Lake Forest College Women's Ice Hockey

Wahlig led the 2015-16 Foresters to a program record 20 victories against just four losses and three ties. The team finished second in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings with a conference record of 15-2-1 and reached the semifinals of the NCHA Slaats Cup Playoffs for the ninth time in Wahlig's 11 seasons with the program. She is now 160-94-38 overall and 106-59-31 in the league in her career. Five Foresters were named to CCM Hockey NCAA Division III West All-Americans in 2015-16, including forward Michelle Greeneway, who was the recipient of the Laura Hurd Award, given by the American Hockey Coaches Association to the national player of the year. She was joined by goaltender Allie Carter and defenseman Kayla Griffith as First Team West All-Americans while forward Olivia Spellmire and defenseman Alex Stensland earned Second Team honors. Four Lake Forest forwards, three defensemen, and two goaltenders have been named All-American a combined 13 times since Wahlig took over as head coach. Greeneway, who led the nation with 33 goals and finished her career ranked tied-for-fourth in NCAA Division III history with 103 career scores, was also named 2016 NCHA Player of the Year and was joined on the All-NCHA Team by Griffith, Carter, Spellmire, and Stensland. Twenty-five different players have earned a combined 44 All-NCHA honors, including 24 first team distinctions, in Wahligs 11 years as head coach. In addition, forward Amy Budde became the fifth Forester in the last five years to be named the NCHA All-Freshman Team. Twenty team records were set or tied during the 2015-16 season and the total established or matched during Wahligs 11 years stands at 47. Among the most impressive marks set in 2015-16 was the Foresters' 33 goals allowed, which was 17 fewer than the previous record.  Wahlig led the 2014-15 Foresters to their second consecutive NCHA Slaats Cup title and berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Lake Forest was also the league's regular season champion in 2009-10 and 2013-14. She was named NCHA Coach of the Year in 2010, 2013, and 2014. Prior to coming to Lake Forest, Wahlig spent the 2004-05 season as the head coach of Team Illinois Under-19 program and the previous year as an assistant coach at Glenbrook High School where she helped the team claim a league championship. Her coaching career actually started at the age of 13 when she began instructing and continued at numerous camps and clinics during her playing career. Wahlig grew up in Glenview, Illinois, and attended Glenbrook South High School. She played college hockey at the University of New Hampshire and was the teams leading scorer all four years. She completed her collegiate career as the schools all-time leader in points. She earned First Team All-American honors, was a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, and helped lead the Wildcats to a pair of Division I national championships. After graduating from New Hampshire, Wahlig won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships with the U.S. National Team and was a member of the 2002 Pre-Olympic team. She then played professionally in Switzerland, where she was the leagues leading scorer. Wahlig later joined the USA Womens National Roller Hockey team and earned a gold medal at the 2003 World Championships. Wahlig, her husband Alex, and their son Alex live in Chicago.