University of Minnesota Athletics
Curtin and Reinen Sweep WCHA-Women's League Weekly Awards
2/12/2002 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
--> Minnesota's Ronda Curtin</ a> and Brenda Reinen have been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association-Women's League Player and Rookie of the Week. It is the ninth rookie of the week award and second player of the week award for Minnesota. Curtin had the game-winning goal in the 2-1 overtime win against then No. 8 Ohio State. It was her third game-winning goal of the season, second in which she scored in overtime. She tallied three points over the weekend, including a power-play goal in the first game of the series, which the Gophers won, 5-0. Curtin has been named as one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the top player in Division I women's hockey this season, Curtin, a defender for the 2001-02 campaign, leads the Gophers with 36 points. She leads the WCHA in defense scoring and in assists, which 27 points come from setting up the goals. Not only does Curtin lead the defense, but is second in the WCHA in points scored.
Reinen had a stellar performance in the second game of the OSU series, allowing one goal in a Buckeye 5-3 opportunity. It was the second 5-3 attempt Ohio State had in the contest. Reinen had a 96 percent save percentage, and a .94 goals against average in 64:09 minutes of play. In her 13th start of the season, Reinen collected her ninth win totalling a 9-1-3 mark. She had 24 saves in the game, 10 of which came in the third period. Reinen ranks second in the WCHA in save percentage (.948), second in goals against average (1.34) and third in winning percentage (.808).
The No. 1 Golden Gophers will look to clinch the WCHA regular season championship this weekend against Wisconsin. The Gophers need three points to clinch the league title. The border battle starts on Saturday and Sunday. Both games are set for 2:05 p.m. starts at Mariucci Arena.
