Emily West

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-5
High School:
Pine Creek HS
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.

2011-12 • Redshirt Senior Season: Played in 38 games, recording 27 goals and 17 assists • had at least one point in 26 games of 38 games played, including 10 multi-point games • missed three games in the second half of the season due to injuries • finished her career ranked 10th in Minnesota history with 158 career points and ranked seventh in Minnesota history with 82 career goals • scored a goal in the season-opening 6-1 win over Union (9/30) • had two assists in a 3-0 victory over Minnesota State (10/20) • scored the lone Gopher goal at Bemidji State (10/29) • tallied a goal in a 2-1 victory at Harvard (11/26) • tied her career-high with four points, with one goal and three assists at Harvard (11/27) • scored two of Minnesota's three goals in the 3-2 win against Bemidji State (1/20) • scored her first career hat trick to lead the Gophers to a 6-3 win over Minnesota State (1/27) • had a four-point game with two goals and two assists in the 7-0 win at St. Cloud State (2/4) • scored two goals against St. Cloud State in the WCHA First Round (2/25) • tied her career high with four points (2g-2a) against North Dakota in the WCHA semifinal (3/2) • scored the game-winner against Minnesota Duluth in the WCHA championship game (3/3) • named to the WCHA Final Face-off All-Tournament team • recorded two points with a goal and an assist in the NCAA quarterfinal win over North Dakota (3/10) • had two points (1g-1a), including scoring the game-winner on the first-ever penalty shot during in an NCAA championship game, in the 4-2 win over Wisconsin (3/18).

2010-11 • Senior Season: Named team co-captain • appeared in four games, missing most of the season due to injury • played in the season-opening series against Clarkson and tallied one assist (10/1-10/2) • returned to the Gopher lineup briefly to face Wisconsin (11/5-11/6), scoring two goals and adding an assist in a 7-5 win over the Badgers • was sidelined due to injury for the remainder of the season • red-shirted the season to return to the Gopher lineup in 2011-12.

2009-10 • Junior Season: Named team co-captain • named First Team All-WCHA and Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award nominee • led the Gophers with 46 points on 23 goals and 23 assists • tied for the national lead with 10 game-winning goals and tied for third with three short-handed goals • Gophers were 17-2-0 when she scored a goal • led the team with a +25 plus/minus rating • played in 38 of 40 games, missing two games due to injury • played on both the penalty kill and power play • had a team-best 14 multiple-point games • started the season with a three-point performance against Syracuse (10/2) • Had five points and was +7 in the series sweep over Ohio State (10/9-10/10) • scored a short-handed, game-winning goal against Minnesota Duluth (10/17) • tallied three points in the 4-0 win at St. Cloud State (10/23) • recorded a six-game scoring streak from Nov. 13-Nov. 28 • scored a short-handed, game-winning goal against Clarkson (11/28) • had four straight multiple-point games against North Dakota (12/4-12/5) and Ohio State (1/8-1/9) • had three points against Minnesota State (1/29-/130) • recorded her 100th career point with an assist on a Sarah Erickson goal against Wisconsin (2/19) • set up Anne Schleper's power-play goal in the 3-2 win over Wisconsin (2/20) • scored two goals during the WCHA First Round (2/26-2/27), including scoring the game two game-winner in triple overtime to send the Gophers to the WCHA Final Faceoff • set up Brittany Francis' power-play goal in the 5-4 double overtime win over Ohio State (3/6) • scored two goals, including the overtime game-winner, and had one assist in the 3-2 overtime win over Clarkson in the NCAA Regional game (3/13) • scored a goal and had an assist against Minnesota Duluth in the NCAA Frozen Four semifinal game (3/19).

2008-09 • Sophomore Season: Played in all 40 games • ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 40 points (19g-21a) • received the Bonnie Olein Unsung Hero Award • played on both the power play and penalty kill, notching eight power-play goals and one short-handed goal • had seven multiple-point games • had a +22 plus/minus rating • scored two goals in her first three games of the season • set a career-high three assists in the 8-1 win over Ohio State (10/17) • netted the game-winner in the 3-0 win over Bemidji State (11/14) • had a team-best 19-game scoring streak from November 28 to February 20 • scored a short-handed goal in the 3-1 win over Harvard (11/28) and set up Rachael Drazan's power-play goal in the second game of the series (11/29) • tallied three points in a sweep over North Dakota (12/5-12/6) • set a career-best four points in the 8-0 win over Niagara (1/3) • tied her career high with two goals in the 5-3 win over Niagara (1/4) • scored a power-play goal in the 3-3 tie against Minnesota Duluth (1/24) • scored two goals against Wisconsin (2/7-2/8) • had her second two-goal game of the year in the 7-0 shutout over St. Cloud State (2/20) • assisted Gigi Marvin's short-handed goal and set up Brittany Francis' power-play goal in the 7-2 win over Minnesota State (3/7) • set up Gigi Marvin's power-play goal in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Boston College (3/14).

2007-08 • Freshman Season: Played in 34 games • led the team with a +20 plus/minus • team’s top-scoring freshmen with 24 points • had seven multiple-point games • scored a goal in each of her first two games as a Gopher • netted her first career goal in the first game of the season just 5:50 into the game against Northeastern (10/5) • tallied three points in the 7-4 win over Ohio State (10/19) • named WCHA Player of the Week after a four-point series against North Dakota (11/24-11/25), setting up both a power-play and game-winning goal in the first win over UND and following up with a two-goal performance to seal the sweep • had a two-assist game in the 6-0 win over Minnesota State (12/7) • missed four games due to injury but returned to the lineup on Jan. 25 • had six points in postseason play • finished the season on a four-game scoring streak • recorded three points in the Gophers' sweep over North Dakota in the WCHA First Round (2/29-3/1) • tallied two assists against Wisconsin in the WCHA Final Faceoff semifinal (3/8) • scored her 11th goal of the season in Minnesota's NCAA regional game against Wisconsin (3/15) • had a +13 rating in the final 15 games of the season • member of the U.S. Under-22 Team.

The West File: Competed for the Colorado Select U19 AAA team • posted 54 goals and 22 assists for 76 points as a senior • named 2007 Midwest Elite Hockey League Academic All-Star • competed at the USA Hockey Girls Select 17/18 Camp and tallied two goals and three assists for five points with Team Teal • attended the USA Hockey Holiday Camp in December 2006 • played for the Pine Creek High School boys team as a senior • played in 36 games and ranked third in the MWEHL with 69 points (52 goals, 17 assists) as a junior • played in five games at the 2006 USA Hockey's Girl's Select 17/18 Camp and recorded three goals and three assists for six points.

Personal: A 2007 graduate of Pine Creek High School • Biology, Society, and Environment major • daughter of John and Janet West • shoots left.