University of Minnesota Athletics
2022-23 Women's Hockey Roster
Makayla Pahl
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Goaltender
- Shoot/Catch:
- L
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Minn.
- High School:
- Rochester Mayo HS
| PRONUNCIATION |
2022-23 • Senior Season:
- Recorded first win and shutout of the season with 17 saves in 6-0 victory over Bemidji State (Oct. 7)
- Stopped 15 shots in 8-1 win over New Hampshire (Jan. 7)
2021-22 • Junior Season:
- WCHA All-Academic Team and Academic All-Big Ten member
- WCHA Goaltender of the Week (Oct. 17)
- Recorded first career shutout in 3-0 win over Minnesota State (Oct. 15)
- Won all three starts in October by stopping 49 of 54 shots
- Went 2-0-0 in November by stopping 27 of 29 shots
- Stopped 24 shots in 2-1 win over No. 7 Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 11)
- Stopped 40 shots in 2-1 win over No. 1 Wisconsin (Jan. 21)
- Stopped 32 shots in 5-3 win over No. 2 Ohio State (Jan. 29)
- Stopped 19 shots in 5-1 win over St. Cloud State (Feb. 12)
- Recorded two assists (Nov. 12 and Feb. 12)
- Finished season 9-1-0 and 9-0-0 in games-started
- Posted new career-high in saves (213)
2020-21 • Sophomore Season:
- WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Appeared in eight games and posted a 2-3-1 overall record
- Made 156 saves and allowed 13 goals against for a .923 save percentage
- Had a 2.04 GAA
- Made 18 saves in a 2-1 win over Minnesota State (Dec. 11)
- Made 14 saves on 15 shots faced in two periods of a 4-1 win over St. Cloud State (Jan. 9)
- Recorded a career game-high 41 saves on 43 shots faced in a 3-1 loss at Wisconsin (Jan. 30)
- Had 21 saves in a 2-2 overtime tie with Wisconsin (Feb. 6)
- Made 36 saves in a 2-1 loss to Ohio State (Feb. 12)
- Made 12 saves on 15 shots faced during two periods of a 5-3 loss to Wisconsin (March 6) in the WCHA Final Faceoff semifinals
2019-20 • Freshman Season:
- Appeared in three games
- Had a 1.28 goals against average and .958 saves percentage
- Made college debut with 12 saves on 13 shots faced in the third period of a 7-1 win at Minnesota State (Oct. 5)
- Made eight saves on eight shots faced in the third period of a 4-1 loss to Ohio State (Jan. 17)
- Made three saves on three shots faced in 5-1 win over Minnesota State (Feb. 21)
High School/Club: A 2019 graduate of Rochester Mayo High School • two-sport letterwinner, earning one letter in hockey and three in lacrosse • named a finalist for the 2019 Let's Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year award • named to the USA Today High School Sports 2018-19 All-USA Preseason Girls Hockey Team • played girls hockey at Rochester Mayo as a senior in 2018-19 • recorded a .940 save percentage and a 2.56 goals against average while appearing in 20 games and going 4-8-3 before suffering a season-ending injury as a senior • played boys hockey at Rochester Mayo as a junior, playing in 24 games and going 2-3-1 with a .858 save percentage and 2.71 goals against average in 2017-18 • grew up playing boys hockey for four years, including backstopping the Rochester Bantam AA team to the Minnesota Hockey state championship as a sophomore in 2016-17 • member of the 2018 U.S. Women’s Under-18 team that won gold at the IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship in Dmitrov, Russia • participated in the 2018 USA Hockey Women's National Festival • attended USA Hockey development camps and select camps.
Personal: Daughter of April Pahl and Billy Pahl • has one sibling, Vaughn • catches left • intends to major in Kinesiology • enjoys fishing, photography, and spending time on the lake.
