2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team
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The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team represented the University of Minnesota
in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Golden Gophers were coached by Brad Frost and played their home games at Ridder Arena. The University of Minnesota hosted the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Ice hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 2010 at Ridder Arena
in Minneapolis. It marked the third time that Minneapolis hosted the Frozen Four. The Golden Gophers are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and attempted to win their fourth NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship
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Downey joins the Gopher program after a successful senior year with Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall. She was an all-state honoree in 2008-09, and broke the school record with 37 goals and 74 points. She helped the Mirage to a 20-7-1 record.
Katie Frischmann, is a 5-5 defenseman, has received an acceptance of admission into the university. She played with the Minnesota Thoroughbreds for three years. In her senior year, Frischmann was a captain for a team that went 33-25-5. Along with her accomplishments on the ice, Frischmann was a four-year letterwinner in the soccer and a three-year letterwinner in lacrosse.
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Golden Gophers were coached by Brad Frost and played their home games at Ridder Arena. The University of Minnesota hosted the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Ice hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 2010 at Ridder Arena
Ridder Arena
Ridder Arena is the ice rink of the women's hockey team at the University of Minnesota. The Golden Gophers are the only collegiate women's hockey team to have an arena built for them. The arena was opened in 2002. The arena seats about 3,400 people; included in that total are the occupants of about...
in Minneapolis. It marked the third time that Minneapolis hosted the Frozen Four. The Golden Gophers are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and attempted to win their fourth NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship
NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship
The annual NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship tournaments determine the top women's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division I and Division III. Women's ice hockey does not have a Division II classification. Under NCAA rules, Division II schools are allowed to compete as Division I members in sports...
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Offseason
- Samantha Downey (Hermantown, Minn.) and Katie Frischmann (Rochester, Minn.) will join the Golden Gopher program for the upcoming season. The two additions close out the Gopher freshman recruiting class for the 2009-2010 campaign, which also includes Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Becky Kortum (Minnetonka, Minn.), Mira Jalosuo (Lieksa, Finland) and Noora Räty (Espoo, Finland).
Downey joins the Gopher program after a successful senior year with Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall. She was an all-state honoree in 2008-09, and broke the school record with 37 goals and 74 points. She helped the Mirage to a 20-7-1 record.
Katie Frischmann, is a 5-5 defenseman, has received an acceptance of admission into the university. She played with the Minnesota Thoroughbreds for three years. In her senior year, Frischmann was a captain for a team that went 33-25-5. Along with her accomplishments on the ice, Frischmann was a four-year letterwinner in the soccer and a three-year letterwinner in lacrosse.
- August 24: Three former Golden Gophers hockey players made the United States National Team roster. Natalie DarwitzNatalie DarwitzNatalie Darwitz is an American ice hockey player. Natalie has been the Captain of the US Women's National Team since the start of the 2007-08 season...
, Rachael Drazan and Gigi Marvin will compete with Team USA as they prepare for the 2010 Winter Olympics. In all, 23 players were named to the team, while 21 advance as a member of the U.S. Olympic Team and a chance at a gold medal.
- September 9: The WCHA announced that Golden Gophers goaltender Alyssa Grogan, defenseman Anne Schleper and forward Emily West have been named as WCHA All-Stars. The three Gophers are among 22 players from the conference to face the 2009-10 U.S Women’s National Team in St. Paul, Minn.
Regular season
- October 5: The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team was ranked No. 2 in the country. The USCHO.com officials revealed it in their first Top-10 Women’s Hockey Poll of the season. Minnesota accumulated 139 points and six first-place nods.
- Tuesday, January 12: The Golden Gophers played an exhibition game against the United States women’s Olympic hockey team at Ridder Arena. The US team beat the Gophers by a score of 8-5. Team USA outshot the Golden Gophers, 56-21.
- February 28: Incoming Gophers freshman, Bethany Brausen, a senior forward at Roseville Area High School, has won the 15th annual Ms. Hockey Award by Let's Play HockeyMs. Hockey Award by Let's Play HockeyThe Ms. Hockey Award is an award given to the best female senior high school hockey player in the state of Minnesota. The award is sponsored by the Let's Play Hockey newspaper, the Minnesota Wild, FOX Sports North and Reebok/CCM...
newspaper. Brausen became the third player from Roseville to be named Ms. Hockey/ The first was Winny Brodt, while the second was former Golden Gopher Ronda CurtinRonda CurtinRonda Curtin played for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers ice hockey team. During her career, she was a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, and she was selected to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association women’s team of the decade in the 2000s...
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Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Class |
| 1 | Jenny Lura | Goaltender | 5-8 | Junior |
| 2 | Kelly Seeler | Defence | 5-6 | Sophomore |
| 3 | Samantha Downey | Forward | 5-9 | Freshman |
| 4 | Sarah Erickson | Forward | 5-6 | Sophomore |
| 5 | Laura May | Forward | 5-8 | Junior |
| 6 | Katie Frischmann | Forward/Defence | 5-5 | Freshman |
| 7 | Kelli Blankenship | Forward | 5-6 | Senior |
| 8 | Mira Jalosuo | Defense | 6-0 | Freshman |
| 9 | Jaimie Horton | Forward | 5-7 | Senior |
| 10 | Brittany Francis | Forward | 5-7 | Senior |
| 11 | Becky Kortum | Forward | 5-7 | Freshman |
| 14 | Chelsey Jones | Forward | 5-8 | Senior |
| 17 | Emily West | Forward | 5-5 | Junior |
| 18 | Nikki Ludwigson | Forward | 5-7 | Sophomore |
| 19 | Megan Bozek | Defence | 5-9 | Freshman |
| 20 | Alexandra Zebro | Defence | 6-0 | Senior |
| 22 | Anne Schieper | Defence | 5-10 | Sophomore |
| 24 | Jen Schoullis | Forward | 5-9 | Junior |
| 25 | Terra Rasmussen | Forward | 5-7 | Junior |
| 26 | Michelle Maunu | Defence | 5-6 | Senior |
| 31 | Alyssa Grogan | Goaltender | 5-6 | Sophomore |
| 41 | Noora Raty Noora Räty Noora Räty is a member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team and also plays for the Minnesota Golden Gophers .-Playing career:... |
Goaltender | 5-4 | Freshman |
Schedule
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Record |
| Oct. 2 | Ridder Arena | Syracuse Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey - 2008-09 Season :On March 6, 2008, it was announced that the Orange would join College Hockey America. Syraucse was the fifth school to join the conference for women's hockey.... |
4-3 | 1-0-0 |
| Oct. 4 | Ridder Arena | Syracuse | 4-1 | 2-0-0 |
| Oct. 9 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 6-5 | 3-0-0 |
| Oct. 10 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 6-1 | 4-0-0 |
| Oct. 16 | Ridder Arena | Minnesota Duluth | 3-1 | 5-0-0 |
| Oct. 17 | Ridder Arena | Minnesota Duluth | 3-0 | 6-0-0 |
| Oct. 23 | St. Cloud, MN | St. Cloud State | 4-0 | 7-0-0 |
| Oct. 24 | Ridder Arena | St. Cloud State | 7-0 | 8-0-0 |
| Oct. 30 | Madison, WI | Wisconsin | 2-4 | 8-1-0 |
| Nov. 1 | Madison, WI | Wisconsin | 2-5 | 8-2-0 |
| Nov. 13 | Mankato, MN | Minnesota State | 4-1 | 9-2-0 |
| Nov. 14 | Mankato, MN | Minnesota State | 1-1 | 9-2-1 |
| Nov. 20 | Ridder Arena | Bemidji State | 4-2 | 10-2-1 |
| Nov. 21 | Ridder Arena | Bemidji State | 3-1 | 11-2-1 |
| Nov. 27 | Ridder Arena | Clarkson | 4-0 | 12-2-1 |
| Nov. 28 | Ridder Arena | Clarkson | 2-0 | 13-2-1 |
| Dec. 4 | Cambridge, MA | Harvard | 0-1 | 13-3-1 |
| Dec. 5 | Cambridge, MA | Harvard | 0-0 | 13-3-2 |
| Dec. 12 | Grand Forks, N.D. | North Dakota | 3-1 | 14-3-2 |
| Dec. 13 | Grand Forks, N.D. | North Dakota | 5-0 | 15-3-2 |
| Jan. 8 | Ridder Arena | Ohio State | 5-2 | 16-3-2 |
| Jan. 9 | Ridder Arena | Ohio State | 6-0 | 17-3-2 |
| Jan. 15 | Bemidji, MN | Bemidji State | 1-1 | 17-3-3 |
| Jan. 16 | Bemidji, MN | Bemidji State | 1-1 | 17-3-4 |
| Jan. 22 | Ridder Arena | North Dakota | 3-0 | 18-3-4 |
| Jan. 23 | Ridder Arena | North Dakota | 2-0 | 19-3-4 |
| Jan. 29 | Ridder Arena | Minnesota State | 4-2 | 20-3-4 |
| Jan. 30 | Ridder Arena | Minnesota State | 4-1 | 21-3-4 |
| Feb. 5 | Duluth, MN | Minnesota Duluth | 1-3 | 21-4-4 |
| Feb. 6 | Duluth, MN | Minnesota Duluth | 0-3 | 21-5-4 |
| Feb. 12 | Ridder Arena | St. Cloud State | 2-2 | 21-5-5 |
| Feb. 13 | St. Cloud, MN | St. Cloud State | 3-6 | 21-6-5 |
| Feb. 19 | Ridder Arena | Wisconsin | 3-4 | 21-7-5 |
| Feb. 20 | Ridder Arena | Wisconsin | 3-2 | 22-7-5 |
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Skaters
| Player | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | Points/game | PIM | GWG | PPG | SHG |
| Emily West | 38 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 1.2105 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| Sarah Erickson | 40 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 1.0000 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Brittany Francis | 40 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 0.9500 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Anne Schleper | 40 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 0.8000 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Laura May | 40 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0.6000 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Megan Bozek | 40 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 0.6000 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Chelsey Jones | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0.5000 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Kelli Blankenship | 37 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0.5135 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terra Rasmussen | 39 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0.4359 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Becky Kortum | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.3500 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Seeler | 40 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.3500 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alexandra Zebro | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.2286 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samantha Downey | 40 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.1500 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mira Jalosuo | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.1667 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michelle Maunu | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.1000 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaimie Horton | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0750 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noora Raty | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.1154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie Frischmann | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alyssa Grogan | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0769 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikki Ludwigson | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0250 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jenny Lura | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals against | Minutes | GAA | Shutouts | Saves | Save % |
| Noora Raty Noora Räty Noora Räty is a member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team and also plays for the Minnesota Golden Gophers .-Playing career:... |
26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 1624 | 1.3303 | 7 | 663 | .948 |
| Alyssa Grogan | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 738 | 2.3574 | 2 | 249 | .896 |
| Jenny Lura | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 129 | 3.7291 | 0 | 37 | .822 |
Postseason
- February 27: After 3 hours and 47 minutes, Emily West scored at 1:16 of triple overtime to eliminate the MSU-Mankato Mavericks.
WCHA Playoffs
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Notes |
| Feb. 26 | Ridder Arena | MSU-Mankato | 8-5 | May and Kortum get 3 points each |
| Feb. 27 | Ridder Arena | MSU-Mankato | 4-3 (3 OT) | Emily West gets the game winner |
WCHA Final Faceoff
- March 7: The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis to win the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF playoff championship. It is the Bulldogs fifth WCHA playoff championship. This was their first postseason victory over the Golden Gophers since 2003. In addition, the Bulldogs lost three previous league playoff games against the Gophers at Ridder Arena.
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Notes |
| March 6 | Ridder Arena | Ohio State | 5-4 (2 OT) | Laura May scored the game winning goal |
| March 7 | Ridder Arena | Minnesota Duluth | ||
NCAA hockey tournament
- March 8: Two teams from the WCHA will compete for the 10th NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The University of Minnesota will be the host school for the 2010 Frozen Four, to be held March 19 and 21 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. WCHA Tournament champion University of Minnesota Duluth, and at-large selection Minnesota will be two of eight competing teams. The Golden Gophers (25-8-5) are the number 3 seed, and will host the Clarkson Golden Eagles (23-11-5), on March 13 at 4:00 pm central standard time.
- March 13: Emily West scored the game winning goal in overtime as the Golden Gophers defeated Clarkson and earned a trip to the Frozen Four. The final score was 3-2 in overtime.
Awards and honors
- Kelli Blankenship, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant
- Chelsey Jones, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 5)
- Sarah Erickson, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12)
- Sarah Erickson, Minnesota, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of January 11)
- Noora RätyNoora RätyNoora Räty is a member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team and also plays for the Minnesota Golden Gophers .-Playing career:...
, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 19) - Noora Räty, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 26)
- Noora Räty, WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7)
- Noora Raty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 25)
- Noora Räty, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
- Noora Raty, WCHA Goaltending Champion
- Anne Schleper, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
- Anne Schleper, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
- Emily West, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
All-WCHA Team
- Noora Raty, G, All-WCHA First Team
- Anne Schleper, D, All-WCHA First Team
- Emily West, F, All-WCHA First Team
- Noora Raty, WCHA All-Rookie Team
All-America selections
- Noora RatyNoora RätyNoora Räty is a member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team and also plays for the Minnesota Golden Gophers .-Playing career:...
, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team - Anne Schleper, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team
Postseason
- April 26: Golden Goldy Award (an award gala held each year to celebrate the University's athletic achievements)
- Noora Raty earned a Golden Goldy Award as the University’s Female Rookie of the Year
- Anne Schleper also earned a Golden Goldy Award. She was honored as the Female Breakthrough Athlete
See also
- 2009–10 WCHA women's ice hockey season2009–10 WCHA women's ice hockey seasonThe 2009–10 Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among Western Collegiate Hockey Association members.-Preseason:...
- 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasonThe 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began on October 2, 2009, ending with the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 2010 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. It marked the third time that Minneapolis had hosted the Frozen Four...
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