Sunday, December 20, 2009

WCHA First Half Report Cards

#1 University of Minnesota
Record's
Overall: 15- 3- 2
WCHA: 11- 2- 1
Non-Conf: 4- 1- 1
Home: 9- 0- 0
Away: 6- 3- 2

Record in Last 10 Games: 7-1-2

Showcase Victory: 11/27/09 a 4-0 win over then #2 Clarkson. The loss for the nights was just their third defeat of the season.

Agony of Defeat: 11/30 & 12/1, a pair of Back to Back losses at struggling Wisconsin. The Gophers went 1-8 on the PP in the series and did not score in the second or third period in either game.

Leading Scorer: Emily West
Team MVP: Anne Schleper
Top Freshman: Megan Bozek

GF-GA
Overall: 67- 27
WCHA: 53- 22
Non-Conf: 14- 5
Home: 34- 8
Away: 33- 19

Mid-Season Report Card
Offense B
Defense A
Goaltending A
Power Play C
Penalty Kill C

#2 University of Minnesota-Duluth
Record's
Overall: 13- 7- 2
WCHA: 9- 5- 2
Non-Conf: 4- 2- 0
Home: 7- 2- 1
Away: 6- 5- 1

Record in Last 10 Games: 6-2-2

Showcase Victory: 10/31 a 4-3 win at #1 Mercyhurst after losing 5-2 a day earlier. The Bulldogs led 3-1 after two periods and 4-1 midway through the thrid period before a pair of Ashley Cockell goals nearly spoiled the victory.

Agony of Defeat: 11/21 a 3-2 home loss to Minnesota State. The Bulldogs led 2-0 before allowing two mid second period goals to tie the game and the go ahead goal with 34 seconds left in regulation.

Leading Scorer: Emmanuelle Blais
Team MVP: Laura Fridfinnson
Top Freshman: Katherine Wilson

GF-GA
Overall: 67- 48
WCHA: 47- 33
Non-Conf: 20- 15
Home: 35- 18
Away: 32- 30

Mid-Season Report Card
Offense B
Defense C
Goaltending B
Power Play C
Penalty Kill B

#3 University of Wisconsin
Record's
Overall: 12- 5- 3
WCHA: 9- 4- 1
Non-Conf: 3- 1- 2
Home: 7- 3- 2
Away: 5- 2- 1

Record in Last 10 Games: 6-1-3

Showcase Victory: 10/30 & 11/1 a home sweep over Minnesota after starting the season 3-3-0. Becca Ruegsegger was stellar in goal allowing just four goals on 68 shots during the two game series. The Losses broke Minnesota's eight game winning streak.

Agony of Defeat: 11/6/09 a 3-1 home defeat to Robert Morris following the sweep over Minnesota the previous weekend. The Badgers had trouble playing in the offensive zone and failed to solve Daneca Butterfield until midway through the third period.

Leading Scorer: Brooke Ammerman
Team MVP: Brooke Ammerman
Top Freshman: Brianna Decker

GF-GA
Overall: 59- 37
WCHA: 41- 25
Non-Conf: 18- 12
Home: 37- 25
Away: 22- 12

Mid-Season Report Card
Offense B
Defense C
Goaltending C
Power Play D
Penalty Kill B

#4 Bemidji State University
Record's
Overall: 6-11- 3
WCHA: 5- 6- 3
Non-Conf: 1- 5- 0
Home: 4- 4- 1
Away: 2- 7- 2

Record in Last 10 Games: 4-4-2

Showcase Victory: 10/10 a 1-0 win vs. Wisconsin. Zuzana Tomcikova made saves on all 35 shots she faced in the game as the Beavers rode a Annie Bauerfeld goal in the 2nd period to victory over the Defending Champion Badgers.

Agony of Defeat: 10/24 a 3-2 loss at Northeastern. In a game in which the Beavers led 2-1 after two periods, BSU allowed two Power Play goals in the third to take the defeat.

Leading Scorer: Erin Cody
Team MVP: Zuzana Tomcikova
Top Freshman: Sadie Lundquist

GF-GA
Overall: 35- 55
WCHA: 26- 33
Non-Conf: 9- 22
Home: 16- 24
Away: 19- 31

Mid-Season Report Card
Offense C
Defense C
Goaltending B
Power Play C
Penalty Kill D