2002–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season

2002–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season
2003 NCAA tournament, Lost semifinals vs Harvard (1–6) Lost third-place game vs. Dartmouth (2–4)
Conference	WCHA
Record
Overall	27–8–1
Conference	19–4–1
Home	11–2–1
Road	15–3
Neutral	1–3
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Laura Halldorson (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Joel Johnson Brad Frost
Captain(s)	Ronda Curtin Kelsey Bills Winny Brodt
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The 2002–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Regular season

Standings

2002–03 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota Duluth†*	24	21	2	1	–	43	166	42		36	31	3	2	226	65
Minnesota	24	19	4	1	–	39	101	41		36	27	8	1	153	76
Wisconsin	24	14	6	4	–	32	79	50		35	22	8	5	110	67
Ohio State	24	8	13	3	–	19	56	76		37	12	22	3	88	114
Bemidji State	24	5	13	6	–	16	49	104		33	9	17	7	75	123
St. Cloud State	24	5	19	0	–	10	48	124		34	11	23	0	75	149
Minnesota State	24	3	18	3	–	9	41	103		34	10	21	3	77	118
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Updated July 20, 2024

Schedule

Source

As of July 26, 2024.

Date	Opponent	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 12	at University of Findlay*	Findlay, OH	Horak	W 8–1	100	1–0–0
October 13	at University of Findlay*	Findlay, OH	Horak	W 7–2	75	2–0–0
October 18	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Horak	W 10–1	232	3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 19	St. Cloud State	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Horak	W 8–0	3,239	4–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 25	at Ohio State	Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Horak	W 4–0	237	5–0–0 (3–0–0)
October 26	at Ohio State	Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Reinen	W 2–1	339	6–0–0 (4–0–0)
November 1	Wisconsin	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Horak	W 3–1	1,155	7–0–0 (5–0–0)
November 2	Wisconsin	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Horak	W 2–1	1,624	8–0–0 (6–0–0)
November 8	Bemidji State	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Horak	W 4–1	1,139	9–0–0 (7–0–0)
November 9	Bemidji State	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Reinen	T 2–2 OT	1,037	9–0–1 (7–0–1)
November 16	Brown*	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Horak	W 5–3	1,369	10–0–1 (7–0–1)
November 17	Harvard*	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Horak	W 4–3	1,716	11–0–1 (7–0–1)
November 22	at St. Lawrence*	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Horak	W 5–2	543	12–0–1 (7–0–1)
November 23	at St. Lawrence*	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Reinen	W 7–2	444	13–0–1 (7–0–1)
November 30	Minnesota Duluth	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Horak	L 3–4	3,056	13–1–1 (7–1–1)
December 1	Minnesota Duluth	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Reinen	L 5–6	2,416	13–2–1 (7–2–1)
December 7	at Minnesota State	Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN	Horak	W 5–2	198	14–2–1 (8–2–1)
December 8	at Minnesota State	Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, MN	Horak	W 3–1	188	15–2–1 (9–2–1)
January 10	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Horak	W 2–1	181	16–2–1 (10–2–1)
January 11	St. Cloud State	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Reinen	W 10–2	2,110	17–2–1 (11–2–1)
January 17	at Dartmouth*	Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH	Horak	L 3–6	590	17–3–1 (11–2–1)
January 28	at New Hampshire*	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Horak	W 4–0	–	18–3–1 (11–2–1)
February 1	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN	Horak	W 7–0	136	19–3–1 (12–2–1)
February 2	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, MN	Reinen	W 7–2	216	20–3–1 (13–2–1)
February 7	Ohio State	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Horak	W 5–3	2,071	21–3–1 (14–2–1)
February 8	Ohio State	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Horak	W 2–1	2,423	22–3–1 (15–2–1)
February 14	at Minnesota Duluth	DECC Arena • Duluth, MN	Reinen	L 1–7	1,034	22–4–1 (15–3–1)
February 15	at Minnesota Duluth	DECC Arena • Duluth, MN	Horak	W 4–2	1,139	23–4–1 (16–3–1)
February 22	Minnesota State	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Horak	W 5–1	1,829	24–4–1 (17–3–1)
February 23	Minnesota State	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Reinen	W 4–0	2,024	25–4–1 (18–3–1)
February 28	at Wisconsin	Kohl Center • Middleton, WI	Horak	L 1–2	563	25–5–1 (18–4–1)
March 1	at Wisconsin	Kohl Center • Middleton, WI	Horak	W 2–0	718	26–5–1 (19–4–1)
WCHA Tournament
March 7	vs. Wisconsin*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (WCHA Final Faceoff, Semifinal Game)	Horak	W 3–1	523	27–5–1 (19–4–1)
March 8	vs. Minnesota Duluth*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (WCHA Final Faceoff, Championship Game)	Horak	L 3–5	647	27–6–1 (19–4–1)
NCAA Tournament
March 21	vs. Harvard*	DECC Arena • Duluth, MN (NCAA Frozen Four)	Horak	L 1–6	–	27–7–1 (19–4–1)
March 23	vs. Dartmouth*	DECC Arena • Duluth, MN (NCAA Frozen Four, Championship Game)	Horak	L 2–4	–	27–8–1 (19–4–1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

Source:

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1		Brenda Reinen	Sophomore	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1983-00-00	Sun Prairie, Wisconsin	Sun Prairie High School
3		Jerilyn Glenn	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1981-00-00	Ham Lake, Minnesota	Forest Lake Area High School
4		Chelsey Brodt	Freshman	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1983-12-07	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
5		Winny Brodt (A)	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1978-02-18	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
7		Krissy Wendell	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1981-09-12	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	Park Center Senior High School
8		Noelle Sutton	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1982-00-00	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Maple Grove Senior High School
9		Ronda Curtin (C)	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1980-11-02	Roseville, Minnesota	Roseville Area High School
10		Krista Johnson	Freshman	F/D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1984-00-00	Blaine, Minnesota	Blaine High School
11		Ashley Albrecht	Freshman	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1984-00-00	South St. Paul, Minnesota	South St. Paul Secondary
12		Stacy Troumbly	Sophomore	D	5' 2" (1.57 m)	1983-00-00	Bovey, Minnesota	Hibbing High School
14		La Toya Clarke	Junior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	1981-06-11	Pickering, Ontario	Dunbarton High School
15		Kelsey Bills (A)	Junior	F/D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	1982-00-00	Carstairs, Alberta	Hugh Sutherland High School
17		Cecilia Retelle	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1982-06-16	Madison, Wisconsin	Culver Academy
18		Kelly Stephens	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1983-06-04	Shoreline, Washington	Shorewood High School
19		Melissa Coulombe	Junior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1982-00-00	St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba	St. Pierre Collegiate
20		Natalie Darwitz	Freshman	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	1983-10-13	Eagan, Minnesota	Eagan High School
21		Allie Sanchez	Freshman	F/D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1984-00-00	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Johnson Senior High School
22		Gwen Anderson	Senior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	1980-09-08	North St. Paul, Minnesota	North St. Paul High School
27		Jody Horak	Sophomore	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1982-00-00	Blaine, Minnesota	Blaine High School
29		Kristy Oonincx	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1983-09-09	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	College of Notre Dame