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Saturday, January 25
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Gophers Fall in Border Battle Finale
1/25/2020 5:05:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Minnesota returns home to host Minnesota Duluth at Ridder Arena next Friday and Saturday.
MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 2 University of Minnesota women's hockey team dropped a 3-0 decision to top-ranked Wisconsin in the final regular-season meeting between the border rivals at LaBahn Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Minnesota (20-4-3, 12-4-2-1 WCHA) trailed by two going into the third period after Wisconsin (23-2-1, 13-2-1-0 WCHA) took a two-goal lead in the middle frame behind a pair of goals scored by Presley Norby. The Gophers pulled goaltender Sydney Scobee for the extra attacker with just over 90 seconds remaining, but Daryl Watts put the game away for the Badgers with an empty-net goal with 31.7 seconds on the clock.
Quotable
"A tough one here tonight, but we defended pretty well and our team never quit," head coach Brad Frost said. "We couldn't get the same magic we had last night. We had some great chances, but we couldn't find the back of the net. Scobee played really well. We're disappointed to not come away with any points here this weekend, but we're going to regroup and be ready to go against Duluth. We're looking forward to another strong match-up."
Up Next
The Gophers return home to host No. 9 Minnesota Duluth at Ridder Arena next weekend. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. CT on Friday, Jan. 31 and 4:07 p.m. CT on Saturday, Feb. 1. Friday is Teacher Appreciation Night at Ridder Arena, and the Gophers will celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day with a bag tag giveaway during both games of next weekend's series. It is also Community Weekend for Plymouth/Maple Grove and Shakopee.
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Minnesota (20-4-3, 12-4-2-1 WCHA) trailed by two going into the third period after Wisconsin (23-2-1, 13-2-1-0 WCHA) took a two-goal lead in the middle frame behind a pair of goals scored by Presley Norby. The Gophers pulled goaltender Sydney Scobee for the extra attacker with just over 90 seconds remaining, but Daryl Watts put the game away for the Badgers with an empty-net goal with 31.7 seconds on the clock.
Quotable
"A tough one here tonight, but we defended pretty well and our team never quit," head coach Brad Frost said. "We couldn't get the same magic we had last night. We had some great chances, but we couldn't find the back of the net. Scobee played really well. We're disappointed to not come away with any points here this weekend, but we're going to regroup and be ready to go against Duluth. We're looking forward to another strong match-up."
Up Next
The Gophers return home to host No. 9 Minnesota Duluth at Ridder Arena next weekend. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. CT on Friday, Jan. 31 and 4:07 p.m. CT on Saturday, Feb. 1. Friday is Teacher Appreciation Night at Ridder Arena, and the Gophers will celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day with a bag tag giveaway during both games of next weekend's series. It is also Community Weekend for Plymouth/Maple Grove and Shakopee.
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Team Stats
MINN
WIS
Shots
22
22
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
1
1
Penalty Mins
2
2
Faceoffs Won
26
23
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
-2
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
0
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