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Friday night in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association saw Bemidji State, No. 3 Minnesota, Minnesota State and No. 1 Wisconsin each earn victories in league action.
Box Scores and Recaps
- No. 3 Minnesota 4, No. 4 Minnesota Duluth 1 - Box Score | Minnesota Recap | Minnesota Duluth Recap
DULUTH, Minn. - The third-ranked Minnesota Gophers claimed their fifth straight win with a 4-1 victory over No. 4 Minnesota Duluth on the road. Sydney Morrow struck first for the Gophers with four minutes left to go in the first right before the Bulldogs' Hanna Baskin found the back of the net to send the teams tied heading into the second. Abbey Murphy scored the 80th goal of her career to give the Gophers the lead. Ella Huber added two more insurance goals for the Gophers to close out the night. Minnesota Duluth's Ève Gascon tallied 48 saves in the loss.
- No. 1 Wisconsin 4, No. 2 Ohio State 2 - Box Score | Ohio State Recap | Wisconsin Recap
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a rematch of the NCAA Championship game, No. 1 Wisconsin defeated No. 2 Ohio State 4-2 on the road. The Buckeyes jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after Maddi Wheeler and Jenna Buglioni each scored within the first six minutes of play. Heading into the second down two, Wisconsin's Lacey Eden scored her first of the night to bring the Badgers within one before teammate Casey O'Brien found the back of the net late in the third for the game-tying goal. Eden would go on to score the game-winning goal just a little under three minutes into the third while Caroline Harvey tallied the final goal of the game with eight seconds left to go for the 4-2 victory.
- Minnesota State 4, No. 8 St. Cloud State 1 - Box Score | Minnesota State Recap | St. Cloud State Recap
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Minnesota State pulled off the upset over No. 8 St. Cloud State in a 4-1 Friday night road victory. The Mavericks scored the first two of the night as Claire Vekich and Jamie Nelson each recorded a goal before St. Cloud State's Avery Farrell responded with the only goal on the night for the Huskies. Minnesota State went on to score two more unanswered in the third period with goals from Taylor Otremba and Bella Shipley. Hailey Hansen recorded 29 saves in the game for the Mavericks as she earned her second win of the season.
- Bemidji State 4, St. Thomas 1 - Box Score | Bemidji State Recap | St. Thomas Recap
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State earned its first conference points of the season after defeating St. Thomas 4-1. The Beavers' Talya Hendrickson scored the opening goal just under three minutes into the first frame. Chloe Boreen answered with the lone goal for the Tommies just 30 seconds into the second period. The Beavers would then go on to score three more including two from Raeley Carney.
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