September 24: Freshman Josefine Jakobsen recorded a hat-trick as the Fighting Sioux defeated the Manitoba Bisons women's ice hockey program by a 10-0 tally. Of note, the European freshmen that combined for 11 points in the game.[3] Michelle Karvinen had four points, while Andrea Dalen had three points.
Regular seasonedit
News and notesedit
Septemberedit
September 24: Karley Sylvester was the first Wisconsin Badgers freshman of the campaign to net a goal.[4]
On September 25, 2011, Hilary Knight scored her fifth career hat trick in a 13–0 defeat of the Lindenwood Lions.[5] In addition, Briana Decker scored her third career hat trick. The 13 goals scored by the Badgers were tied for third most in the NCAA women's ice hockey all-time list for most goals scored in a game by a team.[6]
Octoberedit
October 14: Laura McIntosh notched her first goal of the season to give the Ohio State Buckeyes a 2–1 lead. Said goal would stand as the game-winner. In addition, she picked up an assist on a Hokey Langan goal. The assist made McIntosh Ohio State's all-time leader in career points against WCHA opponents. She surpassed Jana Harrigan's 110 league points set in 2006.[7]
October 15–16: Michelle Karvinen produced five points, and earned a +5 plus/minus rating as the Fighting Sioux swept the Vermont Catamounts. In a 9–1 win on October 15, 2011, Karvinen scored two goals and set up another for a three-point performance. She assisted on Jocelyne Lamoureux's game-winning goal at 2:58 of the first period. The following day, she accumulated two more assists in a 4–1 win. For the second consecutive game, she assisted on the game-winning goal, as Monique Lamoureux scored at 15:11 of the second period.[7]
October 21: In its WCHA home opener, the top line of the Fighting Sioux combined for thirteen points as they bested the Ohio State Buckeyes by an 11-1 margin.[8] 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).
Novemberedit
Nov. 18-19: Carolyne Prevost became the 17th player in program history to record 100 career points. In a victory over RPI, she netted the first goal of the game for Wisconsin. She would also record an assist in the match. The following day, Prevost recorded six points in the finale against RPI. It was a team-high for any Wisconsin skater this season.[9] She scored two goals, including the game winner, and helped on four other goals to establish a new career high for most points in one game.
November 18: Minnesota skater Amanda Kessel registered 5 points (including four goals[10])as the Golden Gophers defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats by an 11-0 tally. New Hampshire starting goalie Jenn Gilligan made 27 saves but allowed eight goals in two periods. She was replaced by Moe Bradley in the third period. Bradley stopped 11 of 14 shots as the Wildcats suffered their worst loss in the 35-year history of the program.[11]
November 19: Amanda Kessel earned her second hat trick of the series as the Gophers defeated New Hampshire by a 6-1 tally. Senior Jen Schoullis factored on every goal, as she tied the Gophers record for assists in a game with five. With three points in the first period, Schoullis also set a career record for points in a period.[12]
November 25: In Wisconsin's fifth shutout of the season, Brianna Decker and Hilary Knight netted two goals apiece in a 5–0 victory over St. Cloud State. Brianna Decker extended her point scoring streak to 26 games, a program record,[13] while Alex Rigsby earned her 10th career shutout.
November 25: Natalie Spooner scored four goals for the third time in her NCAA career, including a natural hat trick as the Buckeyes enjoyed a home-ice conference victory over Minnesota Duluth.[14] She scored all four goals as the final score was 4–1 in the Buckeyes favor. It was the second time in the 2011-12 campaign that she scored four goals in a game. The natural hat trick (three consecutive goals) was scored in the second period as the Buckeyes faced a 1–0 deficit against the Bulldogs. The eventual game-winner was scored at 10:56 of the second period. The hat trick was the fifth of her collegiate career. The four goal performance moved Spooner to fourth overall on the Buckeye career points list with 129. Spooner is now four goals away from tying Jeni Creary's Ohio State record of 86 career goals.
November 25–26: Erika Wheelhouse logged four points in a two-game conference series split with nationally ranked North Dakota. She scored one goal and notched an assist on November 25. The game was called The Wheelhouse Homecoming as it was being played in her hometown of Crookston, Minnesota. She assisted on her sister Marlee's second period power-play goal to give the Beavers a 1–0 lead. Later in the game, she would score to tie the game at 2 apiece. Despite eventually losing by a 5–2 mark, the two power play goals for the Beavers were their 22nd and 23rd this season, which leads the NCAA. The November 26 match was contested at the Sanford Center in Bemidji and Wheelhouse assisted on two first period goals. The Beavers would hold on for a 3–2 victory. With the four point performance in the series, Wheelhouse is tied for the scoring lead among WCHA defenders with 19 points.[14]
Decemberedit
December 10: In a WCHA contest versus Bemidji State, Hilary Knight produced four points,[15] giving her a career total of 239. She has now surpassed Meghan Duggan's 238 career points, to become the Wisconsin Badgers all-time leading point scorer. For her efforts, Knight was recognized as the WCHA Player of the Week.[16]*
Januaryedit
January 27: Three Buckeyes reached milestones in a 6–2 upset of North Dakota. Laura McIntosh finished the game with three assists. Natalie Spooner totaled two goals and Hokey Langan finished with two assists. McIntosh's three helpers moved her into a tie for the all-time lead on Ohio State's all-time career points list. Her 160 career points are now tied with former Buckeye Jana Harrigan. The two goals by Spooner were both on the power-play (increasing her season total to seven). With the goals, Spooner reached the 150 career point plateau, moving her into third all-time in Ohio State history. The two assists from Langan helped her reach the 100-point milestone, only the eighth Buckeyes player to reach the mark.[17]
January 27–28: Wisconsin posted a two-game sweep of Bemidji State. In the first game, Madison Packer scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Badgers prevailed by a 3–2 score. The following day, Hilary Knight notched her first goal since Dec. 10 with 7:38 left in the third period. Said goal would stand as the game winner on Fill the Bowl nights. A record crowd of 12,402 attended the Kohl Center. Alex Rigby made 28 saves to obtain her sixth shutout of the campaign. Her rival between the pipes, Bemidji State netminder Zuzana Tomcikova made 32 saves. Wisconsin is the only team to sweep the season series from the Beavers during the 2011–12 season. The previous record for most fans to watch a women's college hockey game at the Kohl Center was 10,668. That record was set at the Kohl Center on Jan. 29, 2011.[17]
Februaryedit
February 18: In a 7–1 victory over MSU-Mankato, Haley Irwin netted the 200th point of her NCAA career.[18] She became the sixth-ever Bulldog to score 200 career points as she registered a power play goal in the first period.[19]
2011, wcha, women, hockey, season, marked, continuation, annual, tradition, competitive, hockey, among, western, collegiate, hockey, association, members, 2011, western, collegiate, hockey, association, women, hockey, seasonleaguencaa, division, isportice, hoc. The 2011 12 WCHA women s ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among Western Collegiate Hockey Association members 2011 12 Western Collegiate Hockey Association women s ice hockey seasonLeagueNCAA Division ISportIce hockeyDurationSeptember 2011 March 2012Number of teams8Regular seasonReg season champsWisconsin BadgersTournamentMinnesota Golden GophersTop scorerJocelyne LamoureuxIce hockey seasons 10 1112 13 Contents 1 Exhibition 2 Regular season 2 1 News and notes 2 1 1 September 2 1 2 October 2 1 3 November 2 1 4 December 2 1 5 January 2 1 6 February 2 2 Standings 2 3 In season honors 2 3 1 Players of the week 2 3 2 Defensive players of the week 2 3 3 Rookies of the week 3 Awards and honors 3 1 All America honors 4 References 5 See alsoExhibition editDate NCAA school CIS school Score NCAA goal scorersSept 23 North Dakota Manitoba ND 11 0 1 Sara Dagenais Mary Loken Alyssa Wiebe 2 Monique Weber Jocelyne Lamoureux 2 Andrea Dalen Allison Parizek Monique Weber Ashley HolmesSept 23 Ohio State Wilfrid Laurier Ohio State 3 1 2 Kayla Sullivan Danielle Gagne Melissa FesteSept 24 North Dakokta Manitoba ND 10 0 3 Alyssa Wiebe Jocelyne Lamoureux 2 Josefine Jacobsen 3 Monique Lamoureux Monique Weber Andrea Dalen Michelle KarvinenSeptember 24 Freshman Josefine Jakobsen recorded a hat trick as the Fighting Sioux defeated the Manitoba Bisons women s ice hockey program by a 10 0 tally Of note the European freshmen that combined for 11 points in the game 3 Michelle Karvinen had four points while Andrea Dalen had three points Regular season editNews and notes edit September edit September 24 Karley Sylvester was the first Wisconsin Badgers freshman of the campaign to net a goal 4 On September 25 2011 Hilary Knight scored her fifth career hat trick in a 13 0 defeat of the Lindenwood Lions 5 In addition Briana Decker scored her third career hat trick The 13 goals scored by the Badgers were tied for third most in the NCAA women s ice hockey all time list for most goals scored in a game by a team 6 October edit October 14 Laura McIntosh notched her first goal of the season to give the Ohio State Buckeyes a 2 1 lead Said goal would stand as the game winner In addition she picked up an assist on a Hokey Langan goal The assist made McIntosh Ohio State s all time leader in career points against WCHA opponents She surpassed Jana Harrigan s 110 league points set in 2006 7 October 15 16 Michelle Karvinen produced five points and earned a 5 plus minus rating as the Fighting Sioux swept the Vermont Catamounts In a 9 1 win on October 15 2011 Karvinen scored two goals and set up another for a three point performance She assisted on Jocelyne Lamoureux s game winning goal at 2 58 of the first period The following day she accumulated two more assists in a 4 1 win For the second consecutive game she assisted on the game winning goal as Monique Lamoureux scored at 15 11 of the second period 7 October 21 In its WCHA home opener the top line of the Fighting Sioux combined for thirteen points as they bested the Ohio State Buckeyes by an 11 1 margin 8 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 November edit Nov 18 19 Carolyne Prevost became the 17th player in program history to record 100 career points In a victory over RPI she netted the first goal of the game for Wisconsin She would also record an assist in the match The following day Prevost recorded six points in the finale against RPI It was a team high for any Wisconsin skater this season 9 She scored two goals including the game winner and helped on four other goals to establish a new career high for most points in one game November 18 Minnesota skater Amanda Kessel registered 5 points including four goals 10 as the Golden Gophers defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats by an 11 0 tally New Hampshire starting goalie Jenn Gilligan made 27 saves but allowed eight goals in two periods She was replaced by Moe Bradley in the third period Bradley stopped 11 of 14 shots as the Wildcats suffered their worst loss in the 35 year history of the program 11 November 19 Amanda Kessel earned her second hat trick of the series as the Gophers defeated New Hampshire by a 6 1 tally Senior Jen Schoullis factored on every goal as she tied the Gophers record for assists in a game with five With three points in the first period Schoullis also set a career record for points in a period 12 November 25 In Wisconsin s fifth shutout of the season Brianna Decker and Hilary Knight netted two goals apiece in a 5 0 victory over St Cloud State Brianna Decker extended her point scoring streak to 26 games a program record 13 while Alex Rigsby earned her 10th career shutout November 25 Natalie Spooner scored four goals for the third time in her NCAA career including a natural hat trick as the Buckeyes enjoyed a home ice conference victory over Minnesota Duluth 14 She scored all four goals as the final score was 4 1 in the Buckeyes favor It was the second time in the 2011 12 campaign that she scored four goals in a game The natural hat trick three consecutive goals was scored in the second period as the Buckeyes faced a 1 0 deficit against the Bulldogs The eventual game winner was scored at 10 56 of the second period The hat trick was the fifth of her collegiate career The four goal performance moved Spooner to fourth overall on the Buckeye career points list with 129 Spooner is now four goals away from tying Jeni Creary s Ohio State record of 86 career goals November 25 26 Erika Wheelhouse logged four points in a two game conference series split with nationally ranked North Dakota She scored one goal and notched an assist on November 25 The game was called The Wheelhouse Homecoming as it was being played in her hometown of Crookston Minnesota She assisted on her sister Marlee s second period power play goal to give the Beavers a 1 0 lead Later in the game she would score to tie the game at 2 apiece Despite eventually losing by a 5 2 mark the two power play goals for the Beavers were their 22nd and 23rd this season which leads the NCAA The November 26 match was contested at the Sanford Center in Bemidji and Wheelhouse assisted on two first period goals The Beavers would hold on for a 3 2 victory With the four point performance in the series Wheelhouse is tied for the scoring lead among WCHA defenders with 19 points 14 December edit December 10 In a WCHA contest versus Bemidji State Hilary Knight produced four points 15 giving her a career total of 239 She has now surpassed Meghan Duggan s 238 career points to become the Wisconsin Badgers all time leading point scorer For her efforts Knight was recognized as the WCHA Player of the Week 16 January edit January 27 Three Buckeyes reached milestones in a 6 2 upset of North Dakota Laura McIntosh finished the game with three assists Natalie Spooner totaled two goals and Hokey Langan finished with two assists McIntosh s three helpers moved her into a tie for the all time lead on Ohio State s all time career points list Her 160 career points are now tied with former Buckeye Jana Harrigan The two goals by Spooner were both on the power play increasing her season total to seven With the goals Spooner reached the 150 career point plateau moving her into third all time in Ohio State history The two assists from Langan helped her reach the 100 point milestone only the eighth Buckeyes player to reach the mark 17 January 27 28 Wisconsin posted a two game sweep of Bemidji State In the first game Madison Packer scored the game winning goal in overtime as the Badgers prevailed by a 3 2 score The following day Hilary Knight notched her first goal since Dec 10 with 7 38 left in the third period Said goal would stand as the game winner on Fill the Bowl nights A record crowd of 12 402 attended the Kohl Center Alex Rigby made 28 saves to obtain her sixth shutout of the campaign Her rival between the pipes Bemidji State netminder Zuzana Tomcikova made 32 saves Wisconsin is the only team to sweep the season series from the Beavers during the 2011 12 season The previous record for most fans to watch a women s college hockey game at the Kohl Center was 10 668 That record was set at the Kohl Center on Jan 29 2011 17 February edit February 18 In a 7 1 victory over MSU Mankato Haley Irwin netted the 200th point of her NCAA career 18 She became the sixth ever Bulldog to score 200 career points as she registered a power play goal in the first period 19 Standings edit 2011 12 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvteConference OverallGP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA 1 Wisconsin 28 23 3 2 1 72 113 44 37 31 4 2 170 53 2 Minnesota 28 21 5 2 1 66 113 43 37 30 5 2 167 50 6 North Dakota 28 16 9 3 2 53 116 75 36 22 11 3 154 89 9 Minnesota Duluth 28 15 12 1 1 47 91 61 36 21 13 1 121 77Ohio State 28 13 14 1 1 41 75 96 36 16 16 4 99 115Bemidji State 28 11 15 2 0 35 70 73 37 17 17 3 101 85Minnesota State 28 3 24 1 0 10 37 105 36 7 28 1 64 133St Cloud State 28 4 24 0 0 12 32 150 36 5 29 2 37 130Championship Minnesota indicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament championNational rankings 1 Conference rankings 2 Updated March 23 2012In season honors edit Players of the week edit Week Player of the weekOctober 4 Kathleen Rogan MSU 20 October 11 Natalie Spooner Ohio StateAmanda Kessel Minnesota 21 October 18 Laura MacIntosh Ohio State 7 October 25 Monique Lamoureux North Dakota 22 November 1 Katherine Wilson Minnesota Duluth 23 November 8 Jocelyne Lamoureux North Dakota 24 November 15 Not awardedNovember 22 Amanda Kessel Minnesota Carolyne Prevost Wisconsin 25 November 29 Natalie Spooner Ohio State 14 December 6 Haley Irwin Minnesota DuluthDecember 13 Hilary Knight WisconsinJanuary 16 Carolyne Prevost Wisconsin 26 January 23 Jocelyne Lamoureux North Dakota 27 January 30 Emily West Minnesota 28 February 6 Amanda Kessel Minnesota 29 February 13 Hilary Knight Wisconsin 30 February 20 Brooke Ammerman WisconsinHaley Irwin Minnesota Duluth 31 February 27Defensive players of the week edit Week Player of the weekOctober 4 Zuzana Tomcikova Bemidji StateOctober 11 Erika Wheelhouse Bemidji StateOctober 18 Alex Rigbsy WisconsinOctober 25 Alex Rigsby WisconsinNovember 1 Lisa Steffes Ohio StateNovember 8 Noora Raty MinnesotaNovember 15 Not awardedNovember 22 Candice Molle North DakotaNovember 29 Erika Wheelhouse Bemidji StateDecember 6 Megan Bozek MinnesotaDecember 13 Alli Altmann Minnesota StateJanuary 16 Julie Friend St Cloud StateJanuary 23 Jorid Dagfinrud North DakotaJanuary 30 Alex Rigsby WisconsinFebruary 6 Monique Lamoureux Kolls North DakotaFebruary 13 Anne Schleper MinnesotaZuzana Tomcikova Bemidji StateFebruary 20 Montana Vichorek Bemidji StateFebruary 27Rookies of the week edit Week Player of the weekOctober 4 Blayre Turnbull WisconsinOctober 11 Meghan Lorence MinnesotaOctober 18 Michelle Karvinen North DakotaOctober 25 Michelle Karvinen North DakotaNovember 1 Rachael Kelly Bemidji StateNovember 8 Michelle Karvinen North DakotaNovember 15 Not awardedNovember 22 Taylor Kuehl Ohio StateNovember 29 Katy Josephs WisconsinDecember 6 Jenna McParland Minnesota DuluthDecember 13 Julie Friend St Cloud StateJanuary 16 Jenna McParland Minnesota DuluthJanuary 23 Rachael Bona MinnesotaJanuary 30 Josefine Jakobsen North DakotaFebruary 6 Michelle Karvinen North DakotaFebruary 13 Rachel Ramsey MinnesotaFebruary 20 Josefine Jakobsen North DakotaFebruary 27Awards and honors editBrianna Decker 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial AwardAll America honors edit Megan Bozek 2011 12 CCM Hockey Women s Division I All American First Team 32 Brianna Decker 2011 12 CCM Hockey Women s Division I All American First Team Jocelyne Lamoureux 2011 12 CCM Hockey Women s Division I All American First Team Zuzana Tomcikova 2011 12 CCM Hockey Women s Division I All American Second Team Monique Lamoureux 2011 12 CCM Hockey Women s Division I All American Second Team Amanda Kessel 2011 12 CCM Hockey Women s Division I All American Second Team Hilary Knight 2011 12 CCM Hockey Women s Division I All American Second Team Natalie Spooner 2011 12 CCM Hockey Women s Division I All American Second Team 32 References edit Depth proves potent in exhibition win FightingSioux com Official Web Site of University of North Dakota Athletics Ohio State Tops Wilfrid Laurier in Exhibition 3 1 Ohio State Buckeyes September 23 2011 a b Sioux complete sweep of Bisons FightingSioux com Official Web Site of University of North Dakota Athletics Badgers scorch Lindenwood in season opener UWBadgers com 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the Week PDF WCHA February 22 2012 Archived from the original PDF on November 22 2020 a b Natalie Spooner Earns All America Honors March 19 2012 See also editNational Collegiate Women s Ice Hockey Championship Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 12 WCHA women 27s ice hockey season amp oldid 1171448489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
