2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season
The Ohio State Buckeyes attempted to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
| 2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | WCHA |
| Home ice | OSU Ice Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | Not ranked |
| USCHO.com/CBS College Sports | Not ranked |
| Record | |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Jackie Barto |
| Assistant Coaches | Josh Liegl Alison Domenico |
Offseason
- May 19: Chelsea Knapp was included in the list of invitees to USA Hockey's Warren Strelow National Team Goaltending Camp. Four Buckeyes were among Hockey Canada's recently released list of 109 players that were invited to its National Women's Camp. The Buckeyes at the Canadian camp are: Hokey Langan, Laura McIntosh and Natalie Spooner as well as incoming goalie Lisa Steffes. The Canadian camp took place May 25–30 at the University of Calgary in Alberta (with a breakdown of 19 goalies, 33 defensemen and 57 forwards).[1]
- June 3, 2010: Christina Mancuso was voted captain by her teammates. Juniors Laura McIntosh, Natalie Spooner and Kelly Wild were named assistant captains. It is the first time that any have been voted captains at Ohio State.[2]
- June 18: Ohio State players Kelly Wild and Chelsea Knapp were named to the U.S. Women's Under-22 Team. It is the first time two Buckeyes earned spots on the same U.S. U-22 squad. The team will participate in both the 2010 USA Hockey Women's National Festival and the 2010 Under-22 Series. The Women's National Festival will run from August 13–21 while the Under-22 Series against Canada will be in Toronto from August 18–21.[3]
- June 24, 2010: Former Ohio State player Rachel Davis, was invited to attend the U.S. Women's National Festival Aug. 13-21 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Davis is one of seven defenders on the 22-player roster.[4]
Recruiting
| Player | Nationality | Position | Notes |
| Becky Allis |  | Defense | Played for the Chicago Mission Under-19 team |
| Lindsay Brown | | Goaltender | Played for Minnesota Thoroughbreds in 2009-10 |
| Loren Carrier | | Goaltender | Attended the Ontario Hockey Academy in Cornwall |
| Madison Marcotte | | Defense | Captain of the White Bear Lake hockey team as a junior and senior in high school |
| Lisa Steffes | .svg.png){kind=small} | Goaltender | Invited to Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Selection Camp Played four seasons with the Bluewater Jr. Hawks |
| Annie Svedin |  | Defense | Played with the Swedish National Team at the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup held in Vancouver |
| Ally Tarr | | Forward | Invited to Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Selection Camp in 2008 and 2009 Played four seasons with the Bluewater Jr. Hawks |
Exhibition
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score | Goal Scorers |
| Sat, Oct 02 | Wilfrid Laurier | Columbus, Ohio | 2:00 p.m. | Ohio State, 2-0[5] | Hokey Langan, Tina Hollowell[6] |
Regular season
- Lisa Steffes was in net for the sweep of Robert Morris in a non-conference road series (Oct 8-10). She allowed only one goal in each game. Steffes stopped 40 of the 42 shots on goal in both games. In addition, she faced in the series for a .952 save percentage. In addition, she also helped blank the host Colonials on all seven of their weekend power-play opportunities.
- October 16: Laura McIntosh tied the Ohio State University women's hockey record for points in a game with five. This was accomplished against WCHA rival St. Cloud State. McIntosh became just the fifth Buckeye to have five points in a game.
- October 15–16: Freshman Becky Allis had assists in each game against St. Cloud State. These were the first collegiate points of her career.
- October 29–30: Shannon Reilly contributed two assists, two blocked shots and earned a +3 plus/minus rating in the two game sweep of the Syracuse Orange. Her two assists came on Saturday October 30 as she factored in the fourth and fifth goals to help the Buckeyes best the Orange, 6-2.[7]
- January 14–15: Goaltender Lisa Steffes led visiting Ohio State to a pair of 3-2 league road victories at Minnesota State. She made 49 saves in OSU’s first WCHA road sweep of the season. She made 28 saves on January 24 and made 21 saves the following day. Her save percentage for the two games was .925. For the season, she surpassed the 700-save milestone. She is one of only two goalies in the NCAA to already reach the 700-save mark and she also leads all NCAA Div. 1 women’s goalkeepers in minutes played this season with 1454:50.[8]
- Jan 28-29: Natalie Spooner scored four goals and contributed six points as the Buckeyes swept conference rival St. Cloud State on the road. In Ohio State’s 6-1 victory on January 28, Spooner recorded her third-career hat trick as well as an assist. Her goal at 9:58 of the second period, came shorthanded and proved to be the game-winner. In the second game, Spooner had two points as the Buckeyes prevailed by a 3-2 mark. Spooner leads the Buckeyes with 14 multi-point games this season and owns a team-high 24 goals. Spooner owns the Buckeye record for career game-winning goals with 12
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Wisconsin†* | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 140 | 50 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 203 | 66 | |
| #3 Minnesota | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 100 | 52 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 131 | 65 | |
| #6 Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 109 | 49 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 131 | 53 | |
| #8 North Dakota | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 96 | 79 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 116 | 103 | |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 53 | 71 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 70 | 88 | |
| Ohio State | 28 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 69 | 100 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 99 | 116 | |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 47 | 101 | 36 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 53 | 122 | |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 135 | 35 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 31 | 177 | |
| Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll | |||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score | Record | Conf Record | |
| Fri, Oct 08 | Robert Morris | at Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:00 p.m. | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | ||
| Sat, Oct 09 | Robert Morris | at Pittsburgh, Pa. | 2:00 p.m. | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | ||
| Fri, Oct 15 | St. Cloud State * | Columbus, Ohio | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Oct 16 | St. Cloud State * | Columbus, Ohio | 4:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Oct 22 | Wisconsin * | at Madison, Wis. | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Oct 23 | Wisconsin * | at Madison, Wis. | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Oct 29 | Syracuse | Columbus, Ohio | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Oct 30 | Syracuse | Columbus, Ohio | 4:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Nov 06 | North Dakota * | at Grand Forks, N.D. | 2:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sun, Nov 07 | North Dakota * | at Grand Forks, N.D. | 2:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Nov 12 | Minnesota State * | Columbus, Ohio | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Nov 13 | Minnesota State * | Columbus, Ohio | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Nov 19 | Minnesota Duluth * | at Duluth, Minn. | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Nov 20 | Minnesota Duluth * | at Duluth, Minn. | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Nov 26 | Bemidji State * | Columbus, Ohio | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Nov 27 | Bemidji State * | Columbus, Ohio | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Dec 10 | Minnesota * | at Minneapolis, Minn. | 6:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Dec 11 | Minnesota * | at Minneapolis, Minn. | 2:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Dec 31 | Wayne State | Columbus, Ohio | 2:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Jan 01 | Wayne State | Columbus, Ohio | 2:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Jan 07 | Wisconsin * | Columbus, Ohio | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Jan 08 | Wisconsin * | Columbus, Ohio | 4:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Jan 14 | Minnesota State * | at Mankato, Minn. | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Jan 15 | Minnesota State * | at Mankato, Minn. | 3:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Jan 21 | Minnesota * | Columbus, Ohio | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Jan 22 | Minnesota * | Columbus, Ohio | 4:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Jan 28 | St. Cloud State * | at St. Cloud, Minn. | 2:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Jan 29 | St. Cloud State * | at St. Cloud, Minn. | 1:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Feb 04 | North Dakota * | Columbus, Ohio | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Feb 05 | North Dakota * | Columbus, Ohio | 4:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Feb 11 | Minnesota Duluth * | Columbus, Ohio | 7:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Feb 12 | Minnesota Duluth * | Columbus, Ohio | 4:00 p.m. | ||||
| Fri, Feb 18 | Bemidji State * | at Bemidji, Minn. | 2:00 p.m. | ||||
| Sat, Feb 19 | Bemidji State * | at Bemidji, Minn. | 2:00 p.m. |
Conference record
| WCHA school | Record |
| Bemidji State | |
| Minnesota | |
| Minnesota State | |
| Minnesota Duluth | |
| North Dakota | |
| St. Cloud State | |
| Wisconsin |
Postseason
WCHA Tournament
Awards and honors
- Becky Allis, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 19)
- Laura McIntosh, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 19)[10]
- Shannon Reilly, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 3, 2010)
- Natalie Spooner, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 2, 2011)[11]
- Natalie Spooner, 2011 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award[12]
- Lisa Steffes, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 12)[13]
- Lisa Steffes, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 19, 2011) [8]
References
- "Four invited to Canada's strength and conditioning camp, Knapp to attend USA Hockey goaltending camp". Ohio State athletics. May 19, 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- "Assistant captains are juniors-to-be Laura McIntosh, Natalie Spooner and Kelly Wild". Ohio State athletics. June 3, 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- "Junior defenseman and sophomore goaltender make first appearances on the team". Ohio State athletics. June 16, 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- "Recent Ohio State grad among 22 players to train at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y." Ohio State athletics. June 24, 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- Golden Hawk Athletics - Varsity Team Schedule/Results
- http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87740&SPID=10407&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=205005202
- WCHA.com - BSU's Cody, OSU's Reilly, UW's Ammerman Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
- http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201101/jan19wpw.pdf
- http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&SPID=10407&SPSID=87740 Archived January 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- WCHA.com - OSU's McIntosh & Allis, BSU's McElhinney, UND's Slavin Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
- WCHA.com - Ohio State's Spooner, Minnesota Duluth's Fridfinnson, Wisconsin's Rigsby Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/genrel/auto_pdf/2010-11_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship.pdf
- WCHA.com - UW's Prevost, UND's Ney, OSU's Steffes Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
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