ #2 UM 5; #6 BSU 2 Martin, G, UMD. MOP: Kim Martin, G, UMD. @ #3 UMD 7; #5 OSU 1 @ #4 SCSU 2 ot. March 4: #8 UND 0 @ #1 UW 6 (UW wins, 2-0); #7 MSU 0 @ #2 UM 6 (UM All-American 1st Team: D - Tessa Bonhomme, OSU; G - Kim Martin, UMD. All-American 2nd Team: F - Gigi wins, 2-0); #6 BSU 0 @ #3 UMD 3 (UMD wins, 2-0); #5 OSU 3 @ #4 SCSU 6 (SCSU wins, 2-0). Marvin, UM. 2006 WCHA Playoff Championship at Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN. March 11: #4 SCSU 0 vs #1 UW 9; #3 UMD 1 vs #2 UM 2. March 12: #2 UM 1 vs #1 UW 4 (championship). WCHA All-Tournament Team: F - Cyndy Kenyon, UM; F - Gigi Marvin, UM; D - Bobbi-Jo Slusar, UW; D - Allie Sanchez, UM; D - Emily Morris, UW; 2008-09 WCHA FINAL STANDINGS G - Meghan Horras, UW. MOP: Sara Bauer, F, UW. Conference Only Overall 2006 NCAA Regional Quarterfinals: March 17: Princeton 0 @ UM 4. March 18: Mercyhurst 1 @ UW 2 (2 ot); Rk Team Pts GP W L T SW GF GA GP W L T % GF GA UMD 0 @ St.