2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season
Conference	2nd WCHA
Home ice	Kohl Center
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	#5
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	#5
Record
Overall	25-6-3
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mark Johnson
Assistant coaches	Tracey Cornell Dan Koch Forrest Kerr Sis Paulsen
Captain(s)	Carla MacLeod
Alternate captain(s)	Meghan Hunter Steph Millar
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The 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team was the Badgers' 4th season. Head coach Mark Johnson was in his first season as Badgers head coach.

Regular season

Senior Meghan Hunter finished her Badgers career as the all-time career goals scored leader (since broken) with 84 goals. She also finished as the Badgers all-time career leader in assists (since broken) with 93.

Schedule

Date	Result	Opponent	Score
10/10	W	VERMONT	2-0
10/11	W	VERMONT	7-0
10/19	W	University of Maine	5-4
10/20	W	University of Maine	6-1
10/25	L	MINNESOTA (1)	0-3
10/26	L	MINNESOTA (1)	1-3
11/1	L	OHIO STATE	2-3
11/2	W	OHIO STATE	3-1
11/7	W	Bemidji State	4-1
11/8	W	Bemidji State	2-0
11/14	W	Minnesota State	3-0
11/15	W	Minnesota State	4-3
11/21	W	ST. CLOUD STATE	4-0
11/22	W	ST. CLOUD STATE	8-1
12/5	L	Minnesota Duluth	0-3
12/6	W	Minnesota Duluth	3-2
1/10	T	Northeastern	1-1 OT
1/11	T	Northeastern	2-2 OT
1/17	T	MINNESOTA DULUTH (4)	1-1 OT
1/18	W	MINNESOTA DULUTH (4)	5-2
1/30	W	St. Cloud State	4-1
1/31	W	St. Cloud State	6-2
2/7	W	MINNESOTA STATE (9)	3-0
2/8	W	MINNESOTA STATE (9)	4-1
2/13	W	at Minnesota	2-1 OT
2/14	L	at Minnesota	1-2
2/20	W	NIAGARA	4-0
2/21	W	NIAGARA	8-1
2/27	W	Ohio State (10)	5-1
2/28	W	Ohio State (10)	8-2
3/6	W	BEMIDJI STATE	6-0
3/7	W	BEMIDJI STATE	2-1
3/13	L	Minnesota Duluth	1-3
3/14	W	Ohio State	5-4

Awards and honors

• Sara Bauer, All-WCHA, Second Team
• Sara Bauer, WCHA Rookie of the Year
• Sara Bauer, WCHA All-Rookie Team
• Christine Dufour, WCHA All-Rookie Team
• Molly Engstrom, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
• Molly Engstrom, All–WCHA, First Team
• Meghan Horras, All-WCHA, Second Team
• Meghan Horras, WCHA Goaltending Champion
• Meghan Horras, USCHO.com Player of the Week, Nov. 18, 2003
• Carla MacLeod, AHCA All-Americans, Second team
• Carla MacLeod, All-WCHA, Second Team
• Carla MacLeod, USCHO.com Player of the Week, February 10, 2004
• Bobbi Jo Slusar, WCHA All-Rookie Team

WCHA Rookie of the Week

• Sara Bauer, Mar. 2, 2004
• Sara Bauer, Mar. 9, 2004
• Christine Dufour, Nov. 10, 2003
• Lindsay Macy, Feb. 23, 2004
• Meaghan Mikkelson, Oct 13, 2003
• Meaghan Mikkelson, March 8, 2004

WCHA Player of the Week

• Nikki Burish, Nov. 24, 2003
• Meghan Horras, Jan. 19, 2004
• Meghan Horras, Feb. 16, 2004
• Carla MacLeod, Nov. 17, 2003
• Carla MacLeod, Feb. 9, 2004
• Karen Rickard, Nov. 10, 2003
• Karen Rickard, March 1, 2004

Academic Awards

• Nikki Burish, Academic All-WCHA
• Nikki Burish, Academic All-Big Ten
• Sharon Cole, Academic All-WCHA
• Sharon Cole, Academic All-Big Ten
• Sharon Cole, UW Athletic Board Scholars
• Leah Federman, Academic All-Big Ten
• Kathryn Greaves, Academic All-WCHA
• Leah Federman, Academic All-Big Ten
• Stephanie Millar, Academic All-WCHA
• Stephanie Millar, Academic All-Big Ten
• Nicole Uliasz, Academic All-WCHA
• Nicole Uliasz, Academic All-Big Ten
• Amy Vermeulen, Academic All-WCHA
• Amy Vermeulen, Academic All-Big Ten

Team Awards

• Sara Bauer, Rookie of the Year
• Sara Bauer, Offensive Player of the Year
• Molly Engstrom, Badger Award (known as Most Inspirational Player award)
• Molly Engstrom, Defensive Player of the Year
• Kathryn Greaves, W Club Community Service Award
• Meghan Hunter and Karen Rickard, Jeff Sauer Award (Presented to the player who consistently demonstrates dedication to her teammates)