Abbey Murphy, a resident of Evergreen Park, Ill., claimed her second consecutive WCHA Forward of the Week honor thanks to her eight point weekend in play against Bemidji State. Murphy dominated against Bemidji State this weekend, scoring four goals and adding four assists in two Gopher wins. Murphy’s eight points in the series is the most she’s ever scored in a series, as her previous record was six. Murphy scored or assisted eight of Minnesota’s 18 goals over the weekend. She had two goals, one assists, five shots and was +2 in the 9-2 win on Dec. 1 and had two goals, three assists, seven shots and was +5 in the 9-1 win on Dec. 2. Over the weekend, Murphy had 12 shots and was +7 on the plus/ minus. This is Murphy’s third Forward of the Week award in 2023-24.