University of Minnesota Athletics
Raty Named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week
12/2/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
University of Minnesota freshman goaltender Noora Räty (Espoo, Finland) was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Defensive Player of the Week for her outstanding performance against No. 3 Clarkson last weekend. It is the second defensive player of the week award for Räty this season.
Räty had a stellar Thanksgiving weekend in net for the Golden Gophers, holding No. 3-ranked Golden Knights scoreless while recording two victories. Last Friday (Nov. 27) in a 4-0 triumph, Räty kept the No. 2-ranked Golden Gophers in the game early when she made a save from her back and would later have 20 saves in the game. Räty then followed with her second shutout of the weekend and fourth of the season last Saturday (Nov. 28) when Clarkson went scoreless on 21 shots. She was named the third and second stars of the game during the weekend series. Dating back to the 3:03 mark of the first period against Bemidji State on Nov. 21, Räty has now held opponents scoreless for 176:57 consecutive minutes played. She currently ranks second in the country in goals-against average (0.99) and save percentage (.962) in 12 games played.
Räty and the rest of the Gophers will take on the No. 9 Harvard Crimson this weekend in Cambridge, Mass. Friday’s game is set for a 7:07 p.m. start (ET) and 4:07 p.m. Saturday. Minnesota will then close out the first half with a series at North Dakota, Dec. 12-13.
Räty had a stellar Thanksgiving weekend in net for the Golden Gophers, holding No. 3-ranked Golden Knights scoreless while recording two victories. Last Friday (Nov. 27) in a 4-0 triumph, Räty kept the No. 2-ranked Golden Gophers in the game early when she made a save from her back and would later have 20 saves in the game. Räty then followed with her second shutout of the weekend and fourth of the season last Saturday (Nov. 28) when Clarkson went scoreless on 21 shots. She was named the third and second stars of the game during the weekend series. Dating back to the 3:03 mark of the first period against Bemidji State on Nov. 21, Räty has now held opponents scoreless for 176:57 consecutive minutes played. She currently ranks second in the country in goals-against average (0.99) and save percentage (.962) in 12 games played.
Räty and the rest of the Gophers will take on the No. 9 Harvard Crimson this weekend in Cambridge, Mass. Friday’s game is set for a 7:07 p.m. start (ET) and 4:07 p.m. Saturday. Minnesota will then close out the first half with a series at North Dakota, Dec. 12-13.
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