University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Host Minnesota State This Weekend
1/23/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Golden Gopher women's hockey fans can watch all the action as Minnesota takes on Minnesota State tonight at 7 p.m.
All home games, except two Saturday games that will be aired live on USCHO.com (2/9 vs OSU and 2/23 vs UW), are available in the Gold Zone.
Learn more about the Gold Zone.
MINNESOTA HOSTS MINNESOTA STATE
The University of Minnesota women’s hockey team hosts Minnesota State, Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. The Golden Gophers hold an all-time record of 37-3-2, dating back to the 1998 season when hockey became a MSU varsity sport. Since MSU’s head coach Jeff Vizenor took over in 2001, the Gophers are 25-3-2 against MSU and since 2005-06, have held a 9-2-1 mark against the Mavericks. In the last three years, the Gophers and Mavericks have played six games in which were one-goal decisions.
GOPHERS ON THE RADIO
Minnesota will also have selected home games on the radio. Games against Minnesota State (1/26), Ohio State (2/9), the Wisconsin series (2/23-24) and the WCHA First Round Championships can be found live on 1220 AM KLBB. Curt Carstensen will provide the play-by-play for the Gopher games, which will also be streamlined on the Gopher website, gophersports.com.
THE LAST TIME
The Gophers swept Minnesota State, 6-0 and 1-0 in the series at Mankato, Minn., Dec 7-8. In the first game, Gigi Marvin and Anya Miller each scored two goals to lead the Gophers to a 6-0 shutout. In all, Marvin tallied four points, while nine other Golden Gophers earned a point in the win. Kim Hanlon earned her third shutout of the season. She helped keep the Gophers in the game with 12 saves in the first, had nine in the second and four in the third for a three-period total of 25. In the second game of the series, Erica McKenzie and Jenny Lura helped the Gophers to a 1-0 win. After a scoreless first period, McKenzie scored the lone goal of the game at 17:14 in the second period. Lura had 19 saves in the game en route to her second shutout of her career.
MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS
Minnesota State’s last action came Jan. 11-12 when it faced Minnesota Duluth in Mankato, Minn. The Mavericks fell to the Bulldogs, 2-1 and 5-2, putting their record at 6-15-1 overall and 5-12-1 in the WCHA. MSU is led in scoring by junior forward Maggie Fisher. In 22 games played, Fisher has scored eight goals and nine assists for 17 points. Kala Buganski and Kristina Bunker round out the Mavericks’ top three scorers with 12 and 11 points. In goal is Britni Kehler, who has seen action in 21 of the Mavericks’ 22 games. She holds an 89 save percentage.
HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN NOMINEES
The Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented by BNY Mellon Wealth Management, has announced that Minnesota’s own Bobbi Ross and Dagney Willey are two of 22 nominees for the 2008 award. Finalists for the award, which is presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen, will be announced on the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation website on January 28. The 13th recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award will be selected from the group of finalists and named in a ceremony held in conjunction with the NCAA Skills Competition and the Hobey Baker Memorial Award on Friday, April 11th at the Pepsi Center in Denver during the 2008 NCAA Frozen Four.
ON THE DOCKET
The Golden Gophers will hit the road for the third time this semester when they travel to Bemidji, Minn., to face Bemidji State, Feb. 1-2. Both games are slated for a 2 p.m. start at the John Glas Fieldhouse on the BSU campus. Both games will have a live audio feed for the games at listentothebeavers.com. Minnesota’s next home action is Feb. 8-9 when Ohio State comes to town. Both games are set for a 7 p.m. start at Ridder Arena.
