The top-ranked Badgers, No. 2 Ohio State, St. Thomas, and Bemidji State recorded victories in Saturday's Western Collegiate Hockey Association action.
No. 1 Wisconsin 6, No. 3 Minnesota 1 | BOX SCORE | Wisconsin Recap | Minnesota Recap
- Top-ranked Wisconsin bounced back to record a 6-1 win against No. 3 Minnesota on the road and earn the series split against the Gophers.
- Wisconsin scored three goals in the first 12 minutes of action, including two from Cassie Hall; the second period saw the Badgers tack on three more, including Hall netting her third of the game; Minnesota's Chloe Primerano scored the lone goal of the game for Minnesota at the 4:37 mark of the third period.
- Hall recorded her second career hat trick in the victory, while teammate Lacey Eden extended her point streak to 14 games with her two assists.
- Primerano's goal marked her seventh of the season.
RV St. Thomas 3, RV St. Cloud State 2 | BOX SCORE | St. Cloud State Recap | St. Thomas Recap
- St. Thomas defeated St. Cloud State 3-2 to record its first-ever series sweep against the Huskies in program history.
- The Tommies scored the first three goals of the game courtesy of Maddie Brown, Rylee Bartz, and Chloe Boreen; down 3-0 entering the third period, St. Cloud State's Sofianna Sundelin scored back-to-back goals to bring the Huskies within one, but it was not enough as the Tommies held on for the win.
- Julia Minotti made 17 saves in the victory for the Tommies and earned her ninth win of the season.
- Sundelin notched her second multi-goal game and fifth multi-point game of the season in her 100th career game played for the Huskies; netminder Jojo Chobak made 29 saves in the game.
No. 2 Ohio State 3, No. 9 Minnesota Duluth 1 | BOX SCORE | Minnesota Duluth Recap
- The second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes earned a top-10 series sweep, defeating No. 9 Minnesota Duluth 3-1; the win marked the 10th straight victory for the Buckeyes as they now hold the longest win streak of any team in the WCHA.
- Jordan Baxter lit the lamp for the Buckeyes just over 11 minutes into the first frame before Molly Cole responded with the equalizer for UMD late in the period; Jocelyn Amos put the Buckeyes ahead 2-1; Kaia Malachino added a goal in the third period for the 3-1 Ohio State victory.
- Malachino led the Buckeyes with two points in the win while Amos tallied her fourth goal of the series.
- Ève Gascon made 34 saves for Minnesota Duluth despite the loss; it marked the 10th 30+ save game of the season for junior netminder.
Bemidji State 2, No. 14 Minnesota State 1 | BOX SCORE | Minnesota State Recap | Bemidji State Recap
- Bemidji State recorded a 2-1 upset victory over No. 14 Minnesota State in the US Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Faceoff Classic; this marked the second-ranked win for the Beavers this season.
- Taylor Otremba put the Mavericks on the board just over nine minutes into the game, but the Beavers responded with a power play goal from Izy Fairchild shortly after; after a scoreless second period, Shelby Sandberg scored what would stand as the game-winning goal at the 7:57 mark of the third frame to guide Bemidji State to the win.
- Beaver goaltender Ava Hills finished with 29 saves and collected her second win of the season.
- The Mavericks outshot Bemidji State in the loss 30-26; Hailey Hansen recorded 24 saves in the loss for Minnesota State.
*Rankings based on USCHO Division I Women's Poll
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