University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHERS CLAIM HIGH PEAKS TITLE WITH 14TH CONSECUTIVE WIN
1/17/1999 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The Gophers, 15-1-1, have now won 14 straight games and are unbeaten in their last 15 after sweeping three games in the High Peaks Classic.
Muzerall's 17th goal of the season, a power-play tally, at 4:06 of the opening period gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead and she added an even-strength goal barely two minutes. Schmidgall then scored on the power play at 15:34 to give the Gophers a 3-0 lead.
Toronto's Erin Fraser scored 5:13 into the second period but Muzerall gave Minnesota's its three-goal lead back when she completed her hat trick at the nine-minute mark. Schmidgall scored her 20th of the season, a short-handed effort, with 2:53 to play in the final period to round out the scoring.
The Gophers, who had a 12-1 advantage in shots on goal in the game's first 10 minutes, outshot the Varsity Blues 47-22. Erica Killewald earned her ninth win of the season by stopping 13 of 14 shots through two periods and Crystal Nicholas stopped eight shots in the final period.
Minnesota returns home for a two-game series, Jan. 22-23, against Wilfrid Laurier University. Both games are set for 7 p.m. faceoffs at Mariucci Arena.
