2010-11 Minnesota State 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 	 	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	 	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 	 	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	 	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 	 	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 	 	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 	 	She was a member of Shattuck St. Mary’s Girls Prep Team and was an assistant captain in 2009-10
Danielle Scholzen 	Defenseman	 	She was a member of the Elite League championship team Minnesota Red and a participant in the Minnesota Junior Festival
Kelsie Scott 	Forward 	 	She was a member of Westman Wildcats and a member of 2009 Team Manitoba All-Star Team
Kari Lundberg 	Forward 	 	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.http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201010/oct27wpw.php
*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.http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201011/nov10wpw.php
*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.http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201011/nov17wpw.php
*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===
===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),http://www.msumavericks.com/news/2010/10/8/WHOCKEY_10081022043.aspx 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 Roganhttp://www.msumavericks.com/documents/2010/10/16/msuwh03.htm 	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) http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201011/nov17wpw.php
*Nina Tikkinen, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 10)
*Nina Tikkinen, WCHA Player of the Week, (Week of November 17) http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201011/nov17wpw.php
==See also==
*2009–10 MSU–Mankato Mavericks women's ice hockey season
==References==
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