2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
2011 NCAA tournament, Lost Regionals, 4-1 vs. Boston College
Conference WCHA
Home ice Ridder Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports 6
Record
Overall 26-10-2
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Brad Frost
Assistant Coaches Joel Johnson

The Minnesota Golden Gophers attempted to win the NCAA Tournament for the third time in school history.

Offseason

  • June 18: Six University of Minnesota players have been named to the United States Under-22 Team. Megan Bozek, Sarah Erickson, Amanda Kessel, Anne Schleper, Jen Schoullis and Emily West have all been named to the team. The Minnesota contingent is the largest group from one school. The U22 team will depart from the Festival early and travel to Toronto to compete in the three-game Under-22 Series against Canada from August 18–21.[1]
  • June 18: Brad Frost announced the hiring of Joel Johnson as an assistant coach. Johnson was the head coach of the Bethel University men’s hockey team. Previously, he was an assistant coach during the Golden Gophers’ 2000 and 2004 national championships. Johnson replaces Jamie Wood, who accepted an associate head coaching position at the University of New Hampshire.[2]

Exhibition

DateOpponentLocationTimeScoreGoal scorers
Sun, Sep 26ManitobaRidder Arena2:00 PM8-0[3]Amanda Kessel (3), Emily West (2), Jen Schoullis, Becky Kortum, Nikki Ludwigson
Fri, Oct 08Minnesota WhitecapsRidder Arena6:00 PM3-2Jen Schoulis (2), Sarah Davis[4]

Regular season

  • October 1: In her first game as a Golden Gopher, Amanda Kessel registered four points (two goals, two assists). The following day, Kessel scored the game-winning goal as the Gophers won by a 3-0 score. The game against Clarkson marked the first time in school history that the Gophers opened a season against a ranked opponent.[5]
  • October 9: With the 1-0 shutout over Wayne State, the Gophers have not allowed a goal in 180 minutes. Dating back to the 2009-10 season, Minnesota has not allowed a goal in 200:45 minutes played.[6]
  • October 22–23: Anne Schleper had six points (1 goal, 5 assists), including four points on the power-play. In the first game, Schleper tied a career-high with four points. She assisted on Sarah Davis’ game-winning power-play goal. The following day, Schleper assisted on two of Minnesota’s three power-play goals. Schleper is the first defender to earn the league’s weekly offensive honor since Minnesota Duluth’s Jocelyne Larocque on Jan. 28, 2009.[7]
  • October 22–23: Noora Räty recorded back to back shutouts against the St. Cloud State Huskies. She held the Huskies scoreless as Minnesota swept the series by scores of 5-0 and 3-0, respectively. Raty played the full 120:00 minutes of the series. She accumulated14 saves in the first game, while posting 18 in the second game. In the season, she has yet to allow a goal, holding a 1.000 save percentage and a 0.00 goalsagainst

average.[7]

  • The January 29, 2011 game between Wisconsin and Minnesota was played before a women’s college hockey record crowd of 10,668.[8]
  • Feb. 5: The Golden Gophers had four different skaters score goals in a 4-1 win over St. Cloud State. Amanda Kessel contributed with a goal and two assists as the Gophers earned their 20th win of the season. With the win and a Bemidji State loss to Wisconsin, the Gophers have clinched home ice for the first round of the WCHA playoffs.[9]
  • February 4–5: Amanda Kessel produced three goals and seven points to lead the Golden Gophers to a two-game home-ice series sweep over St. Cloud State. On February 4, she scored two goals and set up two others for four points as the Gophers prevailed by an 8-0 mark. Her four points tied a career game high, which came against Clarkson in her first collegiate game on Oct. 1. The following day, she was involved in all three Gophers goals, as she scored one and assisted on two. One of the assists was Ashley Stenerson’s first collegiate goal.[10]

Standings

Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin†* 28242227614050 38342220366
#3 Minnesota 28188215710052 37269213165
#6 Minnesota-Duluth 28187305710949 33228313153
#8 North Dakota 28161020509679 3620133116103
Bemidji State 28111342395371 35141747088
Ohio State 28817333069100 361419399116
Minnesota State 28720102247101 36825353122
St. Cloud State 2812611523135 35133131177
Championship: Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationTimeScoreGoal scorersRecordConf. record
Fri, Oct 01Clarksonat Potsdam, N.Y.7:00 PM5-0Amanda Kessel (2), Jen Schoullis, Becky Kortum, Sarah Erickson1-0-00-0-0
Sat, Oct 02Clarksonat Potsdam, N.Y.3:00 PM3-0Amanda Kessel, Anne Schleper, Megan Bozek[11]2-0-00-0-0
Sat, Oct 09Wayne StateRidder Arena2:00 PM1-0Amanda Kessel3-0-00-0-0
Fri, Oct 15North Dakota *Ridder Arena6:07 PM
Sat, Oct 16North Dakota *Ridder Arena4:07 PM
Fri, Oct 22St. Cloud State *at St. Cloud, Minn.7:07 PM
Sat, Oct 23St. Cloud State *at St. Cloud, Minn.7:07 PM
Fri, Oct 29Minnesota Duluth *at Duluth, Minn.7:07 PM
Sat, Oct 30Minnesota Duluth *at Duluth, Minn.7:07 PM
Fri, Nov 05Wisconsin *Ridder Arena6:07 PM
Sat, Nov 06Wisconsin *Ridder Arena4:07 PM
Fri, Nov 19Minnesota State *at Mankato, Minn7:07 PM
Sat, Nov 20Minnesota State *at Mankato, Minn.3:07 PM
Fri, Nov 26HarvardRidder Arena6:00 PM
Sun, Nov 28HarvardRidder Arena1:00 PM
Fri, Dec 03Bemidji State *at Bemidji, Minn.2:07 PM
Sat, Dec 04Bemidji State *at Bemidji, Minn.2:07 PM
Fri, Dec 10Ohio State *Ridder Arena6:07 PM
Sat, Dec 11Ohio State *Ridder Arena2:07 PM
Fri, Jan 07Minnesota State *Ridder Arena6:07 PM
Sat, Jan 08Minnesota State *Ridder Arena4:07 PM
Fri, Jan 14Minnesota Duluth *Ridder Arena7:07 PM
Sat, Jan 15Minnesota Duluth *Ridder Arena4:07 PM
Fri, Jan 21Ohio State *at Columbus, Ohio7:07 PM
Sat, Jan 22Ohio State *at Columbus, Ohio4:07 PM
Fri, Jan 28Wisconsin *at Madison, Wis.TBA
Sat, Jan 29Wisconsin *at Madison, Wis.TBA
Fri, Feb 04St. Cloud State *Ridder Arena7:07 PM
Sat, Feb 05St. Cloud State *Ridder Arena4:07 PM
Fri, Feb 11Bemidji State *Ridder Arena6:07 PM
Sat, Feb 12Bemidji State *Ridder Arena4:07 PM
Fri, Feb 18North Dakota *at Grand Forks, N.D.7:07 PM
Sat, Feb 19North Dakota *at Grand Forks, N.D.7:07 PM

Conference record

WCHA schoolRecord
style="background:green; color:white"> Bemidji State
style="background:purple; color:yellow"> Minnesota State
style="background:#af1e2d; color:#FFC61E">Minnesota Duluth
style="background:green; color:white"> North Dakota
style="background:silver; color:red">Ohio State
style="background:black; color:red">St. Cloud State
style="background:red; color:white">Wisconsin

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightClass
19Bozek, MeganD5-9So.
16Brausen, BethanyF5-5Fr.
9Davis, SarahF5-4Fr.
3Downey, SamanthaF5-9So.
4Erickson, SarahF5-6Jr.
6Frischmann, KatieD5-5So.
27Gillanders, BayleeD5-11Fr.
33Grogan, AlyssaG5-6Jr.
7Jalosuo, MiraD6-0So.
8Kessel, AmandaF5-6Fr.
11Kortum, BeckyF5-7So.
18Ludwigson, NikkiF5-7Jr.
1Lura, JennyG5-8Sr.
5May, LauraF5-9Sr.
25Rasmussen, TerraF5-7Sr.
41Noora RatyG5-4So.
22Schleper, AnneD5-10Jr.
24Schoullis, JenF5-9Sr.
2Seeler, KellyD5-6Jr.
12Stenerson, AshleyF/D5-5Fr.
10Terry, KellyF5-6Fr.
21Turgeon, LizF5-10Fr.
17West, EmilyF5-5Sr.

Postseason

  • March 4: Amanda Kessel scored a hat trick in the semifinal of the 2011 WCHA Final Face-off as Minnesota defeated the defending NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs by a 4-2 tally.[12]

WCHA Final Faceoff

DateDescriptionLocationOpponentScore
Fri, Feb 25WCHA First RoundsRidder ArenaOhio State4-2
Sat, Feb 26WCHA First RoundsRidder ArenaOhio State3-2
Fri, Mar 04WCHA FINAL FACEOFF semi-finalRidder ArenaMinnesota-Duluth4-2
Sat, Mar 05WCHA FINAL FACEOFF championshipRidder ArenaWisconsin4-5 (OT)[13]
Fri, Mar 11 to Sat, Mar 12NCAA Regionalsat Top Seeds
Fri, Mar 18 to Sun, Mar 20NCAA Frozen Fourat Erie, Pa.

NCAA regional match

The Golden Gophers participated in the regional matches of the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Ice hockey Tournament. It was the first time that Boston College beat Minnesota in NCAA history.[14]

DateTimeTeamsScoreNotes
March 121:00 pm ETMinnesota (26-9-2) at Boston College (23-6-6)Boston College, 4-1[15]Stack with two goals, Schaus with 31 saves

Awards and honors

  • Megan Bozek, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 23, 2011)[16]
  • Sarah Davis, WCHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of January 26, 2011)[17]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Pre-Season Rookie of the Year[18]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 5)[19]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of December 15) [20]
  • Amanda Kessel, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 7)
  • Noora Raty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 27, 2010)
  • Anne Schleper, WCHA co-Offensive Players of the Week (Week of October 27, 2010)[7]
  • Kelly Terry, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of December 7) [21]

Postseason honors

WCHA First Team

WCHA Third team

  • Megan Bozek
  • Amanda Kessel

WCHA All-Rookie Team

  • Baylee Gillanders
  • Amanda Kessel
  • Kelly Terry

WCHA All-Academic Team

  • Megan Bozek
  • Samantha Downey
  • Sarah Erickson
  • Alyssa Grogan
  • Mira Jalosuo
  • Becky Kortum
  • Nikki Ludwigson
  • Jenny Lura
  • Noora Räty
  • Anne Schleper

References

  1. ↑ "Six Gophers Named to U.S. Under-22 Team". Minnesota Golden Gophers. June 18, 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Frost Hires Joel Johnson as Assistant Coach". Minnesota Golden Gophers. June 18, 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Minnesota vs. University of Manitoba Box Score - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
  4. ↑ Minnesota vs. Whitecaps Box Score - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Gophers Open Season with 5-0 Win - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
  6. ↑ Kessel and Raty Lead Gophers to 1-0 Win - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
  7. 1 2 3 WCHA.com - UND's Lamoureux, UM's Schleper & Raty, MSU's Grogan Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
  8. ↑ WCHA.com - Ohio State's Spooner, Minnesota Duluth's Fridfinnson, Wisconsin's Rigsby Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
  9. ↑ WCHA.com - WCHA Game Recaps
  10. ↑ http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb9wpw.pdf
  11. ↑ Minnesota 3, Clarkson 0 - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
  12. ↑ "Kessel Nets Hat Trick to Send Team to Championship - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  13. ↑ "Minnesota vs. Wisconsin Box Score - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  14. ↑ Women's Ice Hockey Defeats Minnesota, 4-1, Advances To Frozen Four - BOSTON COLLEGE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE
  15. ↑ Boston College heads to Frozen Four - NCAA.com
  16. ↑ WCHA.com - Minnesota Duluth's Winberg, Minnesota's Bozek, Wisconsin's Packer Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
  17. ↑ http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201101/jan26wpw.pdf
  18. ↑ WCHA.com - League Head Coaches Select Defending National Champion Minnesota Duluth to Win WCHA in 2010-11
  19. ↑ Tomcikova tabbed as Defensive Player of the Week - Bemidji State University Official Athletic Site
  20. ↑ WCHA.com - Wisconsin's Ammerman and Rigsby, Minnesota's Kessel Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
  21. ↑ WCHA.com - Minnesota Duluth's Irwin, St. Cloud State's Nixon, Minnesota's Terry Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
  22. ↑ Kessel Named League's Rookie; Raty/Schelper First Team - Gophersports.com - Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics
  23. ↑ American Hockey Coaches Association
  24. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/genrel/auto_pdf/2010-11_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship.pdf
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