2014–15 University of North Dakota women's ice hockey season

2014–15 University of North Dakota women's ice hockey season
Conference	3rd WCHA
Home ice	Ralph Engelstad Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	8th
USCHO.com	8th
Record
Overall	22-12-3
Home	13-6-2
Road	9-6-1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brian Idalski
Assistant coaches	Peter Elander Erik Fabian
Captain(s)	Andrea Dalen
Alternate captain(s)	Josefine Jakobsen Tori Williams
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The UND Fighting Hawks women's hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Despite elimination in the semifinal round of the WCHA Final Face-Off, The Fighting Hawks finished ten wins over .500, and were ranked 8th nationally by both major polling organizations.

Offseason

• June 5: Goaltender Shelby Amsley-Benzie earned a spot on the 2013-14 Capital One Academic All-America Women’s At-Large Third Team.
• August 5: Gracen Hirschy was the only member of the current North Dakota roster that earned an invitation to the USA Hockey's Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Annie Chipman	Goaltender	Canada	Attended St. Mary's Academy
Kara Tupa	Forward	United States	Played with Detroit Honeybaked

2014–15 Fighting Hawks

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1		Shelby Amsley-Benzie	Junior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad HS
4		Sam LaShomb	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota	South St. Paul HS
5		Johanna Fällman	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Luleå, Sweden	Sweden National Team
6		Gracen Hirschy	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Fort Wayne, Indiana	Culver Academy
7		Jordan Hampton	Sophomore (RS)	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Foxborough, Massachusetts	Northeastern
8		Samantha Hanson	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		White Bear Lake, Minnesota	White Bear Lake HS
9		Kara Tupa	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Fargo, North Dakota	Honeybaked
10		Andrea Dalen (C)	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Honefoss, Norway	Norway National Team
11		Shannon Kaiser	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Crookston, Minnesota	Crookston HS
13		Layla Marvin	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad HS
14		Marissa Salo	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Grand Rapids, Minnesota	North American Hockey Academy
15		Kayla Gardner	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad HS
16		Tori Williams (A)	Senior	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)		The Pas, Manitoba	Balmoral Hall
18		Halli Krzyzaniak	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Neepawa, Manitoba	Pursuit of Excellence
19		Meghan Dufault	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Winnipeg, Manitoba	Balmoral Hall
21		Amy Menke	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Shakopee, Minnesota	Shakopee HS
22		Tanja Eisenschmid	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Kaufberen, Germany	German National Team
25		Leah Jensen	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		East Grand Forks, Minnesota	East Grand Forks HS
29		Lexie Shaw	Sophomore	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Troy, Michigan	Honeybaked
34		Annie Chipman	Freshman (RS)	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Winnipeg, Manitoba	St. Mary's Academy
51		Becca Kohler	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)		St. Thomas, Ontario	Bluewater
55		Lisa Marvin	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad HS
63		Josefine Jakobsen	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Aalborg, Denmark	Danmark National Team

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 3	Rensselaer*	#8	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 7–1	1–0–0
October 4	Vermont*	#8	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Lexie Shaw	L 1–3	1–1–0
October 10	at Minnesota State	#10	All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 5–0	2–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 11	at Minnesota State	#10	All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN	Lexie Shaw	W 2–1	3–1–0 (2–0–0)
October 17	Minnesota Duluth	#10	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 2–1 OT	4–1–0 (3–0–0)
October 18	Minnesota Duluth	#10	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	L 0–1	4–2–0 (3–1–0)
October 24	at #1 Minnesota	#9	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	L 2–5	4–3–0 (3–2–0)
October 25	at #1 Minnesota	#9	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Lexie Shaw	L 0–5	4–4–0 (3–3–0)
October 31	#3 Wisconsin	#10	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	T 3–3 OT	4–4–1 (3–3–1)
November 1	#3 Wisconsin	#10	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	L 2–3	4–5–1 (3–4–1)
November 14	at Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	L 1–4	4–6–1 (3–5–1)
November 15	at Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Lexie Shaw	L 1–2	4–7–1 (3–6–1)
November 21	Ohio State		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	T 2–2 OT	4–7–2 (3–6–2)
November 22	Ohio State		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Lexie Shaw	W 4–3	5–7–2 (4–6–2)
November 29	St. Cloud State		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 3–1	6–7–2 (5–6–2)
November 30	St. Cloud State		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Lexie Shaw	W 6–1	7–7–2 (6–6–2)
December 5	at #3 Wisconsin		LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	L 1–2 OT	7–8–2 (6–7–2)
December 7	at #3 Wisconsin		LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Lexie Shaw	L 0–2	7–9–2 (6–8–2)
December 12	at RIT*		Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 3–1	8–9–2
December 13	at RIT*		Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Lexie Shaw	W 6–1	9–9–2
January 10, 2015	Syracuse*		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 4–1	10–9–2
January 11	Syracuse*		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Lexie Shaw	L 1–2	10–10–2
January 16	at Ohio State		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 1–0	11–10–2 (7–8–2)
January 17	at Ohio State		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 1–0	12–10–2 (8–8–2)
January 24	Bemidji State		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 4–1	13–10–2 (9–8–2)
January 25	Bemidji State		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 5–1	14–10–2 (10–8–2)
January 30	at #6 Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 1–0	15–10–2 (11–8–2)
January 31	at #6 Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	T 2–2 OT	15–10–3 (11–8–3)
February 6	#2 Minnesota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 3–0	16–10–3 (12–8–3)
February 7	#2 Minnesota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 1–3	16–11–3 (12–9–3)
February 13	at St. Cloud State	#9	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 4–0	17–11–3 (13–9–3)
February 14	at St. Cloud State	#9	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 2–0	18–11–3 (14–9–3)
February 20	Minnesota State	#7	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 7–0	19–11–3 (15–9–3)
February 21	Minnesota State	#7	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 2–0	20–11–3 (16–9–3)
WCHA Tournament
February 27	Ohio State*	#8	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinal, Game 1)	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 5–2	21–11–3
February 28	Ohio State*	#8	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinal, Game 2)	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	W 2–1	22–11–3
March 7	#3 Wisconsin*	#8	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Semifinal Game)	Shelby Amsley-Benzie	L 1–4	22–12–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

• Shelby Amsley-Benzie, WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
• Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Goaltender, All-WCHA First Team
• Halli Krzyzaniak, Defense, All-WCHA Third Team
• Becca Kohler, Forward, All-WCHA Third Team
• Shelby Amsley-Benzie was the fifth leading goaltender in Goals Against Average in the nation, and the only Goaltender among Patty Kazmaier Award winners.