Though the UND women’s hockey team finished its season in a disappointing fashion, it still has pride in what it accomplished along the way.

Goaltender Shelby Amsley-Benzie was the story of the year in the net for North Dakota.

The junior finished her season with the top save percentage in the NCAA at .952 and also wrote herself into the UND record books in several categories.

Amsley-Benzie now holds North Dakota goaltending records for career wins with 51, career shutouts (14) and most shutouts in a single season with nine.

Shelby’s shutout streak during a six-game stretch back in February also set a program record when she went 297 minutes and 13 seconds without allowing a goal.

Amsley-Benzie was honored as the WCHA’s Outstanding Student-Athlete of the year. She is in her fourth academic year at UND as a chemical engineering major and maintains a 4.0 grade point average.

She also was awarded All WCHA First Team honors and brought home the title of WCHA’s Goaltending Champion Award in result of her outstanding play and 1.17 goals-against average.

North Dakota didn’t just see success in the classroom fromAmsley-Benzie, as the following were announced to the 2015 WCHA All-Academic Team: Annie Chipman, Andrea Dalen, Meghan Dufault, Tanja Eisenschmid, Kayla Gardner, Samantha Hanson, Gracen Hirschy, Josefine Jakobsen, Leah Jensen, Shannon Kaiser, Halli Krzyzaniak, Sam LaShomb, Layla Marvin, Amy Menke, Marissa Salo, Lexie Shaw and Tori Williams.

Becca Kohler was named to the All-WCHA Third Team, receiving her first conference honors of her collegiate career. Kohler finished second for UND in point production with 11 goals and 19 assists.

Halli Krzyzaniak also was named to the WCHA’s Third Team for the first time.  The sophomore of Neepawa, Manitoba finished with 13 points on the season and was an anchor on the North Dakota Blue line all season.

Krzyzaniak’s playmaking ability and hockey sense allowed the team to move the puck up the ice quickly and effectively. She finished third in point production among UND defenseman and also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the Four Nations Cup in her first senior level national tournament.

North Dakota’s penalty kill was the seventh best in the nation and was the second highest in the WCHA at 89.3 percent as the team killed off 125 of 140 power-play opportunities. UND scored short-handed six times during the season. Sophomore forward Amy Menke scored three of the six shorthanded goals for the Green and White.

Every North Dakota skater was able to register at least a point on the season. Gracen Hirschy led defenseman in total points for UND finishing with 17. The sophomore defenseman collected 39 career points at UND.

A 4-1 loss to Wisconsin in the WCHA Final Faceoff last week at Ralph Engelstad Arena had the 22-12-3 team out of the rankings for a bid into the NCAA tournament. The Badgers went on defeating Bemidji State 4-0, winning the Final Faceoff for the first time since 2011.

Ben Novak is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at [email protected].