Saturday's action in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) saw No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 5 Minnesota Duluth, and RV Minnesota State earn victories.
No. 5 Minnesota Duluth 3, No. 10 St. Cloud State 2 | BOX SCORE | Minnesota Duluth Recap | St. Cloud State Recap
- The fifth-ranked Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs completed the series sweep over No. 10 St. Cloud State to improve to
- Sofianna Sundelin scored for the Huskies at the 14:48 mark in the first, but UMD responded quickly as Thea Johansson scored over a minute later; Rae Mayer gave UMD a 2-1 lead in the second, while Johansson netted the game-winning goal 29 seconds into the third before Payton Remick scored the game's final goal for the Huskies.
- Johansson now has 10 goals in 12 games for Minnesota Duluth and is tied for the team lead in points this season with Caitlin Kraemer
- Today's contest marked 100 career games played for St. Cloud State's Svenja Voigt.
No. 2 Ohio State 8, No. 13 St. Thomas 0 | BOX SCORE | Ohio State Recap | St. Thomas Recap
- A six-goal period propelled No. 2 Ohio State to an 8-0 shutout over No. 13 St. Thomas to earn the series sweep over the Tommies.
- Joy Dunne recorded four goals and two assists in the win as she scored three goals in a period for the second time in three games.
- Rookie netminder Taylor Kressin stopped all 20 shots she faced on the day to earn her first shutout of her career for the Buckeyes.
- The Tommies' Julia Minotti made 19 saves before Nora Hannan came on to make 18 saves in the loss for the Tommies.
No. 1 Wisconsin 7, No. 3 Minnesota 2 | BOX SCORE | Minnesota Recap | Wisconsin Recap
- The top-ranked Badgers earned a 7-2 win over No. 3 Minnesota to split the series with the Gophers and regain the lead in the WCHA standings.
- Maggie Scannell and Kirsten Simms scored within the first three minutes of the first before Nelli Laitinen scored a short-handed goal to bring the Gophers within one to close out the first; the Badgers then went on to score two goals in the second and tallied three in the third.
- Kelly Gorbatenko led the Badgers with two goals and one assist; also scoring for Wisconsin were Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey, and Emma Venusio, as Venusio scored her first goal of the season.
- Minnesota's Laitinen recorded the first shorthanded goal of her career in the game as she reached 10 points in the season.
Minnesota State 2, Bemidji State 0 | BOX SCORE | Bemidji State Recap | Minnesota State Recap
- After a scoreless first two periods, Minnesota State scored two goals in the third frame to record a shutout victory over Bemidji State.
- Mercury Bischoff and Kamryn Van Batavia led the scoring for the Mavericks while Taylor Otremba, Lucie Tenenbaum, Makayla Moran, and Sophie Stramel tallied an assist.
- Rookie netminder Kaydence Roeske stopped all 25 shots faced to earn her first shutout of the season in the victory.
- Bemidji State goaltender Ava Hills recorded 31 saves in the loss for the Beavers.
*Rankings based on USCHO Division I Women's Poll
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