2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey season
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| 2015–16 University of North Dakota women's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | 3rd WCHA |
| Home ice | Ralph Engelstad Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | 10th |
| USCHO.com | 9th |
| Record | |
| Overall | 18-12-5 |
| Home | 8-6-2 |
| Road | 10-6-3 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Brian Idalski |
| Assistant coaches | Peter Elander Erik Fabian |
| Captain(s) | Halli Krzyzaniak[1] |
| Alternate captain(s) | Tanja Eisenschmid Becca Kohler Layla Marvin |
| University of North Dakota women's ice hockey seasons « 2014–15 2016–17 » | |
The UND Fighting Hawks women's hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.
Offseason[edit]
- August 17: 5 Fighting Hawks were set to compete in the US-Canada U22 Series held in Lake Placid, NY. Halli Krzyzaniak and Becca Kohler were chosen by Canada, while Gracen Hirschy, Amy Menke and Lexie Shaw were chosen for the US.[2]
Recruiting[edit]
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Breanna Berndsen | Forward |  Canada |
Attended Pursuit of Excellence Academy |
| Kristen Campbell | Goaltender | Canada |
Minded the Net for Team Manitoba U-18 |
| Charly Dahlquist | Forward |  United States |
Chosen for USA National Camp for two years |
| Taylor Flaherty | Defender | United States |
Captain of Lakeville North (MN) HS Team |
| Anna Kilponen | Defender |  Finland |
Played for Finland in 2014 Olympics |
| Rebekah Kolstad | Forward | United States |
Played with Team USA U18 |
| Dorottya (Dorci) Medgyes | Forward/Defender |  Hungary |
First NCAA Div. I Player from Hungary |
| Vilma Tanskanen | Forward | Finland |
Teammate of Anna Kilponen at Sochi for Finland |
2015–16 Fighting Hawks[edit]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Shelby Amsley-Benzie | Senior | G | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Warroad, Minnesota | Warroad HS | |
| 4 |
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Sam LaShomb | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota | South St. Paul HS | |
| 5 |
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Anna Kilponen | Freshman | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Orivesi, Finland | Finnish National Team | |
| 6 | 
|
Gracen Hirschy | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Culver Academy | |
| 7 | 
|
Jordan Hampton | Junior (RS) | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Northeastern | |
| 8 |
|
Samantha Hanson | Senior | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | White Bear Lake HS | |
| 9 |
|
Taylor Flaherty | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Lakeville, Minnesota | Lakeville North HS | |
| 10 |
|
Charly Dahlquist | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Lakeville North HS | |
| 11 |
|
Shannon Kaiser | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Crookston, Minnesota | Crookston HS | |
| 13 |
|
Layla Marvin (A) | Senior | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Warroad, Minnesota | Warroad HS | |
| 14 |
|
Marissa Salo | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Grand Rapids, Minnesota | North American Hockey Academy | |
| 15 |
|
Kayla Gardner | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Warroad, Minnesota | Warroad HS | |
| 16 |
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Vilma Tanskanen | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Vantaa, Finland | Finnish National Team | |
| 17 |
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Dorci Medgyes | Freshman | F/D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Budapest, Hungary | Hungarian National Team | |
| 18 | 
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Halli Krzyzaniak (C) | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Neepawa, Manitoba | Pursuit of Excellence | |
| 19 |
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Meghan Dufault | Senior | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Balmoral Hall | |
| 21 |
|
Amy Menke | Junior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Shakopee, Minnesota | Shakopee HS | |
| 22 | 
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Tanja Eisenschmid (A) | Senior | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Kaufberen, Germany | German National Team | |
| 29 | 
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Lexie Shaw | Junior | G | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Troy, Michigan | Honeybaked | |
| 29 | 
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Breanna Berndsen | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | Kelowna, British Columbia | Pursuit of Excellence | |
| 34 |
|
Annie Chipman | Junior (RS) | G | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | St. Mary's Academy | |
| 44 |
|
Rebekah Kolstad | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | Mankato, Minnesota | Team USA U18 | |
| 50 |
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Kristen Campbell | Freshman | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | Brandon, Manitoba | Team Manitoba U18 | |
| 51 | 
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Becca Kohler | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | St. Thomas, Ontario | Bluewater | |
| 55 |
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Lisa Marvin | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Warroad, Minnesota | Warroad HS |
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 2 | at Rensselaer* | #6 | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 4–3 | 1–0–0 | |||||
| October 3 | at Rensselaer* | #6 | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lexie Shaw | W 4–1 | 2–0–0 | |||||
| October 9 | at Minnesota State | #6 | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||||
| October 10 | at Minnesota State | #6 | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN | Lexie Shaw | W 4–2 | 4–0–0 (2–0–0) | |||||
| October 16 | at Bemidji State | #6 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | T 0–0 OT | 4–0–1 (2–0–1) | |||||
| October 17 | Bemidji State | #6 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Lexie Shaw | L 1–2 OT | 4–1–1 (2–1–1) | |||||
| October 23 | at St. Cloud State | #7 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 3–0 | 5–1–1 (3–1–1) | |||||
| October 24 | at St. Cloud State | #7 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Lexie Shaw | T 4–4 OT | 5–1–2 (3–1–2) | |||||
| October 29 | #1 Minnesota | #7 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 1–5 | 5–2–2 (3–2–2) | |||||
| October 30 | #1 Minnesota | #7 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 4–3 | 6–2–2 (4–2–2) | |||||
| November 14 | Ohio State | #6 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 2–3 | 6–3–2 (4–3–2) | |||||
| November 15 | Ohio State | #6 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 4–1 | 7–3–2 (5–3–2) | |||||
| November 20 | Minnesota-Duluth | #7 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 4–3 | 8–3–2 (6–3–2) | |||||
| November 21 | Minnesota-Duluth | #7 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 0–1 | 8–4–2 (6–4–2) | |||||
| November 27 | at Syracuse* | #9 | Oncenter War Memorial Arena • Syracuse, NY | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 3–0 | 9–4–2 | |||||
| November 28 | at Syracuse* | #9 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 2–5 | 9–5–2 | |||||
| December 4 | at #6 Bemidji State | #9 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 1–0 | 10–5–2 (7–4–2) | |||||
| December 6 | #6 Bemidji State | #9 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 0–1 | 10–6–2 (7–5–2) | |||||
| December 11 | #1 Wisconsin | #9 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 3–0 | 11–6–2 (8–5–2) | |||||
| December 12 | #1 Wisconsin | #9 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | T 0–0 OT | 11–6–3 (8–5–3) | |||||
| January 15, 2016 | Minnesota-Duluth | #9 | Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 2–1 | 12–6–3 (9–5–3) | |||||
| January 16 | Minnesota-Duluth | #9 | Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 4–3 OT | 13–6–3 (10–5–3) | |||||
| January 23 | at #2 Wisconsin | #8 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 0–1 | 13–7–3 (10–6–3) | |||||
| January 24 | at #2 Wisconsin | #8 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 1–3 | 13–8–3 (10–7–3) | |||||
| January 29 | Minnesota State | #8 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 2–1 | 14–8–3 (11–7–3) | |||||
| January 30 | Minnesota State | #8 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | T 5–5 OT | 14–8–4 (11–7–4) | |||||
| February 5 | at #3 Minnesota | #8 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 0–3 | 14–9–4 (11–8–4) | |||||
| February 6 | at #3 Minnesota | #8 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | T 0–0 OT | 14–9–5 (11–8–5) | |||||
| February 12 | St. Cloud State | #9 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 0–1 | 14–10–5 (11–9–5) | |||||
| February 13 | St. Cloud State | #9 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 3–0 | 15–10–5 (12–9–5) | |||||
| February 19 | at Ohio State | #9 | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 1–3 | 15–11–5 (12–10–5) | |||||
| February 20 | at Ohio State | #9 | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 3–2 | 16–11–5 (13–10–5) | |||||
| WCHA Tournament | |||||||||||
| February 26 | St. Cloud State* | #10 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinal, Game 1) | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 6–1 | 17–11–5 | |||||
| February 27 | St. Cloud State* | #10 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinal, Game 1) | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | W 6–1 | 18–11–5 | |||||
| March 5 | #2 Minnesota* | #8 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinal Game) | Shelby Amsley-Benzie | L 0–2 | 18–12–5 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors[edit]
- Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Academic All-American First Team [6]
- Amy Menke, Forward, All-WCHA Second Team [7]
- Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Goaltender, All-WCHA Third Team [8]
- Halli Krzyzaniak, Defense, All-WCHA Third Team [9]
- Anna Kilponen, Defense, All-WCHA Rookie Team [10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Women's hockey doles out team awards; names captains". University of North Dakota. May 6, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Five set for series between Canada and USA". University of North Dakota. August 17, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Idalski adds seven for 2015-16". University of North Dakota. June 15, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of North Dakota. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of North Dakota. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Amsley-Benzie earns Academic All-America First Team honors". University of North Dakota. June 9, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "UND picks up multiple WCHA accolades". University of North Dakota. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
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