2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers
women's ice hockey season
2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers; women's ice hockey season
WCHA Tournament Champions; NCAA Frozen Four Champions, 2–0 vs Minnesota
Conference	WCHA
Home ice	LaBahn Arena
Record
Overall	35–4–2
Home	20–1–2
Road	11–3–0
Neutral	4–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mark Johnson
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The Wisconsin Badgers represented the University of Wisconsin in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2018-19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the 2019 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, it was the fifth national championship in program history and their first national title since 2011.^[1] Goaltender Kristen Campbell recorded 27 saves, recording her 11th shutout of the season.^[1] Of note, seniors Sophia Shaver and Annie Pankowski scored for the Badgers in the national championship game. During the 2019 postseason, Pankowski amassed 11 goals in seven games. With her goal in the national championship game, a shorthanded marker in the second period, she set a new program record for most shorthanded goals in Badgers history.^[1]

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Britta Curl	Forward	United States	Competed with the Bismarck Blizzard in North Dakota, winning four state championships
Jessie DeVito	Forward	United States	Captain of the Mid-Fairfield Connecticut Stars
Cami Kronish	Goaltender	United States	Won JWHL Goaltender of the Year and first-team all-star honors as a member of the North American Hockey Academy
Nicole Lamantia	Defense	United States	Played for the Chicago Mission
Sophie Shirley	Forward	Canada	Competed for the Calgary Inferno

Regular season

Standings

2018–19 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Minnesota†	24	19	4	1	0	58	95	48	39	32	6	1	160	69
#1 Wisconsin*	24	18	4	2	0	56	78	26	41	35	4	2	155	43
#9 Ohio State	24	12	10	2	2	40	57	58	35	20	13	2	95	82
Minnesota Duluth	35	24	9	11	4	35	63	69	35	15	16	4	92	99
Bemidji State	24	10	12	2	0	32	49	67	36	13	21	2	75	103
Minnesota State	24	3	16	5	2	16	41	71	35	9	19	7	64	91
St. Cloud State	24	5	19	0	0	15	38	82	37	10	25	2	66	119
Championship: March 10, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record ^[2]
Regular Season
September 28	Lindenwood*	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Kristen Campbell	W 3–2	1–0–0
September 29	Lindenwood*	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Kristen Campbell	W 6–0	2–0–0
October 5	at Mercyhurst*	Erie, PA	Kristen Campbell	W 6–1	3–0–0
October 6	at Mercyhurst*	Erie, PA	Kristen Campbell	W 5–3	4–0–0
October 13	Minnesota Duluth	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Kristen Campbell	W 4–2	5–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 14	Minnesota Duluth	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Kristen Campbell	W 3–1	6–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 19	Princeton*	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Kristen Campbell	W 4–3	7–0–0
October 21	Princeton*	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Kristen Campbell	W 3–0	8–0–0
October 27	Minnesota	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Alex Gulstene	L 0–1	8–1–0 (2–1–0)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

2018–19 Badgers

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Natalie Buchbinder	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Fairport, New York	Shattuck-St. Mary's
4	Mikaela Gardner	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Plainfield, Illinois	Team USA U18
6	Presley Norby	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Team USA U18
7	Sam Cogan	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Team Canada U18
8	Maddie Rowe	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	River Falls, Wisconsin	Minnesota Blades
9	Sophie Shirley	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Calgary Inferno (CWHL)
10	Delaney Drake	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Traverse City, Michigan	North American Hockey Academy
12	Sophia Shaver (A)	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Wayzata, Minnesota	Team USA U18
13	Maddie Rolfes	Senior (RS)	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	West Des Moines, Iowa	Team USA U18
14	Alexis Mauermann	Junior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Janesville, Wisconsin	Team USA U18
15	Caitlin Schneider	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Glenview, Illinois	Chicago Young Americans
18	Abby Roque	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	Team USA U18
19	Annie Pankowski	Senior (RS)	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Laguna Hills, California	Irondale HS
20	Brette Pettet	Sophomore	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Kentville, Nova Scotia	Team Canada U-18
22	Mekenzie Steffen	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Centerville, Minnesota	Team USA U18
23	Kyleigh Hanzik	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin	North American Hockey Academy
26	Emily Clark	Senior (RS)	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Okanagan Hockey Academy
27	Grace Bowlby	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Edina, Minnesota	Team USA U-18
29	Nikki Cece	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets
32	Breanna Blesi	Sophomore	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Maple Grove HS
35	Kristen Campbell	Junior (RS)	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Brandon, Manitoba	U North Dakota

Awards and honors

Annie Pankowski, 2018–19 All-America selection (First Team)
Kristen Campbell, 2018–19 All-America selection (Second Team)

WCHA Weekly Awards

Kristen Campbell, WCHA Goaltender of the Week (awarded November 6)
Kristen Campbell, WCHA Goaltender of the Week (awarded November 20)
Mekenzie Steffen, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (awarded November 6)

WCHA honors

Annie Pankowski, WCHA Offensive Player of the Year
Kristen Campbell, WCHA Goaltender of the Year
Kristen Campbell, WCHA Goaltending Champion (Campbell led WCHA netminders with a 1.08 goals-against average in league play)
Sophie Shirley, WCHA Rookie of the Year
Mark Johnson, WCHA Coach of the Year

WCHA All-Stars

Kristen Campbell, 2018–19 All-WCHA First Team
Annie Pankowski, 2018–19 All-WCHA First Team
Mekenzie Steffen, 2018–19 All-WCHA First Team
Sophie Shirley, 2018–19 All-WCHA Second Team
Abby Roque, 2018–19 All-WCHA Second Team
Maddie Rolfes, 2018–19 All-WCHA Second Team

WCHA All-Rookie Team

Britta Curl, Forward
Sophie Shirley, Forward

WCHA 20th Anniversary Team

Ann-Renée Desbiens, Goaltender (2013–17)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "IT'S COMING HOME: No. 1 Badgers win 2019 NCAA National Championship". uwbadgers.com. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
^ "2018–19 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
^ "2018–19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

[2019FrozenFour-1] "IT'S COMING HOME: No. 1 Badgers win 2019 NCAA National Championship". uwbadgers.com. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[2] "2018–19 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[3] "2018–19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

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v t e Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey
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Coaches	Julie Sasner (1999–2000) Trina Bourget (2000–2002) Mark Johnson (2002–2009, 2010–present) Tracey DeKeyser (2009–2010)
Rivalries	Minnesota
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Olympians	Emily Clark Jesse Compher Ann-Renée Desbiens Brianna Decker Meghan Duggan Molly Engstrom Caroline Harvey Hilary Knight Erika Lawler Carla MacLeod Meaghan Mikkelson Sarah Nurse Alex Rigsby Blayre Turnbull Jessie Vetter Kerry Weiland Jinelle Zaugg
Patty Kazmaier Award	Sara Bauer (2006) Jessie Vetter (2009) Meghan Duggan (2011) Brianna Decker (2012) Ann-Renée Desbiens (2017)
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