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

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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

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  • 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

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Regular season

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  • 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.[2]
  • 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.[3]
  • 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.[4]
  • 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

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2010–11 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference 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

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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),[5] 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[6] 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

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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

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  • Kathleen Rogan, WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of October 27)
  • Kathleen Rogan, WCHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of November 17) [4]
  • Nina Tikkinen, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 10)
  • Nina Tikkinen, WCHA Player of the Week, (Week of November 17) [4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Minnesota State Women's Hockey Program Inks Three to National Letters of Intent". MSU Mavericks athletics. May 7, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "WCHA.com - WCHA Press Releases". www.wcha.com.
  3. ^ "WCHA.com - WCHA Press Releases". www.wcha.com.
  4. ^ a b c "WCHA.com - WCHA Press Releases". www.wcha.com.
  5. ^ "O'Connor Tallies Two to Lift Mavericks in Season Opener". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics.
  6. ^ "MSUWH03". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics.
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