1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team

In the 1998–99 season, the Golden Gophers had a third-place finish at the 1999 AWCHA National Championship.

Regular season

November 1998: Minnesota captured the title at the Princeton Thanksgiving tournament, with a 5-2 win over Northeastern, a 3-1 victory over host Princeton, and a 10-0 rout against Queens. Nadine Muzerall had eight points (two goals, six assists) in the three games, including a goal and three assists in the game over Northeastern. Muzerall scored that game's opening goal, as well as assisting on the game-winner. With the six assists on the weekend, Muzerall tied the tournament career assists record of 12 held by Cammi Granato. With the wins, Minnesota passed Northeastern to take fourth place in the latest U.S. College Hockey Online Women's Poll.^[1]
During that sophomore season, Erica Killewald held opponents to two or fewer goals in 23 of 26 starts and led nation in goals against average (1.24) and save percentage (.947).^[2]

Awards and honors

Erica Killewald 1999 AWCHA National Championship, All Tournament Honors
Erica Killewald, Golden Gophers most improved and most valuable player
Nadine Muzerall, USCHO.com, Offensive Player Of the Week (Week of December 1, 1998)^[3]
Nadine Muzerall, 1999 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans, Second Team^[4]
Nadine Muzerall, Second Team AWCHA All-American

References

External links

Official site

Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey

Venues	Mariucci Arena (1997–2002) Ridder Arena (2002–present)

Coaches	Laura Halldorson (1997–2007) Brad Frost (2007–present)

Notable players	Ronda Curtin Natalie Darwitz Rachael Drazan Courtney Kennedy Amanda Kessel Gigi Marvin Nadine Muzerall Noora Räty Lyndsay Wall Krissy Wendell

Patty Kazmaier Award winners	Krissy Wendell (2005) Amanda Kessel (2013)

Seasons	1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

National Championships	2000 2004 2005 2012 2013 2015

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Academics	College of Biological Sciences College of Continuing Education College of Design School of Dentistry College of Education and Human Development College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Institute on the Environment School of Journalism and Mass Communication Law School College of Liberal Arts Carlson School of Management Medical School School of Nursing College of Pharmacy Humphrey School of Public Affairs School of Public Health College of Science and Engineering College of Veterinary Medicine College in the Schools

Athletics	Golden Gophers Big Ten Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Les Bolstad Golf Course Mariucci Arena Memorial Stadium (demolished) Metrodome (demolished) Northrop Field (demolished) Ridder Arena Siebert Field TCF Bank Stadium Williams Arena Goldy Gopher Spirit Squads Little Brown Jug Slab of Bacon/Paul Bunyan's Axe Floyd of Rosedale Governor's Victory Bell North Star College Cup Football Men's Basketball Men's Hockey Women's Hockey Wrestling Volleyball Women's Gymnastics Men's Gymnastics Minnesota Rouser Minnesota March Go Gopher Victory Our Minnesota Minnesota Fight Hail! Minnesota

Campus	Armory Campus Shuttle METRO Green Line Children's Hospital Coffman Memorial Union Dinkytown Dinkytown Bikeway Connection Eastcliff Gopher Way James Ford Bell Library Katherine E. Nash Gallery Library System McNamara Alumni Center Medical Center Northrop Auditorium Northrop Mall Old Campus Historic District Rarig Center Southeast Steam Plant Stadium Village Washington Ave. Bridge Weisman Art Museum

Student life	GAPSA Marching Band Minnesota Daily Minnesota Republic Radio K Solar Vehicle Project The Wake

History	Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota

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