The North Dakota Fighting Sioux women's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey

College hockey

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 team at the Grand Forks campus of the University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...

. They are members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association

Western Collegiate Hockey Association

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 (WCHA) and compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 (NCAA) Division I ice hockey. The current women's head coach is Brian Idalski

Brian Idalski

Brian Idalski is the current head coach of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux women's hockey team.-Career:*1999-2000 Columbus Cottonmouths - assistant coach*2000-2001 University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point - men's assistant coach...

 in his 5th season.

History

On October 5, 2010, North Dakota was ranked 10th in the Uscho.com poll. It was only the second time in program history that the club was in the top 10 in either the USA Today or Uscho.com poll. The last time came during the 2008-09 season after a 7-2-1 start. On October 23, 2010, Jocelyne Lamoureux

Jocelyne Lamoureux

Jocelyne Lamoureux is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics along with her twin sister Monique, winning a silver medal. Both sisters have dual American and Canadian citizenship...

 had a hat trick and one assist. In addition, one of her goals was the game-winning goal. The hat trick was the first by a North Dakota player since Cami Wooster in 2005. On February 25-27, North Dakota participated in its first WCHA First Round Home Playoff Series, vs. Bemidji State at Fido Purpur Arena. On February 27, the Sioux advanced to their first WCHA Final Face-off berth winning an overtime thriller 3-2 in OT with a goal by Monique Lamoureux

Monique Lamoureux

Monique Lamoureux is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics as was her twin sister Jocelyne, where they captured a silver medal with team USA...

.

In its WCHA home opener on October 21, 2011, the top line of the Fighting Sioux combined for thirteen points as they bested the Ohio State Buckeyes by an 11-1 margin. Monique Lamoureux-Kolls tied a North Dakota record with a 5-point game. In the contest, 13 different Sioux skaters registered at least one point. Michelle Karvinen scored a hat trick and logged one assist for four points. In addition, Josefine Jakobsen and Jocelyne Lamoureux each had 4-point games. Several program records were broken in the game including: most goals scored in a game (11), largest margin of victory (10), and largest margin of victory over a conference opponent (10).

Current Record

• University of North Dakota Record

font color=#009900>Overall Record	WCHA Record	Home, Away, Neutral, Exhibition
10-5-1	7-4-1-0 (22 pts.)	6-0-0, 4-5-1, 0-0-0, 2-0-0

Current Rankings

• University of North Dakota Rankings

  Poll	Affiliation	Rank
  WCHA Rank	Conference	#3
  USCHO.com Coaches Poll	National	#6
  USA Today Poll	National	#6
  NCAA Pairwise Rank	Post-Season	#6
  USCHO KRACH Rank	Post-Season	#4
  NCAA Ratings Percentage Index	Post-Season	#7

North Dakota statistics

• University of North Dakota statistics

Name	Stat	Ranking Nationally
Scoring Offense	4.56 G/GM (73GF)	#6
Scoring Defense	2.31 G/GM (37GA)	#14
Scoring Margin	+2.25	#7
Penalty Minutes	14.9 PIM/GM (238 PM)	#1
Power Play	27.3% (21/77, 2SHA)	#5
Penalty Kill	87.2% (75/86, 4SHF)	#8
Winning Percentage	10-5-1 65.6%	#9
Unbeaten Streak	0g 0-0-0	#NR

2011–12 schedule and results

Green background indicates regulation or overtime win. Red background indicates regulation or overtime loss. White background indicates tie or overtime tie.

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	WCHA	Overall	Notes
(EX)	September 23	University of Manitoba	0-11	#7 North Dakota		Ney	673	0–0–0	0–0–0
(EX)	September 24	University of Manitoba	0-10	#7 North Dakota		Dagfinrud	628	0–0–0	0–0–0
1†	September 30	#7 North Dakota	1-4	#2 Boston University		Ney	602	0–0–0	0–1–0
2†	October 1	#7 North Dakota	5-1	#2 Boston University		Ney	165	0–0–0	1-1-0
3	October 8	#6 North Dakota	2-5	#1 Wisconsin		Ney	2,136	0–1–0-0	1–2–0
4	October 9	#6 North Dakota	2-3	#1 Wisconsin	OT	Ney	1,971	0–2–0-0	1–3–0
5†	October 15	Vermont	1-9	#7 North Dakota		Ney	2,203	0-2-0-0	2-3-0
6†	October 16	Vermont	1-4	#7 North Dakota		Dagfinrud	2,097	0–2–0-0	3–3–0
7	October 21	Ohio State	1-11	#7 North Dakota		Ney	3,010	1–2–0-0	4-3-0
8	October 22	Ohio State	1-7	#7 North Dakota		Ney	3,058	2-2-0-0	5-3-0
9	October 29	#6 North Dakota	1-6	#7 Minnesota-Duluth		Ney	851	2-3-0-0	5-4-0
10	October 30	#6 North Dakota	2-2	#7 Minnesota-Duluth	OT	Ney	884	2-3-1-0	5-4-1
11	November 4	#7 North Dakota	6-2	St. Cloud State		Ney	212	3-3-1-0	6-4-1
12	November 5	#7 North Dakota	5-1	St. Cloud State		Dagfinrud	239	4-3-1-0	7-4-1
13	November 18	Minnesota State	3-5	#7 North Dakota		Ney	2,228	5-3-1-0	8-4-1
14	November 19	Minnesota State	1-6	#7 North Dakota		Ney	1,066	6-3-1-0	9-4-1
15	November 25	#6 North Dakota	5-2	Bemidji State		Ney	1,300	7-3-1-0	10-4-1	Crookston, MN
16	November 26	#6 North Dakota	2-3	Bemidji State		Dagfinrud	402	7-4-1-0	10-5-1
17	December 2	Minnesota		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
18	December 3	Minnesota		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
19	December 10	Minnesota-Duluth		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
20	December 11	Minnesota-Duluth		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
21(EX)	January 4	Lindenwood		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
22	January 14	Wisconsin		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
23	January 15	Wisconsin		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
24	January 20	St. Cloud State		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
25	January 21	St. Cloud State		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
26	January 27	North Dakota		Ohio State				0-0-0	0-0-0
27	January 28	North Dakota		Ohio State				0-0-0	0-0-0
28	February 3	Bemidji State		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
29	February 4	Bemidji State		North Dakota				0-0-0	0-0-0
30	February 10	North Dakota		Minnesota State				0-0-0	0-0-0
31	February 11	North Dakota		Minnesota State				0-0-0	0-0-0
32	February 17	North Dakota		Minnesota				0-0-0	0-0-0
33	February 18	North Dakota		Minnesota				0-0-0	0-0-0
34	February 24-26	TBD		TBD				0-0-0	0-0-0	WCHA First Round
35	March 2-3	TBD		TBD				0-0-0	0-0-0	WCHA Final Faceoff, AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, MN
36	March 9	TBD		TBD				0-0-0	0-0-0	NCAA Quarterfinals
37	March 16-18	TBD		TBD				0-0-0	0-0-0	NCAA Frozen Four, AMSOIL Arena, Duluth MN

Notes:

(EX) Denotes an exhibition game

† Denotes a non-conference game

Year by Year

Season	Wins	Losses	Ties	Coach	Postseason
2011-12	10	5	1	Brian Idalski
2010-11	20	12	3	Brian Idalski	WCHA Final Face-off 4th seed
2009-10	8	22	4	Brian Idalski
2008-09	13	19	4	Brian Idalski
2007-08	4	26	6	Brian Idalski
2006-07	3	31	2	Shantel Rivard and Dennis Miller
2005-06	7	27	2	Shantel Rivard
2004-05	9	23	3	Shantel Rivard
2003-04	16	14	2	Shantel Rivard
2002-03	10	14	2	Shantel Rivard

All-time coaching records

As of November 19th, 2011

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.	Championships
2007–present	Brian Idalski Brian Idalski Brian Idalski is the current head coach of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux women's hockey team.-Career:*1999-2000 Columbus Cottonmouths - assistant coach*2000-2001 University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point - men's assistant coach...	5	55–84–18	.440	None
2006–2007	Dennis Miller Dennis Miller Dennis Miller is an American stand-up comedian, political commentator, actor, sports commentator, and television and radio personality. He is known for his critical assessments laced with pop culture references...	1	0–18–0	.000	None
2002–2007	Shantel Rivard Shantel Rivard Shantel Rivard was hired in 2002 as the first coach for the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux women's hockey team. Rivard's contract was not renewed beyond the 2006-2007 season, and she was replaced in December 2006.-Career:...	5	45–91–11	.344	None
Totals	3 coaches	11 seasons	100–193–29	.356	No Championships

Records vs. WCHA Opponents

Team	City, State	Arena	Record	First Meeting	Recent Meeting
	Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...	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...	3-29-0
	St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 65,842 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stearns County...	National Hockey Center National Hockey Center The National Hockey Center is a 5,763-seat hockey arena in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It is home to the St. Cloud State University Huskies men's & women's ice hockey teams, and the Saint John's University Johnnies ice hockey team. The main rink is now named for former SCSU President Brendan J....	14-18-4
	Duluth, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...	AMSOIL Arena	4-34-1
	Mankato, Minnesota Mankato, Minnesota Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...	All Seasons Arena All Seasons Arena There are two All Seasons Arenas*All Seasons Arena *All Seasons Arena...	10-21-5
	Madison, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....	Kohl Center Kohl Center The Kohl Center is an arena and athletic center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States. The building, which opened in 1998, is the home of the university's men's and women's basketball and ice hockey teams. Seating capacity is variable, as the center can be rearranged to accommodate...	2-33-0
	Bemidji, Minnesota Bemidji, Minnesota Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was at 13,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. Bemidji is the most major city in North Central Minnesota and the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth,...	Sanford Arena	20-18-3
	Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...	OSU Ice Arena OSU Ice Arena The OSU Ice Rink is a 1,000 seat hockey rink located at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The rink was built in 1961, and houses the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey team and the Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey team. The men's hockey team occupied the facility from...	10-17-3

Awards and honors

• Jorid Dagfinrud, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 5, 2009)
• Mary Loken, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 4, 2010)
• Jocelyne Lamoureux, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Weeks of October 27, 2010 and November 9th, 2011), All-WCHA Second Team Forward 2010-2011
• Monique Lamoureux-Kolls, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Weeks of January 12th and October 25th, 2011), WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Weeks of January 19th and February 9th, 2011), All-WCHA Second Team Defense 2010-2011
• Michelle Karvinen, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Weeks of October 25th and November 9th, 2011)
• Stephanie Ney, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Weeks of October 13th, November 17th, 2010 and January 26th, 2011)
• Madison Kolls, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 24th, 2010)
• Jordan Slavin, WCHA Defensive Player of the Weeks (Weeks of October 20th and November 10th, 2010)