Shantel Rivard was hired in 2002 as the first coach for the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux women's hockey team. Rivard's contract was not renewed beyond the 2006-2007 season, and she was replaced in December 2006... (wikipedia)
Obviously, they're impact players. When you lose impact players, it hurts. You have to expect other players to step up and fill different roles, too. Our (current) freshman class has so much potential that we think the offense will be there.
We're almost starting back at square one, in some respects. But there can be a lot of positives with a young team. Look at the men's team (that made the NCAA Frozen Four). They had 13 freshmen.
But she figured she'd try it. She definitely likes home. She grew up on a farm, and things up there have always been important to her.
As far as the type of goals that went in, she wasn't looking sharp.