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Mira Jalosuo

Class:
Junior
Position:
Defense
Height:
6-0
High School:
Finnish National Team
Hometown:
Lieksa, Finland

2012-13 • Senior Season: Appeared in all 41 games • had a career-high 30 points (11g-19a) • posted a plus/minus of +38 • All-WCHA Third Team honoree • named to WCHA All-Academic Team • netted a goal in both games of the opening series against Colgate (9/28-29) • assisted Sarah Davis on a goal in the 7-1 win over St. Cloud State (10/5) • began a four-game point streak against St. Lawrence (10/12) by assisting Amanda Kessel on a goal • tallied two assists in the 6-0 victory over SLU (10/13) • recorded two assists in the Gophers' 7-2 win over Ohio State (10/19) • netted a goal and dished an assist in the 8-0 rout of OSU (10/20) • assisted Amanda Kessel in the 4-2 win over North Dakota (10/28) • assisted a Maryanne Menefee goal against Minnesota Duluth (11/2) • notched a goal versus Minnesota State (11/17) • recorded an assist in the 10-2 rout of New Hampshire (11/14) • scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 triumph over Wisconsin (12/2) • had the game-winning goal against Bemidji State (12/8) • assisted Rachael Bona in the Gophers' 6-3 win over North Dakota (1/12) • set up a Becky Kortum goal against Minnesota State (1/18) • netted a goal against Wisconsin (1/25) • began a five-game point streak with an assist against Minnesota Duluth (2/2) • had three assist in the Ohio State series (2/8-9) • netted the game-winning goal against Bemidji State in overtime (2/16) • tallied a goal in the 5-0 shutout of BSU in the WCHA First Round (3/1) • recorded a goal in the 5-0 win over Ohio State (3/8) in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Faceoff • assisted Kelly Terry on the game-winning goal in the Gophers' triple-overtime win over North Dakota (3/16) in the NCAA quarterfinal round • scored the first goal of the national championship game against Boston University (3/24).

2011-12 • Junior Season: Named WCHA All-Academic Team honoree • played in 36 games, recording three goals and six assists for nine points • scored a goal in a 4-0 victory over Syracuse (10/1) • scored a goal against New Hampshire in a 6-1 victory (11/19) • assisted a Kelly Terry goal in a 7-3 victory at Harvard (11/27) • scored a power-play goal at North Dakota in a 7-2 victory (12/2) • had assists in both games at Minnesota State (1/27-28) • assisted Nikki Ludwigson's goal against St. Cloud State in the WCHA First Round (2/24) • assisted Emily West's goal in the second period of the WCHA semifinal game against UND (3/2) • was +3 in the 5-1 NCAA quarterfinal win over North Dakota (3/10).

2010-11 • Sophomore Season: Named WCHA All-Academic Team honoree • letterwinner • played in all 38 games • had four goals and eight assists for 12 points • all four of her goals came on the power play • surpassed her freshman point production by five • had two multi-point games • paired with Anne Schleper • had a plus/minus rating of +9 • recorded her first point of the year in the 5-0 win over St. Cloud State (10/22) • scored back-to-back game-winning power-play goals in both games against Harvard (11/26 and 11/28) • had two assists in 6-2 win over Bemidji State (12/4) • scored a power-play goal and had an assist in 8-1 win over Ohio State (1/22) • netted her fourth power-play goal of the season in 8-0 win over SCSU (2/4) • set up Kelly Terry's goal in the 4-2 win over Minnesota Duluth in the WCHA semifinal game (3/4).

2009-10 • Freshman Season: Played in 37 games, missing three games to compete with the Finnish National Team • had one goal and five assists for six points • had a +4 rating • recorded her first collegiate point in her second collegiate game with an assist on Chelsey Jones' goal (10/4) • had the first assist on Sarah Erickson's goal against Ohio State (10/9) • had the first assist on Sam Downey's goal against the Buckeyes (10/10) • assisted Sarah Erickson's goal in 4-0 win at St. Cloud State (10/23) • logged her fifth assist of the season in the 2-0 win over Clarkson (11/28) • missed the Ohio State series (1/8-9) to compete with Team Finland at the MLP Cup in Germany • scored her first collegiate goal in the 8-5 win over Minnesota State in the WCHA First Round (2/26).

The Jalosuo File: Member of the Finnish National Team that competed at the 2008 Four Nations Cup and the 2009 world championship, her third-straight appearance • began her collegiate career having played in over 35 games with Team Finland • played in all five games of the 2009 world championships to help Finland to a bronze medal for the second-straight year • scored a goal during the Four Nations Cup • played in every game for the Finland national team that placed fourth at the 2007 world championship and earned bronze at the 2008 world championship • tallied 88 points, including 10 in playoff action, for her club team • named an all-star defender at the Finnish Championships in back-to-back years in 2006-07 and 2007-08.

Personal: A 2009 graduate of Kastelli High School • daughter of Aki-Pekka and Sirpa Jalosuo • born February 3, 1989 • shoots right.

Jalosuo's Career Statistics
Season	GP	G	A	Points	Shots	Shot%	Pen-Min	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
2009-10	37	1	5	6	37	.027	6-12	+4	0	0	0
2010-11	38	4	8	12	71	.056	8-16	+9	4	0	2
2011-12	36	3	6	9	59	.051	7-14	+17	1	0	0
2012-13	41	11	19	30	92	.120	7-14	+38	7	0	4
TOTAL	152	19	38	57	259	.073	28-56	+68	12	0	6