Gopher Sports Guides

2010-11 • Junior Season
Named to the United States Under-22 Team • Assistant captain • Letterwinner • Played in 37 of 38 games • Second on the team in scoring with 21 goals and 22 assists for 43 points • Gophers’ leading goal scorer • Had 18 of her 21 goals scored against conference opponents • WCHA All-Academic Team honoree • Had 10 multiple-point games • Led the team with six game-winning goals • Tied for second on the team in power-play points (12) • Held the Gophers’ longest scoring streak of the season at nine and ended the regular season with a six-game scoring streak • Started her junior campaign with a goal and two assists in the 5-0 win over Clarkson (10/1) • Scored the game-winning and insurance goal against Wisconsin in the 7-5 win (11/5) • Also competed at the Four Nations Cup with Team USA • Returned from USA competition and scored three goals in the series sweep over Minnesota State (11/19-20) • Netted the only goal of the game in the 1-0 win over the Mavericks (11/19) • Scored a power-play goal against Harvard (11/28) • Held a scoring streak from Dec. 4-Jan. 22 and produced 10 points • To end the regular season, produced 12 points • Tallied four points against St. Cloud State (2/4-5) and Bemidji State (2/11-12) • Netted the Gophers’ first goal in the 8-0 win over SCSU (2/4) • Also notched the game-winner against the Beavers (2/12) • Set up two power-play goals in the 5-3 win over North Dakota (2/18) • Tallied two power-play assists in the 5-3 loss to North Dakota (2/19) • Established her 100th career point in the 3-2 win over Ohio State during the first round of the WCHA Championships • Had a five-point weekend during the WCHA Championships and earned WCHA All-Tournament honors • Tallied two assists in the 4-2 win over Minnesota Duluth (3/4) and had two goals and two goals and an assist in the 5-4 overtime loss to Wisconsin (3/5) • Scored a power-play goal in the NCAA Regional game against Boston College (3/12).

2009-10 • Sophomore Season: Played in all 40 games and ranked second on the team in scoring with 18 goals and 22 assists for 40 points • Improved her point production by 17 points from her rookie campaign • Had 10 multiple-point games • Ranked second on the team in goals and assists • Ranked fifth in the league in point scoring (33) • Member of the Gopher power play unit • Ranked third on the team in power-play points with 15 of her 40 points with the extra attacker • Netted five power-play goals and two game-winning goals • Held a .598 win percentage in the faceoff circle • Two-time WCHA Offensive Player of the Week twice during the season • Scored five goals in the series sweep against Ohio State (10/9-10), including a hat trick • Notched an unassisted, game-winning goal against the Buckeyes (10/9) and her second goal of the game • Completed a hat trick at 3:37 in the second period after scoring the game-winning and a power-play goal in the first period for her first career hat trick (10/10) • Netted a power-play goal in the 3-1 win over Minnesota Duluth (10/16) • Assisted on the gamewinner and scored two goals, in the 4-0 win over St. Cloud State (10/23) • Scored two goals in the series against Wisconsin (10/30-11/1) • Added another three-point game in the 4-1 win over Minnesota State (11/13) • Tallied three assists in the North Dakota sweep (12/12-13) Member of the Gopher power play unit • Leads the team in power-play points with 17 of her 21 points • Tallied seven assists in the series sweep over Ohio State and was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week • Netted a power-play goal in the 3-0 win over UND (1/22) • Added two assists against Minnesota State (1/30) and St. Cloud State (2/13) • Scored a goal against Wisconsin (2/19) and Minnesota State (2/26) • Named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team • Scored both of the Gophers’ goals in the WCHA Championship game against Minnesota Duluth (3/7) • Set up Emily West’s first goal in the NCAA Regional game (3/13) • Scored one of two Gopher goals during the NCAA Frozen Four (3/19).

2008-09 • Freshman Season: Ranked ninth on the team in scoring with 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points • Netted five power-play goals and one game-winner during her rookie campaign • Tallied nine power-play points • Had four multiple-point games • In just her second game of her career, netted a career-high two goals in the 7-1 win over Robert Morris (10/4) • Had an assist in both wins over Minnesota Duluth (10/10-11), including a power-play assist • Had a career-high three points in a game three times during the season, starting with Ohio State (10/18) • Helped Minnesota to its first-ever shootout win in Gopher history after a 1-0 shootout win and a tie against Wisconsin (10/24) •  Added another goal and two assists in the 6-2 win over St. Cloud State (11/1) • Had the first assist in Kelli Blankenship’s game-winning goal over Harvard (11/28) • Scored goals against Niagara (1/3) and Ohio State (1/9) • Had a four-game scoring streak twice this season • Set a career-high three assists in the 12-1 win over the Buckeyes (1/10) • Scored back-to-back goals in each of the Bemidji State series (1/16-17) •  Scored her second shootout goal in the game against Minnesota Duluth (1/24) • Netted a goal and an assist in each of the series against North Dakota (2/13-14) and SCSU (2/20-21) • Set up Terra Rasmussen’s goal in the WCHA championship game against Wisconsin (3/8).

The Erickson File: Two-time captain of the United States Under-18 Team and led Team USA to a gold medal in 2008 • First-ever captain of a USA Under-18 Team • 2008 Ms Hockey recipient • Led her team to a 22-7-1 record in 2006-07 to become the Greater Minnesota Conference Champions and the Section 8AA Champions under coaches Matt Menne and Keith Huerd • While at BHS, Erickson had 69 points as a sophomore, 65 as a junior and 59 her senior year • Competed with Roseau High School in her eighth and ninth-grade years before transferring to Bemidji High School for her sophomore, junior and senior seasons •  In her freshman campaign, Erickson was Roseau’s team captain and most valuable player after producing 49 points • As an eighth-grader, Erickson had 27 goals and 21 assists for 48 points • Earned all-conference honors in five consecutive years, while earning all-state honorable mention as a sophomore and first-team all-state honors her junior and senior seasons

Personal
A 2008 graduate of Bemidji High School • Communications major • Daughter of Lyle and Renae Erickson • Born March 28, 1990 • Shoots right.

Goals —  3, at Ohio State, 10/10/09
Assists —  4, vs. Ohio State, 1/9/10
Points — 4, vs. Ohio State, 1/9/10
Shots on Goal — 11, at North Dakota, 2/19/11
Plus/Minus — +4, four times, last vs. St. Cloud State, 2/4/11