North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey

North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey
Current season
University	University of North Dakota
Conference	WCHA
Head coach	Brian Idalski 6th year, 67–92–20
Captain(s)	Jocelyne Lamoureux
Arena	Ralph Engelstad Arena Capacity: 11,643 Surface: 200' x 85'
Location	Grand Forks, North Dakota
Colors	Kelly Green and White
Fight song	It's For You, North Dakota U Stand Up and Cheer
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2012, 2013

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team at the Grand Forks campus of the University of North Dakota. They are members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women ice hockey. The current women's head coach is Brian Idalski in his sixth season.

History

On October 5, 2010, North Dakota was ranked 10th in the Uscho.com poll. It was only the second time in program history that the club was in the top 10 in either the USA Today or Uscho.com poll. The last time came during the 2008-09 season after a 7-2-1 start.^[1] On October 23, 2010, Jocelyne Lamoureux had a hat trick and one assist. In addition, one of her goals was the game-winning goal. The hat trick was the first by a North Dakota player since Cami Wooster in 2005.^[2] On February 25–27, North Dakota participated in its first WCHA First Round Home Playoff Series, vs. Bemidji State at Fido Purpur Arena. On February 27, the Sioux advanced to their first WCHA Final Face-off berth winning an overtime thriller 3-2 in OT with a goal by Monique Lamoureux.

In its WCHA home opener on October 21, 2011, the top line of the Fighting Sioux combined for thirteen points as they bested the Ohio State Buckeyes by an 11-1 margin.^[3] Monique Lamoureux-Kolls tied a North Dakota record with a 5-point game. In the contest, 13 different Sioux skaters registered at least one point. Michelle Karvinen scored a hat trick and logged one assist for four points. In addition, Josefine Jakobsen and Jocelyne Lamoureux each had 4-point games. Several program records were broken in the game including: most goals scored in a game (11), largest margin of victory (10), and largest margin of victory over a conference opponent (10).

Year by Year

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Head coaches

All-time coaching records

As of February 21st, 2012

Records vs. WCHA opponents

Olympians

• Michelle Karvinen
• Jocelyne Lamoureux
• Monique Lamoureux

Awards and honors

• Shelby Amsley-Benzie, 2015 WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, 2015 WCHA Goaltending Champion, 2015 All-WCHA First Team
• Jorid Dagfinrud, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 5, 2009)^[5]
• Mary Loken, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 4, 2010)^[6]
• Jocelyne Lamoureux, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Weeks of October 27, 2010 and November 9th, 2011), All-WCHA Second Team Forward 2010-2011
• Monique Lamoureux-Kolls, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Weeks of January 12 and October 25, 2011), WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Weeks of January 19 and February 9, 2011), All-WCHA Second Team Defense 2010-2011
• Michelle Karvinen, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Weeks of October 25 and November 9, 2011)
• Stephanie Ney, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Weeks of October 13, November 17, 2010 and January 26, 2011)
• Madison Kolls, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 24, 2010)
• Jordan Slavin, WCHA Defensive Player of the Weeks (Weeks of October 20 and November 10, 2010)

References

See also

• National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship