University of Minnesota Athletics
Anne Schleper and Rachel Ramsey Earn WCHA Weekly Honors
2/15/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Feb. 15, 2012
Two Gopher women's hockey players received honors from the WCHA this week. Senior Anne Schleper has been named the Co-Defensive Player of the Week, sharing the honor with Bemidji State's Zuzana Tomcikova, while freshman defenseman Rachel Ramsey has been named the Rookie of the Week.
Schleper, a senior from St. Cloud, Minn., contributed four scoring points in Minnesota's 5-0 and 7-4 road wins over Ohio State last weekend, fired 10 shots on goal, blocked four shots and earned a +5 plus/minus rating. She had a goal and an assist in the second period in the series opener last Friday (Feb. 10) along with two blocked shots, and then added two more assists in game two last Saturday (Feb. 11), including one on teammate Sarah Davis' second period shorthander that gave the Gophers a two-goal cushion at 4-2. In addition, she also played a key role on special teams, as UM's penalty-killers held OSU to two goals on 13 power-play chances. With her three assists, Schleper moved up to second place on Minnesota's all-time assists list for defensemen with 79.
A freshman from Chanhassen, Minn., Ramsey collected three points in the two wins against Ohio State in Columbus. In last Friday's 5-0 victory, had two assists, two blocked shots and a plus/minus rating of +3. She then added another assist in last Saturday's 7-4 triumph, along with two shots on goal.
Playing in all 32 of Minnesota's games as a rookie, Ramsey has 20 points (4g, 16a) this season and ranks first in scoring among first-year defenseman in the WCHA.
The WCHA weekly honors marks the fourth straight week that a Gopher player has earned a WCHA weekly award as Amanda Kessel was the Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 8, Emily West was honored on Feb. 1 and Rachael Bona earned a WCHA award on Jan. 25.
