2002–03 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

2002–03 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
women's ice hockey season
NCAA Frozen Four, National Champions
ConferenceWCHA
Record
Overall31–3–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachShannon Miller
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey seasons
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Regular season

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Standings

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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
  • Jenny Potter set an NCAA record (since tied) for most goals in one game with 6. This was accomplished on December 18, 2002 versus St. Cloud State.[1]
  • February 22: Maria Rooth set the Bulldogs record for most points in a career. During the game against Bemidji State Rooth scored one goal and one assist to claim the record. She ended the season with 232 total points including 119 goals.[2]
  • February 23: The Bulldogs clinch the WCHA regular season title. The Bulldogs defeat Bemidji State to accomplish the milestone.[2]

Player stats

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Player GP G A Pts GWG PPG SHG
Jenny Potter 36 31 57 88 3 10 4
Caroline Ouellette 32 31 42 73 3 4 3
Erika Holst 32 34 30 64 9 8 0
Hanne Sikio 33 25 30 55 1 7 2
Maria Rooth 30 19 35 54 2 2 1
Krista McArthur 34 15 24 39 0 5 0
Tricia Guest 36 16 18 34 2 7 0
Nora Tallus 34 8 21 29 1 4 0
Navada Russell 34 5 18 23 0 3 0
Jenny Hempel 34 10 10 20 4 2 1
Joanne Eustace 30 5 14 19 2 3 0
Amelia Hradsky 36 8 10 18 1 0 0
Julianne Vasichek 36 0 15 15 0 0 0
Michelle McAteer 34 6 7 13 2 1 0
Larissa Luther 18 5 2 7 1 3 0
Meghan Stotts 33 2 5 7 0 0 0
Satu Kiipeli 25 1 6 7 0 0 0
Kristina Petrovskaia 18 2 4 6 0 0 0
Leah Kasper 23 2 2 4 0 0 0
Julie Fearing 34 1 2 3 0 0 0
Patricia Sautter 31 0 1 1 0 0 0
Lisa Hagen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shannon Kasparek 11 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Postseason

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Main article: 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
  • March 8: The Bulldogs earned their third WCHA Final Five title with a win over Minnesota (5–3).
  • March 23: UMD make women's hockey history as the Bulldogs win their third straight NCAA Frozen Four tournament. The Bulldogs defeat Harvard in a double overtime win 4–3.[4] The game was held in Duluth, MN in front of the largest crowd in women's hockey NCAA history (5,167).[2] Nora Tallus scored the game winner 4:19 into the second overtime.[5]

Awards and honors

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  • November 11: Patricia Sautter was USCHO Defensive Player of the Week and WCHA Defensive Player of the Week. Sautter shut out Ohio State twice (Nov. 8 & Nov. 9).[2]
  • December 3: Tricia Guest was USCHO Offensive Player of the Week tallying four points.[2]
  • December 10: Jenny Potter, USCHO Offensive Player of the Week.[2]
  • January 14: Caroline Ouellette, USCHO Offensive Player of the Week (the third Bulldog to gain the honor in the season).
  • January 28: Maria Rooth becomes the fourth player to gain USCHO Offensive Player of the Week honors.[2]
  • March 6: Jenny Potter, Caroline Ouellette, and Krista McArthur were named to the All-WCHA First Team
    • Maria Rooth and Erika Holst were All-WCHA Second Team selection.
    • Caroline Ouellette and Krista McArthur were WCHA All-Rookie Team selections.
    • Seven Bulldogs were recognized as WCHA All-Academic: Erika Holst, Satu Kiipeli, Michelle McAteer, Jenny Potter, Maria Rooth, Patricia Sautter and Juliane Vasichek.[2]
  • March 7: Jenny Potter was named a Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist for the second time in her career.[2]
  • March 8: Erika Holst, WCHA All-Tournament team.
    • Patricia Sautter, WCHA All-Tournament team.
    • Caroline Ouellette, WCHA tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]
  • March 23: Jenny Potter and Hanne Sikio were named to the Frozen Four All-Tournament team
    • Caroline Ouellette was named the Frozen Four tournament Most Valuable Player.
  • March 23: Jenny Potter, First Team All-American honors (second time in her career).[2]
    • Maria Rooth, Second Team All-American.

Postseason

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  • The Bulldogs coaching staff was named the American Association of College Coaches' women's hockey coaching staff of the year.[6]
  • June 17: The Bulldogs were honored for the third time at the White House by President George W. Bush.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2010 NCAA Ice Hockey Division I Women's Records" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Women's Hockey 2002–2003 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "NCAA 2003 Frozen Four". NCAA. Retrieved May 3, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Borzi, Pat (March 24, 2003). "HOCKEY; Minnesota-Duluth Makes It Three Straight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  6. ^ Krista Morrissey (Media Contact) (March 14, 2007). "New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame to induct six (07/03/14)". New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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