WCHA WEEKEND PREVIEW: OCT. 7-8, 2016
Series news and notes for the upcoming weekend of WCHA hockey
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All rankings listed by USCHO.com poll first, followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll
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Ohio State (0-0-0-0, 0 pts. WCHA / 2-0-0) at No. 1 Wisconsin (2-0-0-0, 6 pts. WCHA / 2-0-0)
LaBahn Arena; Madison, Wis. – Fri., Oct. 7 at 7:07 p.m. CT and Sat., Oct. 8 at 1:07 p.m. CT
• After a bye week, the top-ranked Badgers put their 25-game LaBahn Arena winning streak on
the line when they host their home opener against the Buckeyes.
• OSU won a pair of road games at RPI last weekend, while UW has been off since sweeping St.
Cloud State back on Sept. 23-24.
• Last year, UW took all four games against Ohio State, outscoring the Buckeyes 19-1 in their four
meetings. The Badgers lead the all-time series with OSU 60-10-6.
• OSU redshirt sophomore G Kassidy Sauve, who had not played a game since the end of the
2014-15 season due to injury, backstopped the Buckeyes to last weekend’s sweep by stopping
67-of-68 shots (.985 save percentage).
• Buckeyes’ freshman F Samantha Bouley (1g-2a) tallied three points in her first collegiate action,
redshirt freshman D Jincy Dunne (1g-1a) had a pair of points and sophomore F Maddy Field had
both goals in OSU’s 2-0 win last Saturday.
• The Badgers went undefeated for the first time at home last year with a 21-0-0 record, and have
not lost in Madison since Feb. 20, 2015.
• UW senior Ann-Renée Desbiens earned her 39th career shutout in the Badgers’ season opener,
matching Jessie Vetter’s school record for career blank slates. Desbiens needs only four to
match the NCAA record.
• Wisconsin begins the 2016-17 season ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Poll, marking the first
time since the 2011-12 season the Badgers start the season ranked in the top spot.
No. 2 Minnesota (0-0-0-0, 0 pts. WCHA / 2-0-0) at Bemidji State (0-0-0-0, 0 pts. WCHA / 2-0-0)
Sanford Center; Bemidji, Minn. – Fri., Oct. 7 and Sat., Oct. 8 (both at 3:07 p.m. CT)
• The Beavers, who traveled to New York last weekend and swept Syracuse in impressive fashion,
return to the Sanford Center to face the second-ranked Gophers in an intra-state matchup.
• Minnesota also got its season off to a great start last weekend, raising its 2016 NCAA
championship banner and then sweeping visiting Lindenwood.
• The Gophers own a 64-6-7 all-time mark against Bemidji State. Minnesota has won the last four
games, including a sweep at the Sanford Center last January.
• Eleven different Gophers recorded points against the Lions, led by Dani Cameranesi (2g-2a) and
Sarah Potomak (1g-3a).
• Sidney Peters picked up two wins in net last weekend, earning a 10-save shutout in game one
against Lindenwood before making seven saves on nine shots in the first 49:26 of game two.
Freshman goaltender Serena D'Angelo made one save on one shot faced in the game's final
10:22. Fellow rookies Alex Woken (1g-1a), Lindsay Agnew (1g), and Patti Marshall also made
their Gopher debuts.
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After BSU senior G Brittni Mowat stopped 11-of-12 shots in a 2-1, opening-night victory last
Friday, junior Erin Deters posted a 28-save shutout in a 2-0 win in the series finale.
Sophomore F Emily Bergland, who had four points all last year (3g-1a), had three points on
opening weekend with two goals (including Saturday’s game-winner) and an assist. Lauren
Miller (1g-1a), Alexis Joyce (1g-1a), Bailey Wright (2a) and freshman Kiki Radke (2a) all had
multi-point weekends also.
Minnesota State (0-0-0-0, 0 pts. WCHA / 2-0-0) at No. 6/8 Minnesota Duluth (0-0-0-0, 0 pts. WCHA / 1-0-1)
AMSOIL Arena; Duluth, Minn. – Fri., Oct. 7 at 7:07 p.m. CT and Sat., Oct. 8 at 4:07 p.m. CT
• Both teams had impressive opening weekends in nonconference play: The Mavericks swept
visiting RIT for their first 2-0 start in five seasons, while the Bulldogs tied and defeated then-No.
3 Boston College in an East-West rivalry series.
• The Bulldogs have won 10-straight games against MSU dating back to the 2012-13 season,
(including going 4-0 last season) and are 61-6-4 all-time against the Mavericks.
• Minnesota State is 2-0 for the first time since the 2011-12 season, when the Mavericks won
three straight games to start the campaign. MSU has also won consecutive games for the first
time since Jan. 7 and 9, 2015.
• The Mavericks’ goals against RIT were scored by four different players: senior Savannah Quandt
(first career game-winner Saturday), sophomore Emily Antony, junior Lindsey Coleman, and
freshman Sofia Poinar.
• Both MSU goaltenders – senior Brianna Quade and sophomore Katie Bidulka – started and won
a game last weekend.
• UMD senior F Ashleigh Brykaliuk had a hat trick in Friday's game and finished the weekend with
five points (4g-1a). Of the Bulldogs’ six multi-point scorers last weekend, four had three or more:
Brykaliuk, Sidney Morin (4a), Lara Stalder (1g-2a), and Katerina Mrázová (3a).
• UMD sophomore netminder Maddie Rooney played all 125 minutes against the Eagles, and
made 58 saves on 63 shots for a 2.40 goals-against average.
No. 7/6 North Dakota (0-0-0-0, 0 pts. WCHA / 1-0-1) at St. Cloud State (0-2-0-0, 0 pts. WCHA / 1-3-0)
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center; St. Cloud, Minn. – Fri., Oct. 7 and Sat., Oct. 8 (both 6:07 p.m. CT)
• A rematch of the 2016 WCHA Quarterfinals (won by UND) awaits in St. Cloud, where the Huskies
will host a Fighting Hawks team that earned a win and tie on the road at Mercyhurst last
weekend.
• SCSU is the only WCHA team to have played each of the previous two weekends, dropping a pair
of contests Sept. 23-24 to No. 1 Wisconsin and splitting with Merrimack last weekend.
• The Huskies are seeking to snap a 12-game (0-11-1) winless streak at home against the Fighting
Hawks that dates back to the 2010-11 season; however, SCSU earned a win last season at the
Ralph Engelstad Arena.
• UND scored first in both games last weekend, but after winning the first game 3-1, was forced to
tie 1-1 in the weekend finale. All of North Dakota’s scoring came in the first period, while both of
the Lakers’ goals came in the third period. Special teams were also a factor over the weekend, as
UND had 12 power-play opportunities and Mercyhurst had 15.
• Overall, UND senior G Lexie Shaw made a total of 45 saves (on 47 shots) on the weekend,
recording a .957 save percentage and a 0.96 goals-against average.
• St. Cloud State sophomore F Julia Tylke scored three goals in the two-game split with
Merrimack, including the game-winner on Friday, and now has four goals in her last three
games.
• Senior forward Lauren Hesepenheide had a career day in the Huskies 4-2 win over Merrimack
on Friday, notching three assists. The captain is averaging a point per game through four games
this season and has already equaled her career high in assists (four).
About the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)
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years since its inception in 1999, while producing six Patty Kazmaier Award winners, 86 All-Americans
and numerous Olympic and international team members. The eight-team Division 1 conference consists
of: Bemidji State University (Beavers), the University of Minnesota (Golden Gophers), the University of
Minnesota Duluth (Bulldogs), Minnesota State University (Mavericks), the University of North Dakota,
Ohio State University (Buckeyes), St. Cloud State University (Huskies) and the University of Wisconsin
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