Since arriving in Madison for her freshman campaign, current sophomore Sophie Shirley has had an undeniably large impact on the success of the Wisconsin women’s hockey team. Not only does she continually put up impressive offensive numbers, Shirley may just have been the factor that put the Badgers in position to capture the 2019 NCAA title — their first since 2011. Once more, Shirley is a key leader in the Badgers’ fight for a second straight title.
In her freshman season, Shirley was among the top three scorers for the Badgers at the end of the season. In 41 games, Shirley netted an impressive 38 points, the best of any other freshman on the team.