2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The UND Fighting Hawks women's hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season .
Offseason
August 17: 5 Fighting Hawks were set to compete in the US-Canada U22 Series held in Lake Placid, NY. Halli Krzyzaniak and Becca Kohler were chosen by Canada, while Gracen Hirschy, Amy Menke and Lexie Shaw were chosen for the US.[ 2]
Recruiting
[ 3]
Player Position Nationality Notes
Breanna Berndsen
Forward
Canada Attended Pursuit of Excellence Academy
Kristen Campbell
Goaltender
Canada Minded the Net for Team Manitoba U-18
Charly Dahlquist
Forward
United States Chosen for USA National Camp for two years
Taylor Flaherty
Defender
United States Captain of Lakeville North (MN) HS Team
Anna Kilponen
Defender
Finland Played for Finland in 2014 Olympics
Rebekah Kolstad
Forward
United States Played with Team USA U18
Dorottya (Dorci) Medgyes
Forward/Defender
Hungary First NCAA Div. I Player from Hungary
Vilma Tanskanen
Forward
Finland Teammate of Anna Kilponen at Sochi for Finland
[ 4]
No. Nat.
Player
Class
Pos
Height
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
1
Shelby Amsley-Benzie Senior
G 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Warroad, Minnesota Warroad HS
4
Sam LaShomb Senior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota South St. Paul HS
5
Anna Kilponen Freshman
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Orivesi, Finland Finnish National Team
6
Gracen Hirschy Junior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Fort Wayne, Indiana Culver Academy
7
Jordan Hampton Junior (RS )
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Foxborough, Massachusetts Northeastern
8
Samantha Hanson Senior
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
White Bear Lake, Minnesota White Bear Lake HS
9
Taylor Flaherty Freshman
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Lakeville, Minnesota Lakeville North HS
10
Charly Dahlquist Freshman
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Lakeville North HS
11
Shannon Kaiser Senior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Crookston, Minnesota Crookston HS
13
Layla Marvin A Senior
F 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Warroad, Minnesota Warroad HS
14
Marissa Salo Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Grand Rapids, Minnesota North American Hockey Academy
15
Kayla Gardner Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Warroad, Minnesota Warroad HS
16
Vilma Tanskanen Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Vantaa, Finland Finnish National Team
17
Dorci Medgyes Freshman
F /D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Budapest, Hungary Hungarian National Team
18
Halli Krzyzaniak C Junior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Neepawa, Manitoba Pursuit of Excellence
19
Meghan Dufault Senior
F 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Balmoral Hall
21
Amy Menke Junior
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Shakopee, Minnesota Shakopee HS
22
Tanja Eisenschmid A Senior
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Kaufberen, Germany German National Team
29
Lexie Shaw Junior
G 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Troy, Michigan Honeybaked
29
Breanna Berndsen Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Kelowna, British Columbia Pursuit of Excellence
34
Annie Chipman Junior (RS )
G 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Winnipeg, Manitoba St. Mary's Academy
44
Rebekah Kolstad Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Mankato, Minnesota Team USA U18
50
Kristen Campbell Freshman
G 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Brandon, Manitoba Team Manitoba U18
51
Becca Kohler Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
St. Thomas, Ontario Bluewater
55
Lisa Marvin Junior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Warroad, Minnesota Warroad HS
Schedule
[ 5]
Date
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Decision
Result
Record
Regular Season
October 2
at Rensselaer *
#6
Houston Field House • Troy, NY
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 4–3 1–0–0
October 3
at Rensselaer*
#6
Houston Field House • Troy, NY
Lexie Shaw
W 4–1 2–0–0
October 9
at Minnesota State
#6
Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 2–1 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 10
at Minnesota State
#6
Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN
Lexie Shaw
W 4–2 4–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 16
at Bemidji State
#6
Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
T 0–0 OT
4–0–1 (2–0–1)
October 17
Bemidji State
#6
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Lexie Shaw
L 1–2 OT
4–1–1 (2–1–1)
October 23
at St. Cloud State
#7
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 3–0 5–1–1 (3–1–1)
October 24
at St. Cloud State
#7
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN
Lexie Shaw
T 4–4 OT
5–1–2 (3–1–2)
October 29
#1 Minnesota
#7
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 1–5 5–2–2 (3–2–2)
October 30
#1 Minnesota
#7
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 4–3 6–2–2 (4–2–2)
November 14
Ohio State
#6
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 2–3 6–3–2 (4–3–2)
November 15
Ohio State
#6
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 4–1 7–3–2 (5–3–2)
November 20
Minnesota-Duluth
#7
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 4–3 8–3–2 (6–3–2)
November 21
Minnesota-Duluth
#7
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 0–1 8–4–2 (6–4–2)
November 27
at Syracuse *
#9
Oncenter War Memorial Arena • Syracuse, NY
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 3–0 9–4–2
November 28
at Syracuse*
#9
Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 2–5 9–5–2
December 4
at #6 Bemidji State
#9
Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 1–0 10–5–2 (7–4–2)
December 6
#6 Bemidji State
#9
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 0–1 10–6–2 (7–5–2)
December 11
#1 Wisconsin
#9
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 3–0 11–6–2 (8–5–2)
December 12
#1 Wisconsin
#9
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
T 0–0 OT
11–6–3 (8–5–3)
January 15, 2016
Minnesota-Duluth
#9
Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 2–1 12–6–3 (9–5–3)
January 16
Minnesota-Duluth
#9
Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 4–3 OT
13–6–3 (10–5–3)
January 23
at #2 Wisconsin
#8
LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 0–1 13–7–3 (10–6–3)
January 24
at #2 Wisconsin
#8
LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 1–3 13–8–3 (10–7–3)
January 29
Minnesota State
#8
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 2–1 14–8–3 (11–7–3)
January 30
Minnesota State
#8
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
T 5–5 OT
14–8–4 (11–7–4)
February 5
at #3 Minnesota
#8
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 0–3 14–9–4 (11–8–4)
February 6
at #3 Minnesota
#8
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
T 0–0 OT
14–9–5 (11–8–5)
February 12
St. Cloud State
#9
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 0–1 14–10–5 (11–9–5)
February 13
St. Cloud State
#9
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 3–0 15–10–5 (12–9–5)
February 19
at Ohio State
#9
OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 1–3 15–11–5 (12–10–5)
February 20
at Ohio State
#9
OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 3–2 16–11–5 (13–10–5)
WCHA Tournament
February 26
St. Cloud State*
#10
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinal, Game 1)
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 6–1 17–11–5
February 27
St. Cloud State*
#10
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinal, Game 1)
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
W 6–1 18–11–5
March 5
#2 Minnesota*
#8
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinal Game)
Shelby Amsley-Benzie
L 0–2 18–12–5
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
Awards and honors
Shelby Amsley-Benzie , Academic All-American First Team [ 6] Amy Menke, Forward, All-WCHA Second Team [ 7]
Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Goaltender, All-WCHA Third Team [ 8]
Halli Krzyzaniak, Defense, All-WCHA Third Team [ 9]
Anna Kilponen, Defense, All-WCHA Rookie Team [ 10]
References
^ "Women's hockey doles out team awards; names captains" . University of North Dakota. May 6, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017 .^ "Five set for series between Canada and USA" . University of North Dakota. August 17, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017 .^ "Idalski adds seven for 2015-16" . University of North Dakota. June 15, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017 .^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster" . University of North Dakota. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule" . University of North Dakota. Retrieved March 14, 2017 .^ "Amsley-Benzie earns Academic All-America First Team honors" . University of North Dakota. June 9, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .^ "UND picks up multiple WCHA accolades" . University of North Dakota. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .^ "ibid" . University of North Dakota. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .^ "ibid" . University of North Dakota. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .^ "ibid" . University of North Dakota. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .
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