Saturday's action in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association saw No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 10 Minnesota Duluth, and St. Cloud State each earn series sweeps.
RV St. Cloud State 5, Bemidji State 0 | BOX SCORE | Bemidji State Recap
- St. Cloud State earned the series sweep against Bemidji State with a 5-0 shutout at home on Saturday; on the weekend, the Huskies totaled 11 goals.
- Myah Krueger recorded her first collegiate goal to put the Huskies on the board at the 11:45 mark of the first frame before teammate Maria Mikaelyan made it a 2-0 lead less than 15 seconds later; St. Cloud State added two more in the second period at the 10-minute mark courtesy of Julianne Labbé and Sydney Bryant; Sydney Lamb added a goal in the third period to give the Huskies a 5-0 victory.
- Jojo Choback recorded 24 saves en route to her 11th career shutout; Alice Sauriol recorded her second straight game with three or more points as she assisted on three of the five St. Cloud State goals.
- Bemidji State's Olivia Dronen played in her 100th career game for the Beavers in the loss; Kaitlin Groess made 29 saves in goal for the Beavers.
No. 1 Wisconsin 5, RV Minnesota State 1 | BOX SCORE | Wisconsin Recap | Minnesota State Recap
- The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers recorded a 5-1 win against Minnesota State on the road for the series sweep; Wisconsin holds a two-point advantage in the WCHA standings heading into the final weekend of action.
- Wisconsin recorded back-to-back goals in the opening 12 minutes to take an early 2-0 lead; Ava Guillemette brought the Mavericks within one at the 12:06 mark, but Wisconsin responded right back with a power play goal from Claire Enright; Marianne Picard scored the lone goal of the second period, giving the Badgers a 4-1 lead and Finley McCarthy added one in the third.
- McCarthy recorded three points on her goal and two assists as the three-point performance marked a career high.
- Kaydence Roeske made 33 saves in net for Minnesota State despite the loss.
No. 2 Ohio State 3, No. 3 Minnesota 1 | BOX SCORE | Minnesota Recap
- A two-goal second period led to No. 2 Ohio State earning a 3-1 victory against No. 3 Minnesota as the Buckeyes sit just two points behind Wisconsin in the WCHA standings with one weekend of regular season action left.
- Chloe Primerano lit the lamp for the Gophers at the 12:09 mark of the first for the early Minnesota lead, but Ohio State responded quickly as Grace McCoshen found the back of the net; Maxine Cimoroni gave the Buckeyes their first lead of the game at the 15:54 mark of the second before Sloane Matthews made it 3-1 to close out the period.
- Hailey? MacLeod made 21 saves to earn her 18th win of the season for the Buckeyes.
- Primerano netted her ninth goal of the season for Minnesota, while Sydney Morrow recorded her 23rd assist of the season on the play.
No. 10 Minnesota Duluth 3, RV St. Thomas 0 | BOX SCORE | Minnesota Duluth Recap | St. Thomas Recap
- Another Ève Gascon shutout performance helped No. 10 Minnesota Duluth earn the series sweep against St. Thomas and improve to 17-12-3 on the season.
- Molly Cole scored in the first five minutes of action for the early UMD lead; the Bulldogs followed it up with a goal in the second period courtesy of Josie St. Martin, while Zoey Krock added another with less than a minute to go in the game.
- Gascon recorded her third straight shutout, stopping all 33 shots she faced; this marked the ninth shutout of the season for Gascon as she is now tied for second in the NCAA amonst all goaltenders this season.
- The Tommies outshot the Bulldogs 33-23 in the loss, while Julia Minotti made 20 saves in the net for St. Thomas
*Rankings based on USCHO Division I Women's Poll
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