2016-17 Women's Hockey Roster

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16 Sarah Nurse

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hamilton, Ontario

Biography

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Honors:
 Second-Team All-American (2016-17) ... All-WCHA Second Team (2016-17) ... All-WCHA Third Team (2015-16)... WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Jan. 12, 2016, Dec. 6, 2016)... American Sports Network Player of the Week (Dec. 6, 2016)... 2015 WCHA Final Faceoff Most Outstanding Player ... WCHA All-Tournament Team (2015) ... All-WCHA Rookie Team (2013-14) ... WCHA Player of the Month (February, March 2017) 

2016-17: Named an alternate captain for the Badgers ... played in 39 games for UW ... ranked second on the team in points with 53 (25g, 28a) ... became the 22nd player in program history to reach 100 career points... tallied a career-high four goals at North Dakota on Oct. 23, 2016 ... named WCHA Player of the Week on Oct. 25 ... became the first-ever Badger to record a hat trick against Minnesota on Dec. 4 while also adding an assist (earned WCHA Player of the Week honors) ... recorded a career-high three assists against Bemidji State on Feb. 3, following up with another three-assist game on Feb. 4 ... earned WCHA Player of the Week on Feb. 28 after notching seven points against Minnesota State, including another hat trick on Feb. 25 ... awarded WCHA Player of the Month for February and March

2015-16: Played in 36 games for Wisconsin... Paced the team with 25 goals, adding 13 assists... Led the team with 228 shots on goal... Scored three goals and an assist, including both game winning goals, during the Badgers' series sweep of Providence College (Oct. 2-3)... tallied a goal and three assists in UW's shutout sweep of Ohio State (Oct. 10-11)... Became the fourth player in program to collect multiple shot-handed goals in a single game when she scored two consecutive short-handed goals in the Badgers' 5-0 win over St. Cloud State (Oct. 16)... scored the game-winning goal in the team's 4-0 shutout of Bemidji State (Oct. 24)... notched two goals and an assist during the Badgers' sweep of Lindenwood (Nov. 20-22)... tallied two goals in the series sweep of Dartmouth (Nov. 27-28)... registered a goal during Wisconsin's sweep of Minnesota (Dec. 4-5)... tallied three goals and an assist in the Badgers' home sweep of UMD (Jan. 8-10)... notched two goals in the team's 7-1 win over Bemidji State (Jan. 16)... recorded a goal in the 3-1 win over North Dakota (Jan. 24)... added a pair of goals in the Badgers' sweep of St. Cloud State (Jan. 30-31)... collected a goal in the sweep of Minnesota State (Feb. 13-14)... tallied a goal in the Badgers' first-round series against Minnesota State (Feb. 26-27)... scored a goal in Wisconsin's WCHA semifinal victory over Minnesota Duluth (March 5)... registered three points (1 G, 2 A) in the Badgers' 6-0 NCAA quarterfinal defeat of Mercyhurst (March 12)

2014-15: Appeared in 37 games collecting 25 points (15G, 10A) ... was tied for second on the Badgers with 15 goals ... her five game-winning goals led UW and her four power-play tallies were tied for the team lead ... scored twice and added an assist in the team's 6-2 win at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 4) ... tallied a goal and an assist in UW's 3-3 tie at North Dakota (Oct. 31) ... tallied a overtime game-winning goal in UW's 2-1 win against North Dakota (Dec. 5) ... scored twice and added in assist in UW's 4-1 win over North Dakota in the WCHA Final Faceoff semifinals (March 7) ... tallied two goals, including the game-winner, and an assist in UW's 4-0 win against Bemidji State in the WCHA Final Faceoff title game (March 8) ... represented Canada at the Nations Cup, helping the team win the tournament

2013-14: Played in all 38 games tallying 21 points (11G, 10A) ... scored her first collegiate goal in Wisconsin's 5-1 win over Minnesota State (Oct. 5) ... set her game-high assist and point totals in Wisconsin's home defeat of Lindenwood, where she recorded three points off a goal and two assists (Oct. 26) ... recorded her first power play and game-winning goal in the team's 5-0 shutout of Bemidji State (Dec. 8) ... assisted in the game-winning goal during the Badgers' 3-1 win over St. Cloud State and then scored the game-winning goal in the team's 4-0 series-concluding win (Jan. 3-4) ... scored her first career short-handed goal in Wisconsin's 4-1 defeat of North Dakota (Jan. 12) ... recorded a goal and two assists in the Badgers' series sweep of Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 25-26) ... assisted in the game-winning goal during the team's 3-1 victory over Minn. State (Feb. 22) ... tallied two points--a goal and an assist--in UW's 4-0 win over Michigan State (Feb. 28)

Prep: Participated in the Selection Camp and Strength and Conditioning Camp in 2011 and 2012 with the Canadian Women's U-18 team ... competed with the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres for two years, where she was assistant captain and second on the team in points for her goals and assists ... skated at the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Hockey Camp in Slovakia with Team Canada ... played for Team Ontario Red in the Canadian National Championships, where she won a gold medal in 2011 and a bronze in 2012... won silver with Hockey Canada at the 2015 Four Nations Cup with Wisconsin teammate Emily Clark

Personal: Parents are Michelle and Roger Nurse ... she has two brothers, Elijah and Isaac ... her cousin, Darnell Nurse, was drafted seventh overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2013 NHL draft ... she is the niece of one-time NCAA basketball player Raquel McNabb and former NFL star Donovan McNabb ... she started playing when she was five ... her intended major is undecided ... her favorite sports other than hockey are volleyball and basketball.

Why Wisconsin?
"It is an excellent and well respected university with a stunning campus and an equally impressive hockey program."

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Career Game Highs
Goals 4, at North Dakota, Oct. 23, 2016
Assists 3 (2x); MR at Bemidji State, Feb. 4, 2017
Points 4 (3x); MR vs. Minnesota State, Feb. 25, 2017
Point streak 7 games; Nov. 14-Dec. 5, 2015
Career multi-point games 30; MR vs. Robert Morris, March 11, 2017

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2013-14Freshman

    Forward
    5'8"
    16
  • 16

    2014-15Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8"
    16
  • 16

    2015-16Junior

    Forward
    5'8"
    16
  • 16

    2016-17Senior

    Forward
    5'8"
    16