University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Back at Home to Host SCSU
2/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
MINNESOTA BACK AT HOME AGAINST SCSU
The No. 4 University of Minnesota women’s hockey team is back at Ridder Arena this weekend as it hosts St. Cloud State, Friday and Saturday night.
FOLLOWING THE GOPHERS
Both games will have audio broadcast on gophersports.com via the Gold Zone as well as a live blog. A video broadcast will also appear on BigTenNetwork.com.
ON THE DOCKET
Bemidji State comes to town next weekend as the Golden Gophers close out their regular home season, Feb. 11-12. Friday’s BSU game is slated for a 6 p.m. start, while Saturday’s tilt will be at 4 p.m. The Saturday game will also feature an on-ice senior presentation prior to the game as the Gophers honor Jenny Lura, Laura May and Terra Rasmussen.
USA PRELIM CAMP ROSTER
The Golden Gophers is well represented on the preliminary camp roster for the 2011 World Championships. Making the prelim camp roster is Megan Bozek, Amanda Kessel, Anne Schleper and Jen Schoullis, while former Gopher Gigi Marvin was also invited to the camp. The athletes will take part in a selection/training camp in Ann Arbor, Mich., from April 4-12, with the final 21-player roster set to be announced on April 9. The players who make the team will depart on April 12 for the 2011 IIHF World Women's Championship, which runs from April 16-25 in Zurich and Winterthur, Switzerland.
EVERY POINT COUNTS
Only seven points separates the No. 2 and the No. 5 spot in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings. Minnesota is currently second with 42 points, followed by North Dakota (41), Minnesota Duluth (39) and Bemidji State (35). The Gophers will play two of the three teams in the next month. The Gophers and Beavers will face each other on Feb. 11-12, while Minnesota ends the regular season at North Dakota, Feb. 18-19. The tie against Wisconsin last weekend proved to be crucial as the Gophers remain in second place, while North Dakota dropped a game to Minnesota State.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
After losing 99 percent of their scoring from a season ago, the St. Cloud State Huskies are looking for their first win of the season. A rebuilding year, SCSU finished third in the WCHA last year to become the first team outside of Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth and Wisconsin to crack the top three. Sitting at 0-26-1 overall and 0-21-1 in the WCHA, SCSU lost a heartbreaker to Ohio State last weekend. After losing 6-1 on Friday, OSU’s Ally Tarr scored the 3-2 game-winning goal at 19:09 in the third period to hand SCSU it’s 26th loss of the season. The Huskies’ only points in the WCHA, however, came against a top-10 team in Minnesota Duluth (12/3) in a 2-2 tie and a shootout win.
THE SERIES
In the all-time series, Minnesota holds a 43-3-2 record against the Huskies, dating back to Jan. 9, 1999. All three of the losses came at the National Hockey Center as well as one of the ties. The Gophers tied SCSU, 2-2 last year (2/12/10) as Katie Frischmann scored the game-tying goal at 5:02 in the third. SCSU ended up winning the shootout.
THE LAST TIME
The Golden Gophers earned a series sweep over SCSU the last time out with 5-0 and 3-0 wins. Anne Schleper made the most of the weekend, scoring six points and was later named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week. Sarah Davis and Kelly Terry each had four points, while Noora Räty had back-to-back shutouts.
GET SHORTY
Minnesota has scored three short-handed goals this season, including two in the last two series. Amanda Kessel scored a short-handed goal against Ohio State, which later proved to be the gamewinner. Becky Kortum also scored a short-handed goal in the Gophers’ 3-1 loss to Wisconsin. The Gophers, however, are far from reaching the record, set at 19 in 2004-05.
The No. 4 University of Minnesota women’s hockey team is back at Ridder Arena this weekend as it hosts St. Cloud State, Friday and Saturday night.
FOLLOWING THE GOPHERS
Both games will have audio broadcast on gophersports.com via the Gold Zone as well as a live blog. A video broadcast will also appear on BigTenNetwork.com.
ON THE DOCKET
Bemidji State comes to town next weekend as the Golden Gophers close out their regular home season, Feb. 11-12. Friday’s BSU game is slated for a 6 p.m. start, while Saturday’s tilt will be at 4 p.m. The Saturday game will also feature an on-ice senior presentation prior to the game as the Gophers honor Jenny Lura, Laura May and Terra Rasmussen.
USA PRELIM CAMP ROSTER
The Golden Gophers is well represented on the preliminary camp roster for the 2011 World Championships. Making the prelim camp roster is Megan Bozek, Amanda Kessel, Anne Schleper and Jen Schoullis, while former Gopher Gigi Marvin was also invited to the camp. The athletes will take part in a selection/training camp in Ann Arbor, Mich., from April 4-12, with the final 21-player roster set to be announced on April 9. The players who make the team will depart on April 12 for the 2011 IIHF World Women's Championship, which runs from April 16-25 in Zurich and Winterthur, Switzerland.
EVERY POINT COUNTS
Only seven points separates the No. 2 and the No. 5 spot in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings. Minnesota is currently second with 42 points, followed by North Dakota (41), Minnesota Duluth (39) and Bemidji State (35). The Gophers will play two of the three teams in the next month. The Gophers and Beavers will face each other on Feb. 11-12, while Minnesota ends the regular season at North Dakota, Feb. 18-19. The tie against Wisconsin last weekend proved to be crucial as the Gophers remain in second place, while North Dakota dropped a game to Minnesota State.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
After losing 99 percent of their scoring from a season ago, the St. Cloud State Huskies are looking for their first win of the season. A rebuilding year, SCSU finished third in the WCHA last year to become the first team outside of Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth and Wisconsin to crack the top three. Sitting at 0-26-1 overall and 0-21-1 in the WCHA, SCSU lost a heartbreaker to Ohio State last weekend. After losing 6-1 on Friday, OSU’s Ally Tarr scored the 3-2 game-winning goal at 19:09 in the third period to hand SCSU it’s 26th loss of the season. The Huskies’ only points in the WCHA, however, came against a top-10 team in Minnesota Duluth (12/3) in a 2-2 tie and a shootout win.
THE SERIES
In the all-time series, Minnesota holds a 43-3-2 record against the Huskies, dating back to Jan. 9, 1999. All three of the losses came at the National Hockey Center as well as one of the ties. The Gophers tied SCSU, 2-2 last year (2/12/10) as Katie Frischmann scored the game-tying goal at 5:02 in the third. SCSU ended up winning the shootout.
THE LAST TIME
The Golden Gophers earned a series sweep over SCSU the last time out with 5-0 and 3-0 wins. Anne Schleper made the most of the weekend, scoring six points and was later named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week. Sarah Davis and Kelly Terry each had four points, while Noora Räty had back-to-back shutouts.
GET SHORTY
Minnesota has scored three short-handed goals this season, including two in the last two series. Amanda Kessel scored a short-handed goal against Ohio State, which later proved to be the gamewinner. Becky Kortum also scored a short-handed goal in the Gophers’ 3-1 loss to Wisconsin. The Gophers, however, are far from reaching the record, set at 19 in 2004-05.
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