University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHERS WIN 5-2 TO FINISH SWEEP OF HUSKIES
2/19/2000 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The Gophers scored three times in a little more than three minutes midway through the opening period. Sisters Courtney and Shannon Kennedy sandwiched goals around a Tracy Engstrom tally, giving Minnesota a 3-0 lead with 6:10 left in the opening period.
The Huskies' Fiona McLeod cut the lead to 3-1 with a power-play goal late in the period but Ambria Thomas gave the Gophers a three-goal lead again with a power-play goal at 12:50 of the second period.
Jennifer Swanson cut Minnesota's lead to two goals again early in the final period but Ronda Curtin's power-play goal with 5:14 to play finished the scoring.
Laura Gieselman had 46 saves for the Huskies while Crystal Nicholas won her 13th game of the season, and 23rd in her career without a loss, by stopping 13 shots.
