Stephanie Anderson
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| Born | November 27, 1992 North St. Paul, MN, USA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Left | ||||||||||||||||||
| NCAA team Former teams |
Bemidji State Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stephanie Anderson (born November 27, 1992) is an American women's ice hockey player that currently competes for the Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey program. She was named to the roster of the United States national women’s ice hockey team that shall compete at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1]
Playing career
Anderson competed at the high school level with the North St. Paul High School team, becoming a two-time letterwinner. In addition, she would skate for the Minnesota Thoroughbreds at the club level, eventually being appointed team captain.
USA Hockey
In 2009, she made her debut for USA Hockey, competing in a three-game exhibition series between the Canadian and US Under-18 rosters.
NCAA hockey
Joining the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the autumn of 2011, Anderson would log her first career goal, a game-winning tally against Minnesota State on October 21, 2011. She would finish her freshman season as a member of the Gophers NCAA Frozen Four title-winning team. Opting to transfer to Bemidji State in 2012, she sat out the 2012-13 due to transfer rules within the WCHA conference. As a redshirt sophomore in 2013-14, she contribute five goals and three assists in 33 games played.
On March 7, 2015, Anderson contributed to a historic win as the Beavers defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers by a 1-0 tally in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Face-Off. She logged the game winning goal at the 11:46 mark of the third period.[2] Beavers goaltender Brittni Mowat made 37 saves, registering her seventh shutout of the season, a new program record. In addition, it marked the first time that the Beavers advanced to the championship game of the WCHA Final Face-Off.
Career stats
USA Hockey
| Event | 'GP | G | A | Pts |
| 2009 U18 series vs. Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 IIHF U18 Worlds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NCAA
| Season | Team | 'GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2011-12 | Minnesota | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013-14 | Bemidji State | 33 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 35 |
| 2014-15 | Bemidji State | 34 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 38 |
Awards and honors
- 2008, All-Classic Suburban Conference