Minnesota State womens hockey head coach Eric Means is in his fifth year as coach of the Mavericks.

Last season, the skipper guided the Mavericks to a 10-21-5 overall record and a sixth-place finish in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association with a 6-17-5-1 league ledger. It was the highest overall win total and best WCHA finish during Means tenure at MSU. Means currently owns a 41-111-14 overall record as head coach of the Mavericks. A mainstay on the MSU mens staff, Means served 14 seasons as an assistant for the Mavericks. During this time, the Mavericks transitioned into the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and NCAA Division I status. While with the mens programs, Means worked with the MSU defensemen in addition to handling on-ice coaching and administrative responsibilities. He has also monitored student-athlete academic progress and served as MSUs recruiting coordinator.

HEAD COAch ERIc MEANS

During his time at Minnesota State, the Mavericks have placed 106 student athletes on the WCHA All-Academic squad, had 11 All-WCHA players, had a pair of Mavericks named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team and had one player honored as WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year.

Means is a former defenseman at the University of Minnesota (94 grad). During his playing career, the Gophers claimed one league regular season and two tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA national tournament from 1989-94. He redshirted during the 1990-91 season but was selected to play for Team USA at the World University Games. He accumulated eight goals and 40 points in 123 games and as a senior received the Doc Romnes Leadership and Sportsman Award.The Rochester, Minn., native earned a masters degree from MSU in 1997 and has served as a coach at several USA Hockey select camps.

NATIONAL POLLS
USCHO Womens Division I Poll (Jan. 13, 2014) Rk. Team (1st Place) 1. Minnesota (15) 2. Wisconsin 3. Cornell 4. North Dakota 5. Clarkson 6. Harvard 7. Boston College 8. Robert Morris 9. Boston University 10. Quinnipiac Record 20-1-1 17-3-2 13-1-3 13-5-2 16-4-2 12-2-2 14-4-3 18-3-1 16-4-1 16-3-5 Pts. 150 132 118 104 86 75 60 43 39 14

2013-14 MINNESOTA STATE STATISTIcS

Others receiving votes: Mercyhurst, 4.ving votes: Ohio State 12, Providence 1, St. Lawrence 1. USA Today/USA Hockey Division I Womens Poll (Jan. 14, 2014) Rk. Team (1st Place) 1. Minnesota (19) 2. Wisconsin 3. Cornell 4. North Dakota 5. Harvard 6. Clarkson 7. Boston College 8. Robert Morris 9. Boston University 10. Quinnipiac Record 20-1-1 17-3-2 13-1-3 13-5-2 12-2-2 16-4-2 14-4-3 18-3-1 16-4-1 16-3-5 Pts. 190 164 155 125 107 103 68 61 48 19

Others receiving votes: Mercyhurst, 5.

 Record: 9-15-0 overall, 4-14-0 WCHA Breakdown: 6-7-0 home, 3-8-0 away Last 10: 4-6-0 Streak: L3

2013-14 Schedule/Results

September 27 #7 Mercyhurst W, 4-2 28 #7 Mercyhurst L, 3-2 October 04 at #4 Wisconsin* 05 at #4 Wisconsin* 11 at Lindenwood 12 at Lindenwood 25 Minnesota Duluth* 26 Minnesota Duluth* November 01 at #1 Minnesota* 02 #1 Minnesota* 15 at Bemidji State* 16 at Bemidji State* 22 Ohio State* 23 Ohio State* December 06 at St. Cloud State* 07 at St. Cloud State* 13 #4/5 North Dakota* 14 #4/5 North Dakota* 31 Lindenwood L, 3-0 L, 5-1 W, 7-1 W, 3-1 L, 6-2 L, 3-1 L, 4-1 L, 7-0 L, 4-1 L, 3-2 W, 4-1 W, 2-1 L, 6-2 W, 3-1 L, 5-2 L, 2-1 W, 3-0

Whats OnTap: The Minnesota State womens hockey team will take its game outdoors this weekend when the Mavericks battle No. 1 Minnesota Friday (4:37 p.m.) at TCF Bank Stadium as part of the Hockey City Classic, before the two teams conclude the home-and-home conference series Sunday (1:07 p.m.) at All Seasons Arena. Minnesota State (9-15-0, 4-14-0 WCHA) had won six of its last 10 contests but suffered a pair of two-goal losses to host Minnesota Duluth last weekend. Minnesota (20-1-1, 14-1-1 WCHA) enters the series as the conference leader and nations top-ranked team after besting Ohio State, 6-0, and battling to a 2-2 draw with the Buckeyes where OSU claimed a 1-0 shootout victory a week ago. LastTime on the Ice: Minnesota State pounced on the host Bulldogs in the series opener last Friday in Duluth. Senior Tracy McCann (Lakewood, Ohio) netted her eighth goal of the year exactly 10 minutes into the contest to give MSU a 1-0 lead after the first period. However, UMD answered back in the second period by scoring a trio of power-play goals from three different juniors in Zoe Hickel,Tea Villila, and Meghan Huertas.The Mavericks applied heavy pressure to UMD sophomore Kayla Black in the third period outshooting the Bulldogs 17-14 in the frame but could not find the second goal and fell by a 3-1 final. Last Saturdays affair saw MSU once again claim a 1-0 first-period lead. Junior Kathleen Rogan (Vancouver, B.C.) connected with senior Nicole Germaine (Mississauga, Ont.) for a pretty two-on-one marker 13:38 into the game, but two UMD second-period goals

would bookend Germaines second of the contest, also on the power-play, to produce a 2-2 tie after 40 minutes. Bulldog senior Jamie Kenyon scored the eventual game-winner on the power-play 3:05 into the third, before Hickel tacked on an empty-net goal to solidify the 4-2 UMD win. Scouting the Golden Gophers: Minnesota has owned the nations No. 1 ranking each week this season and sports a 20-1-1 overall record with a 14-1-1 showing in the WCHA, good for 43 points and first-place. Offensively, UM averages a blistering 4.82 goals and 40.9 shots per game, while Minnesota surrenders just 1.27 goals and 23.0 shot per game to its opponents. The Golden Gopher special team units have played a significant role as the powerplay owns a 27.9% (24/86) conversion rate and the penalty-kill has proved successful on 91.0% (71/78) of its opportunities. Head coach Brad Frost is in his seventh season leading the Golden Gophers and has amassed a 206-37-17 career record with a pair of NCAA titles. Four Golden Gophers have tallied double-digit points and assists thus far led by sophomore Hannah Brandt (F,5-6,Vadnais Heights, Minn.) with 13-23=36. Junior Rachel Bona (F, 5-5, Coon Rapids, Minn.) is right behind with 12-23=35 and followed by a pair of seniors, Kelly Terry (F, 5-6,Whitby, Ont.) and Sarah Davis (F, 5-4, Paradise, NFLD), who have totaled 12-18=30 and 12-17=29, respectively. In 22 starts between the pipes, sophomore Amanda Leveille (G, 5-7, Kingston, Ont.) owns a .944 saves percentage and 1.30 goals against average including six shutouts.

Inside the MSU-UM Series: Minnesota State stands 3-59-3 all-time against Minnesota. The Mavericks dropped both contests in a homeand-home with the Golden Gophers earlier this season and will try to capture their first win over UM under head coach Eric Means this weekend. Minnesota State All-Time:The MSU womens hockey program - started in 1998-99 - is currently in its 16th season of competition and has compiled a 154-351-46 (.321) record in 551 total games played. The Mavericks are in their 15th year as members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and hold an 86-266-38 (.269) mark in 390 league contests. The (Wo)Man Advantage: Minnesota State ranks 14th nationally in combined special teams at 50.5% through 24 games. The Maverick power-play (17.0%) also stands 14th in the country after converting on two-of-nine opportunities last week at Minnesota Duluth. The MSU penalty-kill holds a 76.8% success rate after killing 8-of-13 chances a week ago. Protecting Our House: The Purple and Gold stand 6-7-0 inside the friendly confines of All Seasons Arena this season, including sweeping Ohio State on Nov. 22-23 for the first time at home since 2007.The Mavericks contest with top-ranked Minnesota this Sunday is one of five home dates remaining on this seasons schedule. Hockey City Classic: Fridays contest with the Golden Gophers outdoors at TCF Bank Stadium as part of the Hockey City Classic will mark the first modern-era NCAA Division I outdoor game in the state of Minnesota. It will also be the first outdoor game

in the Land of 10,000 Lakes since NCAA Division III members Concordia College and St. Benedict battled at Bernicks Outdoor Rink in Sartell, Minn., on Jan. 15, 2011. Terrific Goaltending Tandem: In the last 12 games,Minnesota State netminders sophomore Erin Krichiver (Chicago, Ill.) and senior Danielle Butters (London, Ont.) have been outstanding between the pipes for the Mavericks helping MSU go 6-6-0 with a 5-3-0 home record during that span. Krichiver has posted a sparkling 1.82 goals against average, .948 saves percentage and 3-2-0 ledger with one shutout; while Butters has amassed a 2.16 goals against average and .940 saves percentage to go along with a 3-40 record. Powering the PP: Junior Kathleen Rogan (Vancouver, B.C.) ranks first on the team in goals (9) and points (17), including 5-6=11 on the power-play, this season. She is tied for first nationally in power-play goals and tied for third in the country in power-play points to date. Senior Lauren Barnes (Burnsville, Minn.) has generated 2-7=9 on the advantage to rank third in the WCHA in power-play production and match the ninth-best total nationally. Sochi 2014: Minnesota State alumni Nina Tikkinen and Emilia Andersson each captured a spot on Team Finland and Team Sweden, respectively, for the upcoming 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and will both be making their second Olympic appearance. Freshman Anna Fiegert (Landshut, Germany) nearly made the German National Team.

AT A GLaNCE...
MINNESOTA STATE
9-15-0 OVERALL 4-14-0 WCHA 6-7-0 HOmE LAST AcTION: HEAD COAch: RECOrD AT MSU: CArEEr RECOrD: Vs. MINNEsOTA ERIc MEANS 41-111-14 (5TH Yr.) 41-111-14 (5TH Yr.) 0-19-1 2.04 2.83 15/88 (17.0%) 86/112 (76.8%) 28.5 11.2

L, 3-1 Vs. MINNEsOTA DuLuTH L, 4-2 Vs. MINNEsOTA DuLuTH

TALE OF ThE TApE GOALs/GAmE GOALs ALLOWED/GAmE POWEr-PLAy PENALTy-KILL SHOTs/GAmE PENALTy MIN./GAmE

LEADERS KATHLEEN ROgAN (9-8=17) NICOLE GErmAINE (7-9=16) KArI LuNDBErg (7-9=16) LAurEN BArNEs (3-13=16) DANIELLE BuTTErs (2.90 GAA, .918 SV%)

January 01 Lindenwood W, 3-1 04 Bemidji State* W, 2-1 05 Bemidji State* L, 1-0 10 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 3-1 11 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 4-2 17 at #1 Minnesota*^ 4:30 p.m. 19 #1 Minnesota* 1:07 p.m. 24 at Ohio State* TBD 25 at Ohio State* TBD February 07 St. Cloud State* 08 St. Cloud State* 15 at North Dakota* 16 at North Dakota* 21 Wisconsin* 22 Wisconsin* 28 WCHA First Round! March 1 WCHA First Round! 2 WCHA First Round! All homes games in BOLD * WCHA games ! WCHA First Round ^ 2014 Hockey City Classic All times CST 7:07 p.m. 3:07 p.m. 2:07 p.m. 2:07 p.m. 7:07 p.m. 3:07 p.m. TBD TBD TBD

MINNESOTA
20-1-1 OVERALL 14-1-1 WCHA 13-0-0 ROAD LAST WEEK:

2013-14 WCHA Regular-Season Standings, Results & Schedule

Team 1. Minnesota 2. Wisconsin 3. North Dakota 4. Minnesota Duluth 5. Bemidji State 6. Minnesota State St. Cloud State 8. Ohio State WCHA Overall Pts. GP W-L-T -SW GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA 43 16 14 - 1 - 1 - 0 71 - 21 20 - 1 - 1 106 - 28 42 18 13 - 3 - 2 - 1 56 - 20 17 - 3 - 2 73 - 24 33 16 10 - 4 - 2 - 1 49 - 34 13 - 5 - 2 63 - 39 32 18 9 - 6 - 3 - 2 41 - 36 11 - 8 - 3 61 - 47 20 16 6 - 9 - 1 - 1 26 - 47 9 - 11 - 2 40 - 56 12 18 4 - 14 - 0 - 0 27 - 60 9 - 15 - 0 49 - 68 12 18 3 - 13 - 2 - 1 30 - 53 4 - 17 - 3 36 - 66 10 16 2 - 11 - 3 - 1 26 - 55 7 - 12 - 3 48 - 62
WCHA Recent Results: Friday 01/10/14 Minnesota Duluth - 3, Minnesota State - 1 St. Cloud State - 3, Bemidji State - 1 Minnesota - 6, Ohio State - 0 Saturday 01/11/14 Minnesota Duluth - 4, Minnesota State - 2 North Dakota - 4, Wisconsin - 1 Bemidji State - 2, St. Cloud State - 1 Ohio State - 2, Minnesota - 2 OT (Ohio State wins shootout 1-0) Sunday 01/12/14 Wisconsin - 4, North Dakota - 1

W, 6-0 VS. OHIo STaTE T, 2-2 VS. OHIo STaTE

HEAD COAch: BRAD FROST RECOrD AT UM: 206-37-17 (7TH Yr.) CArEEr RECOrD: 206-37-17 (7TH Yr.) Vs. MINNEsOTA STATE 28-0-1 TALE OF ThE TApE GOALs/GAmE GOALs ALLOWED/GAmE POWEr-PLAy PENALTy-KILL SHOTs/GAmE PENALTy MIN./GAmE 4.82 1.27 24/86 (27.9%) 71/78 (91.0%) 40.9 8.5

WCHA Upcoming Games: Friday 01/17/14 Minnesota State at Minnesota 4:37 p.m. (Hockey City Classic) Wisconsin at Bemidji State 2:07 p.m. CT St. Cloud State at North Dakota 7:07 p.m. CT Saturday 01/18/14 Wisconsin at Bemidji State 2:07 p.m. CT St. Cloud State at North Dakota 2:07 p.m. CT Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth 3:07 p.m. CT Sunday 01/19/14 Minnesota at Minnesota State 1:07 p.m. CT Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth 3:07 p.m. CT

# national ranking

Minnesota State senior captain Kari Lundberg (Woodbury, Minn.) has generated 7-9=16 this season with one game-winning goal to move just two points away from setting a singleseason career-high.

LEADERS HANNAH BrANDT (13-23=36) RACHEL BONA (12-23=35) KELLy TErry (12-18=30) SArAH DAVIs (12-17=29) AmANDA LEVEILLE (1.30 GAA, .944 SV%)