Murphy, Primerano earn WCHA Player of the Month honors
We send congratulations to Gophers Abbey Murphy and Chloe Primerano for earning honors as WCHA Forward and Defender of the Month for December, respectively. The awards align with their Player of the Week honors received following the series at St. Thomas on December 6 & 7.
Murphy tied her career high in the Friday night game with 5 points on 2 goals & 3 assists, then added her 3rd goal of the series and two more helpers on Saturday to complete an 8-point weekend. Primerano tallied a goal and an assist in each of the two contests to finish with 4 points in the series.
She's baaack! Olivia King returns to Gopher roster
Sixth-year goaltender Olivia King will return to the Gopher Women's Hockey roster for the remainder of the 2024-2025 season after re-signing with the program, as announced by head coach Brad Frost yesterday.
King, a native of Garrison, MN, spent the first four years of her collegiate career with the Maroon & Gold. She transferred to St. Thomas for the 2023-24 season, where she went 5-12-1 with a .873 save percentage and posted a career-high 51 saves on March 2, 2024 against Wisconsin.
King is a four-time WCHA All-Academic Team selection, a three-time WCHA Scholar Athlete, and two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Welcome back, Olivia!! We look forward to your Gopher return!!
Gopher alumna Morgan signs 10-day contract with MN Frost
In roster news of the professional variety, Gopher Women's Hockey alumna Lucy Morgan signed a 10-day Standard Player Agreement with the PWHL's Minnesota Frost yesterday, ahead of the team's home game last night against Boston. Morgan was dressed for the contest, backing up starting goaltender Nicole Hensley.
Morgan, hailing from Mandan, ND, began the season on the Frost’s Reserve Player List after finishing her collegiate career with the Gophers in 2023-2024. Previously, she played four seasons at St. Lawrence University.
Congratulations and best wishes on this opportunity, Lucy!!
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