2011–12 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
2011–12 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey seasonConference 6 WCHA USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Not ranked USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Not ranked Overall 17–17–3 Head coach Steve Sertich Assistant coaches Amber Fryklund Shane Venkeer Cassie Hanson Captain (s)Montana Vichorek
The Bemidji State Beavers represented Bemidji State University in WCHA women's ice hockey . The Beavers attempted to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history, but failed.
Offseason
August 8, 2011: Beavers player Montana Vichorek was one of 79 invited players that participated in the 2011 USA Women's Hockey National Festival.[1]
Recruiting
Player
Nationality
Position
Notes
Alex Citrowske
United States
Forward
Member of Prior Lake varsity hockey
Kristin Huber
Canada
Forward
She represented British Columbia in the 2011 Canada Winter Games [2]
Whitney Wivoda
United States
Forward
She played six years of hockey with the Alaska Icebreakers girls’ hockey program
Rachael Kelly
United States
Forward
Played at Rosemount High School
Jenessa Philipczyk
United States
Forward
Competed with Minnesota Thoroughbreds[3]
Kayleigh Chapman
Canada
Goaltender
Won the 2009 Esso Cup with the Westman Wildcats and had 2 points[4] In 2010–11, participated at Warner Hockey School in JWHL
Natasha Kostenko
Canada
Forward
Represented Manitoba at the 2011 Canada Winter Games Played for the Notre Dame College Hounds of the SFMAAAHL
Tegan Rose
Canada
Defense
Played for the now defunct Edmonton Chimos of the WWHL Won the 2010 Mac's Tournament with the AAA Midget Team Alberta squad
Exhibition
Date
Opponent
Result
9/23/2011
Thunder Bay Queens
Win, 10–3[5]
Regular season
November 25–26 : Erika Wheelhouse logged four points in a two-game conference series split with nationally ranked North Dakota. She scored one goal and notched an assist on November 25. The game was called The Wheelhouse Homecoming as it was being played in her hometown of Crookston, Minnesota. She assisted on her sister Marlee’s second period power-play goal to give the Beavers a 1–0 lead. Later in the game, she would score to tie the game at 2 apiece. Despite eventually losing by a 5–2 mark, the two power play goals for the Beavers were their 22nd and 23rd this season, which leads the NCAA. The November 26 match was contested at the Sanford Center in Bemidji and Wheelhouse assisted on two first period goals. The Beavers would hold on for a 3–2 victory. With the four point performance in the series, Wheelhouse is tied for the scoring lead among WCHA defenders with 19 points.[6]
On January 28, 2012, Wisconsin hosted a record crowd of 12,402 attended the Kohl Center as the Badgers swept the Bemidji State Beavers. Alex Rigby made 28 saves to obtain her sixth shutout of the campaign. Her rival between the pipes, Bemidji State netminder Zuzana Tomcikova made 32 saves.[7]
Standings
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#1 Wisconsin †
28
23
3
2
1
72
113
44
37
31
4
2
170
53
#2 Minnesota *
28
21
5
2
1
66
113
43
37
30
5
2
167
50
#6 North Dakota
28
16
9
3
2
53
116
75
36
22
11
3
154
89
#9 Minnesota Duluth
28
15
12
1
1
47
91
61
36
21
13
1
121
77
Ohio State
28
13
14
1
1
41
75
96
36
16
16
4
99
115
Bemidji State
28
11
15
2
0
35
70
73
37
17
17
3
101
85
St. Cloud State
28
4
24
0
0
12
32
150
36
5
29
2
37
130
Minnesota State
28
3
24
1
0
10
37
105
36
7
28
1
64
133
Championship: Minnesota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings:[1] Conference rankings:[2] Updated March 23, 2012
Schedule
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Conference Record
9/30/2011
Providence
0–0
0–0–1
0-0-0
10/1/2011
Providence
3–1
1–0–1
0-0-0
10/7/2011
Ohio State
4–4 (Shootout loss)
1–0–2
0–0–1
10/8/2011
Ohio State
3–5
1–1–2
0–1–1
10/14/2011
Maine
3–2 OT
2–1–2
0–1–1
10/15/2011
Maine
7–0
3–1–2
0–1–1
10/21/2011
St. Cloud State
8–1
4–1–2
1–1–1
10/22/2011
St. Cloud State
5–2
5–1–2
2–1–1
10/28/2011
Minnesota
1–4
5–2–2
2–2–1
Conference record
WCHA school
Record
Minnesota
0–1–0
Minnesota State
Minnesota Duluth
North Dakota
Ohio State
0–1–1
St. Cloud State
2–0–0
Wisconsin
Player stats
Player
GP
G
A
PTS
+/-
PIM
Lundquist, Sadie
9
5
10
15
+5
2
Erickson, Emily
9
6
8
14
+5
4
Vichorek, Montana
9
4
10
14
+1
6
Wheelhouse, Erika
9
3
6
9
+8
2
Wheelhouse, Marlee
9
3
5
8
0
4
Dusik, Tess
9
4
3
7
+2
10
Kelly, Rachael
9
3
2
5
0
9
Williams, Abby
9
1
4
5
+2
0
Williams, Lauren
9
2
1
3
0
9
[8]
Awards and honors
Rachael Kelly, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 1, 2011)[9]
Montana Vichorek, Beaver Pride Female Athlete of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)[10]
Montana Vichorek, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 22, 2012)[11]
Erika Wheelhouse, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 11, 2011) [12]
Zuzana Tomcikova , WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 4, 2011) [13]
Zuzana Tomcikova, 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women’s Division I All-American: Second Team[14]
References
^ "Women's Ice Hockey | News | Official Site of Bemidji State Athletics" .
^ "Team BC Media Guide – 2011 Canada Winter Games" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011 .
^ "Minnesota Thoroughbreds (St. Paul, MN) – 2010/2011 Regular Season – Roster – #15 – Jenessa Philipczyk – F" .
^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada" . www.hockeycanada.ca .
^ "Bemidji State earns 10–3 victory in exhibition opener" . Bemidji State University. September 23, 2011. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.
^ "OSU's Spooner, BSU's Wheelhouse, UW's Josephs Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week for November 30" (PDF) . WCHA. November 30, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2021.
^ "Race for WCHA Championship, Four Home Playoff Berths Heads into February; Four Upcoming League Series have OSU at UMD, BSU at UND, UM at SCSU, MSU at UW; Women's Record Crowd of 12,402 Watches Host Badgers Edge BSU at Kohl Center" (PDF) . WCHA. January 31, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014.
^ "Bemidji State – Cumulative Season Statistics" . www.bsubeavers.com . Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022 .
^ "Minnesota Duluth's Wilson, Ohio State's Steffes, Bemidji State's Kelly Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" . WCHA. November 2, 2011. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.
^ "Women's Ice Hockey | News | Official Site of Bemidji State Athletics" .
^ "UW's Ammerman, UMD's Irwin, BSU's Vichorek, UND's Jakobsen Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF) . WCHA. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2020.
^ WCHA.com – Minnesota's Kessel and Lorence, Bemidji State's Wheelhouse, Ohio State's Spooner Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
^ WCHA.com – Minnesota State's Rogan, Bemidji State's Tomcikova, Wisconsin's Turnbull Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week
^ "Natalie Spooner Earns All-America Honors" . March 19, 2012.
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