{"id":28145,"date":"2006-03-09T23:18:25","date_gmt":"2006-03-10T05:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2006\/03\/09\/wcha-semifinal-previewbrwisconsin-vs-st-cloud-state\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:56:31","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:56:31","slug":"wcha-semifinal-previewbrwisconsin-vs-st-cloud-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2006\/03\/09\/wcha-semifinal-previewbrwisconsin-vs-st-cloud-state\/","title":{"rendered":"WCHA Semifinal Preview:<br>Wisconsin vs. St. Cloud State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin has made off with a grand haul in the WCHA awards department so far with Sara Bauer (Player of the Year), Bobbi-Jo Slusar (Defensive Player of the Year), and Mark Johnson (Coach of the Year) all having been rewarded for leading the Badgers to their first-ever first-place finish. The WCHA Championship, however, remains unclaimed, and to get back to the finals, Wisconsin must dispatch a Cinderella in St. Cloud State. Just 3-10-1 in their first 14 games, the Huskies have won 15 of 22 outings and toppled No. 2 St. Lawrence, No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth (twice), and the Badgers during their run to the program&#8217;s first-ever WCHA semifinal. <\/p>\n<p>Two things to focus on &#8212; Lauri St. Jacques and Wisconsin penalties. <\/p>\n<div class=\"boxright\" style=\"width: 118px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"boxgif\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/images\/logos\/scsu.gif\" width=\"116\" height=\"81\" alt=\"logos\/scsu.gif\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boxright\" style=\"width: 88px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"boxgif\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/images\/logos\/wis.gif\" width=\"86\" height=\"96\" alt=\"logos\/wis.gif\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>St. Jacques has been brilliant during St. Cloud&#8217;s second-half surge &#8212; 81 saves on 83 shots in the sweep of Duluth, and a 36-save 1-0 shutout of Wisconsin in early February. She also had the Badgers down 1-0 after two periods of last year&#8217;s WCHA Quarterfinal, before becoming her own worst enemy with a giveaway that opened the door for a three-goal Wisconsin rally. Coach Jason Lesteberg admitted his team is probably going to get outshot. Even if a solid Husky defense can keep a fair amount of shots to the perimeter, St. Jacques will likely have to be at her stonewalling best to keep the Huskies&#8217; NCAA Tournament dreams alive.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin is the league&#8217;s least penalized team and owns the second-stingiest penalty kill in the WCHA when pressed into service. Both strengths will come in handy because St. Cloud State has quietly assembled the conference&#8217;s top power play with the veteran unit of Kristy Oonincx, Hailey Clarkson, Denelle Maguet, Ashley Stewart, and Brittney Kuyper owning 28 of the team&#8217;s 37 power-play goals. If the Badgers can keep the trips to the box to a minimum and simply roll their potent trio of scoring lines for prolonged stretches of the game, that depth could be key in wearing down St. Jacques and the Husky defense.<\/p>\n<h4>No. 10 St. Cloud State (18-17-1 overall, 13-14-1 WCHA)<\/h4>\n<p><b>Top Scorers:<\/b> Kristy Oonincx, Sr., F (15-29-44), Hailey Clarkson, Jr., F (17-21-38), Denelle Maguet, Jr., F (14-18-32)<br \/>\n<b>Top Goaltenders:<\/b> Lauri St. Jacques, Jr. (12-12-1, 2.32, .921), Kendall Newall, So. (6-5-0, 2.53, .910)<br \/>\n<b>Scoring Offense:<\/b> 2.69 (13th)<br \/>\n<b>Scoring Defense:<\/b> 2.47 (18th)<br \/>\n<b>Penalty Minutes:<\/b> 11.7 (23rd)<br \/>\n<b>Power Play:<\/b> 37 of 175, 21.1% (4th)<br \/>\n<b>Penalty Kill:<\/b> 149 of 176, 84.7% (19th)<\/p>\n<h4>No. 3 Wisconsin (31-4-1 overall, 24-3-1 WCHA)<\/h4>\n<p><b>Top Scorers:<\/b> Sara Bauer, Jr., F (21-27-48), Sharon Cole, Sr., F (15-22-37), Jinelle Zaugg, So., F (22-12-34)<br \/>\n<b>Top Goaltenders:<\/b> Meghan Horras, Sr. (15-2-1, 1.57, .925), Christine Dufour, Jr. (9-1-0, 1.10, .943), Jessie Vetter, Fr. (7-1-0, 1.08, .939)<br \/>\n<b>Scoring Offense:<\/b> 3.78 (3rd)<br \/>\n<b>Scoring Defense:<\/b> 1.36 (3rd)<br \/>\n<b>Penalty Minutes:<\/b> 9.6 (31st)<br \/>\n<b>Power Play:<\/b> 35 of 189, 18.5% (11th)<\/p>\n<h4>Series History<\/h4>\n<p><b>All-time: 23-4-0 Wisconsin<\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b>Last 5 meetings:<\/b><br \/>\n2\/4\/06: SCSU 1, UW 0<br \/>\n2\/3\/06: UW 3, SCSU 1<br \/>\n11\/5\/05: UW 3, SCSU 1<br \/>\n11\/4\/05: UW 5, SCSU 2<br \/>\n*3\/4\/05: UW 3, SCSU 1<\/p>\n<p>*WCHA Quarterfinal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin has made off with a grand haul in the WCHA awards department so far with Sara Bauer (Player of the Year), Bobbi-Jo Slusar (Defensive Player of the Year), and Mark Johnson (Coach of the Year) all having been rewarded for leading the Badgers to their first-ever first-place finish. 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