LET’S PLAY HOCKEY
WOMEN’S NCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
KATE HELGESON
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL
Former Roseau star Kate Helgeson scored with 22 seconds left in the third period to lift Sacred Heart University to a 1-0 win over Assumption on Friday. On Saturday she added an assist as the Pioneers achieved the weekend sweep with a 4-0 win to improve to 6-3-0 on the season. Helgeson, 21, is a 2021 graduate of Roseau High School where she notched 55 points in just 21 games her senior season. In her high school career she had 156 points in 104 games. She played two seasons at Quinnipiac before transferring to Sacred Heart as a junior. She is the assistant captain this season for the Pioneers and has five points in 10 games.
Name: Kate Helgeson
Team: Sacred Heart University
Previous Team: Quinnipiac University
Age: 21
Year: Senior
Hometown: Roseau
High School: Roseau
2023-24 Stats: 31GP-5G-13A-18TP
Career Collegiate Stats: 72GP-6G-16A-23TP
High School Stats: 93GP-58G-84G-87A-171 TP
Awards/Accomplishments:
- Father played ice hockey at Wisconsin, mother ran track at Wisconsin and sister, Sophie, is currently playing hockey at Wisconsin
- Majoring in Physical Therapy
- Recorded 57 goals and 86 assists through three seasons at Roseau high school
- Named an All-Selection Team member in 8A during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons
- Led high school team to a Minnesota AA State Consolation Champion in 2020
- Member of the Minnesota AA All-State team in 2020-21
- Also competed in volleyball, track & field and tennis
- At Quinnipiac, Played in 17 games for the Bobcats
- At Quinnipiac Helgeson finished with a +1 on-ice rating on the season