2011–12 Mankato Mavericks women's ice hockey season

2011–12 Minnesota State University-Mankato women's ice hockey season
Conference	WCHA
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Eric Means
Assistant Coaches	Jon Austin Shari Dickerman

The Minnesota State Mavericks women's ice hockey team represents Minnesota State University, Mankato in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season and attempt to qualify for the NCAA Frozen Four.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Erin Krichiver	Goaltender	United States	Played at Shattuck St. Mary's
Shelby Moteyunas	Defense	United States	From Cicero, New York
Natalie Stoltz	Forward	United States	From St. Paul, Minnesota
Kara Power	Forward	Canada	From New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Transfers

Player	Position	Nationality	Year	Former school
Lauren Barnes	Forward	United States	Sophomore	Mercyhurst

Regular season

October 8: Kari Lundberg faces off against Mercyhurst Lakers player Bailey Bram.

News and notes

• September 30: The MSU-Mavericks nearly gave the Lindenwood Lady Lions its first NCAA Division I win versus the MSU-Mankato Mavericks. The Lady Lions fought back from a two goal deficit with two third-period goals. A late goal by Kathleen Rogan gave Minnesota State a 4-3 lead, which they would not relinquish. At 5:24 in the second period. Less than a minute later, Kendra Broad scored the first goal in Lindenwood's NCAA history unassisted. Minnesota State outshot the Lady Lions 53-16, as Lady Lions goaltender Taylor Fairchild made 49 saves.
• October 7: MSU senior Emmi Leinonen scored the first two goals for MSU in the game versus Mercyhurst. In overtime, Nicole Germaine scored her first goal of the year as the Mavericks upset the nationally ranked Mercyhurst Lakers by a 3-2 tally.
• October 8: Minnesota State was unable to extend its three-game winning streak as #8 nationally ranked Mercyhurst (2-2-0) scored in the third period to win by a 5-4 score. Lakers forward Christine Bestland scored the game winning goal as Mavericks goaltender Danielle Butters suffered her first loss of the season.

Standings

2011–12 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Wisconsin	28	23	3	2	1	72	113	44		37	31	4	2	170	53
#2 Minnesota	28	21	5	2	1	66	113	43		37	30	5	2	167	50
#6 North Dakota	28	16	9	3	2	53	116	75		36	22	11	3	154	89
#9 Minnesota-Duluth	28	15	12	1	1	47	91	61		36	21	13	1	121	77
Ohio State	28	13	14	1	1	41	75	96		36	16	16	4	99	115
Bemidji State	28	11	15	2	0	35	70	73		37	17	17	3	101	85
Minnesota State	28	3	24	1	0	10	37	105		36	7	28	1	64	133
St. Cloud State	28	4	24	0	0	12	32	150		36	5	29	2	37	130
Championship: Minnesota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Score	Record
9/30/2011	Lindenwood University	Mankato, Minn.	W 4-3	1-0-0
10/1/2011	Lindenwood University	Mankato, Minn.	W 10-2	2-0-0
10/7/2011	Mercyhurst	Mankato, Minn.	W 3-2
10/8/2011	Mercyhurst	Mankato, Minn.	L 4-5
10/14/2011	Robert Morris University	Pittsburgh, Pa.
10/15/2011	Robert Morris University	Pittsburgh, Pa.
10/20/2011	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.
10/21/2011	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.
10/28/2011	Ohio State	Mankato, Minn.
10/29/2011	Ohio State	Mankato, Minn.
11/4/2011	Bemidji State University	Mankato, Minn.
11/5/2011	Bemidji State University	Mankato, Minn.
11/18/2011	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, N.D.
11/19/2011	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, N.D.
12/2/2011	University of Wisconsin Mankato, Minn.
12/3/2011	University of Wisconsin Mankato, Minn.
12/9/2011	St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minn.
12/10/2011	St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minn.
12/16/2011	University of Minnesota Duluth Mankato, Minn.
12/17/2011	University of Minnesota Duluth Mankato, Minn.
1/6/2012	Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minn.
1/7/2012	Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minn.
1/13/2012	St. Cloud State University Mankato, Minn.
1/14/2012	St. Cloud State University Mankato, Minn.
1/20/2012	Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio
1/21/2012	Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio
1/27/2012	University of Minnesota	Mankato, Minn.
1/28/2012	University of Minnesota	Mankato, Minn.
2/3/2012	University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wis.
2/5/2012	University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wis.
2/10/2012	University of North Dakota	Mankato, Minn.
2/11/2012	University of North Dakota	Mankato, Minn.
2/17/2012	University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.
2/18/2012	University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minn.

Awards and honors

• Kathleen Rogan, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of October 5, 2011)