The first weekend of league action wrapped up with a trio of series sweeps by No. 3 Minnesota, No. 2 Ohio State, and No. 13 St. Cloud State, while No. 7 Minnesota Duluth earned an overtime victory in nonconference action at RV Vermont. 



No. 7 Minnesota Duluth - 3 at RV Vermont - 2 (OT) | Box Score | Minnesota Duluth Recap 

• Junior forward Josie St. Martin scored twice for the Bulldogs, including the overtime game-winning goal. In two seasons, it's the first multi-goal game in St. Martin's time with Minnesota Duluth.
• The win marked the 100th Division I victory for head coach Laura Schuler in her career. 
• Ève Gascon earned her third start of the season and posted 22 saves in the game to lead the Bulldogs to a series split.

No. 3 Minnesota - 5 at Bemidji State - 3 | Box Score | Minnesota Recap | Bemidji State Recap

• Sophomore forward Bella Fanale tallied her first multi-goal game of the season.
• Bemidji State recorded the WCHA's first shorthanded goal of the 2026-27 season when senior forward Hailey Armstrong net a shorty 5:06 into the third period. 
• Sophomore netminder Sophia Villanueva made a career-high 41 saves for the Beavers. 

No. 2 Ohio State - 5 at RV St. Thomas - 2 | Box Score | Ohio State Recap | St. Thomas Recap 

• Sophomore forward Hilda Svensson led the Buckeyes with three points on two goals and an assist to secure an undefeated 4-0-0 record.
• Last week's WCHA Rookie of the Week, netminder Rowan Houweling made a career-high 18 saves against the Tommies. The rookie improves to 2-0-0 on the year in goal for the Buckeyes.
• With goals from sophomore forward Maxine Cimoroni and sophomore defender Jenna Raunio, eight Buckeyes have recorded a goal on the year. Sophomore defender Sydney Sawyer tallied her first point as a Buckeye with an assist in the game.

No. 13 St. Cloud State - 3 at No. 15/14 Minnesota State - 0 | Box Score | St. Cloud State Recap | Minnesota State Recap

• Sophomore forward Maria Mikaelyan recorded a pair of goals, including the game-winner on the power play. Mikaelyan ultimately tallied five goals on the weekend after posting a hat trick in yesterday's series opener. 
• In her first career start, freshman goaltender Alexis Ehrman tallied 33 saves for her first career shutout. Her performance included a game-high of 14 saves in the second period.
• St. Cloud State is now 4-0-0 this season, while all of its opponents have been ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll. It's also just the second time in program history the Huskies have started out 4-0-0, with the other coming in the 2024-25 season (6-0-0 start). 

*Rankings based on USCHO Division I Women's Poll




Friday, Oct. 9 - All times Central
Wisconsin at Ohio State - 5 p.m. 
St. Cloud State at Colgate - 5:30 p.m. 
Maine at Minnesota - 6 p.m.
St. Thomas at Minnesota Duluth - 6 p.m.

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