1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
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In the 1998–99 season, the Golden Gophers had a third-place finish at the 1999 AWCHA National Championship.
| 1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | AWCHA |
| Record | |
| Overall | 29–4–3 |
| Home | 14–3–2 |
| Road | 7–0–1 |
| Neutral | 8–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Laura Halldorson |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons « 1997–98 1999–2000 » | |
Regular season
editSchedule
editSource.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| Oct 30 | 7:10 | at Minnesota State* | Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, MN | Killewald | W 11–1 | 1,067 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| November 5 | 7:05 | Harvard* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 1–3 | 1,315 | 1–1–0 | ||||
| November 7 | 1:30 | New Hampshire* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | T 1–1 OT | 1,216 | 1–1–1 | ||||
| November 14 | 2:00 | at Bemidji State* | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 280 | 2–1–1 | ||||
| November 15 | 2:00 | at Minnesota Duluth* | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 110 | 3–1–1 | ||||
| November 20 | 7:00 | Minnesota State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 8–1 | 1,227 | 4–1–1 | ||||
| November 27 | 5:00 | vs. Northeastern* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Killewald | W 5–2 | 55 | 5–1–1 | ||||
| November 28 | 5:00 | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Killewald | W 3–1 | 115 | 6–1–1 | ||||
| November 29 | 11:30 | vs. Queen's* | Hobey Baker Memoriak Rink • Princeton, NJ | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 85 | 7–1–1 | ||||
| December 3 | 7:00 | Gustavus Adolphus* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 8–1 | 781 | 8–1–1 | ||||
| December 18 | 7:00 | at Manitoba* | Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB | Killewald | W 3–1 | 56 | 9–1–1 | ||||
| December 19 | 10:11 | vs. Alberta* | Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB | Nicholas | W 9–2 | 37 | 10–1–1 | ||||
| December 20 | 11:05 | vs. Alberta* | Wayne Fleming Arena • Winnipeg, MB | Killewald | W 8–2 | 42 | 11–1–1 | ||||
| January 9 | 7:00 | St. Cloud State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 1,356 | 12–1–1 | ||||
| January 15 | 5:00 | vs. St. Lawrence* | Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY | Killewald | W 5–0 | 181 | 13–1–1 | ||||
| January 16 | 8:00 | vs. Concordia* | Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY | Killewald | W 6–4 | 153 | 14–1–1 | ||||
| January 17 | 5:00 | vs. Toronto* | Olympic Center Ice Rink • Lake Placid, NY | Killewald | W 5–1 | 138 | 15–1–1 | ||||
| January 22 | 7:03 | Wilfrid Laurier* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 10–0 | 745 | 16–1–1 | ||||
| January 23 | 7:00 | Wilfrid Laurier* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 7–1 | 921 | 17–1–1 | ||||
| January 29 | 5:00 | vs. Concordia* | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Killewald | W 3–0 | 191 | 18–1–1 | ||||
| January 30 | 2:30 | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Killewald | T 0–0 OT | 703 | 18–1–2 | ||||
| January 31 | 12:00 | vs. Beatrice Aeros* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 0–9 | 170 | 18–2–2 | ||||
| February 5 | 7:05 | Cornell* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–1 | 916 | 19–2–2 | ||||
| February 6 | 7:05 | Cornell* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 5–0 | 1445 | 20–2–2 | ||||
| February 7 | 3:05 | Minnesota State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 4–0 | 903 | 21–2–2 | ||||
| February 13 | 7:05 | Augsburg* | Augsburg Ice Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 300 | 22–2–2 | ||||
| February 14 | 4:05 | at Minnesota State* | Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, MN | Killewald | W 10–1 | 196 | 23–2–2 | ||||
| February 20 | 2:36 | Providence* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 1–0 | 1,125 | 24–2–2 | ||||
| February 21 | 1:05 | Providence* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 5–1 | 1,341 | 25–2–2 | ||||
| February 26 | 7:05 | Brown* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | L 1–2 | 2,579 | 25–3–2 | ||||
| February 27 | 7:05 | Brown* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | T 1–1 OT | 1,359 | 25–3–3 | ||||
| March 7 | 1:05 | St. Cloud State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Nicholas | W 10–0 | 359 | 26–3–3 | ||||
| March 11 | 7:05 | Minnesota State* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 6–0 | 415 | 27–3–3 | ||||
| March 22 | 7:00 | Olympic Development Program* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Killewald | W 10–1 | 704 | 28–3–3 | ||||
| AWCHA Championship | |||||||||||
| March 26 | 8:22 | New Hampshire* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (AWCHA Semifinals) | Killewald | L 2–3 OT | 2,447 | 28–4–3 | ||||
| March 27 | 4:08 | Brown* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN (AWCHA Third-Place Game) | Killewald | W 3–2 | 2,507 | 29–4–3 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
- November 1998: Minnesota captured the title at the Princeton Thanksgiving tournament, with a 5–2 win over Northeastern, a 3–1 victory over host Princeton, and a 10–0 rout against Queens. Nadine Muzerall had eight points (two goals, six assists) in the three games, including a goal and three assists in the game over Northeastern. Muzerall scored that game's opening goal, as well as assisting on the game-winner. With the six assists on the weekend, Muzerall tied the tournament career assists record of 12 held by Cammi Granato. With the wins, Minnesota passed Northeastern to take fourth place in the latest U.S. College Hockey Online Women's Poll.[2]
- During that sophomore season, Erica Killewald held opponents to two or fewer goals in 23 of 26 starts and led nation in goals against average (1.24) and save percentage (.947).[3]
Roster
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| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
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Courtney Kennedy | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 1979-03-29 | Woburn, Massachusetts | Buckingham Browne & Nichols School |
| 3 |
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Shannon Kennedy | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 1977-11-14 | Woburn, Massachusetts | Buckingham Browne & Nichols School |
| 4 | 
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Nadine Muzerall | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1978-10-19 | Mississauga, Ontario | Kimball Union Academy |
| 5 | 
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Winny Brodt | Sophomore | D | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 1978-02-18 | Roseville, Minnesota | Roseville Area High School |
| 6 |
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Angela Borek | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 1978-06-02 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Burnsville High School |
| 7 |
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Sarma Pone | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1979-05-05 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Minneapolis Southwest High School |
| 8 |
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Kelly Olson | Sophomore | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 1979-03-06 | Little Canada, Minnesota | Roseville Area High School |
| 9 |
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Megan Milbert | Sophomore | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 1979-04-24 | South Saint Paul, Minnesota | South St. Paul Secondary |
| 10 |
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Kris Scholz | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 1977-10-19 | Hugo, Minnesota | Stillwater Area High School |
| 11 |
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Tai Thorsheim | Sophomore | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Stillwater, Minnesota | Stillwater Area High School | |
| 12 | 
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Matty Brekken | Sophomore | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 1980-06-30 | Devils Lake, North Dakota | Devils Lake High School |
| 13 |
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Betsey Kukowski | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 1979-02-23 | Apple Valley, Minnesota | Shattuck-Saint Mary's |
| 14 |
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Brittny Ralph | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 1978-03-14 | Brooklyn Center, Minnesota | Brooklyn Center High School |
| 16 |
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Jenny Schmidgall | Freshman | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | 1979-01-12 | Edina, Minnesota | Edina High School |
| 18 | 
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Emily Buchholz | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 1978-09-27 | Waupun, Wisconsin | Waupun High School |
| 19 |
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Amber Hegland | Senior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Farmington, Minnesota | Farmington High School | |
| 20 |
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Lacey Franzmeier | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1979-05-20 | Stacy, Minnesota | Forest Lake Area High School |
| 21 |
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Laura Slominski | Freshman | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | 1980-06-28 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Burnsville High School |
| 23 |
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Tracy Donaghue | Sophomore | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | 1979-01-12 | Maple Grove, Minnesota | Osseo Senior High School |
| 24 |
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Tracy Engstrom | Freshman | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1980-02-17 | Willmar, Minnesota | Willmar High School |
| 27 | 
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Ambria Thomas | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1978-10-30 | Fairbanks, Alaska | West Valley High School |
| 35 | 
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Crystal Nicholas | Freshman | G | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1980-07-15 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Union High School |
| 36 | 
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Erica Killewald | Sophomore | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 1979-11-20 | Troy, Michigan | Troy High School |
Awards and honors
edit- Erica Killewald 1999 AWCHA National Championship, All Tournament Honors
- Erica Killewald, Golden Gophers most improved and most valuable player
- Nadine Muzerall, USCHO.com, Offensive Player Of the Week (Week of December 1, 1998)[2]
- Nadine Muzerall, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, Second Team[5]
- Nadine Muzerall, Second Team AWCHA All-American
References
edit- ^ "1998–99 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Women Players of the Week". Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "– Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "1998–99 Women's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2010.