MINNESOTA. Women s Hockey Weekly Release: Oct. 7, 2013 GAMES 3-4: WISCONSIN AT MINNESOTA MINNESOTA IN HOME-OPENERS AT RIDDER ARENA

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1 MINNESOTA Women s Hockey Weekly Release: Oct. 7, national titles 11 NCAA Frozen Four appearances 7 WCHA regular season titles 5 WCHA Final Face-Off titles 27 All-Americans 22 Patty Kazmaier Award finalists University of Minnesota Athletic Communications 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building, th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN GopherSports.com Contact: Mandy Hansen hans1758@umn.edu Office: Cell: Facebook.com/MinnesotaWomensHockey SCHEDULE/RESULTS Record: WCHA Record: DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 9/26 TEAM JAPAN # W, 6-0 9/27 BRITISH COLUMBIA # W, /4 at Colgate W, /5 at Colgate W, /11 NO. 4 WISCONSIN * 6 p.m. 10/12 NO. 4 WISCONSIN * 4 p.m. 10/18 at Minnesota Duluth * 6 p.m. 10/19 at Minnesota Duluth * 6 p.m. 10/25 at Bemidji State * 7 p.m. 10/26 at Bemidji State * 4 p.m. 11/1 MINNESOTA STATE * 7 p.m. 11/2 at Minnesota State * 3 p.m. 11/8 at St. Cloud State * 3 p.m. 11/9 at St. Cloud State * 3 p.m. 11/16 NORTH DAKOTA * 2 p.m. 11/17 NORTH DAKOTA * 2 p.m. 11/23 at Yale 3 p.m. 11/24 at Yale 11 a.m. 11/30 PRINCETON 4 p.m. 12/1 PRINCETON 1 p.m. 12/7 at Ohio State * 1 p.m. 12/8 at Ohio State * 11 a.m. 1/10 OHIO STATE * 7 p.m. 1/11 OHIO STATE * 4 p.m. 1/17 MINNESOTA STATE *^ 4:30 p.m. 1/19 at Minnesota State * 1 p.m. 1/24 ST. CLOUD STATE * 7 p.m. 1/25 ST. CLOUD STATE * 7 p.m. 1/31 at North Dakota * 7 p.m. 2/1 at North Dakota * 7 p.m. 2/7 BEMIDJI STATE * 7 p.m. 2/8 BEMIDJI STATE * 4 p.m. 2/14 at Wisconsin * 7 p.m. 2/15 at Wisconsin * 7 p.m. 2/21 MINNESOTA DULUTH * 7 p.m. 2/22 MINNESOTA DULUTH * 4 p.m. 2/28-3/2 WCHA First Round TBA 3/7-3/8 WCHA Final Face-Off TBA 3/14-3/16 NCAA First Round TBA 3/21-3/23 NCAA Frozen Four TBA All times Central. Home games in BOLD CAPS at Ridder Arena. Rankings reflect USCHO.com poll at time of game. # Denotes exhibition game * Denotes Western Collegiate Hockey Association game ^ Denotes Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium March 7-8: WCHA Final Face-Off (Bemidji, Minn.) March 21-23: NCAA Frozen Four (Hamden, Conn.) GAMES 3-4: WISCONSIN AT MINNESOTA Game 1: Friday, Oct. 11, :07 p.m. CT Ridder Arena Minneapolis Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 12, :07 p.m. CT Ridder Arena Minneapolis Coverage: Live Video, Live Audio and Live Stats at GopherSports.com MINNESOTA GOPHERS Rankings (USCHO/USA Today)... 1/ Record (WCHA) (0-0-0) Record (WCHA) (28-0-0) Head Coach... Brad Frost Record (7th season) WISCONSIN BADGERS Rankings (USCHO/USA Today)... T-4/ Record (WCHA) (2-0-0) Record (WCHA) (17-9-2) Head Coach... Mark Johnson Record (11th season) MINNESOTA HOSTS BORDER RIVAL IN HOME-OPENER The No. 1 Golden Gopher women s hockey team (2-0-0) hosts No. 4/5 Wisconsin (2-0-0) in its home-opening series at Ridder Arena this weekend. Puck drop is set for 6:07 p.m. Friday and 4:07 p.m. Saturday. MINNESOTA TO RAISE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BANNER The Gophers will take one final look at their perfect season when they raise the 2013 NCAA National Championship banner before Friday's game. Fans should arrive to Ridder Arena by 5:45 p.m. to be in their seats for the raising of the banner. ABOUT THE SERIES: GOPHERS VS. BADGERS The Gophers are all-time against the Badgers. The most recent series saw Minnesota earn 2-0 and 5-1 wins over UW on the road in Madison (Jan , 2013). The Gophers have won the last six meetings between the two teams. SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: WISCONSIN BADGERS Wisconsin opened the season at home with a sweep over WCHA foe Minnesota State last weekend. The Badgers skated to 3-0 and 5-1 victories over the Mavericks, led by Brittany Ammerman s four points (3g-1a). Senior Alex Rigsby made 53 saves on 54 shots for a.981 series save percentage. Wisconsin posted a record last season and tied for second in the WCHA regular-season standings with a league mark. The Badgers season ended with a 2-1 loss to North Dakota in the semifinals of the 2013 WCHA Final Face-Off. UW has five freshmen on the roster and returns 19 student-athletes from a year ago, including six of their top 10 scorers. Senior Madison Packer is Wisconsin s returning leading scorer after posting 37 points (18g-19a) in 35 games as a junior. Ammerman, a redshirt junior, is back in the Badgers lineup after missing most of the season. Rigsby anchors Wisconsin s defensive corps as the program s career leader in saves (2530). She has amassed 85 career victories in net for the Badgers and needs seven wins to become the Wisconsin program leader. MINNESOTA IN HOME-OPENERS AT RIDDER ARENA Date Opponent Result OCT. 19, 2002 ST. CLOUD STATE W, 8-0 OCT. 17, 2003 OHIO STATE W, 6-3 OCT. 15, 2004 ST. CLOUD STATE W, 7-0 OCT. 7, 2005 CONNECTICUT W, 3-0 OCT. 6, 2006 MAINE W, 5-2 OCT. 5, 2007 NORTHEASTERN W, 5-3 OCT. 3, 2008 ROBERT MORRIS L, 2-3 Date Opponent Result OCT. 2, 2009 SYRACUSE W, 4-3 OCT. 9, 2010 WAYNE STATE W, 1-0 SEPT. 30, 2011 UNION W, 6-1 SEPT. 28, 2012 COLGATE W, 7-0 OCT. 11, 2013 WISCONSIN 6 P.M. All-Time Home-Opener Record:

2 THE LAST TIME MINNESOTA... WON AT HOME vs. Boston University (W, 6-3) March 24, 2013 LOST AT HOME vs. North Dakota (L, 2-1, OT) Feb. 17, 2012 WON ON THE ROAD at Colgate (W, 8-3) Oct. 5, 2013 LOST ON THE ROAD at Minnesota Duluth (L, 4-2) Jan. 13, 2012 SWEPT A REGULAR SEASON HOME SERIES vs. Bemidji State (W, 8-0; W, 3-2, OT) Feb , 2013 WAS SWEPT IN A REGULAR SEASON HOME SERIES vs. North Dakota (L, 4-3; L, 3-1) Oct , 2010 SWEPT A REGULAR SEASON ROAD SERIES at Colgate (W, 3-1; W, 8-3) Oct. 4-5, 2013 WAS SWEPT IN A REGULAR SEASON ROAD SERIES at Minnesota Duluth (L, 3-2; L, 4-2) Oct , 2010 WON A WCHA GAME at St. Cloud State (W, 3-0) Feb. 23, 2013 LOST A WCHA GAME vs. North Dakota (L, 2-1, OT) Feb. 17, 2012 WON A NON-CONFERENCE GAME at Colgate (W, 8-3) Oct. 5, 2013 LOST A NON-CONFERENCE GAME at Boston College (L, 4-1) March 12, 2011 WON IN OVERTIME vs. Boston College (W, 3-2, OT) March 22, 2013 LOST IN OVERTIME vs. North Dakota (L, 2-1, OT) Feb. 17, 2012 WON A SHOOTOUT vs. Bemidji State (T, 3-3) Jan. 21, 2012 LOST A SHOOTOUT vs. Wisconsin (T, 3-3) Jan. 6, 2012 DEFEATED A RANKED OPPONENT vs. #2 Boston University (W, 6-3) March 24, 2013 SCORED IN FIRST TWO MINUTES vs. North Dakota (Hannah Brandt, 00:52) March 16, 2013 ALLOWED A GOAL IN FIRST TWO MINUTES at Colgate (Trautz, 1:59) Oct. 4, 2013 SHUT OUT AN OPPONENT vs. North Dakota (W, 2-0) March 9, 2013 WAS SHUT OUT at North Dakota (L, 3-0) Dec. 3, 2011 SCORED FIVE OR MORE GOALS at Colgate (W, 8-3) Oct. 5, 2013 ALLOWED FIVE OR MORE GOALS vs. Wisconsin (L, 5-4) March 5, 2011 SCORED ON A PENALTY SHOT Emily West vs. Wisconsin March 18, 2012 ATTEMPTED A PENALTY SHOT Emily West vs. Wisconsin March 18, 2012 HAD A PLAYER SCORE MULTIPLE GOALS at Colgate (Ramsey-2, Bona-2, Menefee-2) Oct. 5, 2013 HAD A PLAYER RECORD A HAT TRICK at Minnesota State (Amanda Kessel, natural) Jan. 18, 2013 HAD A GOALTENDER RECORD 50 OR MORE SAVES vs. North Dakota (Noora Räty, 50) March 16, 2013 WHO'S HOT: POINT LEADERS VS. COLGATE Name GP G A Pts +/- Notes Rachael Bona goals included 2 GWG and 1 SHG Hannah Brandt Scored GTG in Gm 1; had 4 assists in Gm 2 Maryanne Menefee Scored all 4 points in Gm 2 GOPHERS EXTEND WIN STREAK TO 51 WITH WINS OVER COLGATE Minnesota opened the season with a pair of non-conference wins on the road at Colgate University last weekend, topping the Raiders 3-1 and 8-3. Junior Rachael Bona led the Gophers with seven points (4g-3a) in the two games. Ten Gophers recorded points against Colgate, and sophomore Amanda Leveille went in net and combined for 45 saves. She posted a.918 save percentage in her first complete series for the Gophers. GOPHERS OFFER YOUTH VIP PASS After a successful first year of the program last year, the Gophers are pleased to offer the Youth VIP Hockey Pass again this season. Over 1,300 fans took advantage of the program during the season. This program provides youth with free access to all regular season Gopher women's hockey games at Ridder Arena. Boys and girls in eighth grade and younger who play on a youth hockey team are eligible to sign up as an individual or as a team for the Gopher Youth VIP Hockey Pass. Online registration is available, or you may sign up in the lobby of Ridder Arena at any Gopher women's hockey home game. BONA PICKS UP FIRST WCHA WEEKLY HONOR Rachael Bona took home Minnesota s first WCHA weekly award of the season this week, as the junior forward was named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week after recording seven points (4g-3a) to lead the Gophers to a series sweep of Colgate University. Bona's four goals included both game-winners and one unassisted shorthanded tally. She finished the weekend with a +7 rating and 10 shots. MINNESOTA MAINTAINS NO. 1 RANKING The Golden Gophers remained No. 1 in both national polls this week. The USCHO. com poll ranks the Gophers number one with 150 points and all 15 first place votes. No. 2 Boston College (1-0-0) and No. 3 Clarkson (3-0-0) round out the top three, while Cornell (0-0-0) and Wisconsin (2-0-0) are tied for fourth. In the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, Minnesota received 18 of 19 first-place votes. No. 3 Clarkson was the only other school to receive a first-place vote. GOPHERS ADD SEVEN FRESHMEN FOR Seven freshmen have joined the Gophers for their rookie seasons this year, five of which have already made their debut in Maroon and Gold. Rookie defensemen Kelsey Cline, Paige Haley and Megan Wolfe and forwards Dani Cameranesi and Kate Schipper saw action against Colgate. Goaltender Sidney Peters and forward Kate Flug round out the newcomers. Six of the new players hail from Minnesota; Peters is a native of Geneva, Ill., but attended the North American Hockey Academy in Stowe, Vt. Cameranesi was named the 2013 Minnesota Ms. Hockey after leading Blake to the Minnesota Class A State championship with 95 points as a senior. Flug was a three-time all-state honoree at Roseville Area High School who played with Bethany Brausen and Lee Stecklein as a freshman. Schipper led Breck to three Minnesota Class A State Tournament appearances and won a state title with Gopher teammate Milica McMillen in Wolfe was the 2013 Pioneer Press Player of the Year after recording 71 points as a senior at Eagan High School. Cameranesi, Flug, Peters, Schipper and Wolfe all have experience with the U.S. Under-18 team at the IIHF Under-18 Women s World Championships. Blueliners Cline and Haley participated in USA Hockey national development camps as well. Cline played for Bloomington Jefferson and earned all-state honors as a senior, while Haley was a four-time all-state honoree at Red Wing High School.

3 SITUATIONAL RECORDS Overall record Exhibition games In home games In road games At neutral sites Against ranked opponents Against WCHA opponents Against ECAC teams Against CHA teams Against Hockey East teams Against Independent teams In non-conference games In overtime games In day games In night games Minnesota scores first Opponent scores first Minnesota leads after 1st period Minnesota trails after 1st period Tied after 1st period Minnesota leads after 2nd period Minnesota trails after 2nd period Tied after 2nd period Minnesota leads in shots Minnesota trails in shots Shots are even Minnesota has 0-19 shots Minnesota has shots Minnesota has shots Minnesota has shots Minnesota has 50 or more shots Minnesota allows 0-19 shots Minnesota allows shots Minnesota allows shots Minnesota allows shots Minnesota allows 50 or more shots Minnesota scores on power play Minnesota is scoreless on power play Opponent scores on power play Opponent is scorelss on power play In one-goal games In two-goal games In three-goal games On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In October In November In December In January In February In March Current winning streak 51 (2/18/12-present) Current home winning streak 27 (2/18/12-present) Current road winning streak 28 (1/14/12-present) Current road & neutral winning streak 31 (1/14/12-present) BRAUSEN, FELLOW SENIORS TO CAPTAIN MINNESOTA Senior forward Bethany Brausen is Minnesota s captain this season. Fellow seniors Sarah Davis, Baylee Gillanders and Kelly Terry are serving as assistant captains. Brausen, a native of Little Canada, Minn., was co-captain of the national championship squad and is a two-time All-WCHA academic team member and WCHA Scholar-Athlete award recipient. A native of Paradise, N.L., Davis participated in Canada s National Women s Team September Camp/Fall Festival last season and was a member of the Canadian Under-18 Team. Gillanders, a defenseman from Kyle, Sask., has earned academic All-WCHA and academic All-Big Ten honors during her career, while Terry, a right-handed forward from Whitby, Ont., was a 2013 All- WCHA third team honoree. GOPHERS TABBED NO. 1 IN PRESEASON POLLS Minnesota was picked to win the WCHA league title, according to the annual preseason poll of the league s head coaches. The Gophers collected seven first place votes and 49 points in the league s preseason poll. Wisconsin was second, followed by North Dakota, Ohio State, Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota State, respectively. Bemidji State and St. Cloud State tied for seventh place. Minnesota opened the season at No. 1 in both the USCHO.com Division I Women s Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women s College Hockey Poll. BRANDT, CAMERANESI HONORED BY WCHA Sophomore forward Hannah Brandt, an All-WCHA first team performer last season, was named the league coaches preseason WCHA Player of the Year, and freshman forward Dani Cameranesi was named preseason WCHA Rookie of the Year. GOPHERS IN SEASON-OPENERS The Gophers improved to all-time in season-openers with their 3-1 win over Colgate University last weekend. Minnesota has won its last five season-openers by a combined score of 25-5, including two shutout victories. The Gophers have opened on the road in six seasons. HOCKEY CITY CLASSIC TO HIGHLIGHT SLATE Minnesota will host the 2014 Hockey City Classic Jan. 17 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The outdoor college hockey doubleheader will kick off with the Gopher women s hockey program taking on Minnesota State at 4:30 p.m. followed by the Gopher men s hockey program hosting Ohio State at 8 p.m. The Gophers are on the road for much of the first half of the season, hosting just seven regular-season games at Ridder Arena from October to December. After opening the season on the road with a non-conference series at Colgate (Oct. 4-5), Minnesota opens WCHA play against Wisconsin at home Oct The Gophers travel to Minnesota Duluth, Bemidji, Minnesota State (homeand-home) and St. Cloud State before hosting North Dakota Nov A pair of non-conference series follows as Minnesota heads east to Yale (Nov ) before hosting Princeton (Nov. 30-Dec. 1). A road trip to Ohio State (Dec. 7-8) closes out the first half of the season. The Gophers face the Buckeyes in back-to-back series, welcoming Ohio State to Ridder Arena when play resumes in the new year (Jan ). The second half of the regular season is highlighted by the Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium on Jan. 17; the weekend marks a second home-and-home series with the Mavericks, including the Gophers first outdoor hockey game. The final five weeks of the regular season alternate between home and away with Minnesota traveling to North Dakota (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) and Wisconsin (Feb ) between home series with St. Cloud State (Jan ), Bemidji State (Feb. 7-8) and Minnesota Duluth (Feb ). The postseason begins with the WCHA First Round best-of-three series set for Feb. 28-March 2. Bemidji State is hosting this year s WCHA Final Faceoff at the Sanford Center March 7-8. The NCAA First Round is set for March 14-15, and the 2014 NCAA Women s Frozen Four is March in Hamden, Conn.

4 GOPHERS IN THE RANKINGS WCHA STANDINGS WCHA Overall Team GP W-L-T-SoW Pts GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA Wisconsin Bemidji St Minnesota UMD North Dakota Ohio State St. Cloud St Minnesota St USCHO.COM DIV. I WOMEN S POLL Poll: Oct. 8, 2013 Rk Team (1st place) Record Pts Last Rank 1. Minnesota (15) Boston College Clarkson T4. Cornell T4. Wisconsin North Dakota Boston University Harvard Minnesota-Duluth NR 10. Ohio State NR Others receiving votes: Mercyhurst 8, Quinnipiac 8, Northeastern 4, Dartmouth 1. USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY POLL Poll: Oct. 8, 2013 Rk Team (1st place) Record Points Last Poll 1. Minnesota (18) Boston College Clarkson (1) Cornell Wisconsin North Dakota Boston University Harvard Minnesota Duluth Mercyhurst Others receiving votes: Ohio State University, 13; Quinnipiac, 5; Northeastern, 2; Dartmouth, 1. GOPHERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS Date USCHO.com USA Today Preseason 1 1 Oct Oct Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 HEAD COACH BRAD FROST In just six seasons at the helm of Gopher women s hockey, head coach Brad Frost has brought the program to the pinnacle of the collegiate hockey world by winning back-to-back titles in 2012 and After joining the program in 2001 as an assistant coach and later holding the interim head coach title during the , Frost was named the program s second head coach on April 16, With six years of experience under his belt, the Bethel University graduate has guided the Gophers to two NCAA National Championships, four NCAA Frozen Four appearances, three WCHA regular season titles and two WCHA Final Face-Off Championships. Frost entered the season with a career record of (.815) and has not had a team finish lower than second in the WCHA. COACHING EXCELLENCE Frost, who has won two national titles, is considered one of the best and most respected coaches in collegiate hockey. In his six seasons, he has been named an AHCA Coach of the Year Finalist three times and has won the national honor once (2013). Frost has also been named WCHA Coach of the Year three times (2008, 2009 and 2013). Under his tutelage, the Gophers have accumulated three seasons with 30 or more wins, which is only matched by Wisconsin. In 2013, Frost led the Gophers to the NCAA s first-ever perfect season (41-0-0). PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Over the last six years, Frost has coached some of the top talent not only in the nation but also in the world. He has seen two players (Gigi Marvin and Noora Räty) represent their respective countries in the Olympics, and there is a possibility that nine additional Gophers will compete in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. He also aided the development of former Gophers and Olympians Natalie Darwitz, Kelly Stephens, Lyndsay Wall and Krissy Wendell while a Minnesota assistant coach. Frost has coached a total of seven players to a combined 11 All-American honors. Among those All-Americans is 2013 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner Amanda Kessel. A total of six Minnesota student-athletes have been named Top-10 Patty Kaz Finalists under Frost s tutelage. ACADEMIC SUCCESS Under Frost s guidance, the Gophers have recorded a 3.0 or higher grade point average and increased the team s Academic Progress Rating (APR) each season. Minnesota has accumulated 65 WCHA All-Academic Team members, 14 WCHA Scholar Athlete honorees and one WCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Gigi Marvin, 2009) since Frost took reign. INTERNATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE Frost has been instrumental in aiding USA Hockey by working development camps and serving as a coach for various U.S. teams. In 2006, he was an assistant coach on the U.S. Under-22 Team, and from , he was an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team. PERSONAL LIFE BRAD FROST 7TH SEASON AT MINN. BETHEL, 1996 Frost grew up in Burlington, Ont., and attended Aldershot High School. After graduating from Aldershot, he decided to attend college at Bethel University, which is where his parents originally met. While at Bethel, he studied Physical & Health Education and was a two-sport athlete, competing at hockey and golf. Frost was a four-year letterwinner in hockey and ranks eighth on Bethel s career scoring list. In 1994 and 1995, he was voted the team s Most Valuable Player and Most Inspirational. He also captained the Royals his junior and senior seasons. At Bethel, Frost met his wife Dayna. They now reside in Cottage Grove, Minn., and have three sons: Micah, Jonah and Josiah.

5 MINNESOTA ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (High School/Last School) 3 Kate Flug F 5-8 Fr. Roseville, Minn. (Roseville Area HS) 5 Rachel Ramsey D 6-0 Jr. Chanhassen, Minn. (Minnetonka HS) 6 Kate Schipper F 5-4 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Breck School) 7 Rachael Bona F 5-5 Jr. Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids HS) 9 Sarah Davis F 5-4 Sr. Paradise, N.L. (Warner Hockey School) 10 Kelly Terry F 5-6 Sr. Whitby, Ont. (Sinclair Secondary School) 11 Kelsey Cline D 5-6 Fr. Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS) 12 Megan Wolfe D 5-8 Fr. Eagan, Minn. (Eagan HS) 13 Milica McMillen D 5-10 So. St. Paul, Minn. (Breck School) 14 Maryanne Menefee F 5-6 So. Lansing, Mich. (Lansing Eastern HS) 15 Paige Haley D 5-9 Fr. Red Wing, Minn. (Red Wing HS) 16 Bethany Brausen F 5-5 Sr. Little Canada, Minn. (Roseville Area HS) 17 Jordyn Burns D/F 5-7 Jr. Chanhassen, Minn. (Benilde-St. Margaret s HS) 18 Brook Garzone D/F 5-6 So. Sand Springs, Okla. (Shattuck-St. Mary s School) 20 Meghan Lorence F 5-7 Jr. Mounds View, Minn. (Irondale HS) 21 Dani Cameranesi F 5-5 Fr. Plymouth, Minn. (Blake School) 22 Hannah Brandt F 5-6 So. Vadnais Heights, Minn. (Hill-Murray HS) 27 Baylee Gillanders D 5-11 Sr. Kyle, Sask. (Warner Hockey School) 29 Amanda Leveille G 5-7 So. Kingston, Ontario (Frontenac Secondary School) 31 Shyler Sletta G 5-5 Jr. Elko New Market, Minn. (New Prague HS) 37 Sidney Peters G 5-10 Fr. Geneva, Ill. (North American Hockey Academy) Head Coach: Brad Frost (Bethel, 1996) Assistant Coaches: Joel Johnson (Bethel, 1996), Nadine Muzerall (Minnesota, 2001) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Andy Kent (Augsburg, 2009) ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Freshmen (7) Dani Cameranesi Kelsey Cline Kate Flug Paige Haley Sidney Peters Kate Schipper Megan Wolfe Sophomores (5) Hannah Brandt Brook Garzone Amanda Leveille Maryanne Menefee Milica McMillen Juniors (5) Rachael Bona Jordyn Burns Meghan Lorence Rachel Ramsey Shyler Sletta Seniors (4) Bethany Brausen Sarah Davis Baylee Gillanders Kelly Terry BY STATE Illinois (1) Sidney Peters Minnesota (14) Rachael Bona Hannah Brandt Bethany Brausen Jordyn Burns Dani Cameranesi Kelsey Cline Kate Flug Paige Haley Meghan Lorence Milica McMillen Rachel Ramsey Kate Schipper Shyler Sletta Megan Wolfe Michigan (1) Maryanne Menefee Oklahoma (1) Brook Garzone BY PROVINCE Ontario (2) Amanda Leveille Kelly Terry Newfoundland and Labrador (1) Sarah Davis Saskatchewan (1) Baylee Gillanders PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NAME PRONUNCIATION Rachael Bona Bethany Brausen Dani Cameranesi Kate Flug Brook Garzone Baylee Gillanders Amanda Leveille Meghan Lorence Milica McMillen Maryanne Menefee Kate Schipper Shyler Sletta Megan Wolfe BAWN-uh BROW-sen CAM-ren-EE-zee flugg gar-zone gill-an-ders LEHV-ee-ay LORE-ence mel-eetz-uh MEN-uh-fee Shipper SHY-ler SLET-uh Wolf

6 GOPHER WOMEN'S HOCKEY Kate Flug F FR Roseville, Minn. Kelly Terry F SR Whitby, Ontario Paige Haley D FR Red Wing, Minn. Rachel Ramsey D JR Chanhassen, Minn. Kelsey Cline D FR Bloomington, Minn. Bethany Brausen F SR Little Canada, Minn. Dani Cameranesi F FR Plymouth, Minn. Amanda Leveille G SO Kingston, Ontario Kate Schipper F FR Brooklyn Park, Minn. Megan Wolfe F FR Eagan, Minn. Jordyn Burns D JR Chanhassen, Minn. Hannah Brandt F SO Vadnais Heights, Minn. Shyler Sletta G JR Elko New Market, Minn. Rachael Bona F JR Coon Rapids, Minn. Milica McMillen D SO St. Paul, Minn. Brook Garzone F SO Sand Springs, Okla. Baylee Gillanders D SR Kyle, Saskatchewan Sidney Peters G FR Geneva, Ill. Sarah Davis F SR Paradise, N.L. Maryanne Menefee F SO Lansing, Mich. Meghan Lorence F JR Mounds View, Minn.

7 MINNESOTA SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result Goals (Season goals) Goaltender, Saves Attendance Sept. 26 TEAM JAPAN # W, 6-0 Lorence, McMillen, Cameranesi, Bona, Terry Leveille, Lorence Sept. 27 BRITISH COLUMBIA # W, 7-0 Schipper, Bona, Davis, Gillanders PP, Schipper PP Leveille, 8; Sletta, Cameranesi, Bona SH Oct. 4 at Colgate W, 3-1 Brandt (1), Bona (1), Bona(2) SH Leveille, Oct. 5 at Colgate W, 8-3 Ramsey(1) PP, Menefee(1) EX, Davis(1) PP, Bona(3), Leveille, Menefee(2), Bona(4), McMillen(1) PP, Ramsey(2) Oct. 11 No. 4/5 WISCONSIN * 6:07 p.m. Oct. 12 No. 4/5 WISCONSIN * 4:07 p.m. Oct. 18 at Minnesota Duluth * 6:07 p.m. Oct. 19 at Minnesota Duluth * 6:07 p.m. Oct. 25 at Bemidji State * 7:07 p.m. Oct. 26 at Bemidji State * 4:07 p.m. Nov. 1 MINNESOTA STATE * 7:07 p.m. Nov. 2 at Minnesota State * 3:07 p.m. Nov. 8 at St. Cloud State * 3:07 p.m. Nov. 9 at St. Cloud State * 3:07 p.m. Nov. 16 NORTH DAKOTA * 2:07 p.m. Nov. 17 NORTH DAKOTA * 2:07 p.m. Nov. 23 at Yale 3:00 p.m. Nov. 24 at Yale 11:00 a.m. Nov. 30 PRINCETON 4:07 p.m. Dec. 1 PRINCETON 1:07 p.m. Dec. 7 at Ohio State * 1:07 p.m. Dec. 8 at Ohio State * 11:07 a.m. Jan. 10 OHIO STATE * 7:07 p.m. Jan. 11 OHIO STATE * 4:07 p.m. Jan. 17 MINNESOTA STATE *^ 4:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at Minnesota State * 1:07 p.m. Jan. 24 ST. CLOUD STATE * 7:07 p.m. Jan. 25 ST. CLOUD STATE * 7:07 p.m. Jan. 31 at North Dakota * 7:07 p.m. Feb. 1 at North Dakota * 7:07 p.m. Feb. 7 BEMIDJI STATE * 7:07 p.m. Feb. 8 BEMIDJI STATE * 4:07 p.m. Feb. 14 at Wisconsin * 7:07 p.m. Feb. 15 at Wisconsin * 7:07 p.m. Feb. 21 MINNESOTA DULUTH * 7:07 p.m. Feb. 22 MINNESOTA DULUTH * 4:07 p.m. Feb. 28 WCHA First-Round TBD March 1 WCHA First-Round TBD March 2 WCHA First-Round TBD March 7-8 WCHA Final Face-Off TBD March NCAA First Round TBD March NCAA Frozen Four TBD All times Central * WCHA game # Exhibition game ^ Denotes Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium Home games in BOLD CAPS at Ridder Arena Schedule is subject to change. Please note: Bold denotes game-winning goal; (#) denotes individual season goals; PP denotes power-play goal; SH denotes shorthanded goal; EN denotes empty net goal; DP denotes delayed penalty goal; HT denotes hat tricks; GT denotes game-tying goal; EX denotes extra attacker.

8 GOPHERS IN THE TOP 10 NATIONAL RANKINGS Points Per Game Rk. Name GP G-A--P PPG 1. Rachael Bona T2. Hannah Brandt T8. Maryanne Menefee Goals Per Game Rk. Name GP G GPG T1. Rachael Bona T7. Rachel Ramsey T7. Maryanne Menefee Assists Per Game Rk. Name GP G GPG T2. Hannah Brandt T8. Rachael Bona Power Play Goals Rk. Name GP PPG/G PPG T6. Sarah Davis T6. Rachel Ramsey T6. Milica McMillen Shorthanded Goals Rk. Name GP SHG/G SHG T2. Rachael Bona Game-Winning Goals Rk. Name GP GWG T1. Rachael Bona 2 2 Points Per Game (Defensemen) Rk. Name GP G-A-P P/GM T7. Rachel Ramsey T7. Milica McMillen T7. Kelsey Cline Points Per Game (Rookie) Rk. Name GP G-A-P P/GM T9. Kelsey Cline T9. Kate Schipper Winning Percentage Rk. Name W-L-T Win % T1. Amanda Leveille Scoring Offense Rk. Name GP G G/GM T3. Minnesota Scoring Defense Rk. Name GP G G/GM T10. Minnesota Scoring Margin Rk. Name GF/GM GA/GM Margin T5. Minnesota Penalty Minutes Rk. Name GP PIM PIM/GM 2. Minnesota Power Play Rk. Name Totals SHA Pct. T6. Minnesota 3/ Combined Special Teams Rk. Name Totals Pct. 5. Minnesota 15/ Winning Percentage Rk. Name W-L-T Pct. T1. Minnesota GOPHER SCORING MARKS MULTI-POINT GAMES Player Number Bona, Rachael 2 Brandt, Hannah 2 Cline, Kelsey 1 Davis, Sarah 1 McMillen, Milica 1 Menefee, Maryanne 1 Ramsey, Rachel 1 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player Number Bona, Rachael 2 Menefee, Maryanne 1 Ramsey, Rachel 1 MULTI-ASSIST GAMES Player Number Bona, Rachael 1 Brandt, Hannah 1 Cline, Kelsey 1 Menefee, Maryanne 1 CURRENT POINT STREAKS Player Games Dates Brandt, Hannah 5 3/16/13-present Bona, Rachael 2 10/4/13-present Schipper, Kate 2 10/4/13-present Cline, Kelsey 1 10/5/13-present Davis, Sarah 1 10/5/13-present McMillen, Milica 1 10/5/13-present Menefee, Maryanne 1 10/5/13-present Ramsey, Rachel 1 10/5/13-present Terry, Kelly 1 10/5/13-present GOPHER AWARD WINNERS WCHA PRESEASON AWARDS Player of the Year: Hannah Brandt Rookie of the Year: Dani Cameranesi WCHA PLAYER OF THE WEEK Oct. 9: Rachael Bona, Offensive TOP 10 RIDDER ARENA GOPHER WOMEN S HOCKEY CROWDS ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT RESULT NOTES 1. 3,400 3/24/13 Boston University W, 6-3 Frozen Four final 2. 3,400 3/22/13 Boston College W, 3-2 (OT) Frozen Four semifinal 3. 3,400 12/1/12 Wisconsin W, 4-1 First Ridder sellout 4. 3,251 1/6/07 Wisconsin L, ,239 10/19/02 St. Cloud State W, 8-0 First game at Ridder 6. 3,142 2/28/04 Minnesota Duluth W, ,056 11/30/02 Minnesota Duluth L, ,017 2/2/13 Minnesota Duluth W, ,895 2/8/09 Wisconsin T, 3-3 (OT) ,823 2/23/08 Wisconsin L, GOPHER SCORING MILESTONE WATCH 100 CAREER POINTS Sarah Davis 93 Hannah Brandt CAREER POINTS Maryanne Menefee 42 Bethany Brausen 36 Meghan Lorence CAREER GOALS Kelly Terry 35 Hannah Brandt 34 Sarah Davis CAREER ASSISTS Rachel Ramsey 41

9 Minnesota Women's Hockey Minnesota Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 10, 2013) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Oct 04 at Colgate W Oct 05 at Colgate W * Oct 11 #4 WISCONSIN * Oct 12 #4 WISCONSIN TEAM STATISTICS MINN OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct G o a ls / G a m e S h o t s / G a m e POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 3 2 S h o r t - h a n d e d 1 0 Empty net 0 0 P e n a lt y 0 0 Unassisted 2 1 Overtime 0 0 S h o o t o u t 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES N u m b e r M in u t e s P e n a lt ie s / G a m e Pen minutes/game SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 7 Rachael Bona Hannah Brandt Maryanne Menefee Rachel Ramsey Sarah Davis Milica McMillen Kelsey Cline Kate Schipper Baylee Gillanders Kelly Terry Bethany Brausen Jordyn Burns Dani Cameranesi Paige Haley Meghan Lorence Megan Wolfe Total Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 29 Amanda Leveille 2 119: TM EMPTY NET 2 0: Total 2 120: Opponents 2 120: Attendance Summary MINN Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 2/507 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total Minnesota Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total Minnesota Opponents