2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey 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.

2015–16 University of North Dakota
women's ice hockey season
Conference3rd WCHA
Home iceRalph Engelstad Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine10th
USCHO.com9th
Record
Overall18-12-5
Home8-6-2
Road10-6-3
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrian Idalski
Assistant coachesPeter Elander
Erik Fabian
Captain(s)Halli Krzyzaniak[1]
Alternate captain(s)Tanja Eisenschmid
Becca Kohler
Layla Marvin
University of North Dakota women's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason

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  • 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

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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

2015–16 Fighting Hawks

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No. S/P/C 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

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
October 2 at Rensselaer* #6 Houston Field HouseTroy, 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 CenterMankato, 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 CenterBemidji, MN Shelby Amsley-Benzie T 0–0 OT 4–0–1 (2–0–1)
October 17 Bemidji State #6 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand 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 CenterSt. 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 ArenaSyracuse, 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 ArenaDuluth, 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 ArenaMadison, 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 ArenaMinneapolis, 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 RinkColumbus, 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Women's hockey doles out team awards; names captains". University of North Dakota. May 6, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Five set for series between Canada and USA". University of North Dakota. August 17, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Idalski adds seven for 2015-16". University of North Dakota. June 15, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". University of North Dakota. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". University of North Dakota. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "Amsley-Benzie earns Academic All-America First Team honors". University of North Dakota. June 9, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "UND picks up multiple WCHA accolades". University of North Dakota. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "ibid". University of North Dakota. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "ibid". University of North Dakota. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "ibid". University of North Dakota. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.