2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

The Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program represented the University of Wisconsin during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Goaltender Alex Rigsby graduated as the program’s all-time leader in wins with 100, minutes played with 7,881:09 and saves with 3,126. Of note, her .941 save percentage is tied for first in program history. A 3-1 victory over Bemidji State helped Rigsby surpass Jessie Vetter for the Badgers mark in career wins. In the postseason, the Badgers were defeated 1-0 in the WCHA Final Face-off against the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. Despite the loss, the Badgers would qualify for the NCAA Tournament, their seventh in program history. In the quarterfinals, the Badgers defeated Harvard by a 2-1 mark at LaBahn Arena. Advancing to the Frozen Four in Hamden, Connecticut, the Lakers were bested by WCHA rival Minnesota in a 5-3 loss on March 21.

2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season
NCAA Frozen Four, L, 3-5 vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceLaBahn Arena
Record
Overall28-8-2
Home16-4-0
Road10-2-2
Neutral2-2-0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachMark Johnson
Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason

Recruiting

PlayerPositionNationalityNotes
Melissa ChannellDefense CanadaShoots left
Jenny RyanDefense United StatesHails from Victor, New York
Sydney McKibbonForward CanadaMember of Canada’s U18 National Team
Sarah NurseForward CanadaMember of Canada’s U18 National Team
Sister of Oilers 2013 draft pick Darnell Nurse
Ann-Renee DesbiensGoaltender CanadaHails from La Malbaie, Quebec

Exhibition

DateOpponentLeagueFinal Score
September 23Team JapanIIHF3-0, Wisconsin

Regular season

  • February 15, 2014: Competing against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the two programs set an NCAA women’s hockey attendance record by competing in front of 13,573 fans.

Postseason

WCHA Playoffs

DateOpponentLocationFinal Score
February 28Minnesota StateLaBahn Arena4-0, Wisconsin
March 1Minnesota StateLaBahn Arena0-3, Minnesota State
March 2Minnesota StateLaBahn Arena2-0, Wisconsin
March 7North DakotaBemidji, Minnesota0-1, North Dakota

NCAA Tournament

DateOpponentLocationFinal Score
March 15HarvardLaBahn Arena2-1, Wisconsin
March 21MinnesotaHamden, CT3-5, Minnesota

Awards and honors

  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 Wisconsin Badgers Female Athlete of the Year[1]
  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 AHCA first-team All-American
  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 WCHA Scholar-Athlete
  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 All-WCHA Academic team
  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 first-team All-WCHA
  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 All-USCHO first team.

References

  1. "Lihrman, Rigsby named UW's Athletes of the Year". Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
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