2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

The Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program represented the University of Wisconsin during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Goaltender Alex Rigsby graduated as the program’s all-time leader in wins with 100, minutes played with 7,881:09 and saves with 3,126. Of note, her .941 save percentage is tied for first in program history. A 3-1 victory over Bemidji State helped Rigsby surpass Jessie Vetter for the Badgers mark in career wins. In the postseason, the Badgers were defeated 1-0 in the WCHA Final Face-off against the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. Despite the loss, the Badgers would qualify for the NCAA tournament, their seventh in program history. In the quarterfinals, the Badgers defeated Harvard by a 2-1 mark at LaBahn Arena. Advancing to the Frozen Four in Hamden, Connecticut, the Lakers were bested by WCHA rival Minnesota in a 5-3 loss on March 21.

2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers
women's ice hockey season
NCAA Frozen Four, L, 3-5 vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceLaBahn Arena
Record
Overall28-8-2
Home16-4-0
Road10-2-2
Neutral2-2-0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMark Johnson
Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason

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Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Notes
Melissa Channell Defense   Canada Shoots left
Jenny Ryan Defense   United States Hails from Victor, New York
Sydney McKibbon Forward   Canada Member of Canada’s U18 National Team
Sarah Nurse Forward   Canada Member of Canada’s U18 National Team
Sister of Oilers 2013 draft pick Darnell Nurse
Ann-Renee Desbiens Goaltender   Canada Hails from La Malbaie, Quebec

Exhibition

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Date Opponent League Final score
September 23 Team Japan IIHF 3-0, Wisconsin

Regular season

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  • February 15, 2014: Competing against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the two programs set an NCAA women’s hockey attendance record by competing in front of 13,573 fans.

Postseason

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WCHA Playoffs

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Date Opponent Location Final score
February 28 Minnesota State LaBahn Arena 4-0, Wisconsin
March 1 Minnesota State LaBahn Arena 0-3, Minnesota State
March 2 Minnesota State LaBahn Arena 2-0, Wisconsin
March 7 North Dakota Bemidji, Minnesota 0-1, North Dakota

NCAA tournament

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Date Opponent Location Final score
March 15 Harvard LaBahn Arena 2-1, Wisconsin
March 21 Minnesota Hamden, CT 3-5, Minnesota

Awards and honors

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  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 Wisconsin Badgers Female Athlete of the Year[1]
  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 AHCA first-team All-American
  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 WCHA Scholar-Athlete
  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 All-WCHA Academic team
  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 first-team All-WCHA
  • Alex Rigsby, 2014 All-USCHO first team.

References

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  1. ^ "Lihrman, Rigsby named UW's Athletes of the Year". Archived from the original on July 23, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.