2014–15 University of North Dakota women's ice hockey season

2014–15 University of North Dakota
women's ice hockey season
Conference3rd WCHA
Home iceRalph Engelstad Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine8th
USCHO.com8th
Record
Overall22-12-3
Home13-6-2
Road9-6-1
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrian Idalski
Assistant coachesPeter Elander
Erik Fabian
Captain(s)Andrea Dalen[1]
Alternate captain(s)Josefine Jakobsen
Tori Williams
University of North Dakota women's ice hockey seasons
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The UND Fighting Hawks women's hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Despite elimination in the semifinal round of the WCHA Final Face-Off, The Fighting Hawks finished ten wins over .500, and were ranked 8th nationally by both major polling organizations.

Offseason

  • June 5: Goaltender Shelby Amsley-Benzie earned a spot on the 2013-14 Capital One Academic All-America Women’s At-Large Third Team.[2]
  • August 5: Gracen Hirschy was the only member of the current North Dakota roster that earned an invitation to the USA Hockey's Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y.[3]

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Annie Chipman Goaltender  Canada Attended St. Mary's Academy
Kara Tupa Forward  United States Played with Detroit Honeybaked

2014–15 Fighting Hawks

[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Minnesota Shelby Amsley-Benzie Junior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Warroad, Minnesota Warroad HS
4 Minnesota Sam LaShomb Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota South St. Paul HS
5 Sweden Johanna Fällman Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Luleå, Sweden Sweden National Team
6 Indiana Gracen Hirschy Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Fort Wayne, Indiana Culver Academy
7 Massachusetts Jordan Hampton Sophomore (RS) D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Foxborough, Massachusetts Northeastern
8 Minnesota Samantha Hanson Junior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) White Bear Lake, Minnesota White Bear Lake HS
9 North Dakota Kara Tupa Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Fargo, North Dakota Honeybaked
10 Norway Andrea Dalen (C) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Honefoss, Norway Norway National Team
11 Minnesota Shannon Kaiser Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Crookston, Minnesota Crookston HS
13 Minnesota Layla Marvin Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Warroad, Minnesota Warroad HS
14 Minnesota Marissa Salo Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) Grand Rapids, Minnesota North American Hockey Academy
15 Minnesota Kayla Gardner Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) Warroad, Minnesota Warroad HS
16 Manitoba Tori Williams (A) Senior D 5' 3" (1.6 m) The Pas, Manitoba Balmoral Hall
18 Manitoba Halli Krzyzaniak Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Neepawa, Manitoba Pursuit of Excellence
19 Manitoba Meghan Dufault Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Winnipeg, Manitoba Balmoral Hall
21 Minnesota Amy Menke Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Shakopee, Minnesota Shakopee HS
22 Germany Tanja Eisenschmid Junior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Kaufberen, Germany German National Team
25 Minnesota Leah Jensen Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) East Grand Forks, Minnesota East Grand Forks HS
29 Michigan Lexie Shaw Sophomore G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Troy, Michigan Honeybaked
34 Manitoba Annie Chipman Freshman (RS) G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Winnipeg, Manitoba St. Mary's Academy
51 Ontario Becca Kohler Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) St. Thomas, Ontario Bluewater
55 Minnesota Lisa Marvin Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Warroad, Minnesota Warroad HS
63 Denmark Josefine Jakobsen Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Aalborg, Denmark Danmark National Team


Schedule

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
October 3 Rensselaer* #8 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 7–1  1–0–0
October 4 Vermont* #8 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Lexie Shaw L 1–3  1–1–0
October 10 at Minnesota State #10 All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 5–0  2–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 11 at Minnesota State #10 All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN Lexie Shaw W 2–1  3–1–0 (2–0–0)
October 17 Minnesota Duluth #10 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 2–1 OT 4–1–0 (3–0–0)
October 18 Minnesota Duluth #10 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie L 0–1  4–2–0 (3–1–0)
October 24 at #1 Minnesota #9 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Shelby Amsley-Benzie L 2–5  4–3–0 (3–2–0)
October 25 at #1 Minnesota #9 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN Lexie Shaw L 0–5  4–4–0 (3–3–0)
October 31 #3 Wisconsin #10 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie T 3–3 OT 4–4–1 (3–3–1)
November 1 #3 Wisconsin #10 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie L 2–3  4–5–1 (3–4–1)
November 14 at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Shelby Amsley-Benzie L 1–4  4–6–1 (3–5–1)
November 15 at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Lexie Shaw L 1–2  4–7–1 (3–6–1)
November 21 Ohio State Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie T 2–2 OT 4–7–2 (3–6–2)
November 22 Ohio State Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Lexie Shaw W 4–3  5–7–2 (4–6–2)
November 29 St. Cloud State Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 3–1  6–7–2 (5–6–2)
November 30 St. Cloud State Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Lexie Shaw W 6–1  7–7–2 (6–6–2)
December 5 at #3 Wisconsin LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI Shelby Amsley-Benzie L 1–2 OT 7–8–2 (6–7–2)
December 7 at #3 Wisconsin LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI Lexie Shaw L 0–2  7–9–2 (6–8–2)
December 12 at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 3–1  8–9–2
December 13 at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Lexie Shaw W 6–1  9–9–2
January 10, 2015 Syracuse* Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 4–1  10–9–2
January 11 Syracuse* Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Lexie Shaw L 1–2  10–10–2
January 16 at Ohio State OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 1–0  11–10–2 (7–8–2)
January 17 at Ohio State OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 1–0  12–10–2 (8–8–2)
January 24 Bemidji State Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 4–1  13–10–2 (9–8–2)
January 25 Bemidji State Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 5–1  14–10–2 (10–8–2)
January 30 at #6 Minnesota Duluth AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 1–0  15–10–2 (11–8–2)
January 31 at #6 Minnesota Duluth AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN Shelby Amsley-Benzie T 2–2 OT 15–10–3 (11–8–3)
February 6 #2 Minnesota Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 3–0  16–10–3 (12–8–3)
February 7 #2 Minnesota Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 1–3  16–11–3 (12–9–3)
February 13 at St. Cloud State #9 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 4–0  17–11–3 (13–9–3)
February 14 at St. Cloud State #9 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 2–0  18–11–3 (14–9–3)
February 20 Minnesota State #7 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 7–0  19–11–3 (15–9–3)
February 21 Minnesota State #7 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 2–0  20–11–3 (16–9–3)
WCHA Tournament
February 27 Ohio State* #8 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinal, Game 1) Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 5–2  21–11–3
February 28 Ohio State* #8 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinal, Game 2) Shelby Amsley-Benzie W 2–1  22–11–3
March 7 #3 Wisconsin* #8 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Semifinal Game) Shelby Amsley-Benzie L 1–4  22–12–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

  • Shelby Amsley-Benzie, WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year [6]
  • Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Goaltender, All-WCHA First Team [7]
  • Halli Krzyzaniak, Defense, All-WCHA Third Team [8]
  • Becca Kohler, Forward, All-WCHA Third Team [9]
  • Shelby Amsley-Benzie was the fifth leading goaltender in Goals Against Average in the nation, and the only Goaltender among Patty Kazmaier Award winners.

References

  1. ^ "2015–16 Media Guide, page 86". University of North Dakota. September 17, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Amsley-Benzie named CoSIDA Academic All-American". University of North Dakota. June 5, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hirschy tabbed for USA Hockey festival". University of North Dakota. August 5, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "2014-15 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of North Dakota. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "2014-15 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of North Dakota. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "WCHA Announces 2014-15 Postseason Awards" (PDF). Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "ibid" (PDF). Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "ibid" (PDF). Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "ibid" (PDF). Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2017.