Women's All-Stars to Play U.S. National Team

Games to take place at Kohl Center, Xcel Energy Center

Carla McLeod and 19 other players from the WCHA will play the U.S. National Team

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Sept. 17, 2001

MADISON, Wis. - An all-star team of Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's league student-athletes has been selected to face the 2001-02 U.S. National Team in a two-game series, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 and 6 at 7:05 p.m. Friday's contest will take place at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., while Saturday's game will face off at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Twenty players have been selected representing the seven member institutions of the WCHA. Four players each come from defending league champion Minnesota, defending NCAA Champion Minnesota-Duluth and Wisconsin. Ohio State and St. Cloud State each have three players on the team. Bemidji State and Minnesota State will each send one player to the all-star series.

Shannon Miller, Minnesota-Duluth's head coach, assumes the same responsibilities with the WCHA Women's All-Star Team. Minnesota's Joel Johnson and Ohio State's Sue Kempf will assist Miller behind the bench. The team was selected by the all-star team coaching staff with input from all seven league head coaches.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 608-255-4646 or 651-989-5151. Kohl Center tickets run $5-$11 while tickets at the Xcel Energy Center can be purchased at $15-$20.

The roster for the WCHA Women's All-Star Team follows.

Goaltenders School Year Hometown Tuula Puputti Minnesota-Duluth Jr. Kuopio, Finland Shari Vogt Minnesota State So. Richmond, Minn.

Defense Emily Hudak Ohio State Jr. Marblehead, Mass. Kobi Kawamoto St. Cloud State So. Surrey, B.C. Emma Laaksonen Ohio State So. Espoo, Finland Sis Paulsen Wisconsin Jr. Eau Claire, Wis. Hanne Sikio Minnesota-Duluth Jr. Lempaala, Finland Kerry Weiland Wisconsin Jr. Palmer, Alaska

Forwards Kendra Antony Wisconsin Jr. Yorkton, Sask. Abby Cooper St. Cloud State Jr. Washington, Mich. Ronda Curtin Minnesota Jr. Roseville, Minn. La Toya Clarke Minnesota So. Pickering, Ont. Tracy Engstrom Minnesota Sr. Willmar, Minn. Amber Fryklund Bemidji State Jr. Hibbing, Minn. Erika Holst Minnesota-Duluth Jr. Nykoping, Sweden Fiona Mcleod St. Cloud State Jr. Toronto, Ont. Erin O'Grady Ohio State So. London, Ont. Karen Rickard Wisconsin So. Bowmanville, Ont. Maria Rooth Minnesota-Duluth Jr. Angelholm, Sweden Laura Slominski Minnesota Sr. Burnsville, Minn.

Support Staff: Shannon Miller - Head Coach (Minn.-Duluth) Rick Menz Equipment Joel Johnson - Assistant Coach (Minnesota) Deanna Skandel Head Trainer Sue Kempf - Assistnat Coach (Ohio State) Rianna Burke Assistant Trainer Ira Turunen Sports Information