2011–12 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season
| 2011–12 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | 6 WCHA |
| Rankings | |
| USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | Not ranked |
| USCHO.com/CBS College Sports | Not ranked |
| Record | |
| Overall | 17–17–3 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Steve Sertich |
| Assistant coaches | Amber Fryklund Shane Venkeer Cassie Hanson |
| Captain(s) | Montana Vichorek |
The Bemidji State Beavers represented Bemidji State University in WCHA women's ice hockey. The Beavers attempted to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history, but failed.
Offseason
[edit]- August 8, 2011: Beavers player Montana Vichorek was one of 79 invited players that participated in the 2011 USA Women's Hockey National Festival.[1]
Recruiting
[edit]| Player | Nationality | Position | Notes |
| Alex Citrowske |  United States |
Forward | Member of Prior Lake varsity hockey |
| Kristin Huber |  Canada |
Forward | She represented British Columbia in the 2011 Canada Winter Games[2] |
| Whitney Wivoda | United States |
Forward | She played six years of hockey with the Alaska Icebreakers girls’ hockey program |
| Rachael Kelly | United States |
Forward | Played at Rosemount High School |
| Jenessa Philipczyk | United States |
Forward | Competed with Minnesota Thoroughbreds[3] |
| Kayleigh Chapman | Canada |
Goaltender | Won the 2009 Esso Cup with the Westman Wildcats and had 2 points[4] In 2010–11, participated at Warner Hockey School in JWHL |
| Natasha Kostenko | Canada |
Forward | Represented Manitoba at the 2011 Canada Winter Games Played for the Notre Dame College Hounds of the SFMAAAHL |
| Tegan Rose | Canada |
Defense | Played for the now defunct Edmonton Chimos of the WWHL Won the 2010 Mac's Tournament with the AAA Midget Team Alberta squad |
Exhibition
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Result |
| 9/23/2011 | Thunder Bay Queens | Win, 10–3[5] |
Regular season
[edit]- November 25–26: Erika Wheelhouse logged four points in a two-game conference series split with nationally ranked North Dakota. She scored one goal and notched an assist on November 25. The game was called The Wheelhouse Homecoming as it was being played in her hometown of Crookston, Minnesota. She assisted on her sister Marlee’s second period power-play goal to give the Beavers a 1–0 lead. Later in the game, she would score to tie the game at 2 apiece. Despite eventually losing by a 5–2 mark, the two power play goals for the Beavers were their 22nd and 23rd this season, which leads the NCAA. The November 26 match was contested at the Sanford Center in Bemidji and Wheelhouse assisted on two first period goals. The Beavers would hold on for a 3–2 victory. With the four point performance in the series, Wheelhouse is tied for the scoring lead among WCHA defenders with 19 points.[6]
- On January 28, 2012, Wisconsin hosted a record crowd of 12,402 attended the Kohl Center as the Badgers swept the Bemidji State Beavers. Alex Rigby made 28 saves to obtain her sixth shutout of the campaign. Her rival between the pipes, Bemidji State netminder Zuzana Tomcikova made 32 saves.[7]
Standings
[edit]| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Wisconsin† | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 113 | 44 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 170 | 53 | |
| #2 Minnesota* | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 113 | 43 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 167 | 50 | |
| #6 North Dakota | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 116 | 75 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 154 | 89 | |
| #9 Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 91 | 61 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 121 | 77 | |
| Ohio State | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 75 | 96 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 99 | 115 | |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 70 | 73 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 101 | 85 | |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 150 | 36 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 37 | 130 | |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 105 | 36 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 64 | 133 | |
| Championship: Minnesota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings:[1] Conference rankings:[2] Updated March 23, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conference Record |
| 9/30/2011 | Providence | 0–0 | 0–0–1 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/1/2011 | Providence | 3–1 | 1–0–1 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/7/2011 | Ohio State | 4–4 (Shootout loss) | 1–0–2 | 0–0–1 |
| 10/8/2011 | Ohio State | 3–5 | 1–1–2 | 0–1–1 |
| 10/14/2011 | Maine | 3–2 OT | 2–1–2 | 0–1–1 |
| 10/15/2011 | Maine | 7–0 | 3–1–2 | 0–1–1 |
| 10/21/2011 | St. Cloud State | 8–1 | 4–1–2 | 1–1–1 |
| 10/22/2011 | St. Cloud State | 5–2 | 5–1–2 | 2–1–1 |
| 10/28/2011 | Minnesota | 1–4 | 5–2–2 | 2–2–1 |
Conference record
[edit]| WCHA school | Record |
| Minnesota | 0–1–0 |
| Minnesota State | |
| Minnesota Duluth | |
| North Dakota | |
| Ohio State | 0–1–1 |
| St. Cloud State | 2–0–0 |
| Wisconsin |
Player stats
[edit]| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM |
| Lundquist, Sadie | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +5 | 2 |
| Erickson, Emily | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +5 | 4 |
| Vichorek, Montana | 9 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +1 | 6 |
| Wheelhouse, Erika | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 2 |
| Wheelhouse, Marlee | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Dusik, Tess | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| Kelly, Rachael | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Williams, Abby | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 0 |
| Williams, Lauren | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Rachael Kelly, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 1, 2011)[9]
- Montana Vichorek, Beaver Pride Female Athlete of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)[10]
- Montana Vichorek, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 22, 2012)[11]
- Erika Wheelhouse, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 11, 2011) [12]
- Zuzana Tomcikova, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 4, 2011) [13]
- Zuzana Tomcikova, 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women’s Division I All-American: Second Team[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Ice Hockey | News | Official Site of Bemidji State Athletics".
- ^ "Team BC Media Guide – 2011 Canada Winter Games" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ "Minnesota Thoroughbreds (St. Paul, MN) – 2010/2011 Regular Season – Roster – #15 – Jenessa Philipczyk – F".
- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". www.hockeycanada.ca.
- ^ "Bemidji State earns 10–3 victory in exhibition opener". Bemidji State University. September 23, 2011. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.
- ^ "OSU's Spooner, BSU's Wheelhouse, UW's Josephs Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week for November 30" (PDF). WCHA. November 30, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Race for WCHA Championship, Four Home Playoff Berths Heads into February; Four Upcoming League Series have OSU at UMD, BSU at UND, UM at SCSU, MSU at UW; Women's Record Crowd of 12,402 Watches Host Badgers Edge BSU at Kohl Center" (PDF). WCHA. January 31, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014.
- ^ "Bemidji State – Cumulative Season Statistics". www.bsubeavers.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Minnesota Duluth's Wilson, Ohio State's Steffes, Bemidji State's Kelly Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". WCHA. November 2, 2011. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Women's Ice Hockey | News | Official Site of Bemidji State Athletics".
- ^ "UW's Ammerman, UMD's Irwin, BSU's Vichorek, UND's Jakobsen Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2020.
- ^ WCHA.com – Minnesota's Kessel and Lorence, Bemidji State's Wheelhouse, Ohio State's Spooner Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
- ^ WCHA.com – Minnesota State's Rogan, Bemidji State's Tomcikova, Wisconsin's Turnbull Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
- ^ "Natalie Spooner Earns All-America Honors". March 19, 2012.