# 2023–24 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represent the University of Minnesota during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Brad Frost in his 17th season. The Golden Gophers received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament where lost to Clarkson 2–3 in quadruple overtime in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

## Offseason
### Players drafted

Professional Women's Hockey League :
| Round | Player | Position | Team |
| 1 | Taylor Heise | F | PWHL Minnesota |
| 3 | Grace Zumwinkle | F | PWHL Minnesota |

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Lucy Morgan | Goaltender | United States | Transfer from St. Lawrence University |
| Solveig Neunzert | Defense | Germany | Transfer from Princeton |
| Taylor Stewart | Defense | United States | Transfer from Minnesota Duluth |
| Isa Goettl | Forward | United States | Andover High School |
| Josie Hemp | Defense | United States | Minnetonka High School |
| Emma Kreisz | Forward | Hungary | Stanstead College |
| Elly Klepinger | Defense | United States | Minnetonka High School |
| Ava Lindsay | Forward | United States | Minnetonka High School |
| Lauren O'Hara | Forward | United States | Centennial High School |

## Regular season
### Standings

2023–24 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #1 Ohio State † | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 140 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 51 |
| #2 Wisconsin * | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 124 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 205 | 62 |
| #5 Minnesota | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 92 | 60 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 135 | 80 |
| #7 Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 64 | 47 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 89 | 66 |
| #10 St. Cloud State | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 59 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 78 | 69 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 94 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 97 | 120 |
| St. Thomas | 28 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 120 | 37 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 74 | 150 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 144 | 36 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 42 | 181 |
| Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023 ||||||||||||||||||

### Schedule

Source
    As of March 17, 2024.
| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| Oct 6 | 4:00 | at RIT* | #4 | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, NY | Vetter | W 3–0 | 659 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) |
| Oct 7 | 4:00 | at RIT* | #4 | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, NY | Morgan | W 5–1 | 488 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) |
| Oct 13 | 4:00 | at St. Thomas | #4 | Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN | Vetter | W 8–0 | 10,125 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| Oct 14 | 4:00 | at St. Thomas | #4 | St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN | King | W 4–0 | 545 | 4–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| Oct 17 | 7:00 | #13 St. Cloud State | #4 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Vetter | W 2–1 | 1,602 | 5–0–0 (3–0–0) |
| Oct 27 | 4:00 | at #2 Ohio State | #4 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Vetter | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 713 | 5–1–0 (3–1–0) |
| Oct 28 | 1:00 | at #2 Ohio State | #4 | The Ohio State University Ice Rick • Columbus, OH | Vetter | L 5–6 | 617 | 5–2–0 (3–2–0) |
| Nov 3 | 6:00 | Minnesota State | #4 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | W 3–1 | 2,019 | 6–2–0 (4–2–0) |
| Nov 4 | 3:00 | at Minnesota State | #4 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN | Vetter | W 2–1 | 307 | 7–2–0 (5–2–0) |
| Nov 17 | 6:00 | at #8 Minnesota Duluth | #4 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Vetter | W 3–1 | 1,287 | 8–2–0 (6–2–0) |
| Nov 18 | 3:00 | at #8 Minnesota Duluth | #4 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Morgan | W 3–1 | 982 | 9–2–0 (7–2–0) |
| Nov 24 | 11:00 | vs. Harvard* | #4 | Arlington, VA (D1 in DC) | Morgan | W 3–1 | 907 | 10–2–0 (7–2–0) |
| Nov 25 | 2:00 | vs. #8 Cornell* | #4 | Arlington, VA (D1 in DC) | Vetter | W 5–1 | 1,152 | 11–2–0 (7–2–0) |
| Dec 1 | 6:00 | Bemidji State | #3 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Vetter | W 9–2 | 1,594 | 12–2–0 (8–2–0) |
| Dec 2 | 2:00 | Bemidji State | #3 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | W 9–1 | 1,510 | 13–2–0 (9–2–0) |
| Dec 5 | 6:00 | at #8 St. Cloud State | #2 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Vetter | T 1–1 $^{SO}$ | 702 | 13–2–1 (9–2–1–1) |
| Dec 8 | 6:00 | #3 Wisconsin | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | W 5–3 | 2,794 | 14–2–1 (10–2–1–1) |
| Dec 9 | 2:00 | #3 Wisconsin | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Vetter | L 1–5 | 2,932 | 14–3–1 (10–3–1–1) |
| Jan 5 | 6:00 | #11 Connecticut* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | W 5–3 | 1,640 | 15–3–1 (10–3–1–1) |
| Jan 6 | 2:00 | #11 Connecticut* | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Vetter | W 3–1 | 1,890 | 16–3–1 (10–3–1–1) |
| Jan 12 | 6:00 | #1 Ohio State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | L 0–7 | 2,387 | 16–4–1 (10–4–1–1) |
| Jan 13 | 2:00 | #1 Ohio State | #2 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Vetter | L 1–6 | 2,186 | 16–5–1 (10–5–1–1) |
| Jan 19 | 6:00 | at Bemidji State | #5 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Morgan | W 2–0 | 586 | 17–5–1 (11–5–1–1) |
| Jan 20 | 3:00 | at Bemidji State | #5 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Vetter | W 3–1 | 890 | 18–5–1 (12–5–1–1) |
| Jan 26 | 6:00 | Minnesota State | #5 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | W 4–3 | 3,122 | 19–5–1 (13–5–1–1) |
| Jan 27 | 2:00 | at Minnesota State | #5 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN | Vetter | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 457 | 20–5–1 (14–5–1–2) |
| Feb 2 | 6:00 | St. Thomas | #5 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | W 3–1 | 1,630 | 21–5–1 (15–5–1–2) |
| Feb 3 | 4:30 | St. Thomas | #5 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Vetter | W 5–2 | 1,912 | 22–5–1 (16–5–1–2) |
| Feb 9 | 6:00 | at #10 St. Cloud State | #5 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Vetter | W 1–0 | 400 | 23–5–1 (17–5–1–2) |
| Feb 10 | 2:00 | #10 St. Cloud State | #5 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | W 5–1 | 1,836 | 24–5–1 (18–5–1–2) |
| Feb 16 | 7:00 | at #2 Wisconsin | #5 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Vetter | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,273 | 24–6–1 (18–6–1–2) |
| Feb 17 | 2:00 | at #2 Wisconsin | #5 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Morgan | L 0–4 | 2,273 | 24–7–1 (18–7–1–2) |
| Feb 23 | 6:00 | #8 Minnesota Duluth | #4 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Vetter | T 1–1 $^{SO}$ | 2,125 | 24–7–2 (18–7–2–3) |
| Feb 24 | 2:00 | #8 Minnesota Duluth | #4 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | W 4–2 | 2,234 | 25–7–2 (19–7–2–3) |
| WCHA Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 1 | 6:00 | Minnesota State* | #4 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Vetter | L 4–5 | 1,069 | 25–8–2 (19–7–2–3) |
| Mar 2 | 3:00 | Minnesota State* | #4 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | W 7–1 | 1,226 | 26–8–2 (19–7–2–3) |
| Mar 3 | 3:00 | Minnesota State* | #4 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Morgan | W 3–0 | 1,106 | 27–8–2 (19–7–2–3) |
| Mar 8 | 4:30 | #2 Wisconsin* | #5 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Vetter | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,026 | 27–9–2 (19–7–2–3) |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 16 | 1:00 | at #4 Clarkson* | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Morgan | L 2–3 $^{4OT}$ | 2,041 | 27–10–2 (19–7–2–3) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||||

### Roster

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