University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, January 11
St. Cloud, MN
3:07 PM
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Photo by: Tom Nelson/St. Cloud State
Gophers Shut Out Huskies
1/11/2020 5:15:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Sydney Scobee earned a 28-save shutout on the way to a 3-0 win over St. Cloud State on Saturday.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- Sydney Scobee earned a 28-save shutout and the Golden Gophers scored three first-period goals as the No. 2 University of Minnesota women's hockey team cruised to a 3-0 victory and WCHA series sweep over St. Cloud State on the road at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Saturday afternoon.
Minnesota (19-1-3, 11-1-2-1 WCHA) got off to a quick start and never looked back. Madeline Wethington scored her second goal of the series just 3:39 into the game before Alex Woken doubled the lead midway through the opening frame with her 11th goal of the season. Taylor Heise then converted on the power play for the Gophers' first power-play goal since Nov. 15, 2019.
Wethington and Taylor Wente (2a) led the way on the score sheet with two points each while Scobee's shutout marks her NCAA-leading sixth shutout of the season.
St. Cloud State (4-16-3, 0-14-0 WCHA) was led by goaltender Emma Polusny's 37-save effort as the Gophers outshot the Huskies 40-28 for the game.
Quotable
"Good sweep on the road here tonight," head coach Brad Frost said. "I'm proud of our team. Sydney Scobee was really, really good. Getting those three goals in the first period and then playing solid defense the rest of the way was really good for our team. We're excited about the sweep and excited to get going again on Monday."
Notable
Sarah Potomak recorded her team-leading 17th assist and team-best 31st point of the season in Saturday's win over the Huskies. Minnesota's active career scoring leader, Potomak ranks 12th in Gophers' history with 164 career points (60g-104a); she is chasing 11th-ranked Ronda Curtin (60g-107a) with 167 career points.
Up Next
The Gophers resume WCHA play by hosting No. 5 Ohio State next weekend. Minnesota and OSU face off at Ridder Arena at 6:07 p.m. CT on Friday, Jan. 17 before they face off outdoors at Parade Stadium as part of Hockey Day Minnesota at 4:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 18. Friday at Ridder Arena is Youth Hockey Day and Hockey Mom Day along with Community Weekend for Blaine, Anoka, and Coon Rapids.
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Minnesota (19-1-3, 11-1-2-1 WCHA) got off to a quick start and never looked back. Madeline Wethington scored her second goal of the series just 3:39 into the game before Alex Woken doubled the lead midway through the opening frame with her 11th goal of the season. Taylor Heise then converted on the power play for the Gophers' first power-play goal since Nov. 15, 2019.
Wethington and Taylor Wente (2a) led the way on the score sheet with two points each while Scobee's shutout marks her NCAA-leading sixth shutout of the season.
St. Cloud State (4-16-3, 0-14-0 WCHA) was led by goaltender Emma Polusny's 37-save effort as the Gophers outshot the Huskies 40-28 for the game.
Quotable
"Good sweep on the road here tonight," head coach Brad Frost said. "I'm proud of our team. Sydney Scobee was really, really good. Getting those three goals in the first period and then playing solid defense the rest of the way was really good for our team. We're excited about the sweep and excited to get going again on Monday."
Notable
Sarah Potomak recorded her team-leading 17th assist and team-best 31st point of the season in Saturday's win over the Huskies. Minnesota's active career scoring leader, Potomak ranks 12th in Gophers' history with 164 career points (60g-104a); she is chasing 11th-ranked Ronda Curtin (60g-107a) with 167 career points.
Up Next
The Gophers resume WCHA play by hosting No. 5 Ohio State next weekend. Minnesota and OSU face off at Ridder Arena at 6:07 p.m. CT on Friday, Jan. 17 before they face off outdoors at Parade Stadium as part of Hockey Day Minnesota at 4:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 18. Friday at Ridder Arena is Youth Hockey Day and Hockey Mom Day along with Community Weekend for Blaine, Anoka, and Coon Rapids.
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