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The Wisconsin Women’s Hockey team has announced it will play its opening series of the season against Lindenwood at LaBahn Arena in Madison, rather than at Lindenwood.
The series is scheduled for the weekend of September 28-30, and was to be played in Wentzville, Missouri, but is being moved to Madison due to scheduling conflicts at Lindenwood.
The U.S. Women’s Hockey Team outshot rival Canada 45-23 but when the clock read zero, the scoreboard read Canada 2, United States 1.
Canada has now won 23 straight games in Olympic competition since last losing to the U.S. in the 1998 gold medal game.
The United States had several excellent scoring opportunities that they didn’t finish. Kendal Coyne scored the Americans only goal early in the third period.
Canada got goals from Meghan Agosta and former Wisconsin Badger Sarah Nurse. It was Nurse’s goal that would be the game winner for Canada.
Both teams move into the semifinals. Finland, Switzerland, Sweden and the Olympic Athletes from Russia are battling for the final two spots. The semifinal games are set for Monday.
Most people expect a U.S.-Canada final, just like it has been in the previous five Olympic Games. The Americans are hoping things don’t end up like the last four.
The Wisconsin women’s hockey program announced its schedule for the upcoming
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2013-14 season.
Highlighting the nonconference portion of the schedule is a trip to Vail, Colorado, where the Badgers will face Northeastern University and Boston University on November 15-16.
The Badgers will play 28 games against WCHA members, including games against rivals Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth and North Dakota.
Wisconsin open’s the 2013-14 season with an exhibition tilt against the Japanese Olympic Team on Sept. 24, at LaBahn Arena. Japan will make its second-ever appearance in the Winter Olympics in 2014 and are assisted by former Badgers Carla MacLeod.
The regular season kicks off the weekend of October 4-6, when Wisconsin welcomes Minnesota State to LaBahn Arena for a two-game series.
The first road test for the Badgers will be a trip up north to rival Minnesota on Oct. 11-12. The Golden Gophers have captured back-to-back NCAA titles and have won 49 straight games.
After posting a 31-4-2 record through 37 games, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team has earned the No. 1 seed in the 2012 NCAA
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tournament and will host Mercyhurst in the quarterfinals on Saturday, March 10, at 7pm at the Kohl Center.
After winning the College Hockey America regular-season championship, Mercyhurst is coming off a loss to Robert Morris in the CHA tournament final.
Wisconsin and Mercyhurst have met in the NCAA tournament twice before, the last time being in the 2009 national championship game, as the Badgers went on to post a 5-0 victory against the Lakers. Outside of postseason play, the last time the two teams played against each other was in St. Cloud, Minnesota, at the Easton Holiday Showcase last season. Hilary Knight and Brooke Ammerman combined for four goals in a 7-4 win over Mercyhurst.
The winner of Saturday’s game will advance to the 2012 Women’s Frozen Four, which will be held at Amsoil arena in Duluth, Minnesota, March 16 and 18.