University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, February 5
Ridder Arena
6:07 PM
University of Minnesota
9-5-0, 9-5-0WCHA
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Wisconsin
9-2-0, 9-2-0WCHA
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3
OT 1
F
Wisconsin
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Minnesota
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1
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gophers Fall to Badgers in OT
2/5/2021 9:18:00 PM | Women's Hockey
No. 2 Minnesota suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to top-ranked Wisconsin on Friday night.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 2 Golden Gopher women's hockey team dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to top-ranked Wisconsin in game one of this weekend's Border Battle series at Ridder Arena on Friday night.
Minnesota (9-5-0, 9-5-0 WCHA) led most of the game, including holding a two-goal lead two different times as the Gophers went up 2-0 and 3-1, but Wisconsin (9-2-0, 9-2-0 WCHA) tied the score at 3-3 with 25.5 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. Daryl Watts then scored her second of the game to secure the three-on-three overtime win for the visiting squad.
The Gophers received goals from Madeline Wethington, Grace Zumwinkle, and Crystalyn Hengler along with a 25-save effort from Lauren Bench while the Badgers were led by Watts, who had three points (2g-1a) and 29 saves from goaltender Kennedy Blair.
Quotable
"Obviously, a frustrating result here tonight," head coach Brad Frost said. "Our team played a really good game and were solid. To give one up with 30 seconds left there is always difficult. That was our first three-on-three overtime, and we made a mistake with two people going to the puck carrier and we gave up the three-on-one. Overall, I'm proud of our team, but we're disappointed in the result of this one."
Notable
The game marked the first three-on-three overtime action for the Gophers this season.
Up Next
Game two of the Border Battle is set for 4:07 p.m. CT Saturday at Ridder Arena. Tune into a special extended pre-game show beginning at 3:30 p.m. live on Facebook, YouTube, and GopherSports.com here: Border Battle Saturday.
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Minnesota (9-5-0, 9-5-0 WCHA) led most of the game, including holding a two-goal lead two different times as the Gophers went up 2-0 and 3-1, but Wisconsin (9-2-0, 9-2-0 WCHA) tied the score at 3-3 with 25.5 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. Daryl Watts then scored her second of the game to secure the three-on-three overtime win for the visiting squad.
The Gophers received goals from Madeline Wethington, Grace Zumwinkle, and Crystalyn Hengler along with a 25-save effort from Lauren Bench while the Badgers were led by Watts, who had three points (2g-1a) and 29 saves from goaltender Kennedy Blair.
Quotable
"Obviously, a frustrating result here tonight," head coach Brad Frost said. "Our team played a really good game and were solid. To give one up with 30 seconds left there is always difficult. That was our first three-on-three overtime, and we made a mistake with two people going to the puck carrier and we gave up the three-on-one. Overall, I'm proud of our team, but we're disappointed in the result of this one."
Notable
The game marked the first three-on-three overtime action for the Gophers this season.
Up Next
Game two of the Border Battle is set for 4:07 p.m. CT Saturday at Ridder Arena. Tune into a special extended pre-game show beginning at 3:30 p.m. live on Facebook, YouTube, and GopherSports.com here: Border Battle Saturday.
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Team Stats
WIS
MINN
Shots
29
32
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
1
1
Penalty Mins
2
2
Faceoffs Won
39
27
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
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