2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg 100px 2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers women Western Collegiate Hockey Association WCHA 1st USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine #1 USCHO.com/CBS College Sports #1 37–2–2 17–1–1 14–1–1 6–0–0 Mark Johnson Peter JohnsonJackie FriesenTracey DeKeyser Meghan Duggan Mallory DeluceGeena ProughHilary Knight Kohl Center NCAA Division I National ChampionsWCHA Regular Season ChampionsWCHA Tournament Champions NCAA Championship Game W 4–1 vs. Boston University 2009–10 2011–12 background:#cc1122; color:#ffffff; background:#eeeeee; thumb | right | Opening day for the women's hockey team with Bucky the mascot (November 2010) The Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team represented the University of Wisconsin. The team finished the season by winning the school's fourth NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. Senior captain, Meghan Duggan, was awarded the 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award. Offseason September 28: In the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll, the Badgers have been voted as the pre-season Number 5.https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/092810aaa.htmlSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes News and notes October 2: Hilary Knight had a five-point game in a 6–0 victory over RPI. She had a natural hat trick to start the game and then had two assists.http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201010/oct6wpw.php WCHA.com – WCHA Press Releases Carolyne Prevost had a four-goal series (two game-winners, a shorthanded goal, a power-play goal) as the Badgers swept Bemidji State in their league-opening series. She led the Badgers with a hat trick, including the game-winning goal, in a 7–1 victory over the Beavers in the first game. It was her second career hat trick as a Badger. In the second game (Oct 10), she had her second straight game-winning goal as the Badgers won 2–0. Prevost currently leads the nation with three game-winning goals in four games. Brittany Ammerman had two points (one goal, one assist) as Wisconsin swept rival Minnesota State. She scored Wisconsin's second goal of the game in a 3–2 win on October 29. Her older sister Brooke Ammerman assisted on the goal. She would get an assist in Wisconsin's final goal in the October 30th triumph. Ammerman finished the series with a +2 plus/minus rating.http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201011/nov3wpw.php WCHA.com – WCHA Press Releases December 10–11: Brooke Ammerman led her team with six scoring points and was named the No. 1 star of both games as the Badgers swept league rival St. Cloud State. She tallied three goals and three assists, with three of her six points coming on the power-play. In addition, she recorded her second hat trick of the season and added one assist for four points in the December 11, 6–1 win over St. Cloud. Her hat trick included two powerplay goals and the game-winner. On December 10, Ammerman set up Madison Packer's goal at 10:02 of the first period to give the Badgers a 2–0 lead and followed up with another helper just 2:34 later. As of December 15, Ammerman is tied for the national lead with six power-play goals on the season. Her six points tied her career-high for a single series. Through 18 games played this season, Ammerman has produced 24 points on 10 goals and 14 assists.http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201012/dec15wpw.php WCHA.com – WCHA Press Releases On December 10, Alex Rigsby earned her third collegiate shutout in a conference road victory at St. Cloud State. She improved her won-loss record to 11–1–0. At 11–1–0, Rigsby's .917 winning percentage tops the WCHA and is fourth in the nation. She also ranks third in the WCHA with a 1.86 goals-against average and is fifth in the league with a .919 save percentage. January 14 and 16: Hilary Knight produced eight scoring points while leading the Badgers to a two-game sweep of St. Cloud State. Knight accumulated five points on three goals and two assists in the January 14th 10–0 win. On the 16th, she had two more goals and one assist for three points as the Badgers won by a 6–0 mark. Of her five goals, two were scored on the power play, and one of the goals on January 14 was the game winner. With the sweep, the Badgers increased their winning streak to 10 straight games. Knight is the top goal scorer in Div. 1 women's hockey this season with 31.Wisconsin's Knight, North Dakota's Lamoureux-Kolls, Ohio State's Steffes Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201101/jan19wpw.pdf WCHA https://web.archive.org/web/20201122190549/http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201101/jan19wpw.pdf 2020-11-22 2011-01-19 dead Jan 21–22: Wisconsin right winter Meghan Duggan led the top-ranked Badgers with four scoring points in a win and tie at defending national champion Minnesota Duluth. Duggan registered two goals and two assists against the Bulldogs, recorded nine shots on goal and finished with a +4 plus/minus rating in the two games. She led all players with three points in the January 21 win (4–1). She scored the Badgers first goal of the game (it was the first women's college hockey goal scored at the Bulldogs new AMSOIL Arena). In the second period, she assisted on a power-play tally to give Wisconsin a 3–0 lead. In the final two minutes, she had an empty net goal. The following day, both clubs skated to a 4–4 tie (Wisconsin prevailed 2–1 in the shootout). Duggan assisted on the Badgers’ second goal of the game and extended her current point streak to 22 games, the longest individual point streak in Wisconsin women's hockey history. On January 21, she broke the previous mark of 20 games set by Meghan Hunter from Oct. 14, 2000 to Jan. 12, 2001.Wisconsin's Duggan, North Dakota's Ney, Minnesota's Davis Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201101/jan26wpw.pdf WCHA https://web.archive.org/web/20201122002916/http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201101/jan26wpw.pdf 2020-11-22 2011-01-26 dead January 28–29: Alex Rigsby made a combined 50 saves and allowed three goals as the top-ranked Badgers earned a tie and victory against Minnesota. She 23 saves on January 28 in a 2–2 overtime tie. The following day, she made 27 saves while earning her 17th victory of the season. The match was played before a women's college hockey record crowd of 10,668. Over the two game period, she had a .943 saves percentage and had four shutout periods, including the one 5:00 overtime segment. She is now unbeaten in her last 11 games and her .900 winning percentage leads the WCHA. Her 1.95 GAA is first in the WCHA. February 5: Hilary Knight scored her 36th goal of the year at 2:46 in the overtime period as Wisconsin defeated the Bemidji State Beavers by a 3–2 mark at the Sanford Center. Bemidji State goalie Alana McElhinney made 43 saves on the night including 24 in the second period.http://www.wcha.com/women/recaps11.php?wbmjwis1.f05 WCHA.com – Game Recaps In front of 3,783 fans at the Kohl Center on February 12, ten Badgers recorded points as the Badgers defeated North Dakota by an 8–4 mark.http://www.wcha.com/women/recaps11.php?wndkwis1.f13 WCHA.com – Game Recaps The game marked the final regular season game for seniors Mallory Deluce, Anne Dronen, Meghan Duggan, Kelly Nash, Carla Pentimone and Geena Prough. March 20: The Wisconsin Badgers bested the Boston University Terriers by a 4–1 mark to claim the 2011 NCAA Frozen Four. Wisconsin finished the championship season on a 27-game unbeaten streak, posting a 25–0–2 record since losing to WCHA rival Minnesota Duluth on November 28, 2010. The Frozen Four match marked the first meeting between Wisconsin and Boston University in women's hockey history. The match marked the Badgers 37th win of the season. It set a record for the most wins in a single season in NCAA women's hockey history. The previous mark of 36 wins was set by three teams: Minnesota (36–2–2) in 2005; Wisconsin (36–4–1) in 2006; Wisconsin (36–1–4) in 2007.http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/032811aab.html Fourth national crown caps near-perfect season May 9: The official groundbreaking ceremony for Le Bahn Arena took place. The arena will serve as the new women's ice hockey game and practice facility, and host the new men's ice hockey practice facility.http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/050911aaa.html Official groundbreaking for La Bahn Arena Wednesday morning May 20: The city of Sun Valley, Idaho declared May 19, 2011 as Hilary Knight Day.http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/052011aaa.html Badger forward honored in hometown with Hilary Knight Day 2011-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609135220/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/052011aaa.html 2012-06-09 dead Regular season Standings WIS Schedule and results #ccffcc 1px solid #AAAAAA Green background indicates win (3 points). #ffff99 1px solid #AAAAAA Yellow background indicates shootout win (2 points). #ffcccc 1px solid #AAAAAA Red background indicates loss (0 points). white 1px solid #AAAAAA White background indicates tie (1 point). 2010–11 Schedule and ResultsOctober: 8–0–0 (Home: 8–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance WCHA Overall Box score 1† October 1 Rensselaer 0–7 Wisconsin Ruegsegger 1,972 0-0-0-0 1–0–0 2† October 2 Rensselaer 0–6 Wisconsin Rigsby 1,819 0-0-0-0 2–0–0 3 October 8 Bemidji State 1–7 Wisconsin Rigsby 1,923 1–0–0–0 3–0–0 4 October 10 Bemidji State 0–2 Wisconsin Ruegsegger 1,766 2–0–0–0 4–0–0 5 October 22 Ohio State 5–6 Wisconsin OT Rigsby 2,048 3–0–0–0 5–0–0 6 October 23 Ohio State 2–5 Wisconsin Ruegsegger 2,396 4–0–0–0 6–0–0 7 October 29 Minnesota State 2–3 Wisconsin Rigsby 2,510 5–0–0–0 7–0–0 8 October 30 Minnesota State 1–6 Wisconsin Ruegsegger 1,964 6–0–0–0 8–0–0 November: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance WCHA Overall Box score 9 November 5 Wisconsin 5–7 Minnesota Ruegsegger 977 6–1–0–0 8–1–0 10 November 6 Wisconsin 5–0 Minnesota Rigsby 1,129 7–1–0–0 9–1–0 11† November 19 Wisconsin 7–1 Robert Morris Rigsby 121 7–1–0–0 10–1–0 12† November 20 Wisconsin 7–1 Robert Morris Rigsby 142 7–1–0–0 11–1–0 13 November 26 Minnesota Duluth 2–3 Wisconsin OT Rigsby 2,357 8–1–0–0 12–1–0 14 November 28 Minnesota Duluth 3–1 Wisconsin Rigsby 2,151 8–2–0–0 12–2–0 December: 4–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance WCHA Overall Box score 15 December 4 Wisconsin 4–3 North Dakota Rigsby 886 9–2–0–0 13–2–0–0 16 December 5 Wisconsin 6–2 North Dakota Rigsby 847 10–2–0–0 14–2–0–0 17 December 10 Wisconsin 5–0 St. Cloud State Rigsby 279 11–2–0–0 15–2–0 18 December 11 Wisconsin 6–1 St. Cloud State Ruegsegger 123 12–2–0–0 16–2–0 January: 8–0–2 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 3–0–1; Neutral: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance WCHA Overall Box score 19†* January 1 Wisconsin 7–2 Northeastern Ruegsegger 241 12–2–0–0 17–2–0 20†* January 2 Mercyhurst 4–7 Wisconsin Rigsby 307 12–2–0–0 18–2–0 21 January 7 Wisconsin 6–2 Ohio State Rigsby 363 13–2–0–0 19–2–0 22 January 8 Wisconsin 5–3 Ohio State Rigsby 366 14–2–0–0 20–2–0 23 January 14 St. Cloud State 0–10 Wisconsin Ruegsegger 2,232 15–2–0–0 21–2–0 24 January 16 St. Cloud State 0–6 Wisconsin Rigsby 3,854 16–2–0–0 22–2–0 25 January 21 Wisconsin 4–1 Minnesota Duluth Rigsby 1,639 17–2–0–0 23–2–0 26 January 22 Wisconsin 4–4 Minnesota Duluth OT Rigsby 1,411 17–2–1–1 23–2–1 27 January 28 Minnesota 2–2 Wisconsin OT Rigsby 2,541 17–2–2–2 23–2–2 28 January 29 Minnesota 1–3 Wisconsin Rigsby 10,668 18–2–2–2 24–2–2 February: 8–0–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance WCHA Overall Box score 29 February 4 Wisconsin 7–1 Bemidji State Ruegsegger 231 19–2–2–2 25–2–2 30 February 5 Wisconsin 3–2 Bemidji State OT Rigsby 261 20–2–2–2 26–2–2 31 February 11 North Dakota 0–5 Wisconsin Rigsby 2,978 21–2–2–2 27–2–2 32 February 13 North Dakota 4–8 Wisconsin Ruegsegger 3,783 22–2–2–2 28–2–2 33 February 18 Wisconsin 4–0 Minnesota State Rigsby 86 23–2–2–2 29–2–2 34 February 19 Wisconsin 9–1 Minnesota State Ruegsegger 113 24–2–2–2 30–2–2 35†‡ February 25 St. Cloud State 3–9 Wisconsin Rigsby 817 24–2–2–2 31–2–2 36†‡ February 26 St. Cloud State 1–5 Wisconsin Rigsby 804 24–2–2–2 32–2–2 March: 5–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–0; Neutral: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance WCHA Overall Box score 37†° March 4 North Dakota 0–3 Wisconsin Rigsby 24–2–2–2 33–2–2 38†Ħ March 5 Minnesota 4–5 Wisconsin OT Rigsby 1,176 24–2–2–2 34–2–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175924/http://www.uscho.com/box/womens-hockey/2011/03/05/minnesota-vs-wisconsin/ July 17, 2011 39†¤ March 12 Minnesota Duluth 1–2 Wisconsin Rigsby 4,006 24–2–2–2 35–2–2 40†¥ March 18 Boston College 2–3 Wisconsin Rigsby 3,482 24–2–2–2 36–2–2 41†§ March 18 Boston University 1–4 Wisconsin Rigsby 3,956 24–2–2–2 37–2–2 † Non-conference game15px * Easton Holiday Showcase15px ‡ 2011 WCHA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament first-round game15px ° 2011 WCHA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament semifinal game Ħ 2011 WCHA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament championship game15px ¤ 2011 NCAA Quarterfinal game15px ¥ 2011 NCAA Semifinal game15px § 2011 NCAA Championship game Home attendance Wisconsin led all Division I women's ice hockey programs in both average and total attendance, averaging 2,768 spectators and totaling 52,589 spectators. It was the program's fifth consecutive season leading in these attendance metrics.Women's Ice Hockey Attendance Records 2023-24 Attendance http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/Attendance.pdf NCAA July 19, 2025 The 10,688 spectators at the January 29 home game against Minnesota set a new (since surpassed) record for single-game attendance attendance in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey, surpassing the previous record of 8,263 spectators that had been set the previous season by Wisconsin's Camp Randall Hockey Classic home game against Bemidji State at Camp Randall Stadium. Awards and honors Brittany Ammerman, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 3, 2010) Brooke Ammerman, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of December 15) Meghan Duggan, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of January 26, 2011) Meghan Duggan, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 16, 2011)Wisconsin's Duggan, Minnesota Duluth's Larocque, St. Cloud State's Mott Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb16wpw.pdf WCHA https://web.archive.org/web/20220412155704/https://wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb16wpw.pdf 2022-04-12 2011-02-16 dead Anne Dronen, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 5) Hilary Knight, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 5)Tomcikova tabbed as Defensive Player of the Week http://www.bsubeavers.com/news/default/100/3431/ Bemidji State University https://web.archive.org/web/20110718154321/http://www.bsubeavers.com/news/default/100/3431/ 2011-07-18 2010-10-06 dead Hilary Knight, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of January 5)http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201101/jan5wpw.php WCHA.com – WCHA Press Releases Hilary Knight, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of January 19, 2011) Madison Packer, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 5) Madison Packer, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 23)http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb23wpw.php WCHA.com – WCHA Press Releases Carolyne Prevost, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12)http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201010/oct13wpw.php WCHA.com – WCHA Press Releases Carolyne Prevost, Capital One Academic All-District honors (Academic All-District 5 Second Team) Alex Rigsby, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 15) Alex Rigsby, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 2, 2011)http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb2wpw.php WCHA.com – WCHA Press Releases Becca Ruegsegger, Capital One Academic All-District honors (Academic All-District 5 First Team)http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/051911aac.html Ruegsegger and Prevost earn academic all-district honors Postseason honors Brianna Decker, All-WCHA First Team (2010–11) Brianna Decker, WCHA Final Face-off Most Valuable Player (2010–11) Meghan Duggan, WCHA Player of the Yearhttp://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205108360&DB_OEM_ID=8400 Kessel Named League's Rookie; Raty/Schelper First Team – Gophersports.com – Official Web Site of University of Minnesota Athletics www.gophersports.com 6 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113253/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205108360&DB_OEM_ID=8400 11 July 2011 dead Meghan Duggan, WCHA scoring champion Meghan Duggan, 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Winnerhttp://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031911aab.html Duggan named 2011 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner Meghan Duggan and Hillary Knight, shared Frozen Four MVP honorshttp://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110320/HOCKEY03/303209882/-1/rss37 Archived copy 2011-03-20 2012-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120922070706/http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110320/HOCKEY03/303209882/-1/rss37 dead Meghan Duggan, 2011 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award2010–11 Sportsmanship Honorees http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/genrel/auto_pdf/2010-11_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085533/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wis/genrel/auto_pdf/2010-11_Big_Ten_Sportsmanship.pdf 2016-03-04 dead Meghan Duggan, 2011 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year, awarded by USA Hockeyhttp://www.usahockey.com//Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=AU_13&ID=304790 USA Hockey 2011-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20061004050150/http://www.usahockey.com/ 2006-10-04 dead Mark Johnson, WCHA Coach of the Year Mark Johnson, Finalist, 2011 AHCA Women's Ice Hockey Division I Coach of the Yearhttp://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1011/0315w1cy.html American Hockey Coaches Association 2011-03-19 2011-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718213758/http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1011/0315w1cy.html dead Becca Ruegsegger, NCAA Elite 88 Awardhttp://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031711aac.html Ruegsegger wins NCAA Elite 88 Award 2011-03-22 2012-06-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609134430/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031711aac.html dead Frozen Four All-Tournament team Forward: Brooke Ammerman, Wisconsinhttp://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/032011aad.html National champion Badgers bring home fourth crown! 2011-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609134426/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/032011aad.html 2012-06-09 dead Forward: Meghan Duggan, Wisconsin Forward: Carolyne Prevost, Wisconsin Defense: Alev Kelter, Wisconsin All-Americans Brianna Decker, 2011 Second Team All-America Meghan Duggan, 2011 First Team All-America Hilary Knight, 2011 First Team All-Americahttp://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1011/0317w1aa.html American Hockey Coaches Association 2011-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314062103/http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1011/0317w1aa.html 2012-03-14 dead Team awards Brianna Decker, Top student-athlete award (female)http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/050311aaa.html Decker takes top award, Badgers honored at Buckinghams Carla Pentimone, Community service award Carolyne Prevost, Chi Alpha Sigma Student-Athlete Honor Society inductee Brittany Haverstock, Wisconsin Performance award (one of 10 student athletes who won) Becca Ruegsegger, 4.0 recognition award CWHL draft picks The following Badgers (including alumni) were selected in the 2011 CWHL Draft.http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=76 News – CWHL – Canadian Women's Hockey League 2011-07-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110826205642/http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=76 2011-08-26 Player Pick Team Meaghan Mikkelson3Team Alberta CWHL Meghan Duggan8Boston Blades Bobbi-Jo Slusar9Team Alberta CWHL Mallory Deluce11Toronto CWHL Jessie Vetter20Boston Blades See also 2010-11 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season References 2 W W Category:Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey seasons Category:NCAA women's ice hockey Frozen Four seasons Category:NCAA women's ice hockey championship seasons Wiscon Wiscon