2002–03 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season

2002–03 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
NCAA Frozen Four, National Champions
Conference	WCHA
Record
Overall	31–3–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Shannon Miller
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey seasons « 2001–02 2003–04 »

Regular season

Standings

2002–03 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota Duluth†*	24	21	2	1	–	43	166	42		36	31	3	2	226	65
Minnesota	24	19	4	1	–	39	101	41		36	27	8	1	153	76
Wisconsin	24	14	6	4	–	32	79	50		35	22	8	5	110	67
Ohio State	24	8	13	3	–	19	56	76		37	12	22	3	88	114
Bemidji State	24	5	13	6	–	16	49	104		33	9	17	7	75	123
St. Cloud State	24	5	19	0	–	10	48	124		34	11	23	0	75	149
Minnesota State	24	3	18	3	–	9	41	103		34	10	21	3	77	118
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Updated July 20, 2024

• Jenny Potter 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.^[1]
• February 22: Maria Rooth 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.^[2]
• February 23: The Bulldogs clinch the WCHA regular season title. The Bulldogs defeat Bemidji State to accomplish the milestone.^[2]

Player stats

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	GWG	PPG	SHG
Jenny Potter	36	31	57	88	3	10	4
Caroline Ouellette	32	31	42	73	3	4	3
Erika Holst	32	34	30	64	9	8	0
Hanne Sikio	33	25	30	55	1	7	2
Maria Rooth	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

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Postseason

Main article: 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

• 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.^[4] The game was held in Duluth, MN in front of the largest crowd in women's hockey NCAA history (5,167).^[2] Nora Tallus scored the game winner 4:19 into the second overtime.^[5]

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).^[2]
• December 3: Tricia Guest was USCHO Offensive Player of the Week tallying four points.^[2]
• December 10: Jenny Potter, USCHO Offensive Player of the Week.^[2]
• January 14: Caroline Ouellette, USCHO Offensive Player of the Week (the third Bulldog to gain the honor in the season).
• January 28: Maria Rooth becomes the fourth player to gain USCHO Offensive Player of the Week honors.^[2]
• 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.^[2]
• March 7: Jenny Potter was named a Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist for the second time in her career.^[2]
• March 8: Erika Holst, WCHA All-Tournament team.
  • Patricia Sautter, WCHA All-Tournament team.
  • Caroline Ouellette, WCHA tournament Most Valuable Player.^[2]
• 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 Potter, First Team All-American honors (second time in her career).^[2]
  • Maria Rooth, Second Team All-American.

Postseason

• The Bulldogs coaching staff was named the American Association of College Coaches' women's hockey coaching staff of the year.^[6]
• June 17: The Bulldogs were honored for the third time at the White House by President George W. Bush.^[2]

References

1. "2010 NCAA Ice Hockey Division I Women's Records" (PDF). NCAA.
2. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
3. "Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Women's Hockey 2002–2003 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
4. "NCAA 2003 Frozen Four". NCAA. Retrieved May 3, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. Borzi, Pat (March 24, 2003). "HOCKEY; Minnesota-Duluth Makes It Three Straight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
6. Krista Morrissey (Media Contact) (March 14, 2007). "New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame to induct six (07/03/14)". New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.

External links

• Official site