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Top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey edges No. 2 Minnesota in OT

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The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to knock off No. 2 Minnesota, 4-3, in overtime on Friday night at Ridder Arena.

Senior Daryl Watts scored twice, including the game-winning goal in OT to lead the Badgers (9-2-0, 8-2-1-1 WCHA) to their fifth-straight win against the Golden Gophers (9-5-0, 9-4-0-1 WCHA).  Senior Caitlin Schneider and junior Britta Curl also scored in the come-from-behind win.

The Badgers found themselves in a 2-0 hole for the first time since Nov. 27, 2020, as Minnesota tacked on goals in the middle of the first and second periods.  But UW bounced back as Watts went coast-to-coast before beating Lauren Bench top shelf to cut the deficit to one with 3:08 left in the second period.

The Gophers scored early in the third, but UW’s Schneider scored halfway through the final frame to close the gap to one.  With just over 35 seconds left, UW pulled goaltender Kennedy Blair and Curl took a feed from Watts to tie the game at 3-3.

Watts game winner came just over two minutes into overtime to claim the win for the Badgers.  Watts extended her goal- [Read more…]

Top-ranked Badger women’s hockey stays perfect

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The number-one ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team earned a 4-1 win over Bemidji State on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd.

The Badgers (10-0-0, 4-0-0-0 WCHA) jumped out to a two-goal lead against the Beavers (3-4-1, 2-2-0-0 WCHA) thanks to a pair of goals from UW’s top line.

Senior Abby Roque flipped in a rebound from junior Daryl Watts’ shot just 4:27 into the first period before Watts claimed her own goal with an on-ice rocket from sophomore Sophie Shirley and freshman Chayla Edwards at the 17:16 mark.

Shirley scored again for UW with a tip-in off sophomore Nicole LaMantia’s shot one minute into the second.

After killing three penalties in the second, junior Caitlin Schneider snuck in her fourth goal of the season and the fourth goal for the Cardinal and White unassisted at the top of the third. [Read more…]