2010–11 Minnesota State–Mankato Mavericks women's ice hockey season

• May 7, 2010: Head coach Eric Means announced that the Mavericks have recruited ten players.

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Melissa Klippenstein	Forward	Canada	She skated for the Pembina Valley Hawks last season and scored 96 points. She was a member of the Manitoba Provincial Champions and Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League Champions.
Danielle Butters	Goaltender	Canada	She played for the Bluewater Hawks in the PWHL and posted a 1.79 GAA and .932 save percentage. She was a silver Medalist at Canadian National U-18 Championships.
Darion Fontaine-Bruyere	Forward	Canada	She played for Pursuit of Excellence out of Kelowna, B.C., in 2009, she was a member of the Aboriginal Canadian National Champions.
Elisabeth Hewett	Defenseman	Canada	She was a Captain for APHA Rangers Midget Female AA (and a captain for St. Mary’s Academy High School), in 2008-09 she was a member of Manitoba Provincial finalists
Tracy McCann	Forward	United States	She was a member of Ohio Flames, which qualified for the USA Girls U-19 Nationals, she was also a participant in USA Hockey Select 17 Festival
Nicole Germaine	Forward	Canada	She was a member of Shattuck-St. Marys U-19 Girls Team, she won the Girls U-19 national championship in 2008-09.
Kathleen Rogan	Forward	Canada	She was a member of Shattuck St. Mary’s Girls Prep Team and was an assistant captain in 2009-10
Danielle Scholzen	Defenseman	United States	She was a member of the Elite League championship team Minnesota Red and a participant in the Minnesota Junior Festival
Kelsie Scott	Forward	Canada	She was a member of Westman Wildcats and a member of 2009 Team Manitoba All-Star Team
Kari Lundberg	Forward	United States	She was a member of Minnesota Thoroughbreds, which were the Ohio Flames Tournament Champions, she was also a member of 2008 Two Nations Female Hockey Champions

[1]

• Kathleen Rogan registered a hat trick as the Mavericks defeated No. 6-ranked North Dakota by a 4-2 margin. This was the Mavericks first hat trick since Ashley Young registered one against Bemidji State in 2008.[2]
• Nov. 5-6: Nina Tikkinen accumulated five points as the Mavericks won back-to-back conference games against St. Cloud State. Tikkinen had three points on November 5. The three points were all assists on Minnesota State’s first three scores, including teammate Kathleen Rogan’s game-winning goal in the first period. The following day, Tikkinen gave the Mavericks a 2-0 lead midway through the second period. The two victories gave MSU their first home ice series sweep since Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2008 when they beat Bemidji State.[3]
• November 12–13: Nina Tikkinen produced a four-goal, five-point series as the Mavericks won twice on the road against league rival Ohio State. For her efforts, she was named WCHA Player of the Week for the second straight time. Tikkinen had two goals and one assist for three points as MSU won by a 5-3 tally on November 12. Both of her goals tied the game (2-2 in the second period, 3-3 in the third). On November 13, she broke a 3-3 tie with a game-winning goal with only 3:45 left. Tikkinen now has a four-game winning streak. It also marked her second straight five-point weekend.[4]
• November 12–13: Minnesota State University forward Kathleen Rogan had a goal and three assists for four points as the visiting Mavericks took back-to-back league victories from Ohio State. She had two points in each game. She earned an assist on the game-tying goal on November 12. She would register two assists on November 13 and finish the series with a +3 plus/minus rating. After the series, she became the Mavericks leading scorer with fourteen points (seven goals and seven assists).

• Kathleen Rogan, WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of October 27)
• Kathleen Rogan, WCHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of November 17) [4]
• Nina Tikkinen, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 10)
• Nina Tikkinen, WCHA Player of the Week, (Week of November 17) [4]

• 2009–10 MSU–Mankato Mavericks women's ice hockey season