A trio of WCHA teams secured sweeps on Saturday afternoon, including Wisconsin, Ohio State, and Minnesota, while Minnesota State and St. Thomas split its weekend series. 



No. 3 Wisconsin - 7 at No. 9/8 St. Cloud State - 2 | Box Score | Wisconsin Recap | St. Cloud State Recap Coming Soon

• Scoring an impressive five goals and total six points on the night, rookie Nela Lopušanová became the second Badger in school history to do so. Lopušanová's six-point game is the most of any WCHA player this season. She also marks just the second NCAA women's ice hockey freshman to light the lamp five times since Katie Guay tallied six for Brown (Jan. 11, 2002). 
• Lopušanová's single-period hat trick marked the sixth time in school history that a UW player has scored three goals in a single period. McKayla Zilisch was the last Badger to do so on Nov. 30, 2025, against Stonehill. 
• ?Wisconsin wrapped up the scoring with back-to-back shorthanded goals. They are the first WCHA team to score two shorthanded goals in a single game this season. 

No. 1 Ohio State - 5 vs. Bemidji State - 1 | Box Score | Bemidji State Recap | Ohio State Recap 

• Senior forward Kaia Malachino recorded her first hat trick of the season and second of her career for Ohio State. Her first career hat trick was recorded last season also against the Beavers (Feb. 20, 2026). The performance also marked her first multi-goal game since the last series against the Beavers (Feb. 21, 2026).
• After being held without a goal for 57 minutes in Friday's game, Bemdji State recorded the first goal in Saturday's game just 22 seconds into play.
• After finishing 2-for-2 on Saturday, the Buckeye penalty kill improves to 85.4 percent on the year.

RV Minnesota State - 2 vs. RV St. Thomas - 1 | Box Score | Minnesota State Recap | St. Thomas Recap

• Sophomore forward Mercury Bischoff scored both Maverick goals to lift Minnesota State to its first conference win of the season. It marks Bischoff's second multi-goal game of the season, after also scoring a pair against RPI (Sept. 26). 
• Behind 25 saves, freshman netminder Jaya Schippel earned her second win of the season. Her performance included a game-high of 12 saves in the first period. 
• The Tommies scored first at 13:39 when redshirt junior defender Sydney Bryant scored at even strength with her second tally of the season. 

No. 2 Minnesota - 3 at No. 13/12 Minnesota Duluth - 2 | Box Score | Minnesota Recap | Minnesota Duluth Recap Coming Soon

• Freshman defender Sloane Hartmetz scored the first goal of her collegiate career, including the game-winner, to seal the weekend sweep for the Gophers. 
• Junior goaltender Hannah Clark made 29 saves to earn her 50th career victory, ranking sixth all-time in program history. Her performance included a game-high of 11 stops in the second frame. 
• In her fifth start of the season, freshman netminder Marilou Grenier made 30 saves. It marks the third 30-plus save performance of the season for Grenier, while she totaled 69 saves on the weekend. 

* Rankings listed as USCHO Division I Women's Poll / USA Hockey Poll



Friday, Nov. 13 - All times Central
Minnesota State at Bemidji State - 3 p.m. 
Minnesota Duluth at Ohio State - 5 p.m. 
St. Cloud State at Minnesota - 6 p.m.  

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