# 2010–11 Minnesota State–Mankato Mavericks women's ice hockey season

The MSU Mankato women’s ice hockey program attempted to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Ultimately failing, winning only seven games.

## Recruiting

* May 7, 2010: Head coach Eric Means announced that the Mavericks have recruited ten players.
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Melissa Klippenstein | Forward | Canada | She skated for the Pembina Valley Hawks last season and scored 96 points. She was a member of the Manitoba Provincial Champions and Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League Champions. |
| Danielle Butters | Goaltender | Canada | She played for the Bluewater Hawks in the PWHL and posted a 1.79 GAA and .932 save percentage. She was a silver Medalist at Canadian National U-18 Championships. |
| Darion Fontaine-Bruyere | Forward | Canada | She played for Pursuit of Excellence out of Kelowna, B.C., in 2009, she was a member of the Aboriginal Canadian National Champions. |
| Elisabeth Hewett | Defenseman | Canada | She was a Captain for APHA Rangers Midget Female AA (and a captain for St. Mary’s Academy High School), in 2008-09 she was a member of Manitoba Provincial finalists |
| Tracy McCann | Forward | United States | She was a member of Ohio Flames, which qualified for the USA Girls U-19 Nationals, she was also a participant in USA Hockey Select 17 Festival |
| Nicole Germaine | Forward | Canada | She was a member of Shattuck-St. Marys U-19 Girls Team, she won the Girls U-19 national championship in 2008-09. |
| Kathleen Rogan | Forward | Canada | She was a member of Shattuck St. Mary’s Girls Prep Team and was an assistant captain in 2009-10 |
| Danielle Scholzen | Defenseman | United States | She was a member of the Elite League championship team Minnesota Red and a participant in the Minnesota Junior Festival |
| Kelsie Scott | Forward | Canada | She was a member of Westman Wildcats and a member of 2009 Team Manitoba All-Star Team |
| Kari Lundberg | Forward | United States | She was a member of Minnesota Thoroughbreds, which were the Ohio Flames Tournament Champions, she was also a member of 2008 Two Nations Female Hockey Champions |

## Regular season

* Kathleen Rogan registered a hat trick as the Mavericks defeated No. 6-ranked North Dakota by a 4-2 margin. This was the Mavericks first hat trick since Ashley Young registered one against Bemidji State in 2008.
* Nov. 5-6: Nina Tikkinen accumulated five points as the Mavericks won back-to-back conference games against St. Cloud State. Tikkinen had three points on November 5. The three points were all assists on Minnesota State’s first three scores, including teammate Kathleen Rogan’s game-winning goal in the first period. The following day, Tikkinen gave the Mavericks a 2-0 lead midway through the second period. The two victories gave MSU their first home ice series sweep since Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2008 when they beat Bemidji State.
* November 12–13: Nina Tikkinen produced a four-goal, five-point series as the Mavericks won twice on the road against league rival Ohio State. For her efforts, she was named WCHA Player of the Week for the second straight time. Tikkinen had two goals and one assist for three points as MSU won by a 5-3 tally on November 12. Both of her goals tied the game (2-2 in the second period, 3-3 in the third). On November 13, she broke a 3-3 tie with a game-winning goal with only 3:45 left. Tikkinen now has a four-game winning streak. It also marked her second straight five-point weekend.
* November 12–13: Minnesota State University forward Kathleen Rogan had a goal and three assists for four points as the visiting Mavericks took back-to-back league victories from Ohio State. She had two points in each game. She earned an assist on the game-tying goal on November 12. She would register two assists on November 13 and finish the series with a +3 plus/minus rating. After the series, she became the Mavericks leading scorer with fourteen points (seven goals and seven assists).

### Standings

2010–11 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #1 Wisconsin†* | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 140 | 50 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 203 | 66 |
| #3 Minnesota | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 100 | 52 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 131 | 65 |
| #6 Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 109 | 49 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 131 | 53 |
| #8 North Dakota | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 96 | 79 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 116 | 103 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 53 | 71 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 70 | 88 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 69 | 100 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 99 | 116 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 47 | 101 | 36 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 53 | 122 |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 135 | 35 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 31 | 177 |
| Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll ||||||||||||||||

### Schedule

| Date | Location | Opponent | Time | Score | Goal scorers | Record | Conf Record |
| 10/8/2010 | Niagara | Mankato, Minn. | 7:07 pm | W 3-2 | Moira O’Connor (2), Lauren Smith | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/9/2010 | Niagara | Mankato, Minn. | 3:07 pm | T 0-0 | None | 1-0-1 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/16/2010 | Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minn. | 3:07 p.m. | 2-5 | Emmi Leinonen, Kathleen Rogan | 1-1-1 | 0-1-0 |
| 10/17/2010 | Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minn. | 3:07 p.m. | 0-6 | None | 1-2-1 | 0-2-0 |
| 10/22/2010 | North Dakota | Mankato, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | 4-2 | Kathleen Rogan (3), Tracy McCann | 2-2-1 | 1-2-0 |
| 10/23/2010 | North Dakota | Mankato, Minn. | 3:07 p.m. | |
| 10/29/2010 | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 2:07 p.m. | |
| 10/30/2010 | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 2:07 p.m. | |
| 11/5/2010 | St. Cloud State | Mankato, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 11/6/2010 | St. Cloud State | Mankato, Minn. | 3:07 p.m. | |
| 12/2010 | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 11/13/2010 | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 11/19/2010 | Minnesota | Mankato, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 11/20/2010 | Minnesota | Mankato, Minn. | 3:07 p.m. | |
| 11/26/2010 | Wayne State (Mich.) | Wayne, Mich. | 7:00 p.m. | |
| 11/27/2010 | Wayne State (Mich.) | Wayne, Mich. | 2:00 p.m. | |
| 12/3/2010 | Robert Morris | Mankato, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 12/4/2010 | Robert Morris | Mankato, Minn. | 3:07 p.m. | |
| 10/2010 | Bemidji State | Mankato, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 11/2010 | Bemidji State | Mankato, Minn. | 3:07 p.m. | |
| 1/7/2011 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 1/8/2011 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | 4:07 p.m. | |
| 1/14/2011 | Ohio State | Mankato, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 1/15/2011 | Ohio State | Mankato, Minn. | 3:07 p.m. | |
| 1/21/2011 | Bemidji State | Bemidji, Minn. | 2:07 p.m. | |
| 1/22/2011 | Bemidji State | Bemidji, Minn. | 2:07 p.m. | |
| 1/28/2011 | North Dakota | Grand Forks, N.D. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 1/29/2011 | North Dakota | Grand Forks, N.D. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 2/4/2011 | Minnesota Duluth | Mankato, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 2/5/2011 | Minnesota Duluth | Mankato, Minn. | 3:07 p.m. | |
| 11/2011 | St. Cloud State | St. Cloud, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 12/2011 | St. Cloud State | St. Cloud, Minn. | 2:07 p.m. | |
| 2/18/2011 | Wisconsin | Mankato, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | |
| 2/19/2011 | Wisconsin | Mankato, Minn. | 3:07 p.m. | |

#### Conference record

| WCHA school | Record |
| Bemidji State | |
| Minnesota | |
| Minnesota Duluth | 0-2-0 |
| North Dakota | 1-0-0 |
| Ohio State | |
| St. Cloud State | |
| Wisconsin | |

## Awards and honors

* Kathleen Rogan, WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of October 27)
* Kathleen Rogan, WCHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of November 17)
* Nina Tikkinen, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 10)
* Nina Tikkinen, WCHA Player of the Week, (Week of November 17)