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1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers
women's ice hockey season
AWCHA National Champions
ConferenceWCHA
Record
Overall32–6–1
Conference21–2–1
Home15–3–0
Road13–2–1
Neutral4–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachLaura Halldorson
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey seasons
« 1998–99 2000–01 »

In the 1999–2000 season, the Golden Gophers ice hockey team from the University of Minnesota won its first women’s national team title at the AWCHA National Championship. Nadine Muzerall scored the game-winning goal in the 4–2 national championship win over Brown Bears and earned all-tournament honors with three goals and an assist in two games. For the season, Muzerall owned totals of 49 goals, 28 assists and 77 points.

Muzerall’s 49 goals, 16 power-play goals and 1.29 goals-per-game were school records. In a 10–0 win over Bemidji State, she set school records with five goals and seven points, during a season which saw her go on a 20-game point streak.[1]

Regular Season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Source.[2]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
Oct 15 7:05 St. Cloud State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 10–1  1,180 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
Oct 16 3:05 at St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN Nicholas W 10–1  179 2–0–0 (2–0–0)
Oct 23 2:00 at Providence* Providence, RI Killewald W 3–1  250 3–0–0 (2–0–0)
Oct 24 2:00 at Providence* Providence, RI Killewald L 0–1  250 3–1–0 (2–0–0)
Oct 29 7:00 at Northeastern* Boston, MA Killewald W 3–1  213 4–1–0 (2–0–0)
Oct 30 7:00 at Northeastern* Boston Killewald L 1–4  197 4–2–0 (2–0–0)
Nov 5 7:05 Brown* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 4–0  1,128 5–2–0 (2–0–0)
Nov 7 2:05 Harvard* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 3–8  1,261 5–3–0 (2–0–0)
Nov 12 7:05 at Ohio State Columbus, OH Killewald W 3–0  249 6–3–0 (3–0–0)
Nov 13 7:05 at Ohio State Columbus, OH Killewald W 7–1  303 7–3–0 (4–0–0)
Nov 19 7:05 at Wisconsin Madison, WI Nicholas W 7–4  530 8–3–0 (5–0–0)
Nov 20 7:05 at Wisconsin Madison, WI Nicholas W 5–0  732 9–3–0 (6–0–0)
Nov 23 7:05 Minnesota State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 7–1  688 10–3–0 (7–0–0)
Dec 3 7:05 Minnesota Duluth Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 4–5  1,620 10–4–0 (7–1–0)
Dec 4 7:05 Minnesota Duluth Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald L 0–1  1,673 10–5–0 (7–2–0)
Dec 11 2:10 Dartmouth* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 5–4  851 11–5–0 (7–2–0)
Dec 12 1:05 Dartmouth* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 4–3  1,181 12–5–0 (7–2–0)
Jan 10 7:08 at Bemidji State Bemidji, MN Killewald W 4–2  261 13–5–0 (8–2–0)
Jan 11 7:05 at Bemidji State Bemidji, MN Killewald W 11–1  1,128 14–5–0 (9–2–0)
Jan 14 2:05 at Minnesota State Mankato, MN Nicholas W 7–1  123 15–5–0 (10–2–0)
Jan 15 2:05 at Minnesota State Mankato, MN Killewald W 10–0  252 16–5–0 (11–2–0)
Jan 21 7:05 Bemidji State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 6–1  755 17–5–0 (12–2–0)
Jan 22 7:05 Bemidji State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 10–0  1,007 18–5–0 (13–2–0)
Jan 29 1:05 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 6–2  904 19–5–0 (13–2–0)
Jan 30 1:05 New Hampshire* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 5–4  1,128 20–5–0 (13–2–0)
Feb 4 7:05 Ohio State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 4–1  1,103 21–5–0 (14–2–0)
Feb 5 7:05 Ohio State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 6–0  1,021 22–5–0 (15–2–0)
Feb 8 7:05 Minnesota State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 8–3  804 23–5–0 (16–2–0)
Feb 11 7:05 at Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN Killewald W 4–3  952 24–5–0 (17–2–0)
Feb 12 7:05 at Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN Killewald T 2–2  1,041 24–5–1 (17–2–1)
Feb 18 7:05 St. Cloud State Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 5–0  923 25–5–1 (18–2–1)
Feb 19 3:05 at St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN Nicholas W 5–2  314 26–5–1 (19–2–1)
Feb 26 2:05 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Killewald W 11–3  1,367 27–5–1 (20–2–1)
Feb 27 2:05 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN Nicholas W 4–2  1,687 28–5–1 (21–2–1)
WCHA Tournament
Mar 2 12:00 vs. Minnesota State* Bloomington, MN (WCHA Quarterfinal) Nicholas W 10–0  652 29–5–1 (21–2–1)
Mar 3 3:30 vs. Wisconsin* Bloomington, MN (WCHA Semifinal) Killewald W 5–0  746 30–5–1 (21–2–1)
Mar 4 7:00 vs. Minnesota Duluth* Bloomington, MN (WCHA Championship) Killewald L 0–2  1,826 30–6–1 (21–2–1)
AWCHA Tournament
Mar 24 8:00 vs. Minnesota Duluth* Boston, MA (AWCHA Semifinal) Killewald W 3–2  1,409 31–6–1 (21–2–1)
Mar 25 7:00 vs. Brown* Boston, MA (AWCHA Championship) Killewald W 4–2  2,249 32–6–1 (21–2–1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster[edit]

Source[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Massachusetts Courtney Kennedy Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-03-29 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
3 Massachusetts Shannon Kennedy Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1977-11-14 Woburn, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
4 Ontario Nadine Muzerall Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1978-10-19 Mississauga, Ontario Kimball Union Academy
5 Minnesota Winny Brodt Junior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1978-02-18 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
6 Minnesota Angela Borek Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1978-06-02 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
7 Minnesota Sarma Pone Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1979-05-05 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Southwest High School
8 Minnesota Kelly Olson Junior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1979-03-06 Little Canada, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
9 Minnesota Megan Milbert Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1979-04-24 South Saint Paul, Minnesota South St. Paul Secondary
10 Minnesota Kris Scholz Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1977-10-19 Hugo, Minnesota Stillwater Area High School
16 Minnesota Betsey Kukowski Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1979-02-23 Apple Valley, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
18 Wisconsin Emily Buchholz Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1978-09-27 Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun High School
20 Minnesota Lacey Franzmeier Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1979-05-20 Stacy, Minnesota Forest Lake Area High School
21 Minnesota Laura Slominski Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-06-28 Burnsville, Minnesota Burnsville High School
22 Minnesota Gwen Anderson Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1980-09-08 North Saint Paul, Minnesota North Saint Paul High School
23 Minnesota Tracy Donaghue Junior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1979-01-12 Maple Grove, Minnesota Osseo Senior High School
24 Minnesota Tracy Engstrom Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1980-02-17 Willmar, Minnesota Willmar High School
26 Minnesota Alyson Sundberg Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1981-04-08 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
27 Alaska Ambria Thomas Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1978-10-30 Fairbanks, Alaska West Valley High School
29 Minnesota Ronda Curtin Freshman 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1980-11-02 Roseville, Minnesota Roseville Area High School
35 Oklahoma Crystal Nicholas Sophomore G 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1980-07-15 Tulsa, Oklahoma Union High School
36 Michigan Erica Killewald Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1979-11-20 Troy, Michigan Troy High School

Awards and honors[edit]

  • Nadine Muzerall led the nation in goals (49)
  • Nadine Muzerall led the nation in power-play goals (16)
  • Nadine Muzerall led the nation in power-play points (27)
  • Nadine Muzerall led the nation in game-winning goals (9)
  • Nadine Muzerall, First Team All-WCHA
  • Nadine Muzerall, Minnesota team most valuable player honors

References[edit]

  1. ^ "– Gophersports.com Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  2. ^ "1999–2000 Women's Hockey Schedule". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "1999–00 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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