Double Header: Minnesota Women’s Hockey Shines at the Showcase

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown women’s hockey begins the new calendar year at the University of Minnesota Showcase with contests on Friday and Saturday. The Bears are set to compete against Minnesota on Friday (Jan. 3) at 5:30 p.m. ET and will face Bemidji State on Saturday (Jan. 4) at 2 p.m. ET.

Both matches will be broadcasted on Big Ten Plus.

Brown resumes play, competing for the first time since their two-game away trip to Rensselaer and Union on December 6-7. This match marks the first encounter with Minnesota since 2005 and the initial clash between the Bears and the Beavers.

The visit to the Land of 10,000 Lakes will be Brown’s first appearance in Minnesota since a trip to St. Cloud State in 2008.

The Bears’ eight triumphs prior to the holiday recess represent the second-highest number of victories in program history before the break and the most for the Bears since they recorded nine wins in 2004-05 in the matches leading up to January.

Senior Abby Hancock, Junior Maddie Morgan, and Sophomore Galie Levy return to their home state for the first weekend of the new year. Hancock hails from Maple Grove, Minn., Morgan is from Edina, Minn., and Broz is from Bloomington, Minn.

The Bears are propelled by eight goals from Ava DeCoste. DeCoste netted only five goals in her inaugural season on College Hill.

SCOUTING MINNESOTA

• Minnesota approaches the weekend ranked as the No. 3 team nationally in both the USCHO and USA Hockey rankings.

• The Golden Gophers hold a record of 14-4-1 for the season and are currently on a three-game winning streak.

• Minnesota boasts an average of 3.4 goals scored per game while giving up merely 1.9 goals per game.

• Abbey Murphy tops the Gophers with 16 goals, 18 assists, and 34 points this season. Natalie Mlynkova follows closely with 10 goals.

 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Brown has faced defeat in the last seven encounters against Minnesota, with the last four taking place in Minneapolis, all within the 2005 calendar year.

• The last victory for Brown over Minnesota was a 2-1 triumph in the NCAA semifinal match in Durham, N.H., back in 2002.

SCOUTING BEMIDJI STATE

• Bemidji State holds a record of 3-15-1 this year and has suffered five consecutive losses, including a defeat to Minnesota on Jan. 1.

• The Beavers are averaging just 1.5 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.7 goals against.

• Hailey Armstrong is leading Bemidji State with six goals across 19 games. Isa Goettl has the highest assists for the team with six.

 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• This match will signify the inaugural encounter between Brown and Bemidji State.

 

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