North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux women's ice hockey team was the college ice hockey team at the Grand Forks campus of the University of North Dakota. They were members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and competed in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women ice hockey.

North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey
North Dakota Fighting Sioux athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of North Dakota
ConferenceWCHA
Head coachBrian Idalski
10th season, 169–156–39
ArenaRalph Engelstad Arena
Grand Forks, North Dakota
ColorsKelly green and white[1]
   
Fight songIt's For You, North Dakota U
Stand Up and Cheer
NCAA Tournament appearances
2012, 2013

The program was cut by the University of North Dakota on March 29, 2017.

History

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On October 5, 2010, North Dakota was ranked 10th in the Uscho.com poll. It was only the second time in program history that the club was in the top 10 in either the USA Today or Uscho.com poll. The last time came during the 2008–09 season after a 7–2–1 start.[2] On October 23, 2010, Jocelyne Lamoureux had a hat trick and one assist. In addition, one of her goals was the game-winning goal. The hat trick was the first by a North Dakota player since Cami Wooster in 2005.[3] On February 25–27, North Dakota participated in its first WCHA First Round Home Playoff Series, vs. Bemidji State at Fido Purpur Arena. On February 27, the Sioux advanced to their first WCHA Final Face-off berth winning an overtime thriller 3–2 in OT with a goal by Monique Lamoureux.

In its WCHA home opener on October 21, 2011, the top line of the Fighting Sioux combined for thirteen points as they bested the Ohio State Buckeyes by an 11–1 margin.[4] Monique Lamoureux-Kolls tied a North Dakota record with a 5-point game. In the contest, 13 different Sioux skaters registered at least one point. Michelle Karvinen scored a hat trick and logged one assist for four points. In addition, Josefine Jakobsen and Jocelyne Lamoureux each had 4-point games. Several program records were broken in the game including: most goals scored in a game (11), largest margin of victory (10), and largest margin of victory over a conference opponent (10).

On March 29, 2017, the University of North Dakota announced it was cutting women's hockey – along with men's and women's swimming and diving – to meet a mandated $1.3M reduction in the athletics department budget that was part of a university-wide budget cut.[5] Following the decision to drop the program, 11 ex-UND players filed a complaint claiming that dropping the program violated Title IX guidelines. The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights dismissed two discrimination complaints related to the decision and on June 20, 2019, a U.S. District Court judge dismissed a lawsuit against the school brought on similar grounds.[6]

Year by Year

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Won Championship Lost Championship Conference Champions League Leader
Season Coach W L T Conference Conf.
W
Conf.
L
Conf.
T
Finish Conference Tournament NCAA Tournament
2002–03 Shantel Rivard 10 14 2 Independent Did not qualify
2003–04 Shantel Rivard 16 14 2 Independent Did not qualify
2004–05 Shantel Rivard 9 23 3 WCHA 6 21 1 7th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota Duluth (2–3 OT) Did not qualify
2005–06 Shantel Rivard 7 27 2 WCHA 3 23 2 8th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (1–4, 0–6) Did not qualify
2006–07 Shantel Rivard (18 games)
Dennis Miller (18 games)
3 31 2 WCHA 0 27 1 8th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (0–4, 0–3) Did not qualify
2007–08 Brian Idalski 4 26 6 WCHA 4 20 4 7th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (1–3, 0–9) Did not qualify
2008–09 Brian Idalski 13 19 4 WCHA 9 16 3 6th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota Duluth (0–7, 0–4) Did not qualify
2009–10 Brian Idalski 8 22 4 WCHA 7 19 2 8th WCHA Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota Duluth (1–6, 1–4) Did not qualify
2010–11 Brian Idalski 20 13 3 WCHA 16 10 2 4th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State (3–2, 0–3, 3–2 OT)
Lost Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (0–3)
Did not qualify
2011–12 Brian Idalski 22 12 3 WCHA 16 9 3 3rd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State (3–1, 2–0)
Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota (0–6)
Lost First Round vs. Minnesota (1–5)
2012–13 Brian Idalski 26 12 1 WCHA 18 9 1 2nd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State (6–1, 8–1)
Won Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (2–1)
Lost Championship vs. Minnesota (0–2)
Lost First Round vs. Minnesota (2–3 3OT)
2013–14 Brian Idalski 20 12 4 WCHA 14 10 4 3rd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State (4–2, 3–2 OT)
Won Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (1–0)
Lost Championship vs. Minnesota (1–3)
Did not qualify
2014–15 Brian Idalski 22 12 3 WCHA 16 9 3 3rd WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (5–2, 2–1 3OT)
Lost Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (1–4)
Did not qualify
2015–16 Brian Idalski 18 12 5 WCHA 13 10 5 4th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. St. Cloud State (6–1, 6–1)
Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota (0–2)
Did not qualify
2016–17 Brian Idalski 16 16 6 WCHA 11 12 5 4th WCHA Won Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (2–3 OT, 4–1, 2–1 OT)
Lost Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (1–2)
Did not qualify

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Head coaches

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Tenure Coach Years Record Pct. Championships
2002–2006 Shantel Rivard 5 45–91–11 .344 None
2006–2007 Dennis Miller 1 0–18–0 .000 None
2007–2017 Brian Idalski 10 169–156–39 .518 None

Records vs. WCHA opponents

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Team City, State Arena Record First Meeting Recent Meeting
Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Ridder Arena 4–32–0 2–6 L 5–1 L
St. Cloud State St. Cloud, Minnesota National Hockey Center 15–18–4 2–4 L 10–0 W
Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minnesota AMSOIL Arena 5–35–1 0–13 L 5–1 L
Minnesota State Mankato, Minnesota All Seasons Arena 11–21–6 3–2 W 3–3 T
Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Kohl Center 2–34–1 1–5 L 4–4 T
Bemidji State Bemidji, Minnesota Sanford Center 24–18–3 2–2 T 2–0 W
Ohio State Columbus, Ohio OSU Ice Arena 11–18–3 5–4 W 5–2 W

Olympians

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Fighting Hawks in professional hockey

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= CWHL All-Star = NWHL All-Star = Clarkson Cup Champion = Isobel Cup Champion

Awards and honors

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  • Shelby Amsley-Benzie, 2014–15 and 2015–16 WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, 2014–15 WCHA Goaltending Champion, 2014–15 All-WCHA First Team
  • Casie Hanson, 2007–08 WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
  • Michelle Karvinen, 2011–12 WCHA Rookie of the Year
  • Jocelyne Lamoureux, 2011–12 and 2012–13 WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, 2011–12 WCHA Scoring Champion

References

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  1. ^ UND Athletics Brand 22 Media (PDF). April 10, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Derek Koenen, UND Athletic Media Relations (October 4, 2010). "Sioux ranked 10th in USCHO.com women's hockey poll – UNDSports.com: Official Web Site of University of North Dakota Athletics". Fightingsioux.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "WCHA Press Releases". WCHA.com. October 27, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Derek Koenen, UND Athletic Media Relations (October 22, 2011). "UND's top line combines for 13 points in win – UNDSports.com: Official Web Site of University of North Dakota Athletics". Fightingsioux.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  5. ^ "Deep budget cuts force UND to eliminate three varsity sports".
  6. ^ "Judge rejects suit to reinstate North Dakota women's hockey". June 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.