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…]