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| Sept. 28 |
at Minn. State* |
T, 2-2 |
| Sept. 29 |
at Minn. State* |
W, 3-2 |
| Oct. 5 |
at Lindenwood |
W, 7-2 |
| Oct. 6 |
at Lindenwood |
W, 9-1 |
| Oct. 13 |
at Minn. Duluth* |
L, 2-0 |
| Oct. 14 |
at Minn. Duluth* |
L, 1-0 |
| Oct. 19 |
Bemidji State* |
L, 1-0 |
| Oct. 21 |
Bemidji State* |
T, 3-3 |
| Oct. 26 |
New Hampshire |
W, 2-1 |
| Oct. 28 |
New Hampshire |
W, 5-0 |
| Nov. 2 |
Minn. State* |
W, 2-0 |
| Nov. 3 |
Minn. State* |
W, 5-0 |
| Nov. 16 |
at No. 8 Ohio State* |
W, 4-2 |
| Nov. 17 |
at No. 8 Ohio State* |
L, 3-1 |
| Nov. 23 |
St. Cloud State* |
W, 6-0 |
| Nov. 24 |
St. Cloud State* |
W, 6-3 |
| Dec. 1 |
at No. 1 Minnesota |
L, 4-1 |
| Dec. 2 |
at No. 1 Minnesota |
L, 2-0 |
| Dec. 8 |
No. 8 North Dakota* |
W, 3-2 |
| Dec. 9 |
No. 8 North Dakota* |
W, 3-1 |
| Jan. 4 |
Minn. Whitecaps (EXH) |
W, 4-0 |
| Jan. 11 |
No. 9 Ohio State* |
W, 4-1 |
| Jan. 12 |
No. 9 Ohio State* |
W, 2-1 |
| Jan. 18 |
at North Dakota* |
L, 3-0 |
| Jan. 19 |
at North Dakota* |
W, 2-1 |
| Jan. 25 |
No. 1 Minnesota* |
L, 2-0 |
| Jan. 27 |
No. 1 Minnesota* |
L, 5-1 |
| Feb. 8 |
at St. Cloud State* |
W, 6-0 |
| Feb. 9 |
at St. Cloud State* |
W, 5-1 |
| Feb. 16 |
Minn. Duluth* |
W, 3-1 |
| Feb. 17 |
Minn. Duluth* |
W, 3-2 (OT) |
| Feb. 22 |
at Bemidji State* |
W, 2-0 |
| Feb. 23 |
at Bemidji State* |
W, 3-1 |
| March 1 |
St. Cloud State^ |
W, 5-0 |
| March 2 |
St. Cloud State^ |
W, 4-1 |
| March 8 |
No. 7 North Dakota % |
4 p.m. |
| March 9 |
WCHA Final Face-Off Champ. |
7 p.m. |
| * WCHA Contest |
| ^ WCHA First-Round Playoffs |
| % 2013 WCHA Final Face-Off |
Printable Schedule  |
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| 1 |
Ilana Friedman |
JR |
G |
| 5 |
Stefanie McKeough |
SR |
D |
| 6 |
Courtney Burke |
FR |
D |
| 7 |
Kelly Jaminski |
JR |
D |
| 8 |
Kaitlyn Harding |
FR |
F |
| 9 |
Molly Doner |
FR |
F |
| 10 |
Brittany Ammerman |
JR |
F |
| 12 |
Katy Josephs |
SO |
F |
| 13 |
Katarina Zgraja |
SO |
F |
| 14 |
Madison Packer |
JR |
F |
| 15 |
Alev Kelter |
SR |
D |
| 16 |
Saige Pacholok |
SR |
D |
| 17 |
Blayre Turnbull |
SO |
F |
| 18 |
Brianna Decker |
SR |
F |
| 20 |
Mikayla Johnson |
FR |
F |
| 21 |
Lauren Unser |
SR |
F |
| 23 |
Kim Drake |
FR |
F |
| 24 |
Karley Sylvester |
SO |
F |
| 25 |
Erika Sowchuk |
FR |
F |
| 26 |
Jordan Brickner |
SR |
D |
| 27 |
Rachel Jones |
FR |
F |
| 28 |
Natalie Berg |
JR |
D |
| 30 |
Jorie Walters |
FR |
G |
| 33 |
Alex Rigsby |
JR |
G |
| Complete Roster |
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March 8-9
The women’s hockey team faces North Dakota in the semifinals of the 2013 WCHA Final Face-Off on Friday, March 8, at 4 p.m. The winner advances to the championship game and plays the winner of Minnesota-Ohio State on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Key notes to consider
The Badgers advanced to the Final Face-Off after sweeping St. Cloud State by scores of 5-0 and 4-1 in the first-round of WCHA playoffs, March 1-2.
Senior forward Brianna Decker leads the nation with 227 shots on goal and is tied for sixth with 29 goals scored. Decker is also on a nine-game scoring streak, having tallied eight goals and 10 assists since Jan. 27.
Junior goaltender Alex Rigsby has the third-best save percentage in the nation (.943), and is the foundation of the Badgers’ defense which is averaging only 1.50 goals against per game, third best in the country.
Wisconsin is tied with North Dakota and Northeastern for eighth in the PairWise, the closest attempt to mimic the method used to determine participants for the NCAA tournament.
Badgers in the playoffs
Wisconsin owns a 31-11 record in WCHA postseason games, and has won the WCHA tournament championship four times (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011).
The Badgers played North Dakota in its first WCHA Final Face-Off appearance on March 4, 2011. Wisconsin beat UND 3-0, en route to the program’s fourth NCAA title.
Brianna Decker leads current Badgers with 30 career points in postseason play. The senior captain has recorded 13 goals and 17 assists in 17 postseason games.
Last time out
The Badgers swept St. Cloud State in the first round of the WCHA playoffs, March 1-2. A total of 10 Badgers recorded points in the series. Madison Packer led the Badgers with two power-play goals and four assists on the weekend.
Alex Rigsby made 17 saves in net on Friday against the Huskies to help Wisconsin open the postseason with a shutout for the fourth time in program history. Karley Sylvester scored the first goal in the 5-0 win. Madison Packer scored on the power play and added three assists, tying her career-game highs for assists and points. Brianna Decker recorded one goal and two assists, and Erika Sowchuk and Jordan Brickner netted the final two goals of the game.
The Badgers started Saturday’s game where they left off from the previous day and out-shot St. Cloud State 17-4 in the first period. Katy Josephs scored in the first 20 minutes of play to give the Badgers a 1-0 edge. The Huskies tied the game at 1-1 in the second period scoring on a 5-on-3 power play. However, the Huskies goal would be their only tally of the weekend, and Wisconsin scored three in the final period, including twice on the power play, to win 4-1.
Wisconsin vs North Dakota
Wisconsin owns a 37-3-1 overall record against North Dakota and the Badgers have won 12 of the last 14 meetings. In postseason play, Wisconsin is undefeated against North Dakota (5-0), having played UND twice in WCHA first-round playoff series (2006, 2007) and once in the Final Face-Off semifinals (2011).
The Badgers went 3-1 against North Dakota this season, sweeping UND at LaBahn Arena (Dec. 8-9) and splitting at Ralph Engelstad Arena (Jan. 18-19).
North Dakota makes its second appearance to the WCHA Final Face-Off in program history after beating Minnesota State in its first-round series by scores of 6-1 and 8-1. Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux combined for 14 points over the weekend against the Mavericks, including a six-point outing by Jocelyne Lamoureux in the second game of the series.
Decker named Patty Kaz top-10 finalist
The Badgers’ senior captain Brianna Decker has been named a top-10 finalist for the 2013 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Given annually to the nation’s top women’s hockey player, Decker received the award in 2012 after leading the nation with 37 goals. This season, she leads the Badgers with 29 goals (sixth in the nation), and 26 assists. She also became the fifth Badger, and 17th player in NCAA history, to record 200 career points.
Johnson’s milestones
Coach Johnson recorded his 200th WCHA victory on Feb. 9, as the Badgers downed St. Cloud State, 5-1. He also recorded 300th overall win when Wisconsin beat Bemidji State, 2-0, on Feb. 22.
Don’t look back
Wisconsin has scored the first goal of a game 20 times this season and has gone undefeated (20-0-0) in those games when taking the lead first.
Badgers in the new barn
The Badgers posted a 14-3-1 (.805) record at home during LaBahn Arena's inaugural season.
Wisconsin has swept two nationally ranked opponents in LaBahn Arena: No. 8 North Dakota (Dec. 8-9) and No. 9 Ohio State (Jan. 11-12).
Brianna Decker scored a total of 18 goals at LaBahn Arena, including the first on Oct. 21 at the 13:56 mark of the second period.
Wisconsin owns the best average home attendance in the nation with 1,810 fans per game this season.
Rigbsy, what a champ!
Rigsby is currently third in the nation with a .943 save percentage. Her 824 saves is seventh in the nation and is the second most by a UW goaltender in a single season. She ranks third in the country in minutes played with 2052:28, but ranks first in percentage played (99.3).
Her seven shutouts this season is second-most in the nation. She also sits seventh all-time in NCAA history with 23 career shutouts.
With 2498 career saves, Rigsby surpassed Jessie Vetter for second-place at UW for career saves. Jackie MacMillan holds the record with 2527 saves.
She recorded a season-high 37 saves against Minnesota on Dec. 1. She followed up her performance with 36 saves the following night, for a total of 73 saves on the weekend against Minnesota. Rigsby’s .936 save percentage against Minnesota during the Dec. 1-2 series, ranks as the highest percentage the Gophers have faced all season.
She recorded a career-long shutout streak spanning 214:20 minutes. The streak started on Oct. 26 and lasted until Nov. 16.
Climbing the ranks
Brianna Decker keeps climbing in the record book at Wisconsin. In her career, the senior has 244 points from 115 goals and 129 assists.
With two goals over the Feb. 22-23 weekend, Decker surpassed Meghan Duggan for second-most career points at Wisconsin.
In the NCAA Division I women’s hockey record book, Decker currently ranks eighth for career points (244), seventh in career goals (115) and 15th in assists (129).
Shoot the puck
With 1154 total shots on goal so far this season, the Badgers are averaging 34 shots on goal per game, 10th most in the nation.
Offensive defensemen
The Wisconsin defensemen are currently tied for sixth in the nation for most points (83), having contributed 28 goals and 55 assists. Freshman Courtney Burke leads the UW defensive corps with four goals and 19 assists.
Triple-deke
The Badgers lead the nation having scored two penalty-shot goals this season.
Coming through clutch
The Badgers are undefeated (8-0-6) in their last 14 games that have gone into overtime. So far this season, the Badgers have played in three overtime games, winning one (Feb. 17 vs UMD) and tying two (Sept. 28 vs MSU, Oct. 21 vs BSU).
Badgers in the CWHL
Wisconsin has eight former players currently in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. Follow along with how they’re doing with the Badgers in the CWHL page.
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