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Bouveng Hat Trick Cements Maroon & Gold Sweep of Minnesota State
1/18/2025 5:46:00 PM | Women's Hockey
MANKATO, Minn. - The third-ranked Golden Gopher women's hockey team completed their second sweep of Minnesota State this season after a 5-2 victory on the road. Minnesota now sits at a 19-5-1 (13-4-1 WCHA) record.
For the third consecutive game, the Gophers got on the board within the first two minutes of the game, as junior forward Josefin Bouveng scored on the Gophers' only power play of the day, assisted by Abbey Murphy and Chloe Primerano. Bouveng also opened up scoring in last night's 8-3 contest. Junior forward Allie Franco added to the Minnesota lead with under three minutes remaining in the period, assisted by Lauren O'Hara and Ayla Puppe. The Gophers would head into first intermission with a 2-0 lead after out-shooting the Mavericks 11-6.
Redshirt-senior forward Abbey Murphy tallied her 20th goal of the season 3:18 into the second period, assisted by Ella Huber and Bouveng. It was Murphy's 90th career goal, making her the tenth Gopher in history to reach the 90-goal mark. Near the midpoint of the period, Josefin Bouveng scored her second goal of the day, assisted by Emma Kreisz, bringing the Minnesota lead to four. Alexis Paddington of Minnesota State responded with less than two minutes before second intermission, recording a power play goal to get the Mavericks on the board. The score remained 4-1 through the end of the second period.
Minnesota State brought the game back within two scores midway through the third period, thanks to a Julianna Gazdik unassisted goal. However, Josefin Bouveng would ultimately ice the game and clinch her second career hat trick with a goal on a Maverick empty net, assisted by Abbey Murphy and Ella Huber.
Freshman goaltender Hannah Clark collected her 15th win in net for the Gophers after making 19 saves on Saturday. Clark holds an overall 15-3-1 record on the season.
Quotable:
"Great win," said head coach Brad Frost. "On the road, hard place to play. Got out to a nice four-nothing lead, and it looked like we were in business, but credit [Minnesota State] for making a push there at the end. Josefin [Bouveng] with three beautiful passes to her, to get her hat trick. Just a really nice job overall. Again, great start with the power play goal there early, and so anytime we can jump out of the gates like that is great."
Notable:
- Josefin Bouveng recorded her second career hat trick. Her first hat trick took place on Oct. 15, 2022, also against Minnesota State.
- Three different Gophers have recorded a hat trick in a game this season (Abbey Murphy, Natalie Mlynkova, and Josefin Bouveng).
- Abbey Murphy's 90 career goals ranks tenth all-time in program history
- Abbey Murphy has recorded at least one point in 20 out of Minnesota's 25 games this season.
- Abbey Murphy recorded her team-leading 15th multi-point game this season.
- Allie Franco scored her second goal of the season.
- Lauren O'Hara tallied her first career assist. This assist also marked her sixth career point (5g-1a).
- Saturday marked Minnesota's sixth consecutive game with at least one power play goal.
- The Gophers have recorded at least one power play goal in 18 games this season, and hold a 16-2-0 record when doing so.
- Minnesota out-shot Minnesota State 22-21.
Up Next:
The Maroon & Gold will host Bemidji State next weekend. The first matchup is set for Friday, Jan. 24 at Ridder Arena, with puck drop scheduled for 12:00 p.m. CT. The second contest will be held in Shakopee, Minn. at the site of Hockey Day Minnesota 2025. Puck drop is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Valleyfair.