Saturday's action across the Western Collegiate Hockey Association saw No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 2 Ohio State, and No. 3 Minnesota pick up series sweeps, while No. 15 St. Cloud State earned the victory over No. 8 Minnesota Duluth.
No. 1 Wisconsin 5, RV St. Thomas 1 | BOX SCORE | Wisconsin Recap
- The top-ranked Badgers picked up conference win number 15 of the season with their second 5-1 win to sweep RV St. Thomas; Wisconsin is now 21-0-0 against the Tommies all-time.
- The Badgers scored three goals in as many minutes to build a 3-0 lead going into the first intermission; Rylee Bartz got the Tommies within two less than a minute into the second period before Wisconsin scored two in the third to secure the win.
- Cassie Hall and Laila Edwards led the Badgers with three points each, with Lacey Eden and Kelly Gorbatenko picking up a pair; Ava McNaughton stopped 13 out of the 14 shots she faced.
- JuliAnna Gazdik and Ella Boerger picked up assists on the Bartz goal; Julia Minnoti made 40 saves for the second consecutive game.
No. 2 Ohio State 4, No. 14 Minnesota State 1 | BOX SCORE | Ohio State Recap | Minnesota State Recap
- The second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Minnesota State 4-1 behind four different goal scorers to secure the series sweep; the Buckeyes extended their win streak to six games with the victory.
- Kassidy Carmichael put Ohio State in front at the 17:25 mark of the first frame; Emma Peschel and Hilda Svensson scored back-to-back goals in the opening five minutes of the second before the Mavericks put one on the board at the 9:16 mark; Joy Dunne rounded out the scoring for the Buckeyes later on in the period.
- Ohio State's Dunne finished the series with a team-high five goals against the Mavericks from the blue line.
- Taylo Otremba scored the single goal for the Mavericks while Lauren Zawoyski and Mercury Bischoff registered an assist.
No. 15 St. Cloud State 5, No. 8 Minnesota Duluth 2 | BOX SCORE
- The 15th-ranked St. Cloud State Huskies picked up five of six points against Minnesota Duluth as they upset the Bulldogs with a 5-2 victory in the series finale.
- Caitlin Kraemer opened the scoring for the Bulldogs in the first before the Huskies scored twice in the first minute of the second period to reclaim the lead; Maria Mikaelyan scored her second straight goal to make it 3-1; the final five minutes of play saw two empty net goals for the Huskies with a goal for the Bulldogs in between.
- The quartet of Alice Sauriol, Laura Zimmerman, Avery Farrell, and Mikaelyan all had two points for the Huskies; Emilia Kyrkkö stopped 37 of 39 shots.
- Thea Johansson had the second goal for the Bulldogs, and Danielle Burgen had two assists; Ève Gascon had 26 saves on the afternoon.
No. 3 Minnesota 11, Bemidji State 1 | BOX SCORE | Minnesota Recap | Bemidji State Recap
- A hat trick from Ava Lindsay and a four-goal afternoon from Abbey Murphy lifted third-ranked Minnesota to the series sweep over Bemidji State; the Gophers extended their win streak to eight-straight games.
- Minnesota scored four goals in the first period, followed by five in the second, before Bemidji State got on the board with a goal from Morgan Smith; Minnesota scored the final two goals of the game.
- Thirteen Gophers had points, with Abbey Murphy leading the way with six, as well as Ava Lindsay and Bella Fanale having a trio; Layla Hemp stopped 24 of 25 shots faced.
- Isa Goettl had the lone assist on Smith's goal; Kaitlin Groess had 21 saves, and Ava Hills stopped 17 for the Beavers.
*Rankings based on USCHO Division I Women's Poll
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