2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Venue(s)PSG Arena, Zimní stadion Přerov (in 2 host cities)
DatesDecember 31 – January 7
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Canada (2nd title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played22
Goals scored145 (6.59 per game)
Attendance17,480 (795 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Haley Skarupa (11 points)
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The 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the fifth IIHF World Women's U18 Championships and was hosted in Zlín and Přerov, Czech Republic. It began on December 31, 2011 with the gold medal game played on January 7, 2012.[1]

Canada won the title for the second time after defeating United States 3–0 in the final.[2] Sweden captured the bronze medal with a 4–1 victory over Germany.[3]

With an attendance of 17,480, the tournament set a record for most-attended IIHF U18 World Women's Championship. The previous record holder was the inaugural championship.[4]

Top Division

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

All games are being played at Zlín.

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 United States 3 3 0 0 0 28 1 +27 9 Semifinals
 Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 10 10 0 6 Quarterfinals
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 0 2 4 17 −13 3
 Russia 3 0 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0 Relegation round
Source: IIHF
31 December 2011
13:00
Czech Republic 1–4
(0–2, 1–1, 0–1)
 SwedenPSG Arena
Attendance: 860
Game reference
Veronika HladíkováGoaliesSara BesselingReferee:
Japan Kyoko Ugajin
Linesmen:
Japan Chieko Inoue
Finland Anna Majapuro
0–1M. Lowenheilm (L. Hedin) (PP) – 07:53
0–2S. Küller (E. Johansson) (PP) – 16:43
0–3J. Lennartsson – 30:27
K. Mazánková (D. Křížová) (PP) – 34:401–3
1–4L. Peterson (E. Johansson M. Lowenheilm) – 48:52
12 minPenalties10 min
22Shots28
31 December 2011
17:00
United States 8–0
(2–0, 2–0, 4–0)
 RussiaPSG Arena
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Sidney PetersGoaliesMargarita MonakhovaReferee:
Canada Mary Anne Gage
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdaléna Čerhitová
Netherlands Bianca Schipper-Poeteray
H. Skarupa (L. Stecklein, P. Savage) – 09:481–0
H. Skarupa (D. Trivigno, J. Hampton) (PP) – 17:532–0
M. D'Oench (S. Daniels) – 32:513–0
D. Trivigno (S. Daniels, L. Stecklein) (PP) – 37:174–0
D. Trivigno (M. Kennedy-Menefee) – 45:555–0
P. Savage (A. Carpenter) – 52:486–0
H. Skarupa (A. Carpenter, P. Savage) – 53:187–0
S. Daniels (D. Cameranesi) – 59:468–0
4 minPenalties10 min
71Shots13
1 January 2012
15:00
Czech Republic 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 RussiaPSG Arena
Attendance: 690
Game reference
Veronika HladíkováGoaliesMargarita MonakhovaReferee:
Finland Anu Hirvonen
Linesmen:
United States Kate Connolly
Finland Anna Majapuro
T. Vanišová (A. Lédlová) – 42:211–0
K. Chmelová (D. Křížová) (SH) – 57:302–0
35 minPenalties10 min
35Shots25
1 January 2012
19:00
Sweden 0–7
(0–3, 0–0, 0–4)
 United StatesPSG Arena
Attendance: 210
Game reference
Jessica HjorthGoaliesBrianna LaingReferee:
Czech Republic Ludmila Nelibova
Linesmen:
Canada Stephanie Gagnon
Japan Chieko Inoue
0–1A. Carpenter (M. Kennedy-Menefee, A. Pankowski) – 09:38
0–2D. Trivigno (L. Stecklein, M. Kennedy-Menefee) (PP) – 11:54
0–3H. Skarupa (P. Savage, D. Trivigno) – 18:26
0–4H. Skarupa (P. Savage, D. Trivigno) – 41:41
0–5A. Pankowski (C. Burke) (PP) – 49:34
0–6A. Pankowski (A. Carpenter) – 56:04
0–7H. Skarupa (P. Savage) – 56:13
10 minPenalties4 min
10Shots56
3 January 2012
15:00
Russia 2–6
(0–2, 1–2, 1–2)
 SwedenPSG Arena
Attendance: 290
Game reference
Margarita MonakhovaGoaliesJessica HjorthReferee:
United States Dina Allen
Linesmen:
Denmark Maria Raabye Füchsel
Netherlands Bianca Schipper-Poeteray
0–11:18 – L. Peterson
0–218:37 – A. Kjellbin (M. Löwenhielm) (PP2)
L. Belyakova (Y. Dergacheva, Y. Dyupina) (PP) – 36:001–2
1–337:30 – M. Andersson (J. Lennartsson)
1–439:42 – A. Kjellbin (M. Löwenhielm)
L. Belyakova (SH) – 46:582–4
2–547:36 – A. Kjellbin (PS)
2–651:23 – L. Bäcklin
10 minPenalties12 min
21Shots23
3 January 2012
19:00
United States 13–1
(3–0, 5–1, 5–0)
 Czech RepublicPSG Arena
Attendance: 850
Game reference
Sidney PetersGoaliesVeronika Hladíková (23:54)
Lenka Craigová (36:06)
Referee:
Sweden Malin Axelsson
Linesmen:
Canada Stephanie Gagnon
Finland Anna Majapuro
A. Carpenter (C. Burke, A. Pankowski) – 0:221–0
M. Illikainen (D. Cameranesi, A. Carpenter) – 8:362–0
H. Skarupa (M. Kennedy-Menefee) – 13:253–0
H. Skarupa (P. Savage) – 21:104–0
4–122:22 – T. Vanišová
A. Carpenter (A. Pankowski) – 23:545–1
B. Mastel – 29:056–1
M. D'Oench (S. Daniels) (PP) – 35:537–1
K. Schipper (M. Illikainen) – 36:098–1
C. Burke (D. Crossman) – 44:259–1
H. Skarupa (M. Illikainen) – 45:3410–1
A. Pankowski (A. Carpenter, M. Kennedy-Menefee) – 48:2111–1
A. Pankowski (M. Kennedy-Menefee) – 52:0312–1
P. Savage (S. Daniels, B. Mastel) – 59:0113–1
6 minPenalties12 min
47Shots9

Group B

All games are being played at Přerov.

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Canada 3 3 0 0 0 26 1 +25 9 Semifinals
 Germany 3 1 0 0 2 6 10 −4 3 Quarterfinals
 Finland 3 1 0 0 2 6 12 −6 3
  Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 7 22 −15 3 Relegation round
Source: IIHF
31 December 2011
13:00
Canada 13–1
(2–1, 5–0, 6–0)
  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 1,400
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Emerance MaschmeyerGoaliesJanine AlderReferee:
Sweden Malin Axelsson
Linesmen:
United States Kate Connolly
Czech Republic Michaela Štefková
T. Woods (K. Capizzano) – 04:401–0
1–105:12 – I. Waidacher (P. Stanz) (PP)
C. Dubois (N. Connery) – 09:342–1
T. Woods (E. Sowchuk) (SH) – 20:473–1
A. Crossley (E. Ambrose) – 22:584–1
C. Dubois (S. Lefort) – 31:045–1
E. Clark – 31:566–1
C. Mercer (L. Stacey) – 33:017–1
C. Roesler (M. Richardson) (PP) – 40:298–1
C. Mercer (L. Stacey) – 44:559–1
L. Stacey – 52:0310–1
N. Connery (S. Lefort) (PP) – 54:2811–1
R. Kohler (S. MacAulay) – 57:2612–1
C. Dubois (N. Connery) – 58:1713–1
10 minPenalties12 min
72Shots26
31 December 2011
17:00
Finland 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 GermanyZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 700
Game reference
Isabella PortnojGoaliesJanina FuchsReferee:
United States Dina Allen
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Barbora Bednářová
Denmark Maria Raabye Füchsel
J. Suokko (A. Rantanen, C. Alanko) – 16:011–0
A. Kilponen (C. Alanko, J. Suokko) – 32:532–0
S. Ollikainen (R. Lindholm, J. Koivisto) (PP) – 47:053–0
14 minPenalties8 min
26Shots45
1 January 2012
15:00
Finland 3–5
(2–1, 1–4, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 850
Game reference
Isabella PortnojGoaliesJanine AlderReferee:
Canada Mary Anne Gage
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Barbora Bednářová
Netherlands Bianca Schipper-Poeteray
E. Ritari (V. Kotkaslahti) – 08:251–0
1–112:14 – P. Stanz (R. Eggimann, M. Dale)
A. Rantanen (C. Alanko, J. Koivisto) – 13:062–1
2–221:04 – I. Waidacher (L. Stalder, D. Ruegg)
2–324:52 – P. Stanz (I. Waidacher, D. Scheurer)
V. Kotkaslahti (A. Kilponen, N. Tulus) (PP2) – 26:493–3
3–437:52 – P. Stanz (D. Scheurer, L. Stalder) (PP)
3–539:59 – S. Wuttke (I. Waidacher)
10 minPenalties12 min
33Shots50
1 January 2012
19:00
Germany 0–6
(0–1, 0–1, 0–4)
 CanadaZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 1,150
Game reference
Franziska AlblGoaliesElaine ChuliReferee:
Japan Kyoko Ugajin
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdaléna Čerhitová
Czech Republic Michaela Štefková
0–109:55 – T. Woods (E. Clark)
0–234:45 – L. Stacey (E. Ambrose) (PP)
0–344:25 – E. Ambrose (M. Dufault)
0–445:16 – C. Roesler (SH)
0–550:04 – C. Dubois (S. MacAulay, T. Woods)
0–654:41 – R. Kohler (C. Mercer)
10 minPenalties12 min
18Shots80
3 January 2012
15:00
Switzerland 1–6
(1–1, 0–1, 0–4)
 GermanyZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 600
Game reference
Janine AdlerGoaliesFranziska AlblReferee:
Finland Anu Hirvonen
Linesmen:
Japan Chieko Inoue
Czech Republic Michaela Štefková
L. Stalder (I. Waidacher, M. Dale) (PP) – 12:401–0
1–118:13 – M. Delarbre (J. Ujcik) (PP)
1–226:38 – K. Spielberger (M. Delarbre) (PP2)
1–340:26 – K. Spielberger (L. Kluge)
1–447:18 – M. Delarbre
1–552:17 – K. Spielberger (M. Delarbre)
1–659:36 – K. Spielberger (M. Delarbre) (EN)
12 minPenalties10 min
61Shots47
3 January 2012
19:00
Canada 7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 FinlandZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 2,300
Game reference
Emerance MaschmeyerGoaliesTiina RanneReferee:
Czech Republic Ludmila Nelibova
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Barbora Bednářová
United States Kate Connolly
N. Connery (M. Dufault, L. Stacey) – 5:301–0
E. Clark (T. Woods) – 9:292–0
L. Stacey (M. Dufault) – 10:413–0
R. Kohler (A. Crossley, C. Mercer) (PP) – 31:524–0
M. Dufault (N. Connery, H. Krzyzaniak) – 39:105–0
S. Lefort (A. Crossley, C. Mercer) (PP) – 43:066–0
C. Roesler (M. Dufault) – 48:147–0
4 minPenalties18 min
95Shots10

Relegation round

The teams played a best-of-three series.

All times are local (UTC+1).

4 January 2012
17:00
Switzerland 4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)
 RussiaZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 750
Game reference
Janine AdlerGoaliesMargarita MonakhovaReferee:
Czech Republic Ludmila Nelibova
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdaléna Čerhitová
Netherlands Bianca Schipper-Poeteray
P. Stanz (I. Waidacher, M. Dale) (PP) – 10:511–0
1–118:54 – L. Belyakova
P. Stanz – 20:422–1
L. Stalder (I. Waidacher) – 45:133–1
3–250:13 – L. Belyakova (Y. Dergacheva)
R. Eggimann (I. Waidacher) (PP) – 57:004–2
20 minPenalties14 min
51Shots54
6 January 2012
15:00
Russia 5–3
(2–1, 1–1, 2–1)
  SwitzerlandZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 350
Game reference
Margarita MonakhovaGoaliesJanine AdlerReferee:
Sweden Malin Axelsson
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdaléna Čerhitová
Japan Chieko Inoue
0–11:33 - R. Eggimann (P. Stanz)
L. Belyakova (Y. Dergacheva) (PP) - 9:471–1
X. Baibakova - 15:382–1
L. Belyakova (Y. Dyupina) - 31:343–1
3–238:16 - (PP) L. Stalder (R. Eggimann)
Y. Dyupina (A. Goncharenko)- 51:454–2
Y. Dyupina (SH) - 54:155–2
5–355:09 - P. Stanz
6 minPenalties10 min
43Shots38
7 January 2012
17:00
Switzerland 2–3
(1–2, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 RussiaZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 350
Game reference
Janine AdlerGoaliesMargarita MonakhovaReferee:
United States Dina Allen
Linesmen:
United States Kate Connolly
Canada Stephanie Gagnon
0–101:32 – V. Pavlova (M. Batalova)
0–213:25 – R. Isanbayeva (V. Pavlova L. Belyakova)
I. Waidacher (P. Stanz) – 19:501–2
L. Stalder – 32:042–2
2–361:44 – V. Pavlova
10 minPenalties8 min
59Shots46

  Switzerland is relegated to Division I for the 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Final round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
B1  Canada 7
A2  Sweden 2 A2  Sweden 0
B3  Finland 1 B1  Canada 3
A1  United States 0
A1  United States 7
B2  Germany 2 B2  Germany 1
A3  Czech Republic 1 Third place
A2  Sweden 4
B2  Germany 1

All times are local (UTC+1).

Quarterfinals

4 January 2012
15:00
Sweden 2–1 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 FinlandPSG Arena
Attendance: 170
Game reference
Sara BesselingGoaliesIsabella PortnojReferee:
United States Dina Allen
Linesmen:
United States Kate Connolly
Denmark Maria Raabye Füchsel
L. Peterson (A. Lindberg) – 21:311–0
1–143:18 – E. Nuutinen (A. Rantanen)
M. Andersson (L. Hedin, L. Peterson) (OT) – 67:272–1
12 minPenalties4 min
32Shots27
4 January 2012
19:00
Germany 2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
 Czech RepublicPSG Arena
Attendance: 680
Game reference
Franziska AlblGoaliesVeronika HladíkováReferee:
Canada Mary Anne Gage
Linesmen:
Canada Stephanie Gagnon
Japan Chieko Inoue
K. Spielberger (A-M. Fiegert) – 12:021–0
K. Spielberger (L. Kluge, M. Delarbre) (PP) – 40:342–0
2–148:02 – K. Chmelová (A. Lédlová) (SH)
16 minPenalties24 min
21Shots29

Semifinals

6 January 2012
15:00
United States 7–1
(3–1, 1–0, 3–0)
 GermanyPSG Arena
Attendance: 260
Game reference
Brianna LaingGoaliesJanina FuchsReferee:
Finland Anu Hirvonen
Linesmen:
Finland Anna Majapuro
Netherlands Bianca Schipper-Poeteray
K. Flug (C. Burke) – 4:031–0
1–111:24 – K. Spielberger (M. Delarbre)
A. Carpenter (A. Pankowski, M. Kennedy-Menefee) – 12:522–1
H. Skarupa (C. Burke) – 18:463–1
M. Kennedy-Menefee (A. Pankowski, A. Carpenter) – 24:224–1
M. Kennedy-Menefee (A. Pankowski) – 50:455–1
H. Skarupa – 51:036–1
K. Flug (M. Illikainen) – 54:457–1
4 minPenalties4 min
86Shots6
6 January 2012
19:00
Canada 7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 SwedenPSG Arena
Attendance: 310
Game reference
Elaine ChuliGoaliesSara BesselingReferee:
Japan Kyoko Ugajin
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Barbora Bednářová
Czech Republic Michaela Štefková
C. Mercer (R. Kohler, S. Lefort) – 6:091–0
E. Sowchuk (E. Clark) – 8:152–0
E. Ambrose – 17:073–0
C. Mercer (E. Ambrose, C. Dubois) (PP) – 25:114–0
L. Stacey (N. Connery) – 25:555–0
S. Lefort (R. Kohler, C. Roesler) (PP) – 49:266–0
K. Capizzano (A. Brykaliuk) – 53:597–0
14 minPenalties10 min
33Shots6

Fifth place game

6 January 2012
19:00
Finland 5–3
(1–1, 1–1, 3–1)
 Czech RepublicZimní stadion Přerov
Attendance: 3,250
Game reference
Isabella PortnojGoaliesVeronika HladíkováReferee:
Canada Mary Ann Gage
Linesmen:
Denmark Maria Raabye Füchsel
Canada Stephanie Gagnon
0–18:24 – S. Kolowratová (D. Křížová)
V. Kotkaslahti (J. Suokko, S. Ollikainen) – 15:511–1
1–222:18 – T. Vanišová
S. Valkama (A. Kilponen) (PP) – 25:542–2
J. Suokko (E. Nuutinen, S. Ollikainen) – 41:433–2
3–344:07 – K. Chmelová
V. Tanskanen (R. Valkjarvi) – 44:534–3
N. Tulus (PP) – 58:295–3
10 minPenalties10 min
40Shots26

Bronze medal game

7 January 2012
15:00
Sweden 4–1
(0–1, 1–0, 3–0)
 GermanyPSG Arena
Attendance: 310
Game reference
Jessica HjorthGoaliesFranziska AlblReferee:
Canada Mary Ann Gage
Linesmen:
Slovakia Magdalena Cerhitova
Czech Republic Michaela Stefkova
0–104:40 – K. Spielberger (M. Delarbre, J. Ujcik)
E. Johansson – 30:381–1
M. Löwenhielm (O. Carlsson, M. Wong) – 46:512–1
M. Andersson (O. Carlsson, A. Kjellbin) – 52:113–1
I. Palm – 59:394–1
10 minPenalties10 min
33Shots18

Final

7 January 2012
19:00
United States 0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)
 CanadaPSG Arena
Attendance: 950
Game reference
Brianna LaingGoaliesEmerance MaschmeyerReferee:
Japan Kyoko Ugajin
Linesmen:
Japan Chieko Inoue
Finland Anna Majapuro
0–109:04 – A. Crossley (T. Woods)
0–214:03 – S. Lefort (S. MacAulay, A. Crossley) (PP)
0–355:42 – C. Roesler (S. Lefort) (PP)
12 minPenalties16 min
28Shots16

Ranking and statistics

Final rankings

Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B  Canada 5 5 0 0 0 36 1 +35 15 Champions
2 A  United States 5 4 0 0 1 35 5 +30 12 Runners-up
3 A  Sweden 6 3 1 0 2 16 19 −3 11 Third place
4 B  Germany 6 2 0 0 4 10 22 −12 6 Fourth place
5 B  Finland 5 2 0 1 2 12 17 −5 7 Fifth place game
6 A  Czech Republic (H) 5 1 0 0 4 8 24 −16 3
7 A  Russia 6 1 1 0 4 12 25 −13 5 Win Relegation game
8 B   Switzerland 6 2 0 1 3 16 32 −16 7 Relegation to Division I A

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
United States Haley Skarupa 5 11 0 11 +11 0 FW
United States Anne Pankowski 5 4 6 10 +13 2 FW
Switzerland Phoebe Stänz 6 6 3 9 -9 12 FW
United States Alexandra Carpenter 5 4 5 9 +14 2 FW
Switzerland Isabel Waidacher 6 3 6 9 +1 4 FW
United States Maryanne Kennedy-Menefee 5 2 7 9 +12 2 FW
Germany Kerstin Spielberger 6 8 0 8 0 4 FW
United States Paige Savage 5 2 6 8 +10 2 FW
Germany Marie Delarbre 6 2 6 8 -1 10 FW
Russia Liudmila Belyakova 6 6 1 7 -2 6 FW
Canada Cayley Mercer 5 4 3 7 +8 0 FW
Canada Laura Stacey 5 4 3 7 +9 4 FW
Canada Sarah Lefort 5 3 4 7 +7 4 FW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

Source: IIHF.com Jan. 7, 2012 (21:15 GMT+1)

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
Canada Elaine Chuli 120:00 0 0.00 100.00 2
Canada Emerance Maschmeyer 180:00 1 0.33 98.44 2
Germany Franziska Albl 238:41 11 2.77 94.55 0
Finland Isabella Portnoj 247:27 10 2.42 93.46 1
Russia Margarita Monakhova 341:45 24 4.21 91.14 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: IIHF.com Jan. 7, 2012 (21:15 GMT+1)

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:

Source: [5]

Division I

The qualification tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 29 November to 4 December 2011.[6] The final tournament was played in Tromsø, Norway, from 29 December 2011 to 4 January 2012.[7]

Qualification tournament

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Hungary 5 5 0 0 0 37 4 +33 15 Final tournament
 Great Britain 5 2 1 1 1 19 16 +3 9
 China 5 2 1 0 2 15 19 −4 8
 Italy 5 2 0 1 2 21 14 +7 7
 France 5 2 0 0 3 10 9 +1 6
 Kazakhstan 5 0 0 0 5 4 44 −40 0
Source: [citation needed]

Final tournament

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
 Hungary 5 4 1 0 0 24 10 +14 14 Promoted to the 2013 Top Division
 Austria 5 3 1 0 1 16 9 +7 11
 Japan 5 3 0 2 0 14 7 +7 11
 Norway 5 2 0 0 3 13 13 0 6
 Great Britain 5 1 0 0 4 10 14 −4 3 Relegated to the 2013 Division I Qualification
 Slovakia 5 0 0 0 5 5 29 −24 0
Source: IIHF

References

  1. ^ "27 events in IIHF program". IIHF. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  2. ^ "Gold medal heads north". IIHF. 2012-01-07.
  3. ^ "Two medals for Sweden in 2012". IIHF. 2012-01-07.
  4. ^ "Canada wins women's U18 tournament that gets record attendance". Eurohockey.com. 2012-01-11.
  5. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Division I Qualification Statistics
  7. ^ Division I Statistics