University of Minnesota Athletics
Marvin and Lamoureux Earn Weekly WCHA Honors
12/10/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
The WCHA has announced that Gigi Marvin was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, while Monique Lamoureux was named the WCHA Co-Rookie of the Week after a stellar performance against North Dakota last weekend.
Marvin led No. 2-ranked Golden Gophers to a WCHA series road sweep over North Dakota last weekend when she scored four goals. Last Friday night (Dec. 5) in Grand Forks, N.D., Marvin scored the game-winning goal at 13:41 of the first period on one of her two shots in the game en route to a 4-0 victory. Then last Saturday (Dec. 6) afternoon, Marvin scored her first-career hat trick when she led the Gophers in a come-from-behind 5-2 win over UND. Marvin scored the Gophers’ first goal to tie the game in the first period. After both teams scored another goal, Marvin followed with her second game-winner of the series at 7:11 in the third and then netted a hat trick on an empty-net attempt at 19:16. Marvin had 10 previous games in which she had scored two goals prior to her hat trick accomplishment. On the weekend, Marvin held a .500 shooting percentage scoring four goals on just eight shots attempted. Through 18 games played in the 2008-09 season, Marvin ranks second among her teammates in point scoring with 22, on 14 goals and eight assists. Over his 132 game career at UM, she has 71-89160.
Lamoureux, a freshman forward, led Minnesota in scoring with three goals and two assists for five points in a conference series. Last Friday, Lamoureux scored a goal and two assists to help the Gophers to a 4-0 shutout win. She assisted on the game-winning goal and a power-play goal and then followed with a goal of her own on a shorthanded attempt, her third short-handed goal of the season. Last Saturday, Lamoureux came through in the clutch when she tied the game at 2-2 at the beginning of the third period. Lamoureux’s goal was the game-changer as she helped jumpstart the Minnesota offense to four goals in the period. She followed with her second goal of the game at 18:49 to give Minnesota a 4-2 lead. Not only did Lamoureux lead the Gophers in scoring, she held a +4 rating and ranked second in shots (9). She shared her award with Wisconsin freshman Brooke Ammerman.
Gopher Weekly Honors in 2008-09
WCHA Offensive Player of the Week
Oct. 22 Jen Schoullis (vs. Ohio State)
Nov. 5 Gigi Marvin (vs. St. Cloud State)
Dec. 10 Gigi Marvin (vs. North Dakota)
WCHA Rookie of the Week
Oct. 15 Monique Lamoureux (at Minnesota Duluth)
Oct. 22 Monique Lamoureux (vs. Ohio State)
Nov. 25 Monique Lamoureux (vs. Minnesota State)
Dec. 10 Monique Lamoureux (vs. North Dakota)
