University of Minnesota Athletics
2022-23 Women's Hockey Roster
Catie Skaja
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- Forward
- Shoot/Catch:
- R
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- New Prague, Minn.
- High School:
- New Prague Senior HS
| PRONUNCIATION |
2022-23 • Fifth-Year Season:
- WCHA All-Academic Team and WCHA Scholar-Athlete
- Ranked fifth on the team in points (34)
- Ranked sixth on the team in goals (12)
- Tallied two points, including first goal of the season, in 4-1 win over Bemidji State (Oct. 8)
- Scored two goals in series sweep over Minnesota State (Oct. 14-15)
- Recorded three assists in series victory at No. 1 Ohio State (Oct. 28-29)
- Scored two goals in 5-3 win over No. 5 Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 5)
- Recorded three points (1g-2a) in 9-2 win over Merrimack (Jan. 6)
- Tallied two assists in 7-0 win at Bemidji State (Jan. 20)
- Scored opening goal in 3-1 win at No. 6 Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 27)
- Tallied a goal and an assist in series vs. No. 8 Wisconsin (Feb. 10-11)
- Tallied three points (1g-2a) in 4-2 win over Wisconsin in WCHA Final Faceoff semifinal
2021-22 • Senior Season:
- WCHA Scholar-Athlete and WCHA All-Academic Team member
- Recorded three points (1g-2a) in series sweep over Colgate (Oct. 22-23)
- Recorded series career-high four points (2g-2a) in series sweep over RIT (Nov. 12-13)
- Recorded series career-high four assists in series sweep over St. Cloud State (Nov. 19-20)
- Scored game-winning goal in 3-2 win over Wisconsin (Dec. 3)
- Notched three points (1g-2a) in series sweep over St. Thomas (Jan. 8-9)
- Recorded three points (1g-2a) in series against Minnesota State (Jan. 14-15)
- Tallied two points (1g-1a) in 4-3 win over No. 1 Wisconsin (Jan. 22)
- Recorded three points (1g-2a) in series sweep over Bemidji State (Feb. 4-5)
- Tallied five points (3g-2a) in series sweep over St. Cloud State (Feb. 11-12)
- Notched four points (1g-3a) in series sweep over St. Thomas (Feb. 17-19)
- Scored two goals in 5-1 win over St. Thomas (Feb. 26)
- Tallied a goal and an assist in 5-1 win over Minnesota Duluth in WCHA Final Faceoff Semifinal (March 5)
- Recorded career-high and finished third on the team in points (47), goals (18), and second in plus/minus rating (+42)
- Tied for 17th in the nation in points
- Finished third in WCHA in plus/minus rating
- One of nine Gophers to appear in all 39 games
2020-21 • Junior Season:
- WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Recorded six points (3g-3a) in 16 games played
- Had two points (1g-1a) in a 4-2 win at Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 27)
- Had two points (1g-1a) in series sweep over St. Cloud State (Jan. 9-10)
- Scored a goal in a 7-4 win at Ohio State (Jan. 29)
2019-20 • Sophomore Season:
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, WCHA All-Academic, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Recorded a career-high 14 points (7g-7a) in 31 games played
- Ranked third on the team with a .179 scoring percentage with seven goals on 39 shots on goal
- Five multi-point games
- Recorded first career two-goal game, including scoring the game-winner, in 7-1 win at Minnesota State (Oct. 5)
- Had two points (1g-1a) in 6-2 win over Robert Morris (Oct. 12)
- Scored the game-winning goal in 4-2 win over St. Cloud State (Oct. 20)
- Had second career two-goal game in 4-3 win at Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 23)
- Tied her career high with two assists in 4-0 win over Minnesota State in U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Faceoff Classic (Dec. 7)
- Recorded two points (1g-1a) in 4-1 win over St. Cloud State (Jan. 10)
- Tallied an assist in 2-1 win over Ohio State outdoors on Hockey Day Minnesota (Jan. 18)
2018-19 • Freshman Season:
- Recorded 13 points (5g-8a) in 38 games played
- Three multi-point games
- Tied for fourth among WCHA rookies at +20 for the season
- Made college debut in season-opening 4-2 win over Mercyhurst (Sept. 28)
- Scored first collegiate goal in 5-2 win at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 5)
- Scored game-winning goal in 7-2 win at St. Cloud State (Nov. 18)
- Had first career multi-point game with two points (1g-1a) in 6-2 win over Vermont in Windjammer Classic championship game (Nov. 24)
- Had two assists in 3-1 win at Yale (Dec. 1)
- Had two assists in 7-2 win at Ohio State (Jan. 25)
- Made NCAA Frozen Four debut
High School/Club: A 2018 graduate of New Prague Senior High School where she played for coaches Matt Miller, Andrea Peterson, Taylor Ries, Matt Anderson, and Johnny Josephson • a three-sport athlete for the Trojans, earning six letters in hockey, earning four letters in track & field, and playing three years of soccer • six-time all-conference and four-time all-state honoree • named to the all-metro third team in 2018 • named to all-tournament team at 2016 Minnesota State Class A Championship after leading New Prague to the consolation title • 2018 Minnesota Ms. Hockey semifinalist • served as five-year hockey team captain • three-time team MVP • recorded 61 points (36g-25a) in 24 games as a senior, leading the Wright County Conference in points and assists • member of U.S. Women’s Under-18 Team • two-time gold medalist with the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team at the 2017 and 2016 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships • competed in Under-18 Three-Game Series between the U.S. and Canada in August 2015 and August 2016 • attended U.S. Women's National Festivals in 2015 and 2016 • attended USA Hockey development camps • played club hockey with the MN Made ’99 Machine from 2008-2010, Velocity ’99 from 2010-2015, and OS Jr. Whitecaps from 2015-2018.
Personal: Daughter of Tracy and Mike Skaja • has three siblings, Kyle, Zach, and Ellie • Business and Marketing Education major • shoots right • was high school teammates with Gophers alum Shyler Sletta • honor roll member • earned academic all-state honors in track & field.
