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No. 1 Minnesota to Host No. 5 Ohio State
1/13/2020 11:15:00 AM | Women's Hockey
It's a top-five match-up between the Gophers and Buckeyes Friday at Ridder Arena and Saturday outdoors at Parade Stadium.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 1 University of Minnesota women's hockey team returns home to host No. 5 Ohio State this weekend. Game one is set for 6:07 p.m. CT Friday at Ridder Arena before the teams face off outdoors at Parade Stadium on Hockey Day Minnesota at 4:30 p.m. CT Saturday.
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Last Time Out: Gophers Sweep Huskies
Minnesota (19-1-3, 11-1-2-1 WCHA) returned to conference play with a road sweep over St. Cloud State last weekend, winning 4-1 and 3-0. Madeline Wethington (2g-1a), Taylor Heise (2g), and Catie Skaja (1g-1a) led the Gophers against the Huskies, and Sydney Scobee combined for 48 saves on 49 shots faced, including her sixth shutout of the season in game two.
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About the Series: Minnesota vs. Ohio State
Minnesota owns a 75-13-5 all-time record against Ohio State (13-5-4, 8-3-3-1 WCHA) in a series dating back to November 1999. The Gophers and Buckeyes split a series on the road in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this season. Minnesota fell 4-3 in game one and earned the series split with a 4-2 win in game two led Grace Zumwinkle (4g) and multiple points from Taylor Heise (1g-1a), Emily Brown (2a), Sarah Potomak (2a), and Patti Marshall (2a).
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Scoring Milestones
Sarah Potomak is Minnesota's active career scoring leader, ranked 12th in Gophers' history with 164 career points (60g-104a). She is chasing 11th-ranked Ronda Curtin (60g-107a) with 167 career points.
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Two Gophers hit milestones in Minnesota's sweep over Bemidji State (Nov. 15-16) as S. Potomak recorded her 150th career point and Grace Zumwinkle recorded her 100th point. Amy Potomak, Alex Woken, Taylor Heise, and Emily Brown have all reached the 50-career points mark this season, and Patti Marshall recorded her 50th career assist against Harvard (Nov. 30).
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Top Line Delivers
The line of Sarah Potomak (14g-17a), Grace Zumwinkle (16g-14a), and Taylor Heise (13g-15a) leads Minnesota in scoring. S. Potomak and Zumwinkle have both reached the 30-point mark for the season.
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League's Best Defense
The Gophers defense leads the WCHA, averaging just 1.39 goals allowed per game and surrendering just 32 goals total in 23 games played with seven shutouts. Sydney Scobee leads the NCAA lead with six shutouts this season. She leads the WCHA with a 1.37 goals against average and a .942 save percentage while ranking among the nation's top goaltenders in both categories as well.
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Gophers to Celebrate Hockey Day Minnesota
Minnesota will play its second outdoor game in program history when the Gophers host the Buckeyes outdoors at Parade Stadium in downtown Minneapolis as part of this year's Hockey Day Minnesota celebration on Saturday. The Gophers' first-ever outdoor game saw the Maroon & Gold earn a 4-0 win over Minnesota State in the Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium on Jan. 17, 2014.
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Notable Notes
Up Next: Wisconsin
The Gophers are back on the road next weekend for a series at Wisconsin. Puck drop between the Gophers and Badgers is set for 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 24 and 3:07 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 25 at LaBahn Arena in Madison, Wis.
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Gopher Nation
With games against Boston College and Harvard at the Country Classic in Nashville earlier this season, Tennessee became the 15th state in which Minnesota has played games since the first year of the program in 1997-98. The Gophers have competed in Connecticut, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
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Gophers Add Seven for 2020-21
Head coach Brad Frost and the Gopher women's hockey program are pleased to announce the addition for seven incoming student-athletes for the 2020-21 season. Forward Addie Burton (Orono, Minn./Blake School), forward Anne Cherkowski (Coldstream, B.C./Pursuit of Excellence), defense Josey Dunne (O'Fallon, Mo./Chicago Mission), forward Tella Jungels (Edina, Minn./Edina High School), forward Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill./Chicago Mission), defense Maggie Nicholson (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka High School), and forward Audrey Wethington (Edina, Minn./Blake School) make up the newest class of Gophers.
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Twenty Years Ago
This season marks the 20-year anniversary of Minnesota's 1999-2000 AWCHA national championship season. Under the direction of head coach Laura Halldorsen, the 1999-2000 Gophers became the first women's team to win a national title in Minnesota history. After defeating rival Minnesota Duluth by a score of 3-2 in the national semifinal, the Gophers went on to defeat Brown, 4-2, to claim the national title.
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2018-19 Season in Review
Minnesota wrapped up the 22nd season of Gopher women's hockey as NCAA and WCHA Final Faceoff runners-up in 2018-19. The Maroon & Gold took home the program's 10th WCHA regular-season title and said goodbye to eight graduating seniors in head coach Brad Frost's 12th season at the helm of the program. The Gophers posted an overall record of 32-6-1 as they fell one game short of a national title.
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Quest for Eighth National Title Continues
Minnesota has won seven national championships (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016) and looks for a historic eighth title national crown in 2019-20.
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Last Time Out: Gophers Sweep Huskies
Minnesota (19-1-3, 11-1-2-1 WCHA) returned to conference play with a road sweep over St. Cloud State last weekend, winning 4-1 and 3-0. Madeline Wethington (2g-1a), Taylor Heise (2g), and Catie Skaja (1g-1a) led the Gophers against the Huskies, and Sydney Scobee combined for 48 saves on 49 shots faced, including her sixth shutout of the season in game two.
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About the Series: Minnesota vs. Ohio State
Minnesota owns a 75-13-5 all-time record against Ohio State (13-5-4, 8-3-3-1 WCHA) in a series dating back to November 1999. The Gophers and Buckeyes split a series on the road in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this season. Minnesota fell 4-3 in game one and earned the series split with a 4-2 win in game two led Grace Zumwinkle (4g) and multiple points from Taylor Heise (1g-1a), Emily Brown (2a), Sarah Potomak (2a), and Patti Marshall (2a).
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Scoring Milestones
Sarah Potomak is Minnesota's active career scoring leader, ranked 12th in Gophers' history with 164 career points (60g-104a). She is chasing 11th-ranked Ronda Curtin (60g-107a) with 167 career points.
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Two Gophers hit milestones in Minnesota's sweep over Bemidji State (Nov. 15-16) as S. Potomak recorded her 150th career point and Grace Zumwinkle recorded her 100th point. Amy Potomak, Alex Woken, Taylor Heise, and Emily Brown have all reached the 50-career points mark this season, and Patti Marshall recorded her 50th career assist against Harvard (Nov. 30).
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Top Line Delivers
The line of Sarah Potomak (14g-17a), Grace Zumwinkle (16g-14a), and Taylor Heise (13g-15a) leads Minnesota in scoring. S. Potomak and Zumwinkle have both reached the 30-point mark for the season.
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League's Best Defense
The Gophers defense leads the WCHA, averaging just 1.39 goals allowed per game and surrendering just 32 goals total in 23 games played with seven shutouts. Sydney Scobee leads the NCAA lead with six shutouts this season. She leads the WCHA with a 1.37 goals against average and a .942 save percentage while ranking among the nation's top goaltenders in both categories as well.
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Gophers to Celebrate Hockey Day Minnesota
Minnesota will play its second outdoor game in program history when the Gophers host the Buckeyes outdoors at Parade Stadium in downtown Minneapolis as part of this year's Hockey Day Minnesota celebration on Saturday. The Gophers' first-ever outdoor game saw the Maroon & Gold earn a 4-0 win over Minnesota State in the Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium on Jan. 17, 2014.
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Notable Notes
- Minnesota leads the WCHA and ranks sixth in the nation at 90.0 percent (54-for-60) on the penalty kill.
- Minnesota is on an NCAA-best 14-game unbeaten streak, going 11-0-3 since Oct. 26, 2019.
- Grace Zumwinkle is on a team-leading eight-game point streak. She has nine points (5g-4a) in the team's last eight games.
Up Next: Wisconsin
The Gophers are back on the road next weekend for a series at Wisconsin. Puck drop between the Gophers and Badgers is set for 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 24 and 3:07 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 25 at LaBahn Arena in Madison, Wis.
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Gopher Nation
With games against Boston College and Harvard at the Country Classic in Nashville earlier this season, Tennessee became the 15th state in which Minnesota has played games since the first year of the program in 1997-98. The Gophers have competed in Connecticut, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
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Gophers Add Seven for 2020-21
Head coach Brad Frost and the Gopher women's hockey program are pleased to announce the addition for seven incoming student-athletes for the 2020-21 season. Forward Addie Burton (Orono, Minn./Blake School), forward Anne Cherkowski (Coldstream, B.C./Pursuit of Excellence), defense Josey Dunne (O'Fallon, Mo./Chicago Mission), forward Tella Jungels (Edina, Minn./Edina High School), forward Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill./Chicago Mission), defense Maggie Nicholson (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka High School), and forward Audrey Wethington (Edina, Minn./Blake School) make up the newest class of Gophers.
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Twenty Years Ago
This season marks the 20-year anniversary of Minnesota's 1999-2000 AWCHA national championship season. Under the direction of head coach Laura Halldorsen, the 1999-2000 Gophers became the first women's team to win a national title in Minnesota history. After defeating rival Minnesota Duluth by a score of 3-2 in the national semifinal, the Gophers went on to defeat Brown, 4-2, to claim the national title.
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2018-19 Season in Review
Minnesota wrapped up the 22nd season of Gopher women's hockey as NCAA and WCHA Final Faceoff runners-up in 2018-19. The Maroon & Gold took home the program's 10th WCHA regular-season title and said goodbye to eight graduating seniors in head coach Brad Frost's 12th season at the helm of the program. The Gophers posted an overall record of 32-6-1 as they fell one game short of a national title.
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Quest for Eighth National Title Continues
Minnesota has won seven national championships (2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016) and looks for a historic eighth title national crown in 2019-20.
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