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St. Thomas, No. 3 Minnesota, and No. 6 Minnesota Duluth secured victories in Saturday's Western Collegiate Hockey Association action.
Box Scores and Recaps
- No. 3 Minnesota 2, No. 11 St. Cloud State 1 - Box Score | St. Cloud State Recap | Minnesota Recap
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - In a top-15 matchup between No. 3 Minnesota and No. 11 St. Cloud State, the Golden Gophers came from behind for a 2-1 road victory. St. Cloud State's Emma Gentry lit the lamp for St.Cloud State just over four minutes into the first period for the only goal of the game for the Huskies. After a scoreless second period, Minnesota's Audrey Wethington tied the game just over four minutes into the final frame. Emma Conner then gave Minnesota the game-winning goal two minutes later for the 2-1 final. With the win, Minnesota became the first WCHA program to reach 800 all-time wins.
- No. 6 Minnesota Duluth 4, Minnesota State 1 - Box Score | Minnesota State Recap | Minnesota Duluth Recap
DULUTH, Minn. - In its final home contest of the regular season, No. 6 Minnesota Duluth defeated Minnesota State 3-1 for the series sweep. Olivia Mobley scored a short-handed goal to put the Bulldogs on the board first in the opening four minutes of the contest before teammate Zoey Krock extended the lead to two less than three minutes later. Ava Guillemette then scored the lone goal for the Mavericks at the 8:04 mark, but it was not enough as Mobley notched her second of the day shortly after. Both teams held each other scoreless in the second period, while Minnesota Duluth's Mary Kate O'Brien scored in the final 21 seconds of play for the 4-1 victory.
- St. Thomas 4, Bemidji State 3 - Box Score | Bemidji State Recap | St. Thomas Recap
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. - St. Thomas recorded a 4-3 comeback victory over Bemidji State on Saturday afternoon to split the series with the Beavers. Bemidji State's Morgan Smith scored her first of three goals on the day with less than three minutes to go in the opening period. Smith then gave the Beavers a 2-0 lead with a goal less than four minutes into the second. St. Thomas responded with back-to-back goals from Nicole Vallario and Chloe Boreen to tie the game at two heading to the final period. Boreen notched her second of the day at the 6:37 mark of the third to give the Tommies a 3-2 lead right before teammate Lauren Stenslie extended added another goal less than three minutes later. Smith notched her third and final goal of the game as she recorded her second hat trick of the season.
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