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
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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

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score	Goal scorers
Sun, Sep 26	Manitoba	Ridder Arena	2:00 PM	8-0 [3]	Amanda Kessel (3), Emily West (2), Jen Schoullis, Becky Kortum, Nikki Ludwigson
Fri, Oct 08	Minnesota Whitecaps	Ridder Arena	6:00 PM	3-2	Jen 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

2010–11 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	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	Goal scorers	Record	Conf. record
Fri, Oct 01	Clarkson	at Potsdam, N.Y.	7:00 PM	5-0	Amanda Kessel (2), Jen Schoullis, Becky Kortum, Sarah Erickson	1-0-0	0-0-0
Sat, Oct 02	Clarkson	at Potsdam, N.Y.	3:00 PM	3-0	Amanda Kessel, Anne Schleper, Megan Bozek [11]	2-0-0	0-0-0
Sat, Oct 09	Wayne State	Ridder Arena	2:00 PM	1-0	Amanda Kessel	3-0-0	0-0-0
Fri, Oct 15	North Dakota *	Ridder Arena	6:07 PM
Sat, Oct 16	North Dakota *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Oct 22	St. Cloud State *	at St. Cloud, Minn.	7:07 PM
Sat, Oct 23	St. Cloud State *	at St. Cloud, Minn.	7:07 PM
Fri, Oct 29	Minnesota Duluth *	at Duluth, Minn.	7:07 PM
Sat, Oct 30	Minnesota Duluth *	at Duluth, Minn.	7:07 PM
Fri, Nov 05	Wisconsin *	Ridder Arena	6:07 PM
Sat, Nov 06	Wisconsin *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Nov 19	Minnesota State *	at Mankato, Minn	7:07 PM
Sat, Nov 20	Minnesota State *	at Mankato, Minn.	3:07 PM
Fri, Nov 26	Harvard	Ridder Arena	6:00 PM
Sun, Nov 28	Harvard	Ridder Arena	1:00 PM
Fri, Dec 03	Bemidji State *	at Bemidji, Minn.	2:07 PM
Sat, Dec 04	Bemidji State *	at Bemidji, Minn.	2:07 PM
Fri, Dec 10	Ohio State *	Ridder Arena	6:07 PM
Sat, Dec 11	Ohio State *	Ridder Arena	2:07 PM
Fri, Jan 07	Minnesota State *	Ridder Arena	6:07 PM
Sat, Jan 08	Minnesota State *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Jan 14	Minnesota Duluth *	Ridder Arena	7:07 PM
Sat, Jan 15	Minnesota Duluth *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Jan 21	Ohio State *	at Columbus, Ohio	7:07 PM
Sat, Jan 22	Ohio State *	at Columbus, Ohio	4:07 PM
Fri, Jan 28	Wisconsin *	at Madison, Wis.	TBA
Sat, Jan 29	Wisconsin *	at Madison, Wis.	TBA
Fri, Feb 04	St. Cloud State *	Ridder Arena	7:07 PM
Sat, Feb 05	St. Cloud State *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Feb 11	Bemidji State *	Ridder Arena	6:07 PM
Sat, Feb 12	Bemidji State *	Ridder Arena	4:07 PM
Fri, Feb 18	North Dakota *	at Grand Forks, N.D.	7:07 PM
Sat, Feb 19	North Dakota *	at Grand Forks, N.D.	7:07 PM

Conference record

WCHA school	Record
Bemidji State
Minnesota State
Minnesota Duluth
North Dakota
Ohio State
St. Cloud State
Wisconsin

Roster

Source: ^[12]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1		Jenny Lura	Senior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1989-09-07	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Sentinel Secondary School
2		Kelly Seeler	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1990-05-18	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie High School
3		Samantha Downey	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1991-02-19	Silver Bay, Minnesota	Proctor High School
4		Sarah Erickson	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1990-03-28	Roseau, Minnesota	Bemidji High School
5		Laura May	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1989-08-05	Dellwood, Minnesota	Mahtomedi High School
6		Katie Frischmann	Sophomore	F/D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1991-01-06	Rochester, Minnesota	Minnesota Thoroughbreds
7		Mira Jalosuo	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	1989-02-03	Lieksa, Finland	Finland women's national ice hockey team
8		Amanda Kessel	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1991-08-28	Madison, Wisconsin	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
9		Sarah Davis	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1988-04-24	Paradise, Newfoundland	Warner Hockey School
10		Kelly Terry	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1992-06-06	Whitby, Ontario	Sinclair Secondary School
11		Becky Kortum	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1991-05-07	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Hopkins High School
12		Ashley Stenerson	Freshman	F/D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1991-10-09	Moorhead, Minnesota	Moorhead High School
16		Bethany Brausen	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1992-05-16	Little Canada, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
17		Emily West	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1989-03-22	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Pine Creek High School
18		Nikki Ludwigson	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1989-09-18	Bloomington, Minnesota	Eden Prairie High School
19		Megan Bozek	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1991-03-27	Buffalo Grove, Illinois	Chicago Mission
22		Anne Schleper	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1990-01-30	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Cathedral High School
24		Jen Schoullis	Junior (RS)	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1989-03-07	Erie, Pennsylvania	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
25		Terra Rasmussen	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1988-09-04	Coon Rapids, Minnesota	Coon Rapids High School
27		Baylee Gillanders	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	1992-08-09	Kyle, Saskatchewan	Warner Hockey School
33		Alyssa Grogan	Junior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1990-05-15	Eagan, Minnesota	Eagan High School
41		Noora Räty	Sophomore	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1989-05-29	Espoo, Finland	Finland women's national ice hockey team

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. ^[13]

WCHA Final Faceoff

Date	Description	Location	Opponent	Score
Fri, Feb 25	WCHA First Rounds	Ridder Arena	Ohio State	4-2
Sat, Feb 26	WCHA First Rounds	Ridder Arena	Ohio State	3-2
Fri, Mar 04	WCHA FINAL FACEOFF semi-final	Ridder Arena	Minnesota-Duluth	4-2
Sat, Mar 05	WCHA FINAL FACEOFF championship	Ridder Arena	Wisconsin	4-5 (OT) [14]
Fri, Mar 11 to Sat, Mar 12	NCAA Regionals	at Top Seeds
Fri, Mar 18 to Sun, Mar 20	NCAA Frozen Four	at 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. ^[15]

Date	Time	Teams	Score	Notes
March 12	1:00 pm ET	Minnesota (26-9-2) at Boston College (23-6-6)	Boston College, 4-1 [16]	Stack with two goals, Schaus with 31 saves

Awards and honors

• Megan Bozek, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 23, 2011) ^[17]
• Sarah Davis, WCHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of January 26, 2011) ^[18]
• Amanda Kessel, WCHA Pre-Season Rookie of the Year ^[19]
• Amanda Kessel, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 5) ^[20]
• Amanda Kessel, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of December 15) ^[21]
• 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) ^[22]

Postseason honors

• Amanda Kessel, WCHA Rookie of the Year ^[23]
• Noora Raty, 2011 Second Team All-America selection ^[24]
• Anne Schleper, 2011 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award ^[25]

WCHA First Team

• Noora Raty
• Anne Schleper

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

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