Rigsby earns WCHA Rookie of the Week honors
December 01, 2010 | Women's Hockey
Dec. 1, 2010
MADISON, Wis. - After posting the two highest single-game save totals of her career and backstopping Wisconsin to a series split with then-No. 4 Minnesota Duluth last weekend, freshman goaltender Alex Rigsby (Delafield, Wis.) was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Rookie of the Week for Dec. 1.
Rigsby made a career-high 37 saves to earn her eighth win of the season as the Badgers topped defending national champion Minnesota Duluth 3-2 in overtime last Friday.
The Delafield, Wis., native stopped 69 of 74 shots on goal in the two-game series with 37 in the win last Friday and 32 more in a 3-1 loss last Sunday. She recorded the two highest single-game save totals of her career (37 Friday, 32 Sunday) and posted career highs for shots faced (74) and saves (69) in a series as well.
At 8-1-0 on the season, Rigsby's .889 winning percentage tops the WCHA and ranks fourth in the nation. She also ranks fifth in the WCHA with a 1.93 goals-against average and sixth with a .915 save percentage.
Rigsby's award marks the Badgers' second WCHA Rookie of the Week award and fourth conference weekly award of the year. Fellow freshman Brittany Ammerman (River Vale, N.J.) took home freshman of the week honors Nov. 3, while juniors Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho) and Carolyne Prevost (Sarnia, Ontario) have both earned WCHA Offensive Player of the Week awards this season.
In other WCHA awards this week, Ohio State junior forward Laura McIntosh was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, and Minnesota Duluth senior goaltender Kim Martin received WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors.
The Badgers (12-2-0, 8-2-0 WCHA) begin an eight-game road swing this weekend when they travel to No. 8 North Dakota (8-4-2, 7-3-2 WCHA) for a Saturday/Sunday series at Engelstad Arena. Puck drop is set for 2 p.m. both games.
