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Badger hockey takes down ranked Minnesota State in overtime

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The Wisconsin Badgers hockey team ran its unbeaten streak to 9-straight games, knocking off 11th-ranked Minnesota State 4-3 in overtime in

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Mankato on Friday night.  It marks the first time Wisconsin (7-7-5, 5-5-5 WCHA) has won a WCHA game that has went into overtime since the 2006-2007 season.

The Badgers have now won 5-straight and puts them in a tie for seventh place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Associate (WCHA) with Minnesota Duluth at 15 points.  Both Wisconsin and UMD are just 1-point behind the Mavericks.

The game was scoreless until Wisconsin’s Joe Faust lit the lamp at the 18:02 mark of the 1st period.  Minnesota State evened the score at the 19:16 mark with a Matt Leitner goal, and the first period ended at 1-1.

Wisconsin’s Ryan Little scored the only goal of the second period, at the 19:02 mark, giving the Badgers a 2-1 lead. [Read more…]

Minnesota State sweeps Badgers in hockey

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The Minnesota State Mavericks (5-5-2, 3-5-0 WCHA) completed their sweep over the Wisconsin Badgers (1-7-2, 1-5-2 WCHA) with a score of 4-2 on Saturday night.

The Mavericks jumped out to an early lead with a goal provided by Matt Leitner at the 4:38 mark in the first period.  At the 6:45 mark of the first period, the Badgers equalized on a power play goal from Jake McCabe.

Minnesota State was not done scoring goals in the first period however.  Eriah Hayes, at the 13:29 mark, and Bryce Gervais, at the 15:10 mark, made the score 3-1 in the first period.

The second period saw a Badger goal from Michael Mersch, at the 0:49 mark, saw the game at 3-2.

The third period saw the decisive goal go to Minnesota State’s Eriah Hayes at the 3:54 mark to put the game out of the Badgers’ reach.

The Badgers travel to the University of Denver for a two-game road series next weekend.

Badgers fall to Minnesota State in hockey

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The Wisconsin Badgers (1-6-2, 1-4-2 WCHA) fell to the Minnesota State Mavericks (4-5-2, 2-5-0 WCHA) Friday night by a score of 4-2.

The Mavericks struck first through Dylan Margonari at the 2:11 mark in the first period.  The Badgers’ Michael Mersch responded quickly, scoring at the 3:22 mark to level the game at 1-1.  Matt Leitner of Minnesota State scored at the 10:18 mark to give them the lead, 2-1.

The second period saw one lone goal from the Badgers’ Ryan Little at the 11:57 mark to even the game up at 2-2.

The Mavericks scored two goals in the third period through Eriah Hayes, at the 5:48 mark, and Eli Zuck, at the 19:15 mark, to put the game out of hand at 4-2.

Minnesota State goalkeeper Stephon Williams had 32 saves in the victory, while Wisconsin goalkeeper Landon Peterson had 20 saves.

The Wisconsin Badgers look to get back on track as they play Minnesota State Saturday night in the finale of this two-game home series.