University of Minnesota Athletics
2022-23 Women's Hockey Roster
Gracie Ostertag
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- Defense
- Shoot/Catch:
- R
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Shakopee, Minn.
- High School:
- Shattuck-St. Mary’s
| PRONUNCIATION |
2022-23 • Fifth Year Season:
- Named team captain
- WCHA All-Academic Team and WCHA Scholar-Athlete
- Tallied career-high three assists in 4-4 tie at No. 1 Ohio State
- Notched two assists in 4-3 loss to No. 5 Yale (Nov. 26)
- Recorded an assist in back-to-back games vs. St. Thomas (Jan. 14) and at Bemidji State (Jan. 20)
2021-22 • Senior Season:
- WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten member
- Named team assistant captain
- Recorded three points (2g-1a) in series sweep over Minnesota State (Oct. 15-16)
- Scored two goals in series sweep over St. Cloud State (Nov. 19-20)
- Appeared in 14 games
- Recorded career-high in goals (4)
2020-21 • Junior Season:
- WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Appeared in five games
- Recorded an assist in a 7-4 win at Ohio State (Jan. 29)
2019-20 • Sophomore Season:
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Recorded a career-high 11 points (1g-10a)
- One of 15 Gophers to play in all 36 games
- Led the team and ranked 15th in the WCHA with 50 blocked shots
- Recorded a career-high two assists in series sweep over Minnesota State (Oct. 4-5)
- Scored first collegiate goal in 4-3 win at Robert Morris (Oct. 11)
- Had one assist in 4-2 win at Ohio State (Oct. 26)
- Recorded an assist in 2-2 (OT) tie with Wisconsin (Nov. 3)
- Tallied an assist in 2-2 (OT) tie at Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 22)
- Logged one assist WCHA First Round sweep over St. Cloud State (Feb. 28-29)
2018-19 • Freshman Season:
- Recorded six points (6a)
- One of 11 Gophers to play in all 39 games
- Ranked sixth on the team with 30 blocked shots
- Made college debut in season-opening 4-2 win over Mercyhurst (Sept. 28)
- Recorded first collegiate point with an assist in 3-2 loss to Ohio State (Oct. 20)
- Had first career multi-point game with two assists in 8-2 win over St. Lawrence (Nov. 23)
- Made NCAA Frozen Four debut
High School/Club: A 2018 graduate of Shattuck-St. Mary’s School where she played for coaches Gordon Stafford and Melissa Boik • four-time national champion with the Sabres, winning U-16 national championships as a freshman and sophomore and winning U-19 national championships as a junior and senior • named USA Today High School Sports All-USA First Team honoree in 2018 and All-USA Second Team honoree in 2017 • member of U.S. Women’s Under-18 Team • three-time gold medalist with the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team at the 2018, 2017, and 2016 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships • served as an alternate captain and was named Best Defenseman of the tournament at the 2018 U-18 world championship • competed in Under-18 Three-Game Series between the U.S. and Canada in August 2015, August 2016, and August 2017 • has attended USA Hockey Women’s National Festivals and player development camps.
Personal: Daughter of Chris and Kathy Ostertag • has two siblings, Matt and Joey • Business and Marketing Education major • shoots right • high school teammates with Gopher alumnae Alex Woken and Patti Marshall • enjoys spending time with family and friends at her cabin in Northern Minnesota, wake-surfing, four-wheeling, and being on the lake.
