2002–03 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
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Regular season
- Jenny PotterJenny PotterJenny Schmidgall-Potter is an American ice hockey player. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
set an NCAA record (since tied) for most goals in one game with 6. This was accomplished on December 18, 2002 versus St. Cloud State. - February 22: Maria RoothMaria RoothMaria Rooth is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey player to have her jersey retired above the ice of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center...
set the Bulldogs record for most points in a career. During the game against Bemidji State Rooth scored one goal and one assist to claim the record. She ended the season with 232 total points including 119 goals. - February 23: The Bulldogs clinch the WCHA regular season title. The Bulldogs defeat Bemidji State to accomplish the milestone.
Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; GW = Game Winning Goals; PPL = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short Handed Goals| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | GW | PPL | SHG |
| Jenny Potter Jenny Potter Jenny Schmidgall-Potter is an American ice hockey player. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics... |
36 | 31 | 57 | 88 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Caroline Ouellette Caroline Ouellette Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars... |
32 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Erika Holst Erika Holst Erika Holst is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.... |
32 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Hanne Sikio Hanne Sikiö Hanne Sikio is an ice hockey player that has competed for Finland in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs:-Salt Lake 2002:-References:... |
33 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Maria Rooth Maria Rooth Maria Rooth is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey player to have her jersey retired above the ice of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center... |
30 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Krista McArthur | 34 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tricia Guest | 36 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nora Tallus | 34 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Navada Russell | 34 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jenny Hempel | 34 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Joanne Eustace | 30 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Amelia Hradsky | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julianne Vasichek | 36 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michelle McAteer | 34 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larissa Luther | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Meghan Stotts | 33 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Satu Kiipeli | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristina Petrovskaia | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leah Kasper | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julie Fearing | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patricia Sautter | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lisa Hagen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Kasparek | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason
- March 8: The Bulldogs earned their third WCHA Final Five title with a win over Minnesota (5-3).
- March 23: UMD make women's hockey history as the Bulldogs win their third straight NCAA Frozen Four tournament. The Bulldogs defeat Harvard in a double overtime win 4-3. The game was held in Duluth, MN in front of the largest crowd in women's hockey NCAA history (5,167). [Read More] Nora Tallus scored the game winner 4:19 into the second overtime.
Awards and honors
- November 11: Patricia Sautter was USCHO Defensive Player of the Week and WCHA Defensive Player of the Week. Sautter shut out Ohio State twice (Nov. 8 & Nov. 9).
- December 3: Tricia Guest was USCHO Offensive Player of the Week tallying four points.
- December 10: Jenny PotterJenny PotterJenny Schmidgall-Potter is an American ice hockey player. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
, USCHO Offensive Player of the Week. - January 14: Caroline OuelletteCaroline OuelletteCaroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...
, USCHO Offensive Player of the Week (the third Bulldog to gain the honor in the season). - January 28: Maria RoothMaria RoothMaria Rooth is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey player to have her jersey retired above the ice of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center...
becomes the fourth player to gain USCHO Offensive Player of the Week honors. - March 6: Jenny Potter, Caroline Ouellette, and Krista McArthur were named to the All-WCHA First Team
- Maria Rooth and Erika Holst were All-WCHA Second Team selection.
- Caroline Ouellette and Krista McArthur were WCHA All-Rookie Team selections.
- Seven Bulldogs were recognized as WCHA All-Academic: Erika Holst, Satu Kiipeli, Michelle McAteer, Jenny Potter, Maria Rooth, Patricia Sautter and Juliane Vasichek.
- March 7: Jenny Potter was named a Patty Kazmaier AwardPatty Kazmaier AwardThe Patty Kazmaier Award is given to the top woman college ice hockey player in the United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the Frozen Four...
Finalist for the second time in her career. - March 8: Erika HolstErika HolstErika Holst is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics....
, WCHA All-Tournament team.- Patricia Sautter, WCHA All-Tournament team.
- Caroline OuelletteCaroline OuelletteCaroline Ouellette is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars...
, WCHA tournament Most Valuable Player.
- March 23: Jenny Potter and Hanne Sikio were named to the Frozen Four All-Tournament team
- Caroline Ouellette was named the Frozen Four tournament Most Valuable Player.
- March 23: Jenny PotterJenny PotterJenny Schmidgall-Potter is an American ice hockey player. She is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics...
, First Team All-American honors (second time in her career).- Maria RoothMaria RoothMaria Rooth is a Swedish ice hockey player. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey player to have her jersey retired above the ice of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center...
, Second Team All-American.
- Maria Rooth
Postseason
- The Bulldogs coaching staff was named the American Association of College Coaches' women's hockey coaching staff of the year.
- June 17: The Bulldogs were honored for the third time at the White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
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