2011–12 Minnesota State Mavericks women's ice hockey season

2011–12 Minnesota State University-Mankato women's ice hockey season
Conference	WCHA
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Eric Means
Assistant Coaches	Jon Austin Shari Dickerman Dean Williamson

The Minnesota State Mavericks women's ice hockey team represents Minnesota State University, Mankato in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season and attempt to qualify for the NCAA Frozen Four.

1 Offseason
- 1.1 Recruiting
- 1.2 Transfers
2 Regular season
3 Awards and honors
4 References

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Erin Krichiver	Goaltender	United States	Played at Shattuck St. Mary's
Shelby Moteyunas	Defense	United States	From Cicero, New York
Natalie Stoltz	Forward	United States	From St. Paul, Minnesota
Kara Power	Forward	Canada	From New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Transfers

Player	Position	Nationality	Year	Former school
Lauren Barnes	Forward	United States	Sophomore	Mercyhurst

Regular season

News and notes

September 30: The MSU-Mavericks nearly gave the Lindenwood Lady Lions its first NCAA Division I win versus the MSU-Mankato Mavericks. The Lady Lions fought back from a two goal deficit with two third-period goals. A late goal by Kathleen Rogan gave Minnesota State a 4-3 lead,^[1] which they would not relinquish. At 5:24 in the second period. Less than a minute later, Kendra Broad scored the first goal in Lindenwood's NCAA history unassisted.^[2] Minnesota State outshot the Lady Lions 53-16, as Lady Lions goaltender Taylor Fairchild made 49 saves.
October 7: MSU senior Emmi Leinonen scored the first two goals for MSU in the game versus Mercyhurst. In overtime, Nicole Germaine scored her first goal of the year as the Mavericks upset the nationally ranked Mercyhurst Lakers by a 3-2 tally.^[3]
October 8: Minnesota State was unable to extend its three-game winning streak as #8 nationally ranked Mercyhurst (2-2-0) scored in the third period to win by a 5-4 score. Lakers forward Christine Bestland scored the game winning goal as Mavericks goaltender Danielle Butters suffered her first loss of the season.^[4]

Standings


	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Wisconsin	14	13	1	0	0	39	57	20	20	19	1	0	102	26
#2 Minnesota	14	11	3	0	0	33	55	18	20	17	3	0	91	24
#6 North Dakota	16	9	6	1	0	28	62	42	20	12	7	1	81	49
#9 Minnesota-Duluth	14	6	7	1	1	20	51	37	18	9	8	1	71	47
Ohio State	14	6	7	1	1	20	33	47	18	9	7	2	49	56
#8 Bemidji State	14	6	7	1	0	19	37	42	19	10	7	2	61	45
Minnesota State	12	2	10	0	0	6	15	37	18	6	12	0	42	54
St. Cloud State	14	1	13	0	0	3	14	81	20	2	16	2	25	96
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Score	Record
9/30/2011	Lindenwood University	Mankato, Minn.	W 4-3	1-0-0
10/1/2011	Lindenwood University	Mankato, Minn.	W 10-2	2-0-0
10/7/2011	Mercyhurst	Mankato, Minn.	W 3-2
10/8/2011	Mercyhurst	Mankato, Minn.	L 4-5
10/14/2011	Robert Morris University	Pittsburgh, Pa.
10/15/2011	Robert Morris University	Pittsburgh, Pa.
10/20/2011	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.
10/21/2011	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.
10/28/2011	Ohio State	Mankato, Minn.
10/29/2011	Ohio State	Mankato, Minn.
11/4/2011	Bemidji State University	Mankato, Minn.
11/5/2011	Bemidji State University	Mankato, Minn.
11/18/2011	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, N.D.
11/19/2011	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, N.D.
12/2/2011	University of Wisconsin Mankato, Minn.
12/3/2011	University of Wisconsin Mankato, Minn.
12/9/2011	St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minn.
12/10/2011	St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minn.
12/16/2011	University of Minnesota Duluth Mankato, Minn.
12/17/2011	University of Minnesota Duluth Mankato, Minn.
1/6/2012	Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minn.
1/7/2012	Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minn.
1/13/2012	St. Cloud State University Mankato, Minn.
1/14/2012	St. Cloud State University Mankato, Minn.
1/20/2012	Ohio State Columbus, Ohio
1/21/2012	Ohio State Columbus, Ohio
1/27/2012	University of Minnesota Mankato, Minn.
1/28/2012	University of Minnesota	Mankato, Minn.
2/3/2012	University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wis.
2/5/2012	University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wis.
2/10/2012	University of North Dakota	Mankato, Minn.
2/11/2012	University of North Dakota	Mankato, Minn.
2/17/2012	University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.
2/18/2012	University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.

Awards and honors

Alli Altmann, Minnesota State, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 14, 2011)^[5]
Kathleen Rogan, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of October 5, 2011)^[6]

References

^ "Lindenwood vs Minnesota State (Sep 30, 2011)". Lindenwood University. September 30, 2011. http://www.lindenwoodlions.com/custompages/women_icehockey/2011_12/12HCLW03.HTM. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
^ "http://www.lindenwoodlions.com/news/2011/9/30/WHOCKEY_0930110411.aspx?path=whockey". Lindenwood University. September 30, 2011. http://www.lindenwoodlions.com/news/2011/9/30/WHOCKEY_0930110411.aspx?path=whockey. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
^ http://www.msumavericks.com/news/2011/10/7/WHOCKEY_1007111231.aspx
^ http://www.msumavericks.com/news/2011/10/8/WHOCKEY_1008112337.aspx
^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201112/dec14wpw.pdf
^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201110/oct5wcw.php

Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)

Men	Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (Sullivan Arena) Bemidji State Beavers (Bemidji Regional Events Center) Colorado College Tigers (World Arena) Denver Pioneers (Magness Arena) Michigan Tech Huskies (John MacInnes Ice Arena) Minnesota Golden Gophers (Mariucci Arena) Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (Amsoil Arena) Minnesota State Mavericks (Verizon Wireless Center) Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (CenturyLink Center Omaha) North Dakota Fighting Sioux (Ralph Engelstad Arena) St. Cloud State Huskies (National Hockey Center) Wisconsin Badgers (Kohl Center)

Women	Bemidji State Beavers (Bemidji Regional Events Center) Minnesota Golden Gophers (Ridder Arena) Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (Amsoil Arena) Minnesota State Mavericks (All Seasons Arena) North Dakota Fighting Sioux (Ralph Engelstad Arena) Ohio State Buckeyes (OSU Ice Arena) St. Cloud State Huskies (National Hockey Center) Wisconsin Badgers (Kohl Center)

NCAA MacNaughton Cup Broadmoor Trophy List of champions: Men / Women