University of Minnesota Athletics
Day Two at Four Nations Cup
11/5/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS - Preliminary round action continued at the 2015 Four Nations Cup Thursday as the United States defeated Canada, 3-0, and Finland defeated Sweden, 3-1. Four Gophers took the ice for their respective countries.
Finland, 3, Sweden 1
Finland defeated Sweden, 3-1, on Thursday behind goals from Susanna Tapani, Rosa Lindstedt and Michelle Karvinen. Mira Jalosuo was not in the lineup for Finland, and Noora Räty served as back-up to Meeri Räisänen, who made 21 saves, as Finland improved to 1-1 in preliminary round play. With the loss, Sweden fell to 0-2 at the Four Nations Cup.
United States 3, Canada 0
Alum Megan Bozek scored the second goal of the game for the U.S., and fellow alum Gigi Marvin helped the Red, White and Blue shut out Canada in a 3-0 win. The U.S. remains undefeated in preliminary round play after a 6-2 win over Sweden on Wednesday.
Four Gophers faced off in the game as Sarah Potomak and Sarah Davis were both in the lineup for Canada against Bozek, Marvin and the United States. Anne Schleper was not in U.S. lineup.
2015 Four Nations Cup Schedule and Results
The Four Nations Cup runs Wednesday through Sunday with three days of preliminary games to determine the gold and bronze-medal game matchups on Sunday.
Nov. 4: Canada 2, Finland 0 (preliminary)
Nov. 4: United States 6, Sweden 2 (preliminary)
Nov. 5: United States 3, Canada 0 (preliminary)
Nov. 5: Finland 3, Sweden 1 (preliminary)
Nov. 7: Sweden vs. Canada (preliminary), 6 a.m. CT
Nov. 7: Finland vs. United States (preliminary), 9:30 a.m. CT
Nov. 8: Bronze Medal Game, 4 a.m. CT
Nov. 8: Gold Medal Game, 7:30 a.m. CT
It's game day! #TeamCanada 🇨🇦 takes on the U.S. at 7 p.m. local from Kovland, Sweden #4NationsCup pic.twitter.com/DNtT4e0Rzy
- Team Canada Women (@HC_Women) November 5, 2015
FINAL: The U.S. defeats CAN, 3-0, on goals by Lamoureux, Bozek and Coyne. The U.S. Player of the Game is Jessie Vetter #4NationsCup
- USA Hockey (@usahockey) November 5, 2015
Game over! Canada is defeated 3-0 by the United States at the #4NationsCup. GAME STATS: https://t.co/qgSS2PleRh pic.twitter.com/GcSPhbzWaG
- Team Canada Women (@HC_Women) November 5, 2015
Team USA defeats Canada, 3-0, to stay unbeaten in #4NationsCup. Full recap to follow! pic.twitter.com/9cmfGiqtOV
- USA Hockey (@usahockey) November 5, 2015
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