University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHER WOMEN SHUT OUT THIRD-RANKED BROWN
11/5/1999 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Minnesota scored early when Tracy Engstrom won a faceoff in her own zone. Ambria Thomas picked up the loose puck and gave it to Slominski in the neutral zone. From there, the sophomore right wing skated in alone on Brown goalie Ali Brewer and beat high on the glove side to give the Gophers a 1-0 lead.
The margin stretched to 2-0 when Nadine Muzerall redirected a Winny Brodt shot through traffic for her team-leading sixth goal of the season.
The Bears controlled much of the play in the second period, thanks to a pair of power plays which resulted in five of their 10 shots in the period.
Brown held a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal during the second period but the score remained 2-0 until Thomas and Slominski hooked up for another goal at 5:01 of the final period. With Engstrom again winning a defensive-zone faceoff, Thomas gave Slominski the puck and the duo broke out of their own zone 2-on-1. This time, Slominski fed the puck back to Thomas who then buried her fifth goal of the season.
Frosh Ronda Curtin, playing her first game of the season at center, closed out the scoring when she stole the puck in the neutral zone, skated in on Brewer from the left wing, used a deke to put the Brown goalie on the ice and then used her long reach to tuck in her fifth goal of the season with just 2.2 seconds to play.
Killewald recorded 25 saves for her 13th career shutout and first of the season. She was also named the game's first star for her efforts.
Minnesota will be at home again Sunday when it hosts defending national champion and top-ranked Harvard, beginning at 2:05 p.m. at Mariucci Arena.
