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Top-ranked Badger women get a win and a tie at Minnesota

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The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers and second-ranked Gophers went to overtime for the second straight game, skating to a 2-2 draw in Saturday’s series finale.

Sophie Shirley and Maddi Wheeler scored goals for the Badgers (9-2-1, 9-2-1-1-1 WCHA) but were unable to hold onto a two-goal lead against the Golden Gophers (9-5-1, 9-5-1-1 WCHA).

The Gophers scored the game-tying goal late in the third period.  After a scoreless 3-on-3 overtime session, Minnesota earned the extra point in the WCHA standings with a 1-0 win in the shootout.

Wisconsin is now unbeaten in its last sox games against Minnesota with a 5-0-1 record against the Golden Gophers.  Kennedy Blair made 27 saves for the Badgers in the tie.

UW returns home for its final home series of the 2020-21 season as the Badgers welcome Bemidji State to LaBahn Arena on Friday and Saturday (2 p.m. CT each day).

 

 

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 sweeps rival Gophers

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Senior Presley Norby scored two goals to lead the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team to a 3-0 victory over second-ranked Minnesota on Saturday afternoon, sweeping the Gophers in the two game series at LaBahn Arena.

Norby, who is a native of Minnetonka, Minnesota, moved her way closer to the century-point club with two points while leading the Badgers (23-2-2-1, 13-2-1-0 WCHA) to move Wisconsin back into the drivers seat of the WCHA race.  Wisconsin sits in first place in the league with 40 points, while Minnesota (20-4-3, 12-4-2-1 WCHA) is in second place with 39 points.

After a scoreless first period. Norby scored past Gophers’ goaltender Sydney Scobee with 15:32 left in the second period.  She doubled the lead just 10 minutes later off a feed from Delaney Drake to send the Badgers to the locker room up 2-0 after two periods.

Junior Daryl Watts put the game out of reach with 32 seconds remaining with an empty-net goal.

Senior goaltender Kristen Campbell made all 22 saves to add a fourth shutout this season and a 28th career shutout to her record.

It’s the second time in three years that the Badgers have swept the Gophers at home.  UW improved to 9-7-0 all-time against Minnesota at LaBahn Arena.

The Badgers also won the series opener, 5-4 on Friday night.  They’ll take on St. Cloud State at LaBahn Arena this Saturday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. and then wrap up the series on Sunday at 2 p.m.  Both games are sold out.