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Pankowski named WCHA Player of the Week

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Annie Pankowski (Photo by David Stluka).

For the second time this season, Wisconsin women’s hockey standout Annie Pankowski has earned WCHA Forward of the Week honors.

The Laguna Hills, California, native scored three goals to lead the top-ranked Badgers to a sweep of St. Cloud State on the road last weekend.

Pankowski scored a pair of goals in the second period in Wisconsin’s 8-2 win over the Huskies on Friday before adding an empty net power-play goal in the final seconds of UW’s 3-1 win on Saturday to put the game out of reach.

Pankowski now leads the WCHA in goals with 14 despite missing two games due to the Four Nations Cup.

The top-ranked Badgers are in the midst of their holiday break and will return to action Jan. 11-12 with a showdown at No. 8 Ohio State.

 

Badger women improve to 3-0

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The 2nd-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team hit the road for the first time this season and knocked off Mercyhurst 6-1 on Friday  night in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Reigning WCHA Forward of the Year, Abby Roque scored a pair of power-play goals in the first period, then completed the hat trick in the second period to become the 29th player in school history to record a hat trick.

Sophia Shaver, Annie Pankowski and Britta Curl also scored for the Badgers, who improved to 3-0 on the season.

With the victory, head coach Mark Johnson is now tied with Mercyhurst head coach Michael Sisti for second in NCAA history in career wins with 462.

The Badgers outshot Mercyhurst 35-21, including a 17-4 margin in the second period.

Badger women’s hockey team picked to win WCHA

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Badger women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson (Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team is picked to win the WCHA for the fourth-straight year.

The Badgers earned 33 points and four first-place votes in a vote by the league’s coaches.  Minnesota also received 33 points and three first-place votes,  The two rivals battle it out on two separate occasions this season with a two-game series in Madison on Oct. 27-28 and another two-game series in Minneapolis on Jan. 18-19.

Senior forwards Emily Clark and Annie Pankowski were named to the Preseason All-WCHA Team in addition to senior defenseman Mikaela Gardner.

The WCHA poll and preseason honors announcement comes a day after UW checked in at No. 2 in the preseason USCHO.Com National Poll.

Badger women return to Frozen Four semifinals

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Wisconsin Badgers goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens (Photo by David Stluka)

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 Nurse added a goal midway through the opening period.

The Badgers then outshot Robert Morris 25-2 in the second period and got goals from Baylee Wellhausen, Maddie Rolfes, Annie Pankowski and Emily Clark.

Clark added a second goal in the third period to cap off the scoring for the Badgers.

Senior Ann-Renee Desbiens earned her 16th shutout of the year and her 10th career postseason shutout for the Badgers (32-2-4).

Wisconsin makes its 10th appearance at the Frozen Four, including their 4th in-a-row.  The Badgers will face Boston College in St. Charles, Missouri on Friday.

 

Desbiens and Pankowski named Patty Kazmaier top-10 finalists

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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 have been named to the top-10 list.

Desbiens was a 2016 top-three finalist and leads the nation this season in every major goaltending category.  The La Malbaie, Quebec native owns NCAA-leading marks in goals-against average with a 0.74 mark, save percentage with a .961 clip, winning percentage with a .893 rate and shutouts with 13.

Desbiens sports a 6-1-3 record against ranked opponents this and allowed only tow goals during UW’s recent series against No. 2-ranked Minnesota Duluth and No. 4 Minnesota. [Read more…]

Desbiens, Burke and Pankowski garner All-America honors

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Wisconsin Badgers goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens (Photo by David Stluka)

Wisconsin Badgers goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens (Photo by David Stluka)

Wisconsin women’s hockey players Ann-Renee Desbiens, Annie Pankowski and Courtney Burke were each named 2016 CCM Division 1 Women’s Hockey All-Americans.

Desbiens was named a first-team All-American on Thursday at the NCAA Frozen Four Banquet, while Pankowski and Burke were each named to the second-team.  All three Badgers earned their first All-America accolades of their respected careers.

Desbiens has had a record breaking season, shutting out opponents in 21 games this season.  Desbiens holds the NCAA single-season shutout record, as well as the record for the most consecutive shutout minutes.  A top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, Desbiens leads the nation in goals-against average (0.71) and save percentage (.962).  She was earlier named WCHA Player of the Year and the WCHA Final Face-Off Most Outstanding Player, as well as being honored with All-WCHA First Team accolades. [Read more…]

Top-ranked Badger women sweep Gophers

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Annie Pankowski

Annie Pankowski

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 swept in a series in five years.

The Badgers (18-0) got strong play in goal from Ann-Renee Desbiens, who stopped 23 shots.

Sophomore Annie Pankowski scored twice for the Badgers and Sarah Nurse added an empty net goal in the closing seconds.

Minnesota came in as the defending national champions and the top scoring team in the country.

Wisconsin hits the road Friday to play a weekend series against North Dakota in Grand Forks.

Top ranked Badger women win 14th straight

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Sarah Nurse

Sarah Nurse

The number-one ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team blanked Lindenwood 4-0 on Sunday at LaBahn Arena, pulling out a two-game sweep in the series.

The Badgers extended their win streak to start the season to 14-straight games.  The Badgers 14-0-0 start marks the third time UW has been unbeaten through its first 14 games, and the first time Wisconsin has won its first 14 contests.  The 14-game winning streak is tied for the third-longest in program history and is tied for the sixth-longest in WCHA history. [Read more…]

Pankowski named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week

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Annike Pankowski (Photo by David Stluka).

Annike Pankowski (Photo by David Stluka).

Following a five-point weekend in her home state of California, Wisconsin women’s hockey sophomore Annie Pankowski was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week.

Pankowski scored the Badgers’ first goal in their 5-1 win over Providence on Friday at Sharks Ice in San Jose, California.  She then tied a career high with four points in UW’s 8-1 triumph over Providence on Saturday with a hat trick and an assist.  Two of Pankowski’s goals on Saturday were shorthanded tallies, making her the third player in program history to score two shorthanded goals in a single game.

The third-ranked Badgers open their home slate on Saturday with a 2 p.m. contest at LaBahn Arena against WCHA foe Ohio State.

 

Badger women’s hockey team advances to Frozen Four

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Annie Pankowski

Annie Pankowski

The 3rd-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four with a 5-1 win over fifth-ranked Boston University at LaBahn Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Badgers (29-6-4) will play rival Minnesota (32-3-4), in a NCAA Frozen Four semifinal on Friday at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

The Badgers scored twice in the first period to jump out to a 2-0 lead.  The Badgers are 23-0-1 when leading after the first period this season.  Bucky is also 24-1-2 when they are the first to score.

The Badgers, who got two goals from Annie Pankowski, outshot the Terriers 48-21.  Pankowski upped her team-leading scoring total to 42 points (20 goals, 22 assists).  Wisconsin is 5-0-0 all-time against Boston University.  The Badgers have outscored the Terriers 23-3 all-time.

Wisconsin improved to 18-4 in NCAA play.  The Badgers advance to their second straight NCAA Frozen Four.  They fell to Minnesota 5-3 in the 2014 semifinals.

The Badgers have now advanced to the Frozen Four in eight of the past 10 years.  That’s the most of any school in the country over that span.

AUDIO: Coach Mark Johnson on facing Minnesota in Frozen Four semifinals