Dagney Willey

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Defense
Height:
5-5
High School:
Osseo HS
Hometown:
Maple Grove, Minn.
Prev School:
Minnesota Whitecaps

2008-09 Senior Season: Named WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • Ridder Award recipient • recorded 11 points (1g-10a) while playing in 33 games • recorded a career-best +33 plus/minus rating for the season • has two assists in a 12-1 win at Ohio State (1/10) • had two assists in an 11-1 win at Bemidji State (1/17) • scored her lone goal of the season in a 5-3 loss to Wisconsin in the WCHA Final Faceoff championship game (3/8).

2007-08 • Junior Season: Named WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • played in all 38 games and earned her third letter • recorded nine assists and had a +5 plus/minus rating • had two multi-assist games • started her junior campaign with an assist in a 4-2 comeback win over Boston University (10/6) • set up a power-play goal and an even-strength goal in a 5-0 win over Bemidji State (11/30) • recorded two power-play assists in the 6-3 win against Wayne State (1/5) • had an assist in a 4-3 win over Minnesota State (1/26) • recorded an assist during the WCHA Final Faceoff semifinal loss to Wisconsin (3/8).

2006-07 • Sophomore Season: Named WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • Ridder Award recipient • played in all 36 games to earn her second letter • recorded four goals and 10 assists for 14 points • tied for second on the team with a +10 plus/minus rating • had a +5 plus/minus rating in a series sweep over Minnesota State (10/13-10/14) • scored a goal and had five shots in the 3-3 tie with Wisconsin (10/22) • scored first power-play goal of her career in a 4-1 win over St. Cloud State (11/18) • tied a career-high two assists and had six shots in the 5-1 win over North Dakota (1/28) • scored goals in back-to-back games against Minnesota Duluth (2/18) and Bemidji State (2/23) • tallied a power-play assist in the 3-2 WCHA semifinal win over Minnesota Duluth (3/3).

2005-06 • Freshman Season: Played in all 41 games as a freshman • letterwinner • had 49 shots on the goal • had a plus/minus rating of +7 • earned the team's Ridder Award, given to the women's hockey player who does the most within the community • scored her first career goal in a 3-2 win over St. Cloud State (2/17) • tallied a career-high two assists in a 5-1 win over Minnesota State (3/3).

The Willey File: A 2005 graduate of Osseo High School • played with the Minnesota Whitecaps in her senior season of high school • played in 12 games with the Whitecaps, tallying two assists • played with the Osseo boys junior varsity team until her senior season of high school and practiced with the boys varsity her senior season • attended USA Hockey Development Camps in 2002, 2003, and 2005 • lettered in golf and choir in high school • National Honor Society member • graduated high school with a 3.9 grade point average.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and LaNee Willey • Kinesiology major • shoots right • brother, Kevin, captained St. John’s University hockey team, earning All-America honors and was named the MIAC Co-Player of the Year • member of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program • played with former Gophers Winny Brodt, Ronda Curtin, and Laura Slominski on the Whitecaps • was a competitive boxer before coming to Minnesota and had a 5-0 record.