# 1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

In the 1998–99 season, the Golden Gophers had a third-place finish at the 1999 AWCHA National Championship.

## Regular season
### Schedule

Source.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| Oct 30 | 7:10 | at Minnesota State* | Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, MN | Killewald | W 11–1 | 1,067 | 1–0–0 |
| November 5 | 7:05 | Harvard* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 1–3 | 1,315 | 1–1–0 |
| November 7 | 1:30 | New Hampshire* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 1,216 | 1–1–1 |
| November 14 | 2:00 | at Bemidji State* | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 280 | 2–1–1 |
| November 15 | 2:00 | at Minnesota Duluth* | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 110 | 3–1–1 |
| November 20 | 7:00 | Minnesota State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 8–1 | 1,227 | 4–1–1 |
| November 27 | 5:00 | vs. Northeastern* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Killewald | W 5–2 | 55 | 5–1–1 |
| November 28 | 5:00 | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Killewald | W 3–1 | 115 | 6–1–1 |
| November 29 | 11:30 | vs. Queen's* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 85 | 7–1–1 |
| December 3 | 7:00 | Gustavus Adolphus* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 8–1 | 781 | 8–1–1 |
| December 18 | 7:00 | at Manitoba* | Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB | Killewald | W 3–1 | 56 | 9–1–1 |
| December 19 | 10:11 | vs. Alberta* | Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB | Nicholas | W 9–2 | 37 | 10–1–1 |
| December 20 | 11:05 | vs. Alberta* | Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB | Killewald | W 8–2 | 42 | 11–1–1 |
| January 9 | 7:00 | St. Cloud State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 1,356 | 12–1–1 |
| January 15 | 5:00 | vs. St. Lawrence* | Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY | Killewald | W 5–0 | 181 | 13–1–1 |
| January 16 | 8:00 | vs. Concordia* | Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY | Killewald | W 6–4 | 153 | 14–1–1 |
| January 17 | 5:00 | vs. Toronto* | Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY | Killewald | W 5–1 | 138 | 15–1–1 |
| January 22 | 7:03 | Wilfrid Laurier* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 10–0 | 745 | 16–1–1 |
| January 23 | 7:00 | Wilfrid Laurier* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 7–1 | 921 | 17–1–1 |
| January 29 | 5:00 | vs. Concordia* | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Killewald | W 3–0 | 191 | 18–1–1 |
| January 30 | 2:30 | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Killewald | T 0–0 $^{OT}$ | 703 | 18–1–2 |
| January 31 | 12:00 | vs. Beatrice Aeros* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 0–9 | 170 | 18–2–2 |
| February 5 | 7:05 | Cornell* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–1 | 916 | 19–2–2 |
| February 6 | 7:05 | Cornell* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 5–0 | 1445 | 20–2–2 |
| February 7 | 3:05 | Minnesota State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 4–0 | 903 | 21–2–2 |
| February 13 | 7:05 | Augsburg* | Augsburg Ice Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 300 | 22–2–2 |
| February 14 | 4:05 | at Minnesota State* | Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, MN | Killewald | W 10–1 | 196 | 23–2–2 |
| February 20 | 2:36 | Providence* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 1–0 | 1,125 | 24–2–2 |
| February 21 | 1:05 | Providence* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 5–1 | 1,341 | 25–2–2 |
| February 26 | 7:05 | Brown* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 1–2 | 2,579 | 25–3–2 |
| February 27 | 7:05 | Brown* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 1,359 | 25–3–3 |
| March 7 | 1:05 | St. Cloud State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 359 | 26–3–3 |
| March 11 | 7:05 | Minnesota State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–0 | 415 | 27–3–3 |
| March 22 | 7:00 | Olympic Development Program* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 10–1 | 704 | 28–3–3 |
| AWCHA Tournament ||||||||
| March 26 | 8:22 | New Hampshire* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (AWCHA Semifinals) | Killewald | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,447 | 28–4–3 |
| March 27 | 4:08 | Brown* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (AWCHA Third-Place Game) | Killewald | W 3–2 | 2,507 | 29–4–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. ||||||||
* November 1998: Minnesota captured the title at the Princeton Thanksgiving tournament, with a 5–2 win over Northeastern, a 3–1 victory over host Princeton, and a 10–0 rout against Queens. Nadine Muzerall had eight points (two goals, six assists) in the three games, including a goal and three assists in the game over Northeastern. Muzerall scored that game's opening goal, as well as assisting on the game-winner. With the six assists on the weekend, Muzerall tied the tournament career assists record of 12 held by Cammi Granato. With the wins, Minnesota passed Northeastern to take fourth place in the latest U.S. College Hockey Online Women's Poll.
* During that sophomore season, Erica Killewald held opponents to two or fewer goals in 23 of 26 starts and led nation in goals against average (1.24) and save percentage (.947).

## Roster

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## Awards and honors

* Erica Killewald 1999 AWCHA National Championship, All Tournament Honors
* Erica Killewald, Golden Gophers most improved and most valuable player
* Nadine Muzerall, USCHO.com, Offensive Player Of the Week (Week of December 1, 1998)
* Nadine Muzerall, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, Second Team
* Nadine Muzerall, Second Team AWCHA All-American