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Awards and Honors: WCHA Defender of the Week (Nov. 30, 2020) (Oct. 18, 2021) (Oct. 25, 2021) (Dec. 13, 2021) (Jan. 3, 2022) (Jan. 2, 2023)... WCHA Defender of the Month (Dec. 2021)... First Team All-WCHA (2022) ... Second Team All-WCHA (2021, 2023) ... All-USCHO Third Team (2023)...
Academic All-Big Ten (2019-21, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)... Academic All-WCHA (2019-20, 2020-21 2021-22, 2022-23)
2022-23: Served as an assistant captain for the National Championship team … appeared in all 41 games for the Badgers, recording 29 points on 12 goals and 17 assists … led the team in blocks with 58 … tied for first on team for power-play goals with four … tallied three game-winning goals … enjoyed numerous multi-point outings, including a three-point game against St. Cloud on Oct. 14 … recorded her 100th career point on Jan. 27, becoming just the fourth Wisconsin defender to do so … grabbed two assists in the 6-5 win over Ohio State on Feb. 18 … recorded a goal and an assist against Colgate in the regional final on March 11 … played her school-record 175th game against Colgate on March 11 … completed the season with a +27 plus-minus rating
2021-22: Appeared in all 38 games for UW, earning first-team All-WCHA honors in the process ... posted a career high 31 points thanks to 8 goals and 23 assists and led the team in plus/minus with a +42 rating ... also had a team-high 88 blocks ... recorded three assists in a 10-0 win at Lindenwood on Sept. 25 ... scored two goals, including the game-winning goal in overtime, against Ohio State on Oct. 24 ... enjoyed three-point outings against Bemidji State on Dec. 11 and Quinnipiac on Jan. 1 ... recorded three points against Bemidji State on Feb. 26
2020-21: Saw the ice in all 21 games with the National Championship team... was named WCHA Defenseman of the Week Nov. 30, 2020... put up 11 points including a goal against Ohio State and a second at Minnesota-Duluth... recorded 47 blocks including nine in the opening series against Ohio State... ninth in the WCHA in assist scoring with .60 assists per game... tied for fourth in the WCHA for defenseman scoring with .52 points per game... tied for fourth in blocked shots in the WCHA with 47... named Second Team All-WCHA
2019-20: Despite a playoff schedule that ended early before the Badgers’ 2020 NCAA quarterfinal game against Clarkson, LaMantia played in all 36 games this season helping UW to a WCHA regular season title … recorded three goals and 17 assists for a 20-point season … scored in UW’s 11-1 win against St. Cloud State (Feb. 2) ... had a three-point weekend against Bemidji State Oct. 26-27 thanks to a goal in UW’s 4-1 win Oct. 26 … scored in UW’s 12-0 win over LIU (Oct. 19) … fifth on the team with a +27 rating and third on the team with 41 blocks
2018-19: A member of the 2019 National Championship team, LaMantia played all 41 games for the Badgers this season, tallying 15 points off two goals and 13 assists. LaMantia had two, two-assist games this season, the first in a 6-0 victory over Lindenwood on Sept. 29 and the second on Dec. 2 in a 9-1 win over Syracuse. The freshman also added an assist in UW's 2-0 National Championship victory over Minnesota on Mar. 24. The freshman was a part of an elite UW defensive unit that allowed zero goals in the NCAA postseason, a playoff schedule that included outings against No. 4 Clarkson and No. 2 Minnesota.
Prep: Played for the Chicago Mission… competed with the U-16 squad her freshman year, helping the team to a state and regional championship title… won state and regionals with the U-19 team in her sophomore season… took bronze in the 2016 National Championships…. helped the Mission to another pair of state and regional titles, and took silver at the 2017 National Championships as an assistant captain… named captain her senior season… led the Mission to the semifinals of the 2018 National Championships… member of the U.S. squad that claimed gold at the 2017 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship… participated in both the Girls’ Select U-18 player development camp and the USA Hockey Women’s U-18 National Festival in 2015 and 2016
Personal: Parents are Anthony and Gina LaMantia… has as one brother, Dean… majoring in sports leadership ... member of National Honor Society and High Honor Roll… participated in community service with youth hockey players throughout high school.
