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Follow the Gopher Women's Hockey Team
1/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Follow the No. 2 Gopher women's hockey team as it takes on Ohio State, this weekend. Friday's game is at 7:07 p.m., while Saturday's tilt is at 4:07 p.m. (ET)
IN-GAME ACTION
MINNESOTA 12, OSU 1. Kelli Blankenship from Dagney Willey, short-handed goal at 11:21
MINNESOTA 11, OSU 1. jen Schoullis from Emily West at 5:26.
MINNESOTA 10, OSU 1. Kelli Blankenship from Anne Schleper 2:21.
Minnesota 9, OSU 1. Jen Schoullis from Brittany Francis :58.
END OF SECOND PERIOD
Ohio State is on the power-play after Kelli Blankenship was called on a trip but Minnesota kills off the penalty.
MINNESOTA 8, OSU 1. Emily West from Alexandra Zebro and Brittany Francis.
Minnesota on a five-minute power-play. checking from behind on Christina Mancuso.
MINNESOTA 7, OSU 1. Anne Schleper from Kelly Seeler at 7:25. Career-high day for Schleper in both points and goals. Schleper already has two goals and an assist today.
MINNEOSTA 6. OSU 1. Jocelyne Lamoureux from Monique Lamoureux at 3:18 in the second.
MINNESOTA 5, OSU 1. Brittany Francis form Kelli Blankenship and Sarah Erickson at 2:30 in the second.
End of 1st period, Minnesota 4, Ohio State 1. Minnesota had 25 shots in the period, a season high. The school record, however, is 34 against Augsburg in Feb. of 1999
OSU earns its first power-play opportunity of the game when Erickson was called with a trip. 2:37 remaining in the period.
MINNESOTA 4, OSU 1. Hayley Klassen from Laura McIntosh at 14:43 in the first.
MINNESOTA 4, OSU 0. Anne Schleper from Sarah Erickson, 10:11. Ohio State replaces starting goaltender Barbara Bilko with Deidre Facklis.
MINNESOTA 3, OSU 0. Jocelyne Lamoureux from Monique Lamoureux on Jen Schoullis on the powerplay at 8:28.
Minnesota on its second power-play opportunity of the game 12:50 remaining in the first.
MINNESOTA 2, OSU 0. Chelsey Jones on a tip-in from Dagney Willey and Michelle Maunu at 2:54 in the first.
MINNESOTA 1, OSU 0. Monique Lamoureux from Jocelyne Lamoureux on a shot high near the right point at 2:16 in the first.
Ohio State called for holding, Minnesota power play. 17:50 remaining in the first.
Saturday pregame: Minnesota will have its same linechart as yesterday's contest with Nikki Ludwigson sitting. Starting for the Gophers are Terra Rasmussen, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux, Dagney Willey, Michelle Maunu and Jenny Lura in goal.
IN-GAME
MINNESOTA 9, OSU 2. In all, 14 Gophers earned points. Jen Schoullis led the Gopher scoring charge with four points (1-3-4)
MINNESOTA 9, OSU 2. Laura May from Chelsey Jones and Jaimie Horton.
MINNESOTA 8, OSU 2. Jen Schoullis from Gigi Marvin.
START OF THE THIRD.
END OF SECOND PERIOD. Minnesota outshot OSU, 24-4 in the period and went 2-3 on the power play in the second.
MINNESOTA 7, OSU 2. Monique Lamoureux from Anne Schleper and Jen Schoullis. PPG
MINNESOTA 6, OSU 2. Gigi Marvin from Emily West and Melanie Gagnon. PPG
Minnesota on a power play as Rachel Davis is called with a tripping call. Now a 5-on-3 for 1:13
OSU on a 5-on-3 for 1:38. Minnesota was able to kill off one penalty and now the second.
MINNESOTA 5, OSU 2. Sarah Erickson from Kelli Blankenship and Brittany Francis. In a flurry in front of the net, Francis, Blankenship and Erickson all took a shot within the same play.
START OF SECOND PERIOD.
END OF FIRST PERIOD: MINNESOTA 4, OSU 2.
Melanie Gagnon on a hooking call. OSU on a power play.
MINNESOTA 4, OSU 2. Anne Schleper from Jen Schoullis and Jocelyne Lamoureux. PPG
Minnesota on the power play.
Ohio State on a 5-on-3 for 1:22. Minnesota killed off one penalty and with 12 seconds remaining in the second Marziali was called with interference.
MINNESOTA 3, OSU 2. Monique Lamoureux from Jocelyne Lamoureux and Melanie Gagnon.
MINNESOTA 2, OSU 2. Gigi Marvin from Jen Schoullis.
OSU 2, MINNESOTA 1. Megan Hostasek.
MINNESOTA 1, OSU 1. Jocelyne Lamoureux from Monique Lamoureux.
OSU, 1 MINNESOTA 0. Laura McIntosh.
Friday pregame: Minnesota resumes its linechart as it did in the first Niagara game. Emily West (left wing), Jen Schoullis (center) and Gigi Marvin (right wing) will start the contest along with defensemen Melanie Gagnon and Kelly Seeler. Alyssa Grogan will start in net. Minnesota's second line is Terra Rasmussen, Jocelyne Lamoureux and Monique Lamoureux. Third line: Kelli Blankenship, Sarah Erickson, Brittany Francis. Fourth line has Jaimie Horton centering Laura May and Chelsey Jones. Also on defense: Dagney Willey and Michelle Maunu and Anne Schleper and Alexandra Zebro. Nikki Ludwigson is sitting this game, while injured Rachael Drazan did not make the trip.
