# 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

The 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team was the Badgers' 9th season. Led by head coach Mark Johnson, the Badgers went 21–2–5 in the WCHA.

## Regular season

On October 18, the Badgers beat Bemidji State in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Game.

### Roster

| Number | Player | Position | Class | Height |
| 20 | Ammerman, Brooke, | F | Fr | 5–8 |
| 16 | Bible, Rachel, | F | Sr | 5–6 |
| 9 | Deluce, Mallory, | F | So | 5–7 |
| 26 | Dronen, Anne, | D | So | 5–3 |
| 7 | Duggan, Meghan(A), | F | Jr | 5–9 |
| 14 | Evans, Maria, | F | So | 5–4 |
| 12 | Giles, Jasmine, | F | Jr | 5–7 |
| 10 | Hagen, Kayla, | F | Sr | 5–5 |
| 4 | Haverstock, Brittany, | D | Fr | 5–6 |
| 3 | Jakiel, Olivia, | D | So | 5–10 |
| 29 | Kaasa, Nikki, | G | Fr | 5–10 |
| 21 | Keseley, Angie, | F | Sr | 5–7 |
| 23 | Knight, Hilary, | F | So | 5–11 |
| 17 | Kranz, Emily, | F | Jr | 5–7 |
| 13 | Lawler, Erika(C), | F | Sr | 5–0 |
| 19 | Matthews, Alycia(A), | D | Sr | 5–8 |
| 35 | McCready, Alannah, | G | Jr | 5–6 |
| 2 | Nash, Kelly, | So |5–6 |
| 27 | Prévost, Carolyne, | F | Fr | |
| 11 | Sanders, Kyla, | F | Jr | 5–6 |
| 30 | Jessie Vetter | G | Sr | 5–8 |
| 22 | Windmeier, Malee, | D | So | 5–9 |

## Player stats
### Skaters

* = Indicates team leader
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points | Penalty Minutes | GW | PP | SH |
| Brooke Ammerman | 40 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Rachel Bible | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mallory Deluce | 41 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 53 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Anne Dronen | 41 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Meghan Duggan | 41 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Maria Evans | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasmine Giles | 41 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Kayla Hagen | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brittany Haverstock | 39 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivia Jakiel | 41 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angie Keseley | 41 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Hilary Knight | 39 | 45 | 38 | 83 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| Emily Kranz | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erika Lawler | 40 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Alycia Matthews | 41 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alannah McCready | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Nash | 41 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carolyne Prévost | 41 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyla Sanders | 41 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jessie Vetter | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malee Windmeier | 40 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Goals Against | Wins | Losses | Ties | Shutouts | Save % | Goals Against Average |
| Jessie Vetter | 40 | 2342 | 49 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 14 | .942 | 1.25 |
| Alannah McCready | 5 | 137 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 | 1.75 |

## Schedule and results

Green Background indicates a win. Red Background indicates a loss. White Background indicates an overtime tie/loss. * Non-Conference Game. (SO) Shootout.

### September 2008

Record:2–0–0 Home:2–0–0 Away:0-0-0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | September 26 | Quinnipiac | 0–10 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 1,139 | 1–0–0–0 | NC* |
| 2 | September 27 | Quinnipiac | 3–7 | Wisconsin | | McCready | 1,258 | 2–0–0–0 | NC* |

### October 2008

Record:7–0–1 Home:3–0–1 Away:4–0–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 3 | October 3 | Syracuse | 0–3 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 1,216 | 3–0–0–0 | NC* |
| 4 | October 4 | Syracuse | 0–8 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 1,187 | 4–0–0–0 | NC* |
| 5 | October 10 | Wisconsin | 7–4 | Ohio State | | Vetter | 432 | 5–0–0–0 | 2 |
| 6 | October 11 | Wisconsin | 4–0 | Ohio State | | Vetter | 314 | 6–0–0–0 | 4 |
| 7 | October 17 | Wisconsin | 4–0 | Bemidji State | | Vetter | 232 | 7–0–0–0 | 6 |
| 8 | October 18 | Wisconsin | 9–0 | Bemidji State | | Vetter | 212 | 8–0–0–0 | 8 |
| 9 | October 24 | Minnesota | 1–1 | Wisconsin | UM 1 – 0 UW (SO) | Vetter | 1,216 | 8–0–1–0 | 9 |
| 10 | October 26 | Minnesota | 1–2 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 2,046 | 9–0–1–0 | 11 |
| 11 | October 31 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1–2 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 1,692 | 10–0–1–0 | 13 |

### November 2008

Record:6–0–1 Home:4–0–1 Away: 2–0–0
* The matches from November 21 and 22 were played in Fort Myers, Florida.
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 12 | November 1 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2–2 | Wisconsin | UMD 0 – 1 UW (SO) | Vetter | 1,237 | 10–0–2–1 | 15 |
| 13 | November 15 | Wisconsin | 5–1 | North Dakota | | Vetter | 437 | 11–0–2–1 | 17 |
| 14 | November 16 | Wisconsin | 4–0 | North Dakota | | Vetter | 394 | 12–0–2–1 | 19 |
| 15 | November 21 | New Hampshire | 2–8 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 347 | 13–0–2–1 | NC* (19) |
| 16 | November 22 | New Hampshire | 0–2 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 385 | 14–0–2–1 | NC* (19) |
| 17 | November 28 | Minnesota State | 0–8 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 1,569 | 15–0–2–1 | 21 |
| 18 | November 30 | Minnesota State | 2–7 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 1,875 | 16–0–2–1 | 23 |

### December 2008

Record:2–0–0 Home:2–0–0 Away: 0-0-0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 19 | December 5 | St. Cloud State | 0–7 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 1,165 | 17–0–2–1 | 25 |
| 20 | December 6 | St. Cloud State | 2–6 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 1,430 | 18–0–2–1 | 27 |

### January 2009

Record:4–1–1 Home:2–0–0 Away: 2–1–1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| -- | January 2 | Team USA | 2–3 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 1,880 | 18–0–2–1 | NC* (27) |
| 21 | January 10 | Wisconsin | 0–4 | Minnesota-Duluth | | Vetter | 1,436 | 18–1–2–1 | 27 |
| 22 | January 11 | Wisconsin | 3–3 | Minnesota-Duluth | UW 0 – 2 UMD (SO) | Vetter | 943 | 18–1–3–1 | 28 |
| 23 | January 16 | North Dakota | 2–6 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 1,286 | 19–1–3–1 | 30 |
| 24 | January 17 | North Dakota | 2–7 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 2,983 | 20–1–3–1 | 32 |
| 25 | January 23 | Wisconsin | 5–1 | St. Cloud State | | Vetter | 321 | 21–1–3–1 | 34 |
| 26 | January 24 | Wisconsin | 6–3 | St. Cloud State | | Vetter | 221 | 22–1–3–1 | 36 |
| 27 | January 31 | Ohio State | 0–7 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 2,545 | 23–1–3–1 | 38 |

### February 2009

Record:0-0-0 Home:0-0-0 Away: 0-0-0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 28 | February 1 | Ohio State | 0–7 | Wisconsin | | Vetter | 2,789 | 24–1–3–1 | 40 |
| 29 | February 7 | Wisconsin | 2–4 | Minnesota | | Vetter | 2,562 | 24–2–3–1 | 40 |
| 30 | February 8 | Wisconsin | 3–3 | Minnesota | UW 1 – 0 UM (SO) | Vetter | 2,895 | 24–2–4–2 | 42 |
| 31 | February 13 | Wisconsin | 8–1 | Minnesota State | | _________ | _______ | 25–2–4 | __ |
| 32 | February 14 | Wisconsin | 3–3 | Minnesota State | | _________ | _______ | 25–2–5 | __ |
| 33 | February 20 | Bemidji State | 3–0 | Wisconsin | | _________ | _______ | 26–2–5 | __ |
| 34 | February 21 | Bemidji State | 5–2 | Wisconsin | | _________ | _______ | 27–2–5 | __ |

## Postseason
### NCAA Hockey tournament

* NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals (played in Boston, Ma.)
** Wisconsin 5, Minnesota-Duluth 1
* NCAA Frozen Four Finals (played in Boston, Ma.)
** Wisconsin 5, Mercyhurst 0
** The game was played on March 22. Jessie Vetter stopped 37 shots for an NCAA record 14th shutout of the season (it was also her second in a national championship game) as Wisconsin won its third women's hockey title in four years with a 5–0 victory over Mercyhurst.

## Awards and honors

* Jessie Vetter, Patty Kazmaier Award