University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, November 23
Duluth, MN
3:07 PM
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Photo by: Dave Harwig
Gophers Top Bulldogs, 4-3
11/23/2019 5:20:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Catie Skaja scored two goals to lead the Gophers against the Bulldogs on Saturday.
DULUTH, Minn. -- Catie Skaja scored two goals to lead the top-ranked Golden Gopher women's hockey team to a 4-3 win over No. 10 Minnesota Duluth at AMSOIL Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The teams combined for five goals in the second period after Minnesota (13-1-2, 9-1-2-1 WCHA) took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission on a goal from Sarah Potomak. Skaja doubled the Gophers' lead just 2:20 into the middle frame before Minnesota Duluth evened the score at 2-2 with a pair of goals from Anneke Linser and Sydney Brodt in a 2:47 span of the second period.
Skaja regained the lead for the Maroon & Gold when she netted her second of the game, cleaning up a rebound off a shot by Emily Oden at the 13:27 mark, and Grace Zumwinkle fired a rocket from the slot to put the Gophers up by two with 3:22 remaining in the second. Minnesota Duluth (7-5-2, 4-4-2-1 WCHA) made it a one-goal game with a tally by Ashton Bell with less than one minute remaining, but the Gophers took home the 4-3 win.
Sydney Scobee made 32 saves on 35 shots faced. The Gophers were outshot for the second-straight game as UMD had a 35-28 advantage, and Maddie Rooney finished with 24 saves for the Bulldogs.
Quotable
"Another great battle between two top-10 teams," head coach Brad Frost said. "I'm really proud of how our team responded here today. We got to the net a little better and defended a little better. Overall it was a really good weekend, a tough weekend, on the road against a good Duluth team. We're happy with the win here tonight, and we're looking forward to getting off to Nashville next week."
Notable
Today's game marked the 98th all-time meeting between the Gophers and Bulldogs in a series that dates back to November 1998. Minnesota is now 60-28-10 all-time against Minnesota Duluth.
Up Next: Country Classic
The Gophers travel to Nashville, Tenn., for the 2019 Country Classic featuring Minnesota, Wisconsin, Boston College, and Harvard next week. The four-game event is set to take place at the Nashville Predators' practice facility, Ford Ice Center Belleuve. Minnesota faces Boston College at 1 p.m. CT Friday with Wisconsin and Harvard meeting in game two at 4:30 p.m. CT. Saturday's games pit Wisconsin against Boston College at 1 p.m. CT followed by a 4:30 p.m. CT game between Minnesota and Harvard.
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The teams combined for five goals in the second period after Minnesota (13-1-2, 9-1-2-1 WCHA) took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission on a goal from Sarah Potomak. Skaja doubled the Gophers' lead just 2:20 into the middle frame before Minnesota Duluth evened the score at 2-2 with a pair of goals from Anneke Linser and Sydney Brodt in a 2:47 span of the second period.
Skaja regained the lead for the Maroon & Gold when she netted her second of the game, cleaning up a rebound off a shot by Emily Oden at the 13:27 mark, and Grace Zumwinkle fired a rocket from the slot to put the Gophers up by two with 3:22 remaining in the second. Minnesota Duluth (7-5-2, 4-4-2-1 WCHA) made it a one-goal game with a tally by Ashton Bell with less than one minute remaining, but the Gophers took home the 4-3 win.
Sydney Scobee made 32 saves on 35 shots faced. The Gophers were outshot for the second-straight game as UMD had a 35-28 advantage, and Maddie Rooney finished with 24 saves for the Bulldogs.
Quotable
"Another great battle between two top-10 teams," head coach Brad Frost said. "I'm really proud of how our team responded here today. We got to the net a little better and defended a little better. Overall it was a really good weekend, a tough weekend, on the road against a good Duluth team. We're happy with the win here tonight, and we're looking forward to getting off to Nashville next week."
Notable
Today's game marked the 98th all-time meeting between the Gophers and Bulldogs in a series that dates back to November 1998. Minnesota is now 60-28-10 all-time against Minnesota Duluth.
Up Next: Country Classic
The Gophers travel to Nashville, Tenn., for the 2019 Country Classic featuring Minnesota, Wisconsin, Boston College, and Harvard next week. The four-game event is set to take place at the Nashville Predators' practice facility, Ford Ice Center Belleuve. Minnesota faces Boston College at 1 p.m. CT Friday with Wisconsin and Harvard meeting in game two at 4:30 p.m. CT. Saturday's games pit Wisconsin against Boston College at 1 p.m. CT followed by a 4:30 p.m. CT game between Minnesota and Harvard.
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Team Stats
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35
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2
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29
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Goals
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Goals
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5
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Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
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+1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
1
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