2009–10 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season

The Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey team represented Bemidji State University and participated in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. This was the Beavers final season in the John S. Glas Field House. For the 2010–11 season, the Beavers will move into the Bemidji Regional Events Center. Goaltender Zuzana Tomčíková represented her homeland of Slovakia in Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Bemidji State doubled their win production compared to the 2008–09 season, when the Beavers claimed only six victories.

2009–10 Bemidji State Beavers
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC
Home iceJohn S. Glas Field House
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineN/A
USCHO.com/CBS College SportsN/A
Record
Overall12-19-7
Coaches and captains
Head coachSteve Sertich
Captain(s)Franny Dorr
Alternate captain(s)Jackie Robertson and Erin Cody

Offseason

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  • May 11: The Beavers signed two more players to National Letters of Intent, joining the four that were inked during the early signing period in November 2008. All six players will play for BSU in fall 2009. Molly Arola and Jamie Hatheway have both inked with BSU during the spring signing period. They join early signees Sadie Lundquist, Mackenzie Thurston, Keirstin Visser and Erika Wheelhouse.[1]
  • May 19: Head coach Steve Sertich announced that senior Franny Dorr, senior Jackie Robertson and junior Erin Cody have been selected as captains for the upcoming 2009-10 campaign. All three players will wear the C on their sweater for the first time in their careers. All three participated in 36 games during the previous season.[2]
  • September 9: The WCHA announced that Bemidji State goaltender Zuzana Tomčíková, has been named as a WCHA All-Star. She is among 22 players from the conference to face the 2009–10 U.S Women’s National Team in St. Paul, Minn. on September 25.[3]

Regular season

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Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota Duluth†* 28 20 6 2 1 43 90 55 41 31 8 2 138 83
Minnesota 28 18 6 4 3 43 91 49 40 26 9 5 129 74
St. Cloud State 28 11 11 6 4 32 70 77 37 15 14 8 96 103
Wisconsin 28 15 12 1 0 31 84 63 36 18 15 3 107 82
Ohio State 28 12 13 3 1 28 90 94 37 17 15 5 122 117
Bemidji State 28 9 12 7 3 28 47 64 38 12 19 7 65 98
Minnesota State 28 5 18 5 3 18 49 92 34 7 22 5 66 117
North Dakota 28 7 19 2 0 16 44 71 34 8 22 4 61 92
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Updated July 21, 2024

Roster

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Number Name Position Class Height
2 Jackie Robertson D Sr. 5-8
5 Nicole Rawlings F Sr. 5-2
6 Kaylee Keys F So. 5-3
8 Erin Johnson F Jr. 5-6
9 Annie Bauerfeld F Jr. 5-6
10 Emily Erickson F Fr. 5-9
11 Erin Babineau F So. 5-4
12 Lexy Parenteau F/D Jr. 5-6
13 Erin Cody F Jr. 5-7
14 Erika Wheelhouse D Fr. 5-3
15 Marlee Wheelhouse F/D So. 5-1
16 MacKenzie Thurston F Fr. 5-8
17 Sadie Lundquist F Fr. 5-5
18 Keirstin Visser D Fr. 5-8
20 Brittany DeBoer D So. 5-11
21 Hayley Williams F Fr. 5-4
22 Lauren Williams F So. 5-3
23 Molly Arola F Fr. 5-9
25 Montana Vichorek D So. 5-7
27 Franny Dorr F Sr. 5-7
29 Kim Lieder F/D So. 5-7
31 Alana McElhinney G So. 5-8
35 Eri Kiribuchi G So. 5-2
88 Zuzana Tomčíková G So. 5-11
91 Jamie Hatheway F Fr. 5-4

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Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Location Score Record
Oct. 2 6:00 pm Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. 1-4[5] 0-1-0
Oct. 3 1:00 pm Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. 1-6 [6] 0-2-0
Oct. 10 7:07 pm Wisconsin Coleraine, Minn. 1-0[7] 1-2-0
Oct. 11 4:07 pm Wisconsin Bemidji, Minn. 1-3[8] 1-3-0
Oct. 16 7:07 pm Ohio State Bemidji, Minn. 3-5 1-4-0
Oct. 17 2:07 pm Ohio State Bemidji, Minn. 2-2 1-4-1
Oct. 23 6:00 pm Northeastern Boston, Mass. 1-2 1-5-1
Oct. 24 2:00 pm Northeastern Boston, Mass. 2-3 1-6-1
Oct. 30 7:07 pm Wayne State Bemidji, Minn. 3-1 2-6-1
Oct. 31 2:07 pm Wayne State Bemidji, Minn. 1-6 2-7-1
Nov. 6 7:07 pm Minnesota State Mankato, Minn. 2-2 2-7-2
Nov. 7 3:07 pm Minnesota State Mankato, Minn. 3-1 3-7-2
Nov. 13 7:07 pm St. Cloud State Bemidji, Minn. 1-0 4-7-2
Nov. 14 2:07 pm St. Cloud State Bemidji, Minn. 2-5 4-8-2
Nov. 20 6:07 pm Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 2-4 4-9-2
Nov. 21 4:07 pm Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 1-3 4-10-2
Dec. 5 7:07 pm North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 3-0 5-10-2
Dec. 6 7:07 pm North Dakota Bemidji, Minn. 3-2 (OT) 6-10-2
Dec. 12 3:07 pm Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn. 1-4 6-11-2
Dec. 13 3:07 pm Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn. 2-2 6-11-3
Jan. 8 7:07 pm Minnesota State Bemidji, Minn. 2-2 6-11-4
Jan. 9 3:07 pm Minnesota State Bemidji, Minn. 3-0 7-11-4
Jan. 15 6:07 pm Minnesota Bemidji, Minn. 1-1 7-11-5
Jan. 16 4:07 pm Minnesota Bemidji, Minn. 1-1 7-11-6
Jan. 22 6:07 pm Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 2-5 7-12-6
Jan. 23 1:07 pm Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 1-0 8-12-6
Jan. 29 7:07 pm St. Cloud State St. Cloud, Minn. 2-3 8-13-6
Jan. 30 2:07 pm St. Cloud State St. Cloud, Minn. 3-3 8-13-7
Feb. 6 1:07 pm Wisconsin* Madison, Wisc. 1-6 8-14-7
Feb. 7 2:07 pm Wisconsin Madison, Wisc. 2-0 9-14-7
Feb. 12 7:07 pm North Dakota Bemijdi, Minn. 0-2 9-15-7
Feb. 13 7:07 pm North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 1-0 10-15-7
Feb. 19 2:07 pm Minnesota Duluth Bemidji, Minn. 2-5 10-16-7
Feb. 20 2:07 pm Minnesota Duluth Bemidji, Minn. 0-3 10-17-7

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Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Skaters

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Player Games Goals Assists Points Points/game PIM GWG PPG SHG
Erin Cody 38 20 13 33 0.8684 28 1 5 0
Annie Bauerfeld 38 9 18 27 0.7105 16 1 3 0
Montana Vichorek 38 5 12 17 0.4474 48 2 2 0
Emily Erickson 38 6 9 15 0.3947 0 1 1 0
Frances Dorr 38 4 10 14 0.3684 10 0 1 0
Erika Wheelhouse 38 0 14 14 0.3684 8 0 0 0
Erin Johnson 18 6 5 11 0.6111 38 3 2 0
Sadie Lundquist 38 2 8 10 0.2632 24 1 0 0
Keirstin Visser 38 3 3 6 0.1579 42 1 2 0
Marlee Wheelhouse 38 0 6 6 0.1579 22 0 0 0
Mackenzie Thurston 38 2 2 4 0.1053 8 0 0 0
Kimberly Lieder 35 0 4 4 0.1143 18 0 0 0
Jamie Hatheway 27 2 0 2 0.0741 8 1 0 0
Jackie Robertson 38 1 1 2 0.0526 35 0 0 0
Erin Babineau 26 0 1 1 0.0385 10 0 0 0
Lexy Parenteau 36 0 1 1 0.0278 10 0 0 0
Alana McElhinney 13 0 1 1 0.0769 6 0 0 0
Nicole Rawlings 17 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0
Kaylee Keys 15 0 0 0 0.0000 20 0 0 0
Molly Arola 24 0 0 0 0.0000 2 0 0 0
Lauren Williams 33 0 0 0 0.0000 18 0 0 0
Hayley Williams 16 0 0 0 0.0000 8 0 0 0
Zuzana Tomčíková 26 0 0 0 0.0000 2 0 0 0

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Goaltenders

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Player Games Played Minutes Goals Against Wins Losses Ties Shutouts Save % Goals Against Average
Zuzana Tomčíková 26 .938 2.06
Alana McElhinney 13 .897 3.08

Postseason

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Date Opponent Location Score Notes
Feb. 26 St. Cloud State St. Cloud 0-3
Feb. 27 St. Cloud State St. Cloud 2-1 End 14 game playoff losing streak
Feb. 28 St. Cloud State Bemidji 4-1 Advance to first ever WCHA Final Face-Off
  • February 27: Bemidji State ends its 14 game playoff losing streak in a 2-1 victory over St. Cloud State.[11]
  • February 28: By defeating St. Cloud State in Game 3, the Beavers advance to the WCHA Final Face-Off for the first time in school history. Zuzana Tomčíková had 27 saves and the win was the Beavers 12th win of the season. It ties the school record for most wins in a season (accomplished in 2001-02).[12] The Beavers will now play the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in the WCHA semi-finals. In the two playoff wins, Annie Bauerfeld had four points (two goals and two assists) to lead the team in points. Montana Vichorek's three points (one goal and two assists) ranked second.[13]

WCHA Final Faceoff

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  • Semifinals
Date Opponent Location Score Notes
Feb. 26 Minnesota Duluth Ridder Arena 3-7[14] Emily Erickson had three points
  • Notes
    • Freshman Erika Wheelhouse assisted on the final goal for her fourteenth on the season. Her number ranked second on the team.
    • Erin Cody scored her 20th goal of the season in the loss to the Bulldogs. Her 33 points (20 goals, 13 assists) was the best of her NCAA career. In the all-time ranks, she is tied for third all-time with 36 career goals.
    • Senior Jackie Robertson finished her NCAA career by playing in 144 games. She shares the record with her former teammate Brooke Collins.

Awards and honors

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  • Steve Sertich, WCHA Coach of the Year
  • Zuzana Tomčíková, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12)[15]
  • Zuzana Tomčíková, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 9)[16]
  • Zuzana Tomčíková, WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 20)[17]
  • Zuzana Tomčíková, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee[18]
  • Zuzana Tomčíková, Co-WCHA Player of the Year[19]
  • Erika Wheelhouse, Bemidji State, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 11) [20]

References

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  1. ^ "Bemidji State Athletics". Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.bemidjistate.edu/athletics/sports/whockey/news/2008-09/0519Captains.html[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "wcha.com". Retrieved September 26, 2009.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Bemidji State Athletics". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "Four-Goal Second Period Lifts No. 2 Lakers Over Bemidji State". Mercyhurst Athletics.
  6. ^ "No. 2 Lakers Pound Bemidji State, Sweep Series". Mercyhurst Athletics.
  7. ^ "Untitled Page". Archived from the original on October 18, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  8. ^ "Untitled Page". Archived from the original on October 17, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  9. ^ "Bemidji State Athletics". Archived from the original on August 18, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  10. ^ "Bemidji State Beavers Women's Hockey 2009-2010 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  11. ^ BSU Beavers
  12. ^ BSU Beavers
  13. ^ BSU Beavers
  14. ^ BSU Beavers
  15. ^ WCHA[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/111109aaa.html[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/012010aac.html[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "wcha.com". Retrieved February 19, 2010.[dead link]
  19. ^ http://www.wcha.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/wcha/sports/w-hockey/auto_pdf/wchaw-2010awards-030410[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/011310aaa.html[permanent dead link]
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