A thrilling Saturday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association saw both No. 3 Ohio State and Minnesota State earn series sweeps while Bemidji State defeated No. 10 St. Cloud State in overtime.
Bemidji State 6, No. 10 St. Cloud State 5 OT | BOX SCORE | Bemidji State Recap
- Bemidji State recorded a thrilling 6-5 overtime victory against No. 10 St. Cloud State, marking the Beavers' second win over a ranked opponent this season.
- The Beavers held a 4-1 lead after the first two periods of play when St. Cloud State rallied for four striaght goals in the third period to take a 5-4 lead with less than five minutes to go; Bemidji State's Isa Goettl scored with less than 35 seconds left to send the game into overtime where Hailey Armstrong won it for the Beavers just over a minute in.
- Nine Beavers registered at least a point in the win, while Goettl and Morgan Smith led the way with three points each as both recorded one goal and two assists.
- St. Cloud State's Grace Wolfe and Alice Sauriol tallied three points to lead the Huskies, as each had one goal and two assists.
RV Minnesota State 4, No. 2. Minnesota 1 | BOX SCORE | Minnesota State Recap | Minnesota Recap
- Minnesota State earned a series sweep over No. 2 Minnesota after a 4-1 victory at home on Saturday afternoon, marking the first time since 2006 that the Mavericks earned a sweep over the Gophers.
- Mercury Bischoff scored her first of three goals on the day for the Mavericks at the 13:20 mark of the opening frame before Josefin Bouveng responded for Minnesota just over a minute later; Minnesota State scored two unanswered in the second courtesy of Bischoff and Whitney Tuttle before Bischoff scored an empty netter with less than two minutes to play in the game.
- Mercury Bischoff recorded her first career hat trick in the win for Minnesota State; Hailey Hansen stopped 27 of the 28 shots she faced in the net for the Mavericks.
- Bouveng extended her career-long point streak to 15 games despite the loss; the Gophers also outshot the Mavericks 28-21 in the game.
No. 3 Ohio State 4, No. 5 Minnesota Duluth 1 | BOX SCORE | Ohio State Recap | Minnesota Duluth Recap
- The third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes earned a top-five series sweep, defeating No. 5 Minnesota Duluth 4-1 on the road as the Buckeyes moved into sole possession of first place in the WCHA standings with 32 points on the season.
- Ohio State scored the first four goals of the game to secure the 4-1 win over the Bulldogs; Brooke Disher and Sanni Vanhanen each scored a goal in the first frame, while Joy Dunne scored the game's third goal and Jordyn Petrie tallied the fourth; Danielle Burgen scored the only goal for UMD at the 14:49 mark of the second period.
- Dunne led the Buckeyes offensively with a goal and two assists as she finished the series with a team-high five points; Genny Klein recorded a career-high 31 saves to earn her first career win.
- UMD outshot Ohio State 32-31 in the loss, marking the first time since Dec. 2, 2022, that the Bulldogs outshot the Buckeyes.
*Rankings based on USCHO Division I Women's Poll
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