Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

AS A MAVERICK: Last season: Started 15 of the Mavericks 36 contests earning a 7-8--2 record...Tallied a 3.44 goals against average and a .880 save percentage...Named to the All-WCHA Academic Team...Earned the Most Improved Player award from her teammates...Was a major contributor to the Mavericks 2-1 win in the best-of-three series at SCSU Feb. 27-March 1...Thunder posted a 1.00 GAA, .958 SV%, her first-career shutout and added an assist on Kala Buganski’s game-winning goal March 1..2007-08: Earned her first collegiate start Jan. 12 against Minnesota -Duluth, making an impressive 26 saves while giving up four goals…Got her first opportunity to get between the pipes for MSU against UMD Nov. 24…Had four goals against and 13 saves in her collegiate debut…Three of the eight goals she relinquished were when the opponent was on the power play…Finished with a 0-1-0 record, a 5.47 goals against average and a .830 save percentage.

THE THUNDER FILE:  Three-year letterwinner and earned Minnesota goalie runner-up her senior year…Helped Cloquet High School win conference championships in her final two seasons, capturing the 7AA section title her junior season and finishing runner-up her senior season…Selected All-Conference her junior and senior season and honorable mention her junior season…Two-time All-State First Team selection…Two-time Lake Superior Conference First Team selection…Full name is Paige Alexa Thunder…Daughter of Kurt and Sheri Englund…Born April 4, 1989…Currently undecided on a major.