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WCHA Slate Resumes with Huskies
1/6/2020 3:05:00 PM | Women's Hockey
The Gophers travel to St. Cloud, Minn., for a Friday-Saturday series at St. Cloud State this week.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 2 Golden Gopher women's hockey team returns to conference play by traveling to St. Cloud, Minn., for a series with the Huskies this weekend. Puck drop between Minnesota and St. Cloud State is at 6:07 p.m. CT Friday and 3:07 p.m. Saturday.
Last Time Out: Gophers Sweep Yale
Minnesota (17-1-3, 9-1-2-1 WCHA) wrapped up non-conference play with a sweep over Yale last weekend, winning 6-3 and 4-1. Sarah Potomak (1g-3a), Grace Zumwinkle (3g), and Amy Potomak (2g-1a) led the Maroon & Gold, and Sydney Scobee earned both wins in net.
About the Series: Minnesota vs. St. Cloud State
Minnesota owns an 89-3-3 all-time record against St. Cloud State in a series dating back to November 1997. The Gophers have won 10 consecutive games over the Huskies, including a sweep earlier this season at Ridder Arena, which saw Minnesota win 3-0 and 4-2, led by Grace Zumwinkle (1g-3a), Emily Brown (2g-1a), Alex Woken (1g-2a), Taylor Heise (1g-2a), and Olivia Knowles (1g-2a).
Scoring Milestones
Sarah Potomak is Minnesota's active career scoring leader, tied for 12th in Gophers' history with 162 career points (60g-102a). She is tied with Laura Slominski (65g-97a=162) and is chasing 11th-ranked Ronda Curtin (60g-107a) with 167 career points.
Two Gophers hit milestones in Minnesota's sweep over Bemidji State (Nov. 15-16) as S. Potomak recorded her 150th career point and Grace Zumwinkle recorded her 100th point. Amy Potomak, Alex Woken, Taylor Heise, and Emily Brown have all reached the 50-career points mark this season, and Patti Marshall recorded her 50th career assist against Harvard (Nov. 30).
Top Line Delivers
The line of Sarah Potomak (14g-15a), Grace Zumwinkle (16g-12a), and Taylor Heise (11g-15a) leads Minnesota in scoring.
League's Best Defense
The Gophers defense leads the WCHA, averaging just 1.48 goals allowed per game and surrendering just 31 goals total in 21 games played. Sydney Scobee is tied for the NCAA lead with five shutouts. She leads the WCHA with a 1.46 goals against average and a .938 save percentage while ranking among the nation's top goaltenders in both categories as well.
Gophers to Celebrate Hockey Day Minnesota
Minnesota will play its second outdoor game in program history when the Gophers host the Buckeyes outdoors at Parade Stadium in downtown Minneapolis as part of this year's Hockey Day Minnesota celebration on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Gophers' first-ever outdoor game saw the Maroon & Gold earn a 4-0 win over Minnesota State in the Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium on Jan. 17, 2014.
Notable Notes
The Gophers resume WCHA play by hosting Ohio State next weekend. Minnesota and OSU face off at Ridder Arena on Friday, Jan. 17 before meeting outdoors at Parade Stadium on Hockey Day Minnesota on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Gopher Nation
With games against Boston College and Harvard at the Country Classic in Nashville earlier this season, Tennessee became the 15th state in which Minnesota has played games since the first year of the program in 1997-98. The Gophers have competed in Connecticut, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
Gophers Add Seven for 2020-21
Head coach Brad Frost and the Gopher women's hockey program are pleased to announce the addition for seven incoming student-athletes for the 2020-21 season. Forward Addie Burton (Orono, Minn./Blake School), forward Anne Cherkowski (Coldstream, B.C./Pursuit of Excellence), defense Josey Dunne (O'Fallon, Mo./Chicago Mission), forward Tella Jungels (Edina, Minn./Edina High School), forward Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill./Chicago Mission), defense Maggie Nicholson (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka High School), and forward Audrey Wethington (Edina, Minn./Blake School) make up the newest class of Gophers.
Twenty Years Ago
This season marks the 20-year anniversary of Minnesota's 1999-2000 AWCHA national championship season. Under the direction of head coach Laura Halldorsen, the 1999-2000 Gophers became the first women's team to win a national title in Minnesota history. After defeating rival Minnesota Duluth by a score of 3-2 in the national semifinal, the Gophers went on to defeat Brown, 4-2, to claim the national title.
2018-19 Season in Review
Minnesota wrapped up the 22nd season of Gopher women's hockey as NCAA and WCHA Final Faceoff runners-up in 2018-19. The Maroon & Gold took home the program's 10th WCHA regular-season title and said goodbye to eight graduating seniors in head coach Brad Frost's 12th season at the helm of the program. The Gophers posted an overall record of 32-6-1 as they fell one game short of a national title.
Quest for Eighth National Title Continues
Minnesota has won seven national championships (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016) and looks for a historic eighth title national crown in 2019-20.
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Last Time Out: Gophers Sweep Yale
Minnesota (17-1-3, 9-1-2-1 WCHA) wrapped up non-conference play with a sweep over Yale last weekend, winning 6-3 and 4-1. Sarah Potomak (1g-3a), Grace Zumwinkle (3g), and Amy Potomak (2g-1a) led the Maroon & Gold, and Sydney Scobee earned both wins in net.
About the Series: Minnesota vs. St. Cloud State
Minnesota owns an 89-3-3 all-time record against St. Cloud State in a series dating back to November 1997. The Gophers have won 10 consecutive games over the Huskies, including a sweep earlier this season at Ridder Arena, which saw Minnesota win 3-0 and 4-2, led by Grace Zumwinkle (1g-3a), Emily Brown (2g-1a), Alex Woken (1g-2a), Taylor Heise (1g-2a), and Olivia Knowles (1g-2a).
Scoring Milestones
Sarah Potomak is Minnesota's active career scoring leader, tied for 12th in Gophers' history with 162 career points (60g-102a). She is tied with Laura Slominski (65g-97a=162) and is chasing 11th-ranked Ronda Curtin (60g-107a) with 167 career points.
Two Gophers hit milestones in Minnesota's sweep over Bemidji State (Nov. 15-16) as S. Potomak recorded her 150th career point and Grace Zumwinkle recorded her 100th point. Amy Potomak, Alex Woken, Taylor Heise, and Emily Brown have all reached the 50-career points mark this season, and Patti Marshall recorded her 50th career assist against Harvard (Nov. 30).
Top Line Delivers
The line of Sarah Potomak (14g-15a), Grace Zumwinkle (16g-12a), and Taylor Heise (11g-15a) leads Minnesota in scoring.
League's Best Defense
The Gophers defense leads the WCHA, averaging just 1.48 goals allowed per game and surrendering just 31 goals total in 21 games played. Sydney Scobee is tied for the NCAA lead with five shutouts. She leads the WCHA with a 1.46 goals against average and a .938 save percentage while ranking among the nation's top goaltenders in both categories as well.
Gophers to Celebrate Hockey Day Minnesota
Minnesota will play its second outdoor game in program history when the Gophers host the Buckeyes outdoors at Parade Stadium in downtown Minneapolis as part of this year's Hockey Day Minnesota celebration on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Gophers' first-ever outdoor game saw the Maroon & Gold earn a 4-0 win over Minnesota State in the Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium on Jan. 17, 2014.
Notable Notes
- The Gophers lead the WCHA and rank fifth in the nation at 90.9 percent (50-for-55) on the penalty kill.
- Minnesota is on an NCAA-best 12-game unbeaten streak, going 9-0-3 since Oct. 26, 2019.
- Amy Potomak's three-point weekend against Yale included her 50th career point as a Gopher (19g-31a). She is the fifth Gopher to reach the 50-point milestone this season.
The Gophers resume WCHA play by hosting Ohio State next weekend. Minnesota and OSU face off at Ridder Arena on Friday, Jan. 17 before meeting outdoors at Parade Stadium on Hockey Day Minnesota on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Gopher Nation
With games against Boston College and Harvard at the Country Classic in Nashville earlier this season, Tennessee became the 15th state in which Minnesota has played games since the first year of the program in 1997-98. The Gophers have competed in Connecticut, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
Gophers Add Seven for 2020-21
Head coach Brad Frost and the Gopher women's hockey program are pleased to announce the addition for seven incoming student-athletes for the 2020-21 season. Forward Addie Burton (Orono, Minn./Blake School), forward Anne Cherkowski (Coldstream, B.C./Pursuit of Excellence), defense Josey Dunne (O'Fallon, Mo./Chicago Mission), forward Tella Jungels (Edina, Minn./Edina High School), forward Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill./Chicago Mission), defense Maggie Nicholson (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka High School), and forward Audrey Wethington (Edina, Minn./Blake School) make up the newest class of Gophers.
Twenty Years Ago
This season marks the 20-year anniversary of Minnesota's 1999-2000 AWCHA national championship season. Under the direction of head coach Laura Halldorsen, the 1999-2000 Gophers became the first women's team to win a national title in Minnesota history. After defeating rival Minnesota Duluth by a score of 3-2 in the national semifinal, the Gophers went on to defeat Brown, 4-2, to claim the national title.
2018-19 Season in Review
Minnesota wrapped up the 22nd season of Gopher women's hockey as NCAA and WCHA Final Faceoff runners-up in 2018-19. The Maroon & Gold took home the program's 10th WCHA regular-season title and said goodbye to eight graduating seniors in head coach Brad Frost's 12th season at the helm of the program. The Gophers posted an overall record of 32-6-1 as they fell one game short of a national title.
Quest for Eighth National Title Continues
Minnesota has won seven national championships (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016) and looks for a historic eighth title national crown in 2019-20.
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