3rd-ranked Wisconsin blanked North Dakota 2-0 on Sunday at LaBahn Arena. It gave the Badgers a 2-game sweep of UND.
The Badgers (17-2-1, 13-2-1-0 WCHA) head into their winter break with a 12-game unbeaten streak and a nine-game winning streak. The Badgers took the season series from North Dakota (7-9-2, 6-8-2-1 WCHA) three games to one.
Junior Kim Drake and freshman Baylee Wellhausen scored Wisconsin’s two goals as the Badgers outshot UND 41-21. Sophomore goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens made 21 saves in collecting her seventh shutout of the season. Desbiens moves to 14-2-1 on the season.
The Badgers enter a month-long holiday break before returning to the ice in a two-game series against Minnesota in Minneapolis on Jan. 20-11.