University of Minnesota Athletics
Wendell Earns WCHA Player of the Week Honor
10/20/2003 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Wendell recorded her first career hat trick for the Maroon and Gold against OSU. She added her fourth goal at 12:16 of the third period to become the first Golden Gopher to score four goals in a game since former Gopher Nadine Muzerall did so in January of 2000. Wendell, a member of the 2002 U.S. Olympic Team, scored four goals on five shots for a .667 percent shooting percentage. Of her four goals, one was on the power play, another a short-handed tally, followed by the game-winning goal.
In Saturday's 7-0 win, Wendell's lone goal was a power play, game-winning goal. Her single assist came on Becky Wacker's first career goal. With her six-point performance, Wendell leads the team in points (six), goals (five), game-winning goals (two), power-play goals (two) and is tied for the lead in short-handed goals (one).
The Golden Gophers head to Madison, Wis., Oct. 25-26 to take on the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers. Both games are slated for a 2:05 p.m. start at the Kohl Center.
