University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, December 7
Prior Lake, MN
3:30 PM
University of Minnesota
15-1-3, 9-1-2-1WCHA
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Minnesota State
7-10-2, 2-8-2-2WCHA
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3
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Minn. State
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Minnesota
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Photo by: Trish Totenhagen
Gophers Top Mavericks, 4-0
12/7/2019 5:50:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Minnesota and Minnesota State faced off in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Faceoff Classic on Saturday.
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. -- The No. 2 University of Minnesota women's hockey team wrapped up the first half of the regular season with a 4-0 win over Minnesota State in the 2019 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Faceoff Classic at Dakotah! Ice Center in Prior Lake, Minn., on Saturday afternoon.
Taylor Heise had a goal and an assist and Catie Skaja tallied two helpers to lead Minnesota (15-1-3, 9-1-2-1 WCHA). Sydney Scobee made 18 saves in her fifth shutout of the season as the Gophers outshot Minnesota State (7-10-2, 2-8-2-2 WCHA) by 26-18 for the game.
The Gophers took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission after Heise buried a feed from Grace Zumwinkle with 5:41 remaining in the first period. Madeline Wethington, Emily Oden, and Amy Potomak tallied second-period goal to extend the lead to four before the teams played a scoreless third period.
Quotable
"A really good evening here out at Dakotah! Ice Center and the Hockey Hall of Fame game -- just a really great night, great atmosphere with the stands packed and a good hockey game," head coach Brad Frost said. "I'm proud of our team. We defended well, and scoring those three goals in the second was big to build that lead. Overall, it was a really good first half, and we're excited about the break but also excited about how our team played here in the first half of the season."
Notable
With the win, Minnesota closed out 2019 on an NCAA-best 10-game unbeaten streak, having gone 7-0-3 since Oct. 26.
Up Next
The Gophers return to action at Ridder Arena in the New Year, hosting Yale at 4:07 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 4 and 2:07 p.m. CT on Sunday, Jan. 5. Saturday's game against the Bulldogs is Goldy's Kids Club Day at Ridder Arena, and Sunday's game features a Cub Family 4-Pack ticket deal. The Gophers will hold their annual Teddy Bear Toss during Sunday's game, along with hosting Daddy Daughter Day at Ridder Arena. Minnesota is pleased to welcome Edina residents to campus for Edina Community Weekend when the team hosts Yale as well.
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Taylor Heise had a goal and an assist and Catie Skaja tallied two helpers to lead Minnesota (15-1-3, 9-1-2-1 WCHA). Sydney Scobee made 18 saves in her fifth shutout of the season as the Gophers outshot Minnesota State (7-10-2, 2-8-2-2 WCHA) by 26-18 for the game.
The Gophers took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission after Heise buried a feed from Grace Zumwinkle with 5:41 remaining in the first period. Madeline Wethington, Emily Oden, and Amy Potomak tallied second-period goal to extend the lead to four before the teams played a scoreless third period.
Quotable
"A really good evening here out at Dakotah! Ice Center and the Hockey Hall of Fame game -- just a really great night, great atmosphere with the stands packed and a good hockey game," head coach Brad Frost said. "I'm proud of our team. We defended well, and scoring those three goals in the second was big to build that lead. Overall, it was a really good first half, and we're excited about the break but also excited about how our team played here in the first half of the season."
Notable
With the win, Minnesota closed out 2019 on an NCAA-best 10-game unbeaten streak, having gone 7-0-3 since Oct. 26.
Up Next
The Gophers return to action at Ridder Arena in the New Year, hosting Yale at 4:07 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 4 and 2:07 p.m. CT on Sunday, Jan. 5. Saturday's game against the Bulldogs is Goldy's Kids Club Day at Ridder Arena, and Sunday's game features a Cub Family 4-Pack ticket deal. The Gophers will hold their annual Teddy Bear Toss during Sunday's game, along with hosting Daddy Daughter Day at Ridder Arena. Minnesota is pleased to welcome Edina residents to campus for Edina Community Weekend when the team hosts Yale as well.
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Team Stats
MINNST
MINN
Shots
18
26
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
0
Penalty Mins
4
0
Faceoffs Won
32
28
Game Leaders
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
Players Mentioned
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