# 2002–03 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
## Regular season
### Standings

2002–03 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Minnesota Duluth†* | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | – | 43 | 166 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 226 | 65 |
| Minnesota | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | – | 39 | 101 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 153 | 76 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | – | 32 | 79 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 110 | 67 |
| Ohio State | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | – | 19 | 56 | 76 | 37 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 88 | 114 |
| Bemidji State | 24 | 5 | 13 | 6 | – | 16 | 49 | 104 | 33 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 75 | 123 |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | – | 10 | 48 | 124 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 75 | 149 |
| Minnesota State | 24 | 3 | 18 | 3 | – | 9 | 41 | 103 | 34 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 77 | 118 |
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Updated July 20, 2024 ||||||||||||||||||
* Jenny Potter set an NCAA record (since tied) for most goals in one game with 6. This was accomplished on December 18, 2002 versus St. Cloud State.
* February 22: Maria Rooth set the Bulldogs record for most points in a career. During the game against Bemidji State Rooth scored one goal and one assist to claim the record. She ended the season with 232 total points including 119 goals.
* February 23: The Bulldogs clinch the WCHA regular season title. The Bulldogs defeat Bemidji State to accomplish the milestone.

## Player stats

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | GWG | PPG | SHG |
| Jenny Potter | 36 | 31 | 57 | 88 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Caroline Ouellette | 32 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Erika Holst | 32 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Hanne Sikio | 33 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Maria Rooth | 30 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Krista McArthur | 34 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tricia Guest | 36 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nora Tallus | 34 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Navada Russell | 34 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jenny Hempel | 34 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Joanne Eustace | 30 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Amelia Hradsky | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julianne Vasichek | 36 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michelle McAteer | 34 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larissa Luther | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Meghan Stotts | 33 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Satu Kiipeli | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristina Petrovskaia | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leah Kasper | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julie Fearing | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patricia Sautter | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lisa Hagen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Kasparek | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Postseason

* March 8: The Bulldogs earned their third WCHA Final Five title with a win over Minnesota (5–3).
* March 23: UMD make women's hockey history as the Bulldogs win their third straight NCAA Frozen Four tournament. The Bulldogs defeat Harvard in a double overtime win 4–3. The game was held in Duluth, MN in front of the largest crowd in women's hockey NCAA history (5,167). Nora Tallus scored the game winner 4:19 into the second overtime.

## Awards and honors

* November 11: Patricia Sautter was USCHO Defensive Player of the Week and WCHA Defensive Player of the Week. Sautter shut out Ohio State twice (Nov. 8 & Nov. 9).
* December 3: Tricia Guest was USCHO Offensive Player of the Week tallying four points.
* December 10: Jenny Potter, USCHO Offensive Player of the Week.
* January 14: Caroline Ouellette, USCHO Offensive Player of the Week (the third Bulldog to gain the honor in the season).
* January 28: Maria Rooth becomes the fourth player to gain USCHO Offensive Player of the Week honors.
* March 6: Jenny Potter, Caroline Ouellette, and Krista McArthur were named to the All-WCHA First Team
** Maria Rooth and Erika Holst were All-WCHA Second Team selection.
** Caroline Ouellette and Krista McArthur were WCHA All-Rookie Team selections.
** Seven Bulldogs were recognized as WCHA All-Academic: Erika Holst, Satu Kiipeli, Michelle McAteer, Jenny Potter, Maria Rooth, Patricia Sautter and Juliane Vasichek.
* March 7: Jenny Potter was named a Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist for the second time in her career.
* March 8: Erika Holst, WCHA All-Tournament team.
** Patricia Sautter, WCHA All-Tournament team.
** Caroline Ouellette, WCHA tournament Most Valuable Player.
* March 23: Jenny Potter and Hanne Sikio were named to the Frozen Four All-Tournament team
** Caroline Ouellette was named the Frozen Four tournament Most Valuable Player.
* March 23: Jenny Potter, First Team All-American honors (second time in her career).
** Maria Rooth, Second Team All-American.

### Postseason

* The Bulldogs coaching staff was named the American Association of College Coaches' women's hockey coaching staff of the year.
* June 17: The Bulldogs were honored for the third time at the White House by President George W. Bush.