University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
10-2-0, 6-2-0
Wisconsin
11-1-0, 7-1-0
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No. 3 Minnesota Falls to No. 1 Wisconsin on Saturday Afternoon
11/1/2025 4:43:00 PM | Women's Hockey
MADISON, Wis. – The No. 3 University of Minnesota women's hockey team fell 7-2 to top-ranked Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon at LaBahn Arena. The Badgers jumped out to an early lead with two quick goals in the opening minutes, earning a series split with the Gophers.
Wisconsin wasted no time getting on the board, striking just 14 seconds into the contest. After an initial block by Sydney Morrow, Wisconsin's Maggie Scannell buried a rebound through traffic to give the Badgers the early advantage.
The Badgers doubled their lead less than two minutes later when Cassie Hall fed Kirsten Simms in front for a low-slot finish to make it 2-0.
Minnesota cut the deficit to one late in the first period with its first shorthanded goal of the season. On the penalty kill, Josefin Bouveng found Nelli Laitinen at the left faceoff dot, where the senior defender ripped a glove-side wrist shot past the goaltender to make it 2-1.
The Badgers extended their lead to 3-1 early in the second frame on a one-timer from the right circle just 1:36 into the period, then added a power-play goal from Laila Edwards at 17:21 to take a 4-1 edge into the final intermission.
Wisconsin continued in the third, scoring its fifth goal of the afternoon off a deflection that found Caroline Harvey in the high slot.
Abbey Murphy gave Minnesota a spark midway through the period, netting her third power-play goal of the season on a wrist shot from the left faceoff dot off a feed from Ava Lindsay, cutting the deficit to 5-2.
The Badgers responded with two more goals, including one on the power play, at 9:35 and 11:48 to seal the 7-2 victory.
With the result, the Gophers move to 10-2-0 overall (6-2-0 WCHA), while Wisconsin improves to 11-1-0 (7-1-0 WCHA).
Quotable
"It was obviously not the result we wanted here today," Head coach Brad Frost said. "We were a little sluggish to start the game, unfortunately. They were able to get a good bounce there, put one away early, and put us on our heels. I'm proud of our team continuing to battle, but it was just one of those games where every time we pushed, they pushed back."
Notable
- Nelli Laitinen recorded the first shorthanded goal of her career.
- Josefin Bouveng extended her point streak to 11 consecutive games.
- Jamie Nelson and Laitinen both reached double digits in points (10).
- Abbey Murphy tallied her third power-play goal of the year, moving into a tie for third all-time at Minnesota (32) with Dani Cameranesi and Kelly Stephens.
- Ava Lindsay continues to pace the Gophers with 15 assists.
- The Gophers wrapped up their 10-game stretch against nationally ranked opponents.
Minnesota enters its first bye week of the 2025-26 campaign before returning home to Ridder Arena for a two-game series against Bemidji State. The weekend begins with the second annual Field Trip Day game, presented by Kwik Trip, on Friday, Nov. 14 at 12:00 p.m. CT, followed by a 2:00 p.m. CT puck drop on Saturday, Nov. 15. Both games will stream live on B1G+.