by Bill Scott | Mar 4, 2020
Wisconsin senior forward Abby Roque has been named one of three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the best player in women’s college hockey. Roque is the ninth leading scorer in program history and this year ranks seventh in the country...
by Bill Scott | Jan 1, 2018
Former Wisconsin women’s hockey standouts Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight and Alex Rigsby were named to the Team USA roster for the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday. Duggan and Knight will make their third appearance at the Olympics in February. ...
by Bill Scott | Mar 18, 2017
Wisconsin senior goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens was named the winner of the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given annually to the top player in women’s NCAA Division 1 hockey. Desbiens is the third goaltender and the fifth player from Wisconsin to win the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 12, 2017
The top-ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team is back in the NCAA’s Frozen Four, following their 7-0 win over Robert Morris in Saturday’s quarterfinals at LaBahn Arena. Freshman MeKenzie Steffan scored two minutes into the game and senior Sarah...
by Bill Scott | Feb 24, 2017
Wisconsin Badger senior Ann-Renee Desbiens and junior Annie Pankowski have been named top-10 finalists for the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given to the Player of the Year in women’s college hockey. It marks the second-consecutive year that both players...
by Bill Scott | Feb 15, 2017
After leading the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team to the WCHA regular season title on Sunday be taking five of six points against No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth, a trio of Badgers received weekly awards from the WCHA on Tuesday. Junior Baylee Wellhausen was...
by Bill Scott | Feb 13, 2017
For the second-straight year, the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team wrapped up the WCHA regular season title on Senior Day. The Badgers wrapped up the 2016-17 league title with a 8-0 shutout win over second-ranked Minnesota-Duluth at LaBahn Arena. Junior...
by Bill Scott | Feb 3, 2017
Wisconsin women’s hockey goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens was rewarded Friday for her tremendous play in the Badgers’ net, as the senior was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Month for January. This marks the first time this year that Desbiens, the...
by Bill Scott | Dec 5, 2016
The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team dropped their series opener against second-ranked Minnesota 2-0 on Saturday. The Badgers rebounded Sunday with a 8-2 rout over the Gophers before a sold out LaBahn Arena. Senior forward Sarah Nurse tallied her second...
by Bill Scott | Nov 7, 2016
Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens is no stranger to rewriting the NCAA record books as she broke the NCAA single-season record for shutouts, goals-against average and save percentage last year. Desbiens made more NCAA history on...
by Bill Scott | Sep 15, 2016
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team was picked to win the WCHA in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches. The defending WCHA regular season and tournament champions, UW earned 48 points and six first-place votes, while Minnesota collected 44 points and a...
by Bill Scott | Mar 23, 2016
After a record-breaking season in goal for the Wisconsin women’s hockey team, junior Ann-Renee Desbiens was named the USCHO Player of the Year. A Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top-three finalist, Desbiens rewrote the NCAA record books this season. She ended the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 19, 2016
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team saw its season come to an end, falling to the rival Minnesota Gophers for the third-straight year in the NCAA Frozen Four. The Badgers fell 3-2 in overtime in Durham, New Hampshire. Ann-Renee Desbiens had a career high 38 saves...
by Bill Scott | Mar 13, 2016
For the ninth time in 11 years, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team is heading to the NCAA Frozen Four as the No. 2 Badgers blanked Mercyhurst, 6-0, in the NCAA quarterfinals at a sold out LaBahn Arena in Madison. Junior goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens, a Patty...
by Bill Scott | Feb 15, 2016
The second-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team scored six goals in the third period to crush Minnesota State 8-1 to win their fifth WCHA regular-season title and first since 2012. Courtney Burke scored a first period goal and added four assists for the Badgers,...
by Bill Scott | Feb 7, 2016
Goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens set a Wisconsin record with her 15th shutout of the season as the second-ranked Badger women’s hockey team completed a sweep of Ohio State 2-0 on Saturday. Desbiens leads the nation with a goals-against average of point-61, a save...
by Bill Scott | Feb 1, 2016
Emily Clark scored twice and Ann-Renee Desbiens’ posted her 14th shutout of the season to lead the second-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team to their 20th-consecutive home win on Sunday, topping St. Cloud State, 3-0, at LaBahn Arena. Desbiens tied the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 16, 2016
The second-ranked Wisconsin Badgers got a first period goal from junior defenseman Jenny Ryan held up in Friday’s 1-0 win over 6th-ranked Bemidji State at the Sanford Center in Bemidji. Junior goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped all 28 shots she faced to earn...
by Bill Scott | Dec 6, 2015
The number-one ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team will stay that way for another week after sweeping third ranked Minnesota. The Badgers completed the two-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the Gophers on Saturday afternoon, the first time the Gophers have been...
by Bill Scott | Nov 14, 2015
Another game and another shutout for the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team. The Badgers (11-0) blanked Minnesota-Duluth 3-0 in Duluth on Friday afternoon. The Badgers out-shot the Bulldogs 37-17. Junior goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens broke the N-C-A-A...
