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Falcon Sports Archive |
Meet the Falcons
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Laura Berg Laura Berg joins the Falcons and will help the team with her play on the blue line. She was the St. Cloud Icebreakers captain in her senior season and was named to the all-conference team for three straight seasons. She was named her team’s Hardest Worker, won the Coaches Award and was the Defensive Player of the Year. Berg was named to the St. Cloud Times All-Area team. She is the daughter of George and Susan and has one brother. Berg is undecided on a major field of study. |
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Elisha Best Elisha Best played a key role for last year’s team
and was named to the first All-NCHA team by the league coaches. She led
the team with 18 goals and added 11 assists for 29 points, second on the
team. She had one short-handed goal and three game-winners. She finished
third in scoring in the NCHA, second in goals scored, sixth in assists
and second in game-winning goals. Best is one of the team captains this
year. She played at Duluth East High School and helped the Greyhounds
to the Minnesota State Tournament in 1998 and 1999. She was her team’s
captain and played in the Maroon and Gold series. She also played with
a Minnesota Selects team. She scored 25 goals and added 15 assists in
her senior season while playing right wing. She is the daughter of Rob
and Wendy and has two brothers and one sister. She is majoring in pre-medicine.
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Beth Betker Beth Betker can be a dominating player on the Falcon blue
line. She was recognized by league coaches when she was named to the All-NCHA
first team in 2001. She scored six goals and had six assists for 12 points.
She had two game-winners. Her play was part of the reason why the Falcons
showed such a dramatic defensive improvement in 2001. She was a top defenseman
with the Minnesota Thoroughbreds White team and competed in national tournaments.
She is the daughter of Bruce and Judy and has two brothers. She is majoring
in chemistry.
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Ashley Burrows Ashley Burrows joins the Falcons and will help the team with her play as a forward. At St. Louis Park High School she was the team’s captain in her junior and senior seasons. She was named the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player as a senior. Burrows was given honorable mention to the all-conference team after her sophomore and senior seasons. She is the daughter of Ben and Kelli and has one brother and one sister. Burrows is majoring in psychology. |
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Jenny Conzemius Jenny Conzemius joined the Falcons at the halfway point
of the season in 2001 and made an immediate impact. She scored nine goals
and had five assists in just nine games. She transferred to UWRF after
playing at St. Cloud State. She was given honorable mention to the All-State
team after her season at Rochester John Marshall High School. Conzemius
was three times named to the all-conference team. In 2000 she was named
to the WCHA All-Academic team and she was named to the 2001 NCHA All-Academic
squad. In the 1998-99 school year she was named JM’s Student-Athlete
of the season. She is the daughter of Clarence and Mary Jo and has two
sisters. She is majoring in computer science.
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Keri Deschene Keri Deschene is a talented forward who finished fifth
in scoring last year with the Falcons (9-10-19). She caught the attention
of NCHA coaches and received honorable mention to the All-NCHA team last
year. She finished third in power-play goals in the NCHA. She is the daughter
of John and Doreen and has two brothers and three sisters. She is majoring
in business administration.
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Heather Egeness Heather Egeness joins the Falcons as a forward who will help the Falcons in the offensive zone. At Fairmont High School she was named her team’s Most Valuable Player and was named to the all-conference team. She led her team in scoring and won an Academic Excellence award. Egeness is the daughter of Mike and Linda and she has one brother. She is undecided on a major field of study. |
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Rachel Goodwin Rachel Goodwin had a solid season in 2000-2001 as a Falcon
defenseman. She scored one goal and had nine assists. She scored seven
goals and 15 assists as a senior at Duluth East High School and helped
the team to two state tournament berths. She also played with a Minnesota
Selects team and was an assistant captain. She is the daughter of Chuck
and Marion and has two brothers. She is majoring in pre-pharmacy.
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Jodi Hensch Jodi Hensch had a great rookie season last year finishing
third in scoring with nine goals and 15 assists for 24 points. She had
two power-play goals and a game-winner. Hensch finished sixth in assists
in the NCHA. She has the talents and skills to play both forward and defense.
At Fergus Falls High School she finished her final season with 23 goals
and 10 assists for 33 points. She was named her team’s Most Valuable
Player and was a team captain for two seasons. Hensch also played with
the Minnesota Selects. She is the daughter of Jerry and Becky and has
one brother and one sister. She is undecided on a major field of study.
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Katie Hiscock Katie Hiscock brings to the Falcons some good skills in all phases of the game. The defenseman was the captain of her Bemidji High School team. She played with the Minnesota Selects and in the Maroon & Gold series. In her final season she was named to the Academic All-State team. Hiscock is the daughter of Dave and Heidi and she has one brother and one sister. She is majoring in pre-pharmacy. |
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Karyl Hylle Karyl Hylle played in every game for the Falcons as a freshman
last year and finished with seven goals and three assists. She had one
power-play goal and two game-winners. She is a skilled forward who has
the ability to put the puck in the net. She helped Wayzata High School
win the Classic Lake Conference championship. She was given All-Conference
honorable mention, was a team captain and won the team’s Unsung Hero
Award. She is the daughter of Paul and Brenda and has one brother and
two sisters. She is majoring in psychology and animal science.
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Lisa McGuire Lisa McGuire joins the Falcons as a forward after playing with the St. Cloud Icebreakers. She was named her team’s Hardest Worker award winner and won an Academic Excellence award. She was given honorable mention to the all-conference team. She is the daughter of Mike and Denise and has two brothers. She is undecided on a major field of study. |
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Megan Schulzetenberg Megan Schulzetenberg returns to the Falcons as a defenseman
who gave the Falcons several good minutes of play last year. She won the
team’s Unsung Hero award in 2001. She is a talented defenseman who
finished with seven assists in 2001. She scored two goals and 10 assists
for 12 points for the St. Cloud Icebreakers. She was given honorable mention
to the All-Conference team and was named to the All-Area team. She was
also named her team’s Hardest Worker. Schulzetenberg also played
for the Minnesota Selects. She is the daughter of Bob and Sandi and has
three brothers. She is undecided on a major field of study.
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Stephanie Seiler Stephanie Seiler had a second solid season in goal for
the Falcons. She played in 10 games and finished with a 1.92 goals against
average and a .909 saves percentage. She had a 5-4 record and posted two
shutouts. She finished third in the NCHA in goals against and was second
in shutouts. In 2000 Seiler saw plenty of action and helped keep the Falcons
in several games with some outstanding saves throughout the season. She
finished with a 4.06 goals against average and an .887 saves percentage.
At Henry Sibley High School she was her team’s Most Valuable Player
twice and was a team co-captain. She was named to the All-Conference team
in 1998 and received honorable mention to the team in 1999. She is the
daughter of Stephen and Cheryl and has one brother.
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Annie Shanahan Annie Shanahan will help the Falcons as a forward. She has great skills with and without the puck and will help the Falcons with her play this season. At Bemidji High School she was her team’s captain. She played with both the Minnesota Selects and Minnesota Elite teams. Shanahan is the daughter of Dennis and Nora and has one brother and one sister. She is majoring in elementary education. |
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Mandy Stokes Mandy Stokes was one of several Falcons who were named
to the All-NCHA first team in 2001. She is the only Falcon to be named
to the first team and to the NCHA All-Academic team. Stokes was fourth
in scoring in 2001 with 13 goals and nine assists for 22 points. She finished
eighth in scoring in the NCHA and her two short-handed goals placed her
third in the league. Stokes was named the NCHA Player of the Week on Feb.
5 after she scored three goals in the team’s sweep of Lake Forest.
After the 2001 season she was named the team’s Most Valuable Player
and the winner of the Hustle Award. She finished the 2000 season 9-1-10
and tied for the team lead in points. She was voted the team’s Most
Valuable Player and was a team captain. She was twice named the team’s
Player of the Week. Stokes is the daughter of Greg and Gloria and has
one brother. She is majoring in health and human performance.
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Meghan Wahlstrom-Ramler Meghan Wahlstrom-Ramler has good skills and will help the Falcons with her play as a forward. She was named Champlin Park High School’s Most Valuable Player for three straight seasons. She was named to the all-conference team in four seasons and was an assistant captain in 2000 and 2001. She played with the Minnesota Selects. She is the daughter of William and Sharon and has one brother. Wahlstrom-Ramler is majoring in environmental engineering. |
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Marlene Yaeger Marlene Yaeger brings outstanding goaltending skills to the 2002 Falcons. She played with the Minnesota Thoroughbreds and helped the team to a second place finish in the US Midget Girl’s National Tournament. She is also a member of the UWRF cross country team. She is the daughter of Larry and Lorraine and has one brother. She is majoring in computer science. |