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Women’s Hockey readies to face Providence in grand opening of Lee & Penny Anderson Arena
10/23/2025 11:13:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Tommies and Friars face off for first ever game in Lee & Penny Anderson Arena
ST. PAUL, MINN.- The No.13/13 St. Thomas women's hockey team (6-2, 2-2) is set to take on the RV Providence College Friars (1-5-0, 0-2-0) in what is set to be a historic weekend for Tommie Athletics.
Friday's contest presented by Wings Credit Union will be broadcast on Fox 9 and puck drop is slated for 2 p.m.
Saturday's series finale is slated for a 1 p.m. puck drop.
Lee & Penny Anderson Areana
This weekend marks the grand opening of Lee & Penny Anderson Arena on the campus of St. Thomas University. This comes 34 months after announcing this transformative project.
Tommie Women's hockey kicks off opening day with a 2 p.m. puck drop followed by the first-ever Purple on the Plaza on campus sponsored by Wings Credit Union from 4:30-6 p.m. Tommie men's hockey will then drop the puck at 7 p.m.
Be sure to follow along for live streams and stats through links found at tommiesports.com/sports/whockey/schedule – and on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWHockey.
Last Time Out
The Tommies earned a conference split on the road against St. Cloud after they fell 4-3 in overtime on Friday and bounced back for a 4-3 overtime victory on Saturday.
In game one, Rylee Bartz, Ellah Hause, and Cara Sajevic tallied goals for the Tommies. Graduate student goalie Julia Minotti recorded a career-high 40 saves.
Although game two produced a similar score, the outcome was different as the Tommies took down No. 10 St. Cloud just 37 seconds into overtime. Ellah Hause scored her second goal of the weekend while Madison Brown, Ilsa Lindaman, and Jenessa Gazdik also netted goals for the Purple. Gazdik started overtime in the penalty box but was quickly released and received passes from her twin sister JuliAnna Gazdik and Ellah Hause to net the game-winner.
WCHA Honors
Rylee Bartz – Forward of the week (Sept. 22)
Ellah Hause – Defender of the week (Oct. 20)
WCHA Leader Board
Rylee Bartz leads the WCHA in face-off win percentage with .588.
Rylee Bartz leads the Tommies in game-winning goals and is tied for second in the WCHA (2).
Ella Boerger leads the Tommies and is currently second in the WCHA in assists with nine.
Tommie Newcomers
The Tommies have welcomed 11 newcomers to St. Paul ahead of the 2025-26 season. Three transfers and eight freshmen.
Nora DeVries (Fr. D, Lindstrom, Minn. / Chisago Lakes)
Josie Skoogman (Fr. D, St. Paul, Minn. / Hill-Murray)
Maya Engler (Fr. F. Andover Minn. / Andover)
JuliAnna Gazdik (Jr. D, Somerset, Wis. / Minnesota State)
Callie Rice (Fr. F, Lake Country, B.C./ Rink Hockey Academy Kelmpowna)
Teagan Kulenkamp (Fr., Lino Lakes, Minn. / Centennial)
Whitney Horton (Fr. F, Edina, Minn. / Edina)
Courtney Little (Fr. D, Andover Minn. / Andover)
Jenessa Gazdik (Jr. D, Somerset, Wis. / Minnesota State)
Nora Hannan (Fr. G, Edina Minn. / Edina)
Julia Minotti (Gr. G. Laval, Que. Clarkson)
Scouting the Friars
Providence College enters this weekend's contests 1-5-0 overall and 0-2-0 in HEAW play. The Friars are coming off a weekend split against No. 9/9 Clarkson. Providence took game one 2-1 before being shutout 3-0 in Saturday's loss.
The Friar offense is led by senior forward Reichen Kirchmair who has two goals and two assists through their first six games. Providences D-core is led by sophomore Hannah Clarke who has tallied 10 blocks and an assist.
Providence College is led by head coach Matt Kelly who took over the program back in 2018-19.
History with the Friars
This series marks the first-ever matchup between the Providence Friars and the St. Thomas Tommies.
Up Next
The Purple will remain in St. Paul as they will finish the month of October and enter November on home ice as they take on No. 2 Ohio State at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas women's hockey team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWHockey.
