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15 Rachael Bona  
Rachael Bona

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Coon Rapids, Minn.

High School:
Coon Rapids

Height:
5-5

Position:
F


04/17/2013

Gophers a Hit at the Twins Game

Co-captains Megan Bozek and Bethany Brausen tossed out the first pitches of the game.

03/22/2013

Davis' Overtime Goal Puts Gophers in National Championship Game

Sarah Davis netted a goal 1:39 into the overtime period to advance Minnesota to the NCAA Championship Game.

03/16/2013

Gophers Win Marathon Game to Punch Ticket to Frozen Four

It took Minnesota 118 minutes and 51 seconds to defeat North Dakota in the longest game in program history.

03/01/2013

Defense Leads Gophers to 5-0 Win Over Beavers

Noora Räty claimed sole possession of the NCAA career shutouts record with the 40th of her career.

02/15/2013

Gophers Overwhelm Bemidji State, 8-0

Senior Katie Frischmann netted her first goal of the season in the third period.

03/04/2013

Gophers Blank Beavers

The Gopher women's hockey team posted back to back shutouts of Bemidji State.

02/04/2013

Minnesota Sweeps Bulldogs

The Golden Gophers clinched the 2013 WCHA title with a sweep of UMD at Ridder Arena.

01/22/2013

Minnesota sweeps Mavericks

The Golden Gophers remained unbeaten with a sweep in Mankato.

01/14/2013

Minnesota-North Dakota Highlights

The Golden Gophers swept North Dakota at Ridder Arena to remain unbeaten on the year.

11/26/2012

Gophers 4, Wildcats 0

The Gophers completed a sweep of New Hampshire with a 4-0 win.

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2012-13 • Sophomore Season: Skated in all 41 games • had a career-high 32 points (14g-18a) • posted a plus/minus ratio of +36 • named to All-WCHA Academic Team • tallied two assists in the season opener against Colgate (9/28) • notched a career-high four assists in the 11-0 rout of Colgate (9/29) • assisted on a Kelly Terry goal in win over St. Lawrence (10/13) • netted a goal in against Ohio State (10/19) • had a goal and an assist in the 8-0 win over OSU (10/20) • scored a goal in versus North Dakota (10/27) • began a five-game point streak by receiving an assist on Gopher goal against Minnesota State (11/16) • tallied a goal in the series finale versus MSU (11/17) • notched a goal in each New Hampshire game (11/24-25) • had an assist in the first Wisconsin game (12/1), which was the end of the point streak • assisted Becky Kortum in a 5-1 win over Bemidji State (12/7) • had two assists in the shutout win over BSU (12/8) • netted a goal in the 6-3 triumph over North Dakota (1/12) • tallied three goals in the series sweep of Minnesota Duluth (1/18-19) • notched a goal in the 6-2 win over Minnesota Duluth (2/2) • scored a goal against Ohio State (2/8) • had two points (1g-1a) in the 8-0 rout of Bemidji State (2/15) • recorded three points (2g-2a) in the series sweep of BSU in the WCHA First Round (3/1-2) • assisted Kelly Terry on the game-winning goal against North Dakota (3/16) in the triple-overtime NCAA Quarterfinal game • had an assist in the overtime win over Boston College (3/22) in the NCAA semifinal game.


2011-12 • Freshman Season
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Played in all 41 games during the season • was moved to the first line in January and played the remainder of the season on the top line with Jen Schoullis and Amanda Kessel • tallied eight goals and seven assists for 15 points on the season • recorded her first career point with an assist on Meghan Lorence's goal against St. Cloud State (10/7) • Scored her first collegiate goal at Wisconsin (10/14) • Assisted on a Emily West goal at Bemidji State (10/29) • Recorded an assist on a Meghan Lorence goal vs. UNH (11/18) • Scored a goal at Harvard (11/27) • Scored the game-winning goal vs. Ohio State (12/10) • named the WCHA Rookie of the Week after scoring Minnesota's first goal in a 3-2 victory over the Bemidji State (1/2), igniting a comeback after the Gophers had trailed 2-0 • scored two goals in the series at Ohio State (2/10-11) • had two points with a goal and an assist in Minnesota's 6-1 win over St. Cloud State in the WCHA First Round (2/24) and added an assist in the second game against the Huskies (2/25).

High School/Club: A five-year letterwinnere at Coon Rapids High School • a Ms. Hockey award finalist • compiled 165 goals and 105 assists in her five years playing for Coon Rapids • a five-time All-Northwest Suburban Conference honoree • led her team to the 2011 Minnesota State Tournament where they placed third • helped Coon Rapids to a conference title in 2007 • also played for the U19 Minnesota Ice Cats beginning in 2008 • participated in the USA Hockey Development Camps from 2007-09 • a member of the U.S. Under-18 team that won a silver medal at the 2010 World Championships • was an all-conference and all-state soccer player at Coon Rapids.

Personal: A 2011 graduate of Coon Rapids High School • is undecided on a major and is interested in a career in the medical field • birthday is October 25 • parents are Dean and Tracy Bona • has an older brother, Nick • played with former Gopher Terra Rasmussen at Coon Rapids HS in the 2006-07 season.

Season GP G A Points Shots Shot% Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG
2011-12 41 8 7 15 86 .093 4-8 +10 1 0 2
2012-13 41 14 18 32 116 .121 12-24 +36 1 0 1
TOTAL 82 22 25 47 202 .109 16-32 +46 2 0 3
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