Sarah Erickson

Photo by: Jerry E. Lee

Class:
Senior
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
High School:
Bemidji HS
Hometown:
Roseau, Minn.

2011-12 • Senior Season: Co-captain • played in all 41 games, collecting 20 goals and 29 assists for 49 points for the most prolific scoring season of her Gopher career • had a goal and three assists in the season-opening win over Union (9/30) • assisted two of Amanda Kessel's goals against St. Cloud State (10/8) • netted two goals in a victory over Minnesota State (10/21) • tallied two assists against UNH (11/18) • had a three point night (2g-1a) against North Dakota (12/2) • scored a pair of goals against Minnesota Duluth (1/14) • had a four-point night (1g-3a) in a 7-4 victory at Ohio State (2/11) • on senior night, scored two goals and added an assist in the Gophers' 5-2 victory over North Dakota (2/18) • tallied three points (1g-2a) in the 5-1 NCAA Quarterfinal win over UND (3/10) • scored two goals in the NCAA title game against Wisconsin (3/18) • recorded at least one point in 28 games during the season, with multiple points in 13 games • all five of Minnesota's losses on the season came in games when Erickson did not score a goal • scored a point in five of seven postseason games • WCHA All-Academic honoree • named to the NCAA Frozen Four all-tournament team • finished her career ranked 10th in the Minnesota record book with 69 career goals.

2010-11 • Junior Season: Assistant captain • letterwinner • played in 37 of 38 games • ranked second on the team with 43 points (21g-22a) • led the team with 21 goals and six game-winning goals • scored 18 of her 21 goals against conference opponents • WCHA All-Academic Team honoree • had 10 multiple-point games • tied for second on the team in power-play points (12) • had the Gophers' longest scoring streak of the season at nine and ended the regular season with a six-game scoring streak • started the season with a three-point game (1g-2a) in a 5-0 win over Clarkson (10/1) • scored the game-winning goal in a 7-5 win over Wisconsin (11/5) • represented the U.S. Women’s National Team at the Four Nations Cup • scored three goals in the series sweep over Minnesota State (11/19-11/20) • 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) • tallied four points against St. Cloud State (2/4-2/5) and Bemidji State (2/11-2/12) • 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) • recorded her 100th career point in a 3-2 win over Ohio State during the WCHA First Round • 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 three points (2g-1a) in the 5-4 overtime loss to Wisconsin (3/5) • scored a power-play goal in the NCAA quarterfinal loss at Boston College (3/12).

2009-10 • Sophomore Season: Played in all 40 games and ranked second on the team in scoring with 40 points (18g-22a) • had 10 multiple-point games • ranked second on the team with 18 goals and 22 assists • ranked fifth in the league with 33 points in conference play • member of the Gopher power play unit • ranked third on the team with 15 power-play points • netted five power-play goals and two game-winning goals • had a .598 winning percentage in the faceoff circle • two-time WCHA Offensive Player of the Week • scored five goals, including her first-career hat trick, in the series sweep against Ohio State (10/9-10/10) • netted a power-play goal in the 3-1 win over Minnesota Duluth (10/16) • had three points (2g-1a) in the 4-0 win over St. Cloud State (10/23) • scored two goals in the series against Wisconsin (10/30-11/1) • had a three-point game in the 4-1 win over Minnesota State (11/13) • tallied three assists in a sweep over North Dakota (12/12-12/13) • named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week after recording seven assists in a series sweep over Ohio State (1/8-1/9) • netted a power-play goal in the 3-0 win over UND (1/22) • had two assists against Minnesota State (1/30) and St. Cloud State (2/13) • named to the WCHA all-tournament team after scoring 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 quarterfinal 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 with 23 points (10g-13a) • scored five power-play goals and one game-winner • had nine power-play points • had four multiple-point games • scored two goals in just her second career game, a 7-1 win over Robert Morris (10/4) • had an assist in both wins over Minnesota Duluth (10/10-10/11) • had a career-high three points three times during the season, starting with Ohio State (10/18) • helped Minnesota to its first-ever shootout win after a 1-0 shootout win and a tie against Wisconsin (10/24) • had three points (1g-2a) in the 6-2 win over St. Cloud State (11/1) • assisted Kelli Blankenship's game-winning goal against Harvard (11/28) • recorded a four-game scoring streak twice during the season • had a career-high three assists in the 12-1 win over Ohio State (1/10) • had one goal in each game of a sweep over Bemidji State (1/16-1/17) • scored her second career shootout goal against Minnesota Duluth (1/24) • had two points (1g-1a) in back-to-back series with North Dakota (2/13-2/14) and SCSU (2/20-2/21) • set up Terra Rasmussen's goal in the WCHA championship game against Wisconsin (3/8).

The Erickson File: Two-time captain of the U.S. Under-18 Team and led Team USA to a gold medal in 2008 • first-ever captain of the U.S. Under-18 Team • 2008 Minnesota Ms. Hockey award recipient • competed for Roseau High School in her eighth and ninth-grade years before transferring to Bemidji High School for her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons • five-time all-conference selection who earned all-state honorable mention as a sophomore and first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior • had 59 points as a senior, 65 points as a junior, and 69 points as a sophomore for BHS • led BHS to a 22-7-1 record as a junior in 2006-07 to become the Greater Minnesota Conference Champions and Section 8AA Champions under coaches Matt Menne and Keith Huerd • served as team captain at Roseau as a freshman and was named Most Valuable Player after a 49-point season had 48 points (27g-21a) as an eighth grader.

Personal: A 2008 graduate of Bemidji High School • Communications major • daughter of Lyle and Renae Erickson • born March 28 • shoots right.