University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Women's Hockey Ranked Second in USCHO Poll
9/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The Golden Gophers finished the 2001-02 season on top of the WCHA, winning both the league regular-season championship and the tournament championship. With the Gophers boasting a 28-4-6 record, Minnesota earned its first trip to the NCAA Frozen Four held in Durham, N.H.
The Gophers have an exhibition game against the Toronto Junior Aeros Friday, Oct. 4, at Mariucci Arena. Game time is set for a 7:05 p.m. start. The Gophers open the regular season against at Findlay (Ohio), Oct. 12-13. Minnesota returns 13 letterwinners from last year's squad, including All-American Ronda Curtin and First-Team All-WCHA goalie Jody Horak. The Gophers also welcome a talented freshmen class of Ashley Albrecht, Chelsey Brodt, Natalie Darwitz, Krista Johnson, Allie Sanchez and Krissy Wendell.
Preseason USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll Team (First Place) '02 Rec. Pts Last Year 1 Minnesota-Duluth (13) 24- 6-4 139 2 2 Minnesota (1) 28- 4-6 119 1 3 Harvard 18-11-2 110 9 4 Dartmouth 24- 6-2 100 5 5 Brown 25- 8-2 90 4 6 Wisconsin 22-11-2 63 7 7 St. Lawrence 22-10-4 45 8 8 Providence 20-13-4 25 10 9 Northeastern 27- 7-1 22 6 10 Princeton 15-11-3 16 - Others receiving votes: Niagara 14, New Hampshire 11, Mercyhurst 10, Ohio State 6.
