University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, November 5
2:00 PM
University of Minnesota
9-0-1, 9-0-1
5
vs
3
Minnesota Duluth
7-5-0, 3-5-0
1
2
3
F
Minn. Duluth
1
0
2
3
Minnesota
2
3
0
5
Team Stats
UMD
MIN
Shots
26
32
PPG
2
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
4
Penalty Mins
4
8
Faceoffs Won
29
24
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
2
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
2
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
Minnesota Sweeps UMD in Top-Five Series
11/5/2022 5:44:00 PM | Women's Hockey
The top-ranked Gophers remain unbeaten in their first ten games this season.
MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 1 Golden Gopher women's hockey team scored early and often in a 5-3 win over No. 5 Minnesota Duluth at Ridder Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Minnesota (9-0-1) got off to its quickest start in program history, scoring two goals in the first 35 seconds of play, from Catie Skaja and Abbey Murphy, to take another early lead. Minnesota Duluth (7-5-0) answered with a power-play goal, but it was the Gophers who held the lead after the first for the ninth time this season. It was all Gophers in the second after goals from Skaja, Josefin Bouveng and Abigail Boreen ballooned the lead to 5-1 after two periods. The Bulldogs added two in the third to tighten the final score.
Skylar Vetter started in goal for the sixth consecutive game, making 23 saves for her career-high seventh victory of the season. Emma Soderberg started in goal for UMD but was pulled after giving up five goals on 17 shots.
Quotable
"Three points today and five-of-six points against a very good team is a big deal," said head coach Brad Frost. "I'm proud of our group. We came out of the gates flying and continued to build the lead in the second. The 5-3 score indicates that it was a closer game than it was. We're proud of our group and excited to play in front of a packed crowd in Andover on Monday."
Notable
• Minnesota's two goals in the first 35 seconds is the fastest two goals to start a game in program history (previous record: 0:59 - Marshall, Zumwinkle vs. St. Cloud State, Feb. 29, 2020).
• With an assist, Grace Zumwinkle has now recorded a point in all ten games this season. She leads the Gophers with 17 points this season.
• Minnesota completes the sweep over Minnesota Duluth for the first time since Nov. 27-28, 2020.
• With two goals today, fifth-year forward Catie Skaja now has six multi-goal games in her career.
Up Next
Minnesota is set to face St. Cloud State on Monday Nov. 7 in the 2022 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Faceoff Classic at Andover Community Center.
Minnesota (9-0-1) got off to its quickest start in program history, scoring two goals in the first 35 seconds of play, from Catie Skaja and Abbey Murphy, to take another early lead. Minnesota Duluth (7-5-0) answered with a power-play goal, but it was the Gophers who held the lead after the first for the ninth time this season. It was all Gophers in the second after goals from Skaja, Josefin Bouveng and Abigail Boreen ballooned the lead to 5-1 after two periods. The Bulldogs added two in the third to tighten the final score.
Skylar Vetter started in goal for the sixth consecutive game, making 23 saves for her career-high seventh victory of the season. Emma Soderberg started in goal for UMD but was pulled after giving up five goals on 17 shots.
Quotable
"Three points today and five-of-six points against a very good team is a big deal," said head coach Brad Frost. "I'm proud of our group. We came out of the gates flying and continued to build the lead in the second. The 5-3 score indicates that it was a closer game than it was. We're proud of our group and excited to play in front of a packed crowd in Andover on Monday."
Notable
• Minnesota's two goals in the first 35 seconds is the fastest two goals to start a game in program history (previous record: 0:59 - Marshall, Zumwinkle vs. St. Cloud State, Feb. 29, 2020).
• With an assist, Grace Zumwinkle has now recorded a point in all ten games this season. She leads the Gophers with 17 points this season.
• Minnesota completes the sweep over Minnesota Duluth for the first time since Nov. 27-28, 2020.
• With two goals today, fifth-year forward Catie Skaja now has six multi-goal games in her career.
Up Next
Minnesota is set to face St. Cloud State on Monday Nov. 7 in the 2022 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Faceoff Classic at Andover Community Center.
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