2009–10 North Dakota Fighting Sioux women's ice hockey season
Introduction The '''2009-10 North Dakota Fighting Sioux women's ice hockey season''' took place under head coach Brian Idalski.
Offseason * July 9: University of North Dakota women's ice hockey transfers Monique Lamoureux and Jocelyne Lamoureux were selected as part of 41 players to participate in the 2009 USA Hockey Women's National Festival, which took place August 18–24 in Blaine, Minnesota. It served as the selection camp for the 2009-10 United States women's national ice hockey team competed in the Qwest Tour, a 10-game domestic tour that began Sept. 25 and ended just prior to the start of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. * August 6: Director of athletics Brian Faison announced the resignation of women's hockey assistant coach Grant Kimball, who accepted the position of associate head coach with the University of Vermont's women's hockey program. * August 11: Head coach Brian Idalski announced the hiring of Courtney Drennen on Tuesday as an interim assistant coach for the 2009-10 season. Drennen came to UND after spending the last four seasons as a goaltender in the Mercyhurst College program. * September 9: The WCHA announced that North Dakota defenseman Kelly Lewis and forward Alyssa Wiebe were named as WCHA All-Stars. The two players are among 22 players from the conference to face the 2009-10 U.S Women's National Team in St. Paul, Minn. on September 25.
Exhibition  '''Date'''   '''Opponent'''  '''Location'''  '''Time'''  '''Score'''Fri, Sep 25    Manitoba  Grand Forks, N.D.   7:07 p.m. ND, 3-1Sat, Sep 26    Manitoba  Grand Forks, N.D.    4:07 p.m. Man, 3-2Sat, Oct 10    U.S. Olympic Team (Exhibition)  at Warroad, Minn.    7:00 p.m. USA, 11-1Sat, Nov 21    Manitoba Maple Leafs Grand Forks, N.D.    7:07 p.m. ND, 9-0
Regular season * October 9: The U.S. Women's National Team took on North Dakota in Warroad, Minnesota, in the second game of the Qwest Tour. It was a preview for the North Dakota program and U.S. players Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux, who joined the Fighting Sioux in the next season. * March 3: The University announced the hiring of longtime coach of the Swedish Women's National Team Peter Elander as an associate coach for the 2010-11 season.===Players===* Senior Cassandra Flanagan finished her Sioux career second all-time in games played (142). * Sara Dagenais led the Fighting Sioux in goals this season with 10. * Alyssa Wiebe, led the Sioux with 30 points (9 goals, 21 assists). Her 21 assists this season set a new program record for most assists in a single season. * Goalie Jordi Dagfinrud set single-season records in goals against average (2.39) and save percentage (.923).===Standings======Roster=== '''Number'''  '''Name'''  '''Position'''  '''Height'''  '''Class'''2    Loken, Mary  F  5-6  Fr.3    Babchishin, Janet  F  5-6  Jr.5    Perkins, Holly  F  5-3  Fr.6    Parizek, Allison  F  5-4  Fr.7    Slavin, Jordan  D  5-10  Fr.8    Fellner, Susanne D  5-3  Sr.12    Holmes, Ashley D  5-9  So.13    Wiebe, Alyssa F  5-7  So.15    Gilbert, Megan F  5-7  Fr.16    Flanagan, Cassandra D  5-7  Sr.17    Moir, Alanna  D  5-6  Fr.18    Lamoureux, Jocelyne  F  5-6  So.19    Miller, Margot F  5-9  So.20    Lewis, Kelly D  5-3  Jr.21    Ketcher, Kelsey F  5-7  So.22    Dagenais, Sara F  5-6  So.25    Williams, Alex F  5-2  Sr.27    Harren, Jessica  F  5-7  Fr.28    Lamoureux, Monique  F  5-6  So.29    Ney, Stephanie G  5-9  So.30    Dagfinrud, Jorid G  5-6  RFr.32    Molle, Candace D  5-5  Fr.33    Kirkham, Brittany G  5-4  Sr.39    Roy, Stephanie F  5-4  Jr.91    Furia, Ashley  F  5-6  Fr.===Schedule=== '''Date'''   '''Opponent'''  '''Location'''  '''Time'''  '''Score''' '''Record'''Fri, Oct 02    Wisconsin*  at Madison, Wis.    7:07 p.m. Win, 2-01-0-0Sat, Oct 03    Wisconsin*  at Madison, Wis.    7:07 p.m. Loss, 3-0  1-1-0Sat, Oct 17    Minnesota State*  Grand Forks, N.D.    2:07 p.m. Loss, 2-4 1-2-0Sun, Oct 18    Minnesota State*  Grand Forks, N.D.    2:07 p.m. Tie, 1-1  1-2-1Fri, Oct 23    Minnesota Duluth*  at Duluth, Minn.    7:07 p.m. Loss, 1-4  1-3-1Sat, Oct 24    Minnesota Duluth*  at Duluth, Minn.    7:07 p.m. Fri, Oct 30    St. Cloud State*  at St. Cloud, Minn.    7:07 p.m. Sat, Oct 31    St. Cloud State*  at St. Cloud, Minn.    2:07 p.m. Fri, Nov 06    Ohio State*  Grand Forks, N.D.    7:07 p.m. Sat, Nov 07    Ohio State*  Grand Forks, N.D.    4:07 p.m. Fri, Nov 27    Maine (Olympic Rink)  Grand Forks, N.D.    2:07 p.m. 5-5Sat, Nov 28    Maine (Olympic Rink)  Grand Forks, N.D.    2:07 p.m. 3-3Fri, Dec 04    Bemidji State*  at Bemidji, Minn.    7:07 p.m. 0-3Sat, Dec 05    Bemidji State*  Grand Forks, N.D.    7:07 p.m. 2-3 (OT)Sat, Dec 12    Minnesota*  Grand Forks, N.D.    2:07 p.m. Sun, Dec 13    Minnesota*  Grand Forks, N.D.    2:07 p.m. Fri, Jan 01    Union  at Schenectady, N.Y.    7:00 p.m. 1-3Sat, Jan 02    Union  at Schenectady, N.Y.    7:00 p.m. 5-0Fri, Jan 08   Wisconsin*  Fargo, N.D.    7:37 p.m. 3-1Sat, Jan 09   Wisconsin*  Fargo, N.D.    7:37 p.m. 0-2Fri, Jan 15   St. Cloud State*  Grand Forks, N.D.    7:07 p.m. Sat, Jan 16   St. Cloud State*  Grand Forks, N.D.    4:07 p.m. Sun, Jan 24   Minnesota*  at Minneapolis, Minn.    7:07 p.m. Mon, Jan 25   Minnesota*  at Minneapolis, Minn.    4:07 p.m. Sat, Jan 30   Minnesota Duluth*  Grand Forks, N.D.    2:07 p.m. Sun, Jan 31   Minnesota Duluth*  Grand Forks, N.D.    2:07 p.m. Fri, Feb 05   Ohio State*  at Columbus, Ohio    7:07 p.m. Sat, Feb 06   Ohio State*  at Columbus, Ohio    4:07 p.m. Fri, Feb 12   Bemidji State *  Grand Forks, N.D.    7:07 p.m. 2-0Sat, Feb 13   Bemidji State*  at Bemidji, Minn.    7:07 p.m. 0-1Fri, Feb 19   Minnesota State*  at Mankato, Minn.    7:07 p.m. Sat, Feb 20   Minnesota State*   at Mankato, Minn.    3:07 p.m.  Fri, Feb 26 -  Sun, Feb 28    WCHA Playoffs -1st Round   at TBA    TBA
Player stats  = Indicates team leader===Skaters=== '''Player''' '''Games'''  '''Goals'''  '''Assists'''  '''Points'''  '''Points/game''' '''PIM''' '''GWG''' '''PPG''' '''SHG'''Alyssa Wiebe34 92130 0.8824 40 1 0 1Sara Dagenais 3410 9 19 0.5588 22 2 1 0Mary Loken 34 7 9 16 0.4706 22 1 2 0Ashley Furia 34 6 8 14 0.4118 22 1 1 0 Holly Perkins 20 6 4 10 0.5000 18 1 2 0 Margot Miller 34 4 6 10 0.2941 16 0 2 1 Kelly Lewis 34 1 9 10 0.2941 24 1 1 0 Jordan Slavin 34 3 4 7 0.2059 32 0 0 0Candace Molle 31 1 6 7 0.2258 43 0 0 0Stephanie Roy 20 3 3 6 0.3000 10 0 1 0Megan Gilbert 34 1 5 6 0.1765 6 0 0 0Susanne Fellner 34 3 2 5 0.1471 14 0 2 0Ashley Holmes 31 1 4 5 0.1613 12 0 0 0Alex Williams 29 3 1 4 0.1379 17 0 1 0Kelsey Ketcher 34 1 2 3 0.0882 16 1 0 0 Allison Parizek 34 1 1 2 0.0588 20 0 0 0Janet Babchishin 11 1 1 2 0.1818 0 0 0 0 Cassandra Flanagan 34 0 2 2 0.0588 54 0 0 0 Jessica Harren 33 0 1 1 0.0303 0 0 0 0Stephanie Ney 14 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0Jorid Dagfinrud 22 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0 Brittany Kirkham 5 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0Alanna Moir 11 0 0 0 0.0000 2 0 0 0===Goaltenders=== '''Player'''  '''Games Played'''  '''Minutes'''  '''Goals Against'''  '''Wins'''  '''Losses''' '''Ties''' '''Shutouts''' '''Save %''' '''Goals Against Average''' Ilana Friedman                    Caitlin Whitlock                    Kristen Olychuck
Postseason  '''Date'''  '''Location'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Score'''  '''Notes''' Feb. 26  Heritage Center      Minnesota Duluth  2-6  Emmanuelle Blais scores 4 goals Feb. 27  Heritage Center       Minnesota Duluth  1-3   Bulldogs sweep series
International * April 7: Jordan Slavin was named to the 2010 U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team.
Awards and honors * Sara Dagenais, All-WCHA Academic Team * Jorid Dagfinrud, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 5)* Jorid Dagfinrud, All-WCHA Academic Team* Cassandra Flanagan, All-WCHA Academic Team* Mary Loken, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 4)* Margot Miller, All-WCHA Academic Team* Stephanie Roy, All-WCHA Academic Team* Alyssa Wiebe, All-WCHA Academic Team (''To qualify for the All-WCHA Academic Team, student-athletes must have one year at the present college and a grade point average of at least 3.0 for the previous two semesters.'')
References
External links *  Official site