University of Minnesota Athletics
KILLEWALD EARNS WCHA HONOR; KENNEDY, MUZERALL EARN KAZMAIER NOMINATIONS
1/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
In Friday's win, Killewald stopped 11 of 12 shots in the third period as the Wildcats scored with 49 seconds to play during a power play with their goalie pulled, giving them a 6-on-3 advantage.
Saturday, Killewald turned in another stellar final 20 minutes, stopping 13 of 14 shots, allowing another power-play goal in the final minute as the Gophers, once again, took two penalties in the game's final two minutes.
By holding New Hampshire scoreless for 59 minutes, 11 seconds Friday, Killewald helped extend Minnesota's consecutive shutout streak to a school-record 218:22. In the month of January, she was 5-0-0 with two shutouts, a 0.80 goals against average and a .962 save percentage, allowing just four goals in five games.
USA Hockey announced the 10 nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Award, emblematic of the most outstanding player in women's intercollegiate ice hockey each season.
Among the 10 nominees are Minnesota seniors Courtney Kennedy and Nadine Muzerall, making the Gophers one of just two teams with two representatives. Harvard also has two nominees.
Kennedy has been the mainstay of the Minnesota defensive unit, which ranks sixth nationally in scoring defense at 1.91 goals per game. She is also among the top scoring defensemen in the country and ranks first among all Minnesota defensemen with 20 points in 22 games. Kennedy is 12th in the WCHA in assists (16), and is tied for 10th in the league with 11 power-play points (0-11).
Muzerall, the SI for Women preseason national player of the year, is tied for 17th in the WCHA with 23 points in 18 games. She is tied for 10th in the WCHA with 13 goals and is tied for eighth in the league with five power-play goals. Three of her 13 goals have been game-winners, good for fourth in the WCHA.
The nation's leading goal scorer with 49 a year ago, she has been the team's catalyst for four season. With 124 goals and 212 points in 117 career games, Muzerall has seen her team go 68-4-4 when she scores a goal and just 21-15-4 when she plays and does not score.
The list of nominees is as follows. The three finalists will be announced March 12 with the Patty Kazmaier Award banquet scheduled for March 24 at the Radisson Hotel Metrodome in Minneapolis.
The 2001 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Candidates Name Yr. Pos. School Hometown Jennifer Botterill Jr. F Harvard Winnipeg, Man. Meghan Hunter Fr. F Wisconsin Oil Springs, Ont. Courtney Kennedy Sr. D Minnesota Woburn, Mass. Andrea Kilbourne Jr. F Princeton Saranac Lake, N.Y. Nadine Muzerall Sr. F Minnesota Mississauga, Ont. Maria Rooth So. F Minnesota-Duluth Angelholm, Swe. Tammy Shewchuk Sr. F Harvard St. Laurent, Que. Erika Silva Sr. G Northeastern Middletown, R.I. Jessica Tabb Sr. F Providence Holland, Mass. Michelle Thornton Sr. F New Hampshire Gloucester, Ont.
