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Saturday, January 18
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Gophers Win on Hockey Day Minnesota
1/18/2020 10:07:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Top-ranked Minnesota earned a series split with No. 5 Ohio State with a 2-1 win on Saturday outdoors at Parade Stadium.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Behind goals from Amy Potomak and Emily Oden and a 29-save effort from Sydney Scobee, the top-ranked University of Minnesota women's hockey team earned a 2-1 win over No. 5 Ohio State outdoors at Parade Stadium in celebration of Hockey Day Minnesota on Saturday.
The Gophers (20-2-3, 12-2-2-1 WCHA) took a 1-0 lead on Potomak's ninth goal of the year, but the Buckeyes (14-6-4, 9-4-3-1 WCHA) countered with a four-on-four tally by Sophie Jaques and the teams headed into the first intermission locked in a 1-1 tie. Oden then netted the eventual game-winner, her sixth goal of the season, at the 2:12 mark of the middle frame as the Maroon & Gold evened the series with a split after falling 4-1 in game one on Friday.
Quotable
"It was pretty amazing to be a part of Hockey Day Minnesota," head coach Brad Frost said. "When we got the call in the summer, it was obviously really exciting. Then to actually be able to be a part of it here today, to be on TV -- you know our sport unfortunately doesn't get on TV a whole lot, so we wanted to make sure it was as good of a product as possible, and it was a great day."
"Definitely the three points were huge," Scobee said. "Everything is really tight in the WCHA. We can never take a weekend off. Everyone is so competitive, so this is a really big win for us."
Up Next
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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The Gophers (20-2-3, 12-2-2-1 WCHA) took a 1-0 lead on Potomak's ninth goal of the year, but the Buckeyes (14-6-4, 9-4-3-1 WCHA) countered with a four-on-four tally by Sophie Jaques and the teams headed into the first intermission locked in a 1-1 tie. Oden then netted the eventual game-winner, her sixth goal of the season, at the 2:12 mark of the middle frame as the Maroon & Gold evened the series with a split after falling 4-1 in game one on Friday.
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Quotable
"It was pretty amazing to be a part of Hockey Day Minnesota," head coach Brad Frost said. "When we got the call in the summer, it was obviously really exciting. Then to actually be able to be a part of it here today, to be on TV -- you know our sport unfortunately doesn't get on TV a whole lot, so we wanted to make sure it was as good of a product as possible, and it was a great day."
"Definitely the three points were huge," Scobee said. "Everything is really tight in the WCHA. We can never take a weekend off. Everyone is so competitive, so this is a really big win for us."
Up Next
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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