2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team will represent the University of Minnesota in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Golden Gophers will be coached by Brad Frost and play their home games at Ridder Arena. The University of Minnesota will host the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Ice hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 2010 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. It will mark the third time that Minneapolis is hosting the Frozen Four.http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/022609aab.html The Golden Gophers are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and will attempt to win their fourth NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship
==Offseason==
*Samantha Downey (Hermantown, Minn.) and Katie Frischmann (Rochester, Minn.) will join the Golden Gopher program for the upcoming season. The two additions close out the Gopher freshman recruiting class for the 2009-2010 campaign, which also includes Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Becky Kortum (Minnetonka, Minn.), Mira Jalosuo (Lieksa, Finland) and Noora Räty (Espoo, Finland). 
Downey joins the Gopher program after a successful senior year with Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall. She was an all-state honoree in 2008-09, and broke the school record with 37 goals and 74 points. She helped the Mirage to a 20-7-1 record.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3744328
Katie Frischmann, is a 5-5 defenseman, has received an acceptance of admission into the university. She played with the Minnesota Thoroughbreds for three years. In her senior year, Frischmann was a captain for a team that went 33-25-5. Along with her accomplishments on the ice, Frischmann was a four-year letterwinner in the soccer and a three-year letterwinner in lacrosse.
*August 24: Three former Golden Gophers hockey players made the United States National Team roster. Natalie Darwitz, Rachael Drazan and Gigi Marvin will compete with Team USA as they prepare for the 2010 Winter Olympics. In all, 23 players were named to the team, while 21 advance as a member of the U.S. Olympic Team and a chance at a gold medal.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204779102
*September 9: The WCHA announced that Golden Gophers goaltender Alyssa Grogan, defenseman Anne Schleper and forward Emily West have been named as WCHA All-Stars. The three Gophers are among 22 players from the conference to face the 2009-10 U.S Women’s National Team in St. Paul, Minn.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204790654
==Regular season==
*October 5: The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team was ranked No. 2 in the country. The USCHO.com officials revealed it in their first Top-10 Women’s Hockey Poll of the season. Minnesota accumulated 139 points and six first-place nods.http://hurstathletics.com/news/2009/10/5/WHOCK_1005094806.aspx
*Tuesday, January 12: The Golden Gophers played an exhibition game against the United States women’s Olympic hockey team at Ridder Arena. The US team beat the Gophers by a score of 8-5.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204868405 Team USA outshot the Golden Gophers, 56-21.
*February 28: Incoming Gophers freshman, Bethany Brausen, a senior forward at Roseville Area High School, has won the 15th annual Ms. Hockey Award by Let's Play Hockey newspaper.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204897825 Brausen became the third player from Roseville to be named Ms. Hockey/ The first was Winny Brodt, while the second was former Golden Gopher Ronda Curtin.http://www.foxsportsnorth.com/pages/landing?Rosevilles-Brausen-wins-Minnesota-Ms-Hoc=1&blockID=188427&feedID=3697
===Standings===
===Roster===
Number	Name 	Position 	Height	Class
1 	Jenny Lura 	Goaltender 	5-8 	Junior
2 	Kelly Seeler 	Defence 	5-6 	Sophomore
3 	Samantha Downey 	Forward 	5-9 	Freshman
4 	Sarah Erickson 	Forward 	5-6 	Sophomore
5 	Laura May 	Forward 	5-8 	Junior
6 	Katie Frischmann 	Forward/Defence	5-5 	Freshman
7 	Kelli Blankenship	Forward 	5-6 	Senior
8 	Mira Jalosuo 	Defense 	6-0 	Freshman
9 	Jaimie Horton 	Forward 	5-7 	Senior
10 	Brittany Francis 	Forward 	5-7 	Senior
11 	Becky Kortum 	Forward 	5-7 	Freshman
14 	Chelsey Jones 	Forward 	5-8 	Senior
17 	Emily West 	Forward 	5-5 	Junior
18 	Nikki Ludwigson 	Forward 	5-7 	Sophomore
19 	Megan Bozek 	Defence 	5-9 	Freshman
20 	Alexandra Zebro 	Defence 	6-0 	Senior
22 	Anne Schieper 	Defence 	5-10 	Sophomore
24 	Jen Schoullis 	Forward 	5-9 	Junior
25 	Terra Rasmussen 	Forward 	5-7 	Junior
26 	Michelle Maunu 	Defence 	5-6 	Senior
31 	Alyssa Grogan 	Goaltender 	5-6 	Sophomore
41 	Noora Raty 	Goaltender 	5-4 	Freshman
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===Schedule===
Date 	Location 	Opponent 	Score 	Record
Oct. 2 	Ridder Arena 	Syracuse 	4-3http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2009/10/2/WICE_1002092208.aspx 	1-0-0
Oct. 4 	Ridder Arena 	Syracuse 	4-1http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2009/10/4/WICE_1004091730.aspx 	2-0-0
Oct. 9 	Columbus, OH 	Ohio State 	6-5http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87741&SPID=10407&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=204811007	3-0-0
Oct. 10	Columbus, OH 	Ohio State 	6-1http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87741&SPID=10407&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=204811513	4-0-0
Oct. 16	Ridder Arena 	Minnesota Duluth	3-1http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4570&page=news 	5-0-0
Oct. 17	Ridder Arena 	Minnesota Duluth	3-0http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4574&page=news 	6-0-0
Oct. 23	St. Cloud, MN 	St. Cloud State 	4-0http://www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics/sports/hockey-womens/story.asp?storyID=29934 	7-0-0
Oct. 24	Ridder Arena 	St. Cloud State 	7-0http://www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics/sports/hockey-womens/story.asp?storyID=29943 	8-0-0
Oct. 30 	Madison, WI 	Wisconsin 	2-4 	8-1-0
Nov. 1 	Madison, WI 	Wisconsin 	2-5 	8-2-0
Nov. 13	Mankato, MN 	Minnesota State 	4-1 	9-2-0
Nov. 14 	Mankato, MN 	Minnesota State 	1-1 	9-2-1
Nov. 20 	Ridder Arena 	Bemidji State 	4-2 	10-2-1
Nov. 21 	Ridder Arena 	Bemidji State 	3-1 	11-2-1
Nov. 27 	Ridder Arena 	Clarkson 	4-0 	12-2-1
Nov. 28 	Ridder Arena 	Clarkson 	2-0 	13-2-1
Dec. 4 	Cambridge, MA 	Harvard 	0-1 	13-3-1
Dec. 5 	Cambridge, MA 	Harvard 	0-0 	13-3-2
Dec. 12 	Grand Forks, N.D.	North Dakota 	3-1 	14-3-2
Dec. 13 	Grand Forks, N.D.	North Dakota 	5-0 	15-3-2
Jan. 8 	Ridder Arena 	Ohio State 	5-2 	16-3-2
Jan. 9 	Ridder Arena 	Ohio State 	6-0 	17-3-2
Jan. 15 	Bemidji, MN 	Bemidji State 	1-1 	17-3-3
Jan. 16 	Bemidji, MN 	Bemidji State 	1-1 	17-3-4
Jan. 22 	Ridder Arena 	North Dakota 	3-0 	18-3-4
Jan. 23 	Ridder Arena 	North Dakota 	2-0 	19-3-4
Jan. 29 	Ridder Arena 	Minnesota State 	4-2 	20-3-4
Jan. 30 	Ridder Arena 	Minnesota State 	4-1 	21-3-4
Feb. 5 	Duluth, MN 	Minnesota Duluth	1-3 	21-4-4
Feb. 6 	Duluth, MN 	Minnesota Duluth	0-3 	21-5-4
Feb. 12 	Ridder Arena 	St. Cloud State 	2-2 	21-5-5
Feb. 13 	St. Cloud, MN 	St. Cloud State 	3-6 	21-6-5
Feb. 19 	Ridder Arena 	Wisconsin 	3-4 	21-7-5
Feb. 20 	Ridder Arena 	Wisconsin 	3-2 	22-7-5
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	= Indicates team leader
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Player 	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Points/game	PIM	GWG	PPG	SHG
Emily West 	38 	23 	23 	46 	1.2105 	62 	10 	4 	3
Sarah Erickson 	40 	18 	22 	40 	1.0000 	32 	2 	5 	0
Brittany Francis 	40 	13 	25 	38 	0.9500 	26 	1 	7 	0
Anne Schleper 	40 	12 	20 	32 	0.8000 	46 	2 	7 	0
Laura May 	40 	12 	12 	24 	0.6000 	16 	3 	3 	1
Megan Bozek 	40 	6 	18 	24 	0.6000 	40 	1 	6 	0
Chelsey Jones 	40 	11 	9 	20 	0.5000 	24 	3 	2 	1
Kelli Blankenship	37 	9 	10 	19 	0.5135 	32 	0 	1 	0
Terra Rasmussen 	39 	9 	8 	17 	0.4359 	26 	3 	1 	0
Becky Kortum 	40 	4 	10 	14 	0.3500 	28 	0 	0 	0
Kelly Seeler 	40 	3 	11 	14 	0.3500 	86 	0 	2 	0
Alexandra Zebro 	35 	1 	7 	8 	0.2286 	26 	0 	0 	0
Samantha Downey 	40 	4 	2 	6 	0.1500 	12 	1 	1 	0
Mira Jalosuo 	36 	1 	5 	6 	0.1667 	14 	0 	0 	0
Michelle Maunu 	40 	0 	4 	4 	0.1000 	22 	0 	0 	0
Jaimie Horton 	40 	1 	2 	3 	0.0750 	8 	0 	0 	0
Noora Raty 	26 	0 	3 	3 	0.1154 	0 	0 	0 	0
Katie Frischmann 	40 	2 	0 	2 	0.0500 	4 	0 	0 	0
Alyssa Grogan 	13 	0 	1 	1 	0.0769 	2 	0 	0 	0
Nikki Ludwigson 	40 	0 	1 	1 	0.0250 	4 	0 	0 	0
Jenny Lura 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Player 	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals against	Minutes	GAA 	Shutouts	Saves	Save %
Noora Raty 	26 	18 	4 	4 	36 	1624 	1.3303	7 	663 	.948
Alyssa Grogan	13 	8 	3 	1 	29 	738 	2.3574	2 	249 	.896
Jenny Lura 	3 	0 	2 	0 	8 	129 	3.7291	0 	37 	.822
==Postseason==
*February 27: After 3 hours and 47 minutes, Emily West scored at 1:16 of triple overtime to eliminate the MSU-Mankato Mavericks.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204897322
===WCHA Playoffs===
Date 	Location 	Opponent 	Score 	Notes
Feb. 26	Ridder Arena	MSU-Mankato	8-5 	May and Kortum get 3 points eachhttp://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204896669
Feb. 27	Ridder Arena	MSU-Mankato	4-3 (3 OT)	Emily West gets the game winner
===WCHA Final Faceoff===
*March 7: The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis to win the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF playoff championship. It is the Bulldogs fifth WCHA playoff championship. This was their first postseason victory over the Golden Gophers since 2003. In addition, the Bulldogs lost three previous league playoff games against the Gophers at Ridder Arena. http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030710aab.html
Date 	Location 	Opponent 	Score 	Notes
March 6	Ridder Arena	Ohio State 	5-4 (2 OT)	Laura May scored the game winning goal
March 7	Ridder Arena	Minnesota Duluth	 	
===NCAA hockey tournament===
*March 8: Two teams from the WCHA will compete for the 10th NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The University of Minnesota will be the host school for the 2010 Frozen Four, to be held March 19 and 21 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. WCHA Tournament champion University of Minnesota Duluth, and at-large selection Minnesota will be two of eight competing teams. The Golden Gophers (25-8-5) are the number 3 seed, and will host the Clarkson Golden Eagles (23-11-5), on March 13 at 4:00 pm central standard time.
*March 13: Emily West scored the game winning goal in overtime as the Golden Gophers defeated Clarkson and earned a trip to the Frozen Four. The final score was 3-2 in overtime.http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204907854
==Awards and honors==
*Kelli Blankenship, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031010aaa.html 
*Chelsey Jones, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 5)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/100709aaa.html
*Sarah Erickson, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/101409aac.html
*Sarah Erickson, Minnesota, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of January 11)
*Noora Räty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 19)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/102109aaa.html
*Noora Räty, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 26)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/102809aab.html
*Noora Räty, WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7)http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204846594
*Noora Raty, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 25)http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/012710aaa.html
*Noora Räty, Patty Kazmaier Award nomineehttp://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021810aaa.html
*Noora Raty, WCHA Goaltending Champion
*Anne Schleper, Patty Kazmaier Award nomineehttp://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021810aaa.html
*Anne Schleper, WCHA Defensive Player of the Yearhttp://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204900997
*Emily West, Patty Kazmaier Award nomineehttp://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021810aaa.html
===All-WCHA Team===
*Noora Raty, G, All-WCHA First Team
*Anne Schleper, D, All-WCHA First Team
*Emily West, F, All-WCHA First Team
*Noora Raty, WCHA All-Rookie Team
===All-America selections===
* Noora Raty, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_ice_hockey_season#All-America_honors
* Anne Schleper, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team
==Postseason==
*April 26: Golden Goldy Award (an award gala held each year to celebrate the University's athletic achievements)
**Noora Raty earned a Golden Goldy Award as the University’s Female Rookie of the Year 
** Anne Schleper also earned a Golden Goldy Award. She was honored as the Female Breakthrough Athlete
==See also==
*2009–10 WCHA women's ice hockey season
*2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
==References==
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers ice hockey
Category:NCAA women's ice hockey Frozen Four seasons
Category:2009-10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season