2009–10 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season
Introduction The Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey team represented Bemidji State University and participated in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. This was the Beavers final season in the John S. Glas Field House. For the 2010–11 season, the Beavers will move into the Bemidji Regional Events Center. Goaltender Zuzana Tomčíková represented her homeland of  in Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Bemidji State doubled their win production compared to the 2008–09 season, when the Beavers claimed only six victories.
Offseason *May 11: The Beavers signed two more players to National Letters of Intent, joining the four that were inked during the early signing period in November 2008.All six players will play for BSU in fall 2009.Molly Arola and Jamie Hatheway have both inked with BSU during the spring signing period. They join early signees Sadie Lundquist, Mackenzie Thurston, Keirstin Visser and Erika Wheelhouse. *May 19: Head coach Steve Sertich announced that senior Franny Dorr, senior Jackie Robertson  and junior Erin Cody have been selected as captains for the upcoming 2009-10 campaign. All three players will wear the C on their sweater for the first time in their careers. All three participated in 36 games during the previous season. *September 9: The WCHA announced that Bemidji State goaltender Zuzana Tomčíková, has been named as a WCHA All-Star. She is among 22 players from the conference to face the 2009–10 U.S Women’s National Team in St. Paul, Minn. on September 25.
Regular season ===Standings======Roster=== '''Number'''  '''Name'''  '''Position'''  '''Class''' '''Height'''2	Jackie Robertson  	D	Sr.	5-85	Nicole Rawlings	F	Sr.	5-26	Kaylee Keys	F	So. 5-38	Erin Johnson	F	Jr.	5-69	Annie Bauerfeld	F	Jr.	5-610	Emily Erickson	F	Fr. 5-911	Erin Babineau	F	So. 5-412	Lexy Parenteau 	F/D	Jr.	5-613	Erin Cody F	Jr.	5-714	Erika Wheelhouse	D	Fr. 5-315	Marlee Wheelhouse	F/D	So. 5-116	MacKenzie Thurston	F	Fr. 5-817	Sadie LundquistF	Fr. 5-518	Keirstin Visser	D	Fr. 5-820	Brittany DeBoer	D	So. 5-1121	Hayley WilliamsF	Fr. 5-422	Lauren Williams	F	So. 5-323	Molly Arola	F	Fr. 5-925	Montana Vichorek	D	So. 5-727	Franny Dorr 	F	Sr.	5-729	Kim Lieder	F/D	So. 5-731	Alana McElhinney	G	So. 5-835	Eri Kiribuchi	G	So. 5-288	Zuzana TomčíkováG	So. 5-1191	Jamie Hatheway	F	Fr. 5-4===Schedule=== '''Date'''  '''Time'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Location'''  '''Score'''  '''Record''' Oct. 2	6:00 pm	Mercyhurst	Erie, Pa.  1-4 0-1-0Oct. 3	1:00 pm	Mercyhurst	Erie, Pa.  1-6  0-2-0Oct. 10	7:07 pm	 Wisconsin	Coleraine, Minn. 1-01-2-0Oct. 11	4:07 pm	 Wisconsin	Bemidji, Minn. 1-3 1-3-0Oct. 16	7:07 pm	 Ohio State	Bemidji, Minn.3-51-4-0Oct. 17	2:07 pm	 Ohio State	Bemidji, Minn.2-21-4-1Oct. 23	6:00 pm	Northeastern	Boston, Mass.1-21-5-1Oct. 24	2:00 pm	Northeastern	Boston, Mass.2-31-6-1Oct. 30	7:07 pm	Wayne State	Bemidji, Minn.3-12-6-1Oct. 31	2:07 pm	Wayne State	Bemidji, Minn.1-62-7-1Nov. 6	7:07 pm	 Minnesota State	Mankato, Minn.2-22-7-2Nov. 7	3:07 pm	 Minnesota State	Mankato, Minn.3-13-7-2Nov. 13	7:07 pm	 St. Cloud State	Bemidji, Minn.1-04-7-2Nov. 14	2:07 pm	 St. Cloud State	Bemidji, Minn.2-54-8-2Nov. 20	6:07 pm	 Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.2-44-9-2Nov. 21	4:07 pm	 Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.1-34-10-2Dec. 5	7:07 pm	 North Dakota	Grand Forks, N.D.3-05-10-2Dec. 6	7:07 pm	 North Dakota	Bemidji, Minn.3-2 (OT)6-10-2Dec. 12	3:07 pm	 Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.1-46-11-2Dec. 13	3:07 pm	 Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.2-26-11-3Jan. 8	7:07 pm	 Minnesota State	Bemidji, Minn.2-26-11-4Jan. 9	3:07 pm	 Minnesota State	Bemidji, Minn.3-07-11-4Jan. 15	6:07 pm	 Minnesota	Bemidji, Minn.1-17-11-5Jan. 16	4:07 pm	 Minnesota	Bemidji, Minn.1-17-11-6Jan. 22	6:07 pm	 Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio2-57-12-6Jan. 23	1:07 pm	 Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio1-08-12-6Jan. 29	7:07 pm	 St. Cloud State	St. Cloud, Minn.2-38-13-6Jan. 30	2:07 pm	 St. Cloud State	St. Cloud, Minn.3-38-13-7Feb. 6	1:07 pm	 Wisconsin*	Madison, Wisc.1-68-14-7Feb. 7	2:07 pm	 Wisconsin	Madison, Wisc.2-09-14-7Feb. 12	7:07 pm	 North Dakota	Bemijdi, Minn.0-29-15-7Feb. 13	7:07 pm	 North Dakota	Grand Forks, N.D.1-010-15-7Feb. 19	2:07 pm	 Minnesota Duluth	Bemidji, Minn. 2-510-16-7Feb. 20	2:07 pm	 Minnesota Duluth	Bemidji, Minn.0-310-17-7
Player stats  = Indicates team leader===Skaters=== '''Player''' '''Games'''  '''Goals'''  '''Assists'''  '''Points'''  '''Points/game''' '''PIM''' '''GWG''' '''PPG''' '''SHG'''Erin Cody38 20 13 33 0.8684 28 1 5 0 Annie Bauerfeld 38 9 18 27 0.7105 16 1 3 0 Montana Vichorek 38 5 12 17 0.4474 48 2 2 0 Emily Erickson 38 6 9 15 0.3947 0 1 1 0 Frances Dorr 38 4 10 14 0.3684 10 0 1 0 Erika Wheelhouse 38 0 14 14 0.3684 8 0 0 0 Erin Johnson 18 6 5 11 0.6111 38 3 2 0 Sadie Lundquist 38 2 8 10 0.2632 24 1 0 0 Keirstin Visser 38 3 3 6 0.1579 42 1 2 0 Marlee Wheelhouse 38 0 6 6 0.1579 22 0 0 0 Mackenzie Thurston 38 2 2 4 0.1053 8 0 0 0 Kimberly Lieder35 0 4 4 0.1143 18 0 0 0 Jamie Hatheway 27 2 0 2 0.0741 8 1 0 0 Jackie Robertson 38 1 1 2 0.0526 35 0 0 0 Erin Babineau 26 0 1 1 0.0385 10 0 0 0 Lexy Parenteau 36 0 1 1 0.0278 10 0 0 0 Alana McElhinney 13 0 1 1 0.0769 6 0 0 0 Nicole Rawlings 17 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0 Kaylee Keys 15 0 0 0 0.0000 20 0 0 0 Molly Arola 24 0 0 0 0.0000 2 0 0 0 Lauren Williams 33 0 0 0 0.0000 18 0 0 0 Hayley Williams 16 0 0 0 0.0000 8 0 0 0 Zuzana Tomčíková 26 0 0 0 0.0000 2 0 0 0===Goaltenders=== '''Player'''  '''Games Played'''  '''Minutes'''  '''Goals Against'''  '''Wins'''  '''Losses''' '''Ties''' '''Shutouts''' '''Save %''' '''Goals Against Average''' Zuzana Tomčíková    26             .938 2.06Alana McElhinney13.8973.08
Postseason  '''Date'''    '''Opponent'''  '''Location'''  '''Score'''  '''Notes'''  Feb. 26	St. Cloud State	St. Cloud   0-3    Feb. 27	St. Cloud State	 St. Cloud  2-1   End 14 game playoff losing streak Feb. 28	St. Cloud State	Bemidji  4-1   Advance to first ever WCHA Final Face-Off*February 27: Bemidji State ends its 14 game playoff losing streak in a 2-1 victory over St. Cloud State. *February 28: By defeating St. Cloud State in Game 3, the Beavers advance to the WCHA Final Face-Off for the first time in school history. Zuzana Tomčíková had 27 saves and the win was the Beavers 12th win of the season. It ties the school record for most wins in a season (accomplished in 2001-02). The Beavers will now play the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in the WCHA semi-finals. In the two playoff wins, Annie Bauerfeld had four points (two goals and two assists) to lead the team in points. Montana Vichorek's three points (one goal and two assists) ranked second.===WCHA Final Faceoff===*Semifinals '''Date'''    '''Opponent'''  '''Location'''  '''Score'''  '''Notes'''  Feb. 26	Minnesota Duluth	 Ridder Arena    3-7   Emily Erickson had three points*Notes**Freshman Erika Wheelhouse assisted on the final goal for her fourteenth on the season. Her number ranked second on the team. **Erin Cody scored her 20th goal of the season in the loss to the Bulldogs. Her 33 points (20 goals, 13 assists) was the best of her NCAA career. In the all-time ranks, she is tied for third all-time with 36 career goals. **Senior Jackie Robertson finished her NCAA career by playing in 144 games. She shares the record with her former teammate Brooke Collins.
Awards and honors *Steve Sertich, WCHA Coach of the Year *Zuzana Tomčíková, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12)*Zuzana Tomčíková, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 9)*Zuzana Tomčíková, WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 20)*Zuzana Tomčíková, Patty Kazmaier Award nominee*Zuzana Tomčíková, Co-WCHA Player of the Year*Erika Wheelhouse, Bemidji State, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 11)
References
External links * Official site