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From: Terry Tschida <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 13:39:35 -0700
To: "SCSU Staff List for Releases: ;husky-sports-updates"@STCLOUDSTATE.EDU
Subject: Women's Hockey Release

SCSU Women's Hockey Release - 1/22/01
Upcoming Games:
 Feb. 2 vs. Cornell, - 3:05 p.m.
 Feb. 3 vs. Cornell, - 3:05 p.m.
HUSKIES WIN, TIE WITH BEMIDJI STATE - The St. Cloud State women's ice
hockey team defeated the Bemidji State Beavers Friday night in a high
scoring WCHA match-up, 8-6, at the John S. Glas Fieldhouse in Bemidji.  The
Huskies Bridget Davenport (Madison, WI) opened the scoring spree with her
second goal of the season, at 5:51 of the first period.  SCSU had a 3-2
lead going into the second period when Roxanne Stang (Princeton) netted her
13th goal this season.  Bemidji's Jenna Grimsrud scored back-to-back power
play goals to tie the game, but Stang's second goal of the game goal at
16:05 gave the Huskies the lead again.  Erin McNamara (Macomb, MI) started
the third period off with a goal at 2:32.  The Beavers scored the next two
goals to tie the game at 6-6, but first-year defender Kobi Kawamoto
(Surrey, BC) answered with the game winning goal at 8:34.  Junior
defender/forward Fiona McLeod (Toronto, Ont.) sealed the game at 15:37,
netting her sixth goal of the season.  On Saturday night, Stang, McNamara
and Ricki-Lee Doyle (Calgary, Alberta) scored the first three goals of the
game.  Bemidji State's Amber Fryklund and Lisa Peters brought the Beavers
within a goal, but Stang increased the lead to 4-2 heading into the second
intermission.  The Huskies were scoreless in the third as the Beavers took
over and tied the game at 13:27 with a goal from  Lill Raynard.  The
Huskies out-shot the Beavers on the weekend 90-55. Goalies Laura Gieselman
(Annandale) and Ellen Brinkman (N. St. Paul) combined for 45 saves on the
weekend.  St. Cloud State is 12-10-2 overall; 8-6-2 in the WCHA, placing
them fourth in the league.  Bemidji State is 6-15-1 overall, 4-11-1 in the
WCHA (6th place).  The Huskies are off this coming weekend, but return to
action February 2-3 with a non-conference series against Cornell at the
National Hockey Center.  Face-off is set for 3:05 p.m.

HEAD COACH: Kerry Brodt Wethington is in her third season as the head coach
for the women's hockey program at St. Cloud State. She joined the staff in
1998-99, and is the first women's hockey coach in the history of the
program at SCSU Brodt Wethington is a 1995 graduate of SCSU. She is also a
coach for the U.S. Community Olympic Development Program for girls ice
hockey and the founder and director of the Skater's Link Hockey Clinic.

ASSISTANT COACHING STAFF: David Prokop is the first-ever assistant coach
hired for the SCSU women's hockey team. He joined the staff in1998-99, and
since that time has been one of the team's top recruiters.  Prokop
graduated with a bachelors degree from Concordia College in Moorhead Jean
Vaillancourt joined the staff at SCSU in 1999-2000. He brings a varied
hockey background to the SCSU program, having coached both men and women in
Ontario. Vaillancourt earned a degree in Human Kinetics form the University
of Ottawa in 1997.
2000-2001 Highlights
Period
Most Goals - 4 several times
Most Goals Allowed - 3, several times
Most Shots - 24 (11/22 vs. Sacred Heart, 2nd period)
Most Shots Allowed - 21 (12/9 at Ohio State, 2nd period)
Fewest Shots - 3, several times
Fewest Shots Allowed - 2 (11/22 vs. Sacred Heart 2nd period)
Most PIM - Both Teams - 20 (10/15  at Minn., 3rd period)

Game
Largest Win Margin - 5 (several times)
Most Goals - 9 (1/12 vs. Wisconsin)
Most Goals Allowed - 7 (1/5 vs. Niagara; 11/17 at MN-Duluth)
Most PPG - 3 , several times
Most PPG Allowed - 4 (10/15 at Minnesota)
Most Shots - 56 (11/22 vs. Sacred Heart)
Most Shots Allowed - 57 (11/18 at MN-Duluth)
Fewest Shots - 15 (12/9 at Ohio State)
Fewest Shots Allowed - 11 (11/22  vs. Sacred Heart)
Most Penalty Minutes - 24 (10/15 at Minnesota, 11/17 at MN-Duluth)
Most Opponent PIM -- 22 (10/15 at Minnesota, 11/17 at MN-Duluth)
Most PIM - Both Teams - 46 (10/15 at Minnesota, 11/17 at MN-Duluth)

SCSU Situations in 2000-2001
Game one of series 6-5-0
Game two of series 5-4-2

Home record 7-6-0
Away record 5-4-2

Huskies score first 9-4-2
Opponents score first 3-6-0

Huskies lead after 1st period 8-2-1
Opponents lead after 1st period 1-5-1
Tied after 1st period 3-3-0

Huskies lead after 2nd period 9-2-1
Opponents lead after 2nd period 1-6-0
Tied after 2nd period 2-2-1

Huskies outshoot opponent 8-2-1
Opponents outshoot Huskies 4-9-0

Huskies have under 20 shots  2-2-0
Huskies have 20-29 shots  2-5-1
Huskies have 30-39 shots  6-3-0
Huskies have 40+ shots  2-0-1

One goal game  2-5-0
Two goal game  2-0-0
Three goal game  3-1-0
Four goal game  1-3-0
Five or more goal game  5-1-0

Huskies in October  2-4-0
Huskies in November  3-3-1
Huskies in December  2-2-0
Huskies in January  4-2-1


THE OPPONENTS: Cornell, a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference
(D-I) is currently 6-10-1 overall and 4-9-1 in the ECAC.  The Big Red,
which has 14 returning players and  six newcomers, are led by senior
forward Erica Olson (7-7=14) and junior forward  Jenel Bode (2-10=12).  At
the helm for Cornell is Carol Mullins. Mullins begins her third season with
the Big Red.  In two years at Cornell, Mullins has produced a 28-30-1
record.

2000-01 TEAM CAPTAINS: The team captains for the 2000-01 season are junior
defenders Tara McNamara and assistant captain Katy Battis.

LIVE FROM KVSC: KVSC 88.1 FM will broadcast two remaining games this season
for the Huskies. KVSC will be at the Huskies February 16th game at 7:05
p.m., and February 17th at 3:05 p.m. against MN-Duluth at the National
Hockey Center. If you can't make it to the game, be sure to tune in!

SCSU RANKINGS:  Doyle and McLeod lead the Huskies in almost every scoring
category in the conference.  In 16 league games played, Doyle is tied for
second in the WCHA in points scored (16-14=30) and McLeod is fourth
(5-24=29).  Doyle is second again in goals scored (16), averaging one goal
a game. McLeod leads the conference in assists (24); not far behind is
Doyle in seventh place with 14 assists.  Doyle and McLeod are ranked second
and third in power play points scored, (8-6=14, 1-11=12) respectively.
Leading the defense in scoring is McLeod (5-24=29), and Kawamoto (8-11=19)
is currently in third.

HUSKY INFO:   Junior defender and assistant captain Katy Battis (W. St.
Paul) returned to action January 5 against Niagara after missing 14 games
with a grade 2 MCL strain which she suffered Oct. 20 against
MSU-Mankato Amanda Mathison also returned to the Huskies line-up after
being sidelined since Nov. 10 with a head injury Sophomore forward Kirsten
Olson has transferred to Gustavus Adulphus for the spring semester the
February 23rd game against Ohio State will begin at 3:05 p.m., not at 4:05
p.m. as originally scheduled  The Huskies earned their first wins of the
2000-2001 season with double wins on Oct. 20-21 against MSU-Mankato, 5-1
and 6-1 two current SCSU players have played all three season of Husky
hockey - Tara McNamara and Sondra Diaz-Arntzen.  McNamara has appeared in
all 80 of the games played at St. Cloud State in two and a half seasons.

1999-2000 SEASON WRAP: Finishing atop the scoring chart for SCSU was
sophomore forward Fiona McLeod, who scored 18 goals and 12 assists for 30
points in 1999-2000.  McLeod's 30 points makes her the all-time leading
scorer in the short history of SCSU women's hockey Finishing just behind
McLeod in scoring was first year forward Jennifer Swanson, who tallied 11
goals and 18 assists for 29 points..  Other leading scorers for SCSU were
sophomore Amanda Presenger (8-10=18), first year forward Abby Cooper
(9-6=15), first year forward Erin McNamara (7-10=17), and junior forward
Rachel Denner (9-4=13).


GO HUSKIES!!!
2000-01 St. Cloud State University
Women's Ice Hockey Roster

No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown
1 Ellen Brinkman FY 5-8 G North St. Paul
2 Leanne Perrin FY 5-6 D Maple Ridge, B.C.
4 Roxanne Stang FY 5-7 F Princeton
5 Alison Ribar FY 5-5 F Eagan
6 Abby Cooper So. 5-7 F Washington, MI
7 Ricki-Lee Doyle FY 5-5 F Calgary, Alberta
8 Jennifer Swanson So. 5-1 F Rosemount
9 Gabrielle Adams FY 5-7 D Allen Park, MI
10 Amanda Presenger Jr. 5-3 F Thunder Bay, Ont.
12 Briana Munyon So. 5-4 F North St. Paul
13 Katy Battis Jr.  5-4 D West St. Paul
15 Kobi Kawamoto FY 5-7 D Surrey, B.C.
17 Fiona McLeod Jr. 5-5 F Toronto, Ont.
19 Bridget Davenport So. 5-6 F Madison, WI
20 Jenny Jones Jr. 5-3 F Owatonna
21 Amanda Mathison So. 5-4 D Newport
22 Erin McNamara So. 5-1 F Macomb, MI
27 Tara McNamara Jr. 5-7 D Inver Grove Hts.
29 Rachel Denner Jr. 5-8 F Lancaster, Ont.
33 Laura Gieselman So. 5-7 G Annandale
35 Sandra Diaz-ArntzenSr. 5-3 G Waukesha, WI

Head Coach: Kerry Brodt Wethington (3rd season)
Assistant Coaches:  David Prokop (3rd season)
  Jean Vaillancourt (2nd season)
Individual Records - Season Totals
Most Goals - 18 by Fiona McLeod  (1999-00)
Most Assists - 18 by Jennifer Swanson (1999-00)
Most Points - 30 by Fiona McLeod (1999-00)
Most Hat Tricks - 2 by Natalie Nygren (1998-99)
Most Game Tying Goals - 2 by Fiona McLeod (1999-00)
Most Game-winning Goals -- 3 by Rebecca Olson (1998-99); 3 by Fiona McLeod
(1999-00)
Most Shots on Goals - 73 by Natalie Nygren (1998-99)
Best Plus-Minus Ration - 14 by Sandra Hansen (1998-99)

Team Records - Game
Most Goals Scored - 9 (11/15/98 vs. St. Thomas; 2/20/99 at St Catherine's)
Most Goals Allowed - 15 (11/6/99 vs. MN-Duluth)
Most Goals, Both Teams - 15 (11/6/99 vs. MN-Duluth)
Most Shots on Goal - 57 (11/16/99 vs. St. Benedict's)
Fewest Shots on Goal - 2 (3/7/99 at Minnesota)
Most Shots on Goal, Both Teams -- 89 (12/17/99 at MN-Duluth)
Fewest Shots on Goal, Both Teams - 31 (1/9/99 at Minnesota)
Most Power Play Goals Scored - 4 (2/27/00 at Findlay)
Most Consecutive Goals -- 9 (11/15/98 vs. St. Thomas)

SCSU Yearly Record
1998-99 -- 8-12-2 overall
1999-00 -- 13-19-3 overall, 6-15-3 WCHA (4th)

2000-01 WCHA Standings:
Team WCHA Overall
1 Minnesota         12- 1- 1 15- 4- 1
2 Wisconsin         9- 4- 3 15- 5- 3
3 Minnesota-Duluth  9- 4- 1 17- 4- 1
4 St. Cloud State   8- 6- 2  12-10- 2
5 Ohio State        6- 7- 3  8-12- 3
6 Bemidji State     4-11- 1 6-16- 1
7 MSU-Mankato   0-15- 1 1-20- 1

WCHA Results :

Friday, January 19:
MN-Duluth @ MSU, Mankato WC MN-D 8, MSU,M-0
St. Cloud State @ Bemidji State WC SCSU-8, BSU-6
U.S. National Team @ Minnesota EX USNT-10, MN-1

Saturday, January 20:
MN-Duluth @ MSU, Mankato WC MN-D-7, MSU,M-0
St. Cloud State @ Bemidji State WC SCSU-4, BSU-4 OT
U.S. National Team @ Minnesota EX USNT-4, MN-3
Ohio State @ Wisconsin WC OSU-2, W-3 OT

Sunday, January 21:
Ohio State @ Wisconsin WC OSU-2, W-2 OT


WCHA Upcoming Games:

Thursday, January 25:
Mankato @ Gustavus Adolphus NC 7:05 p.m.

Friday, January 26:
Bemidji State @ MN- Duluth WC 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota @ New Hampshire NC 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 27:
Bemidji State @ MN- Duluth WC 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota @ New Hampshire NC 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 21:
Ohio State @ Findlay NC 2:00 p.m.


















All times are local to the host institution.
WC - WCHA game
NC - non-conference game
EX - Exhibition game

Terry Tschida
St. Cloud State University
Secretary, AMR/Athletics