No. 3 Minnesota Falls to No. 1 Wisconsin on Saturday Aftermidday

MADISON, Wis. – The No. 3 University of Minnesota girls’s hockey group fell 7-2 to top-ranked Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon at LaBahn Arena. The Badgers jumped out to an early lead with two fast targets within the opening minutes, incomes a collection break up with the Gophers.

Wisconsin wasted no time getting on the board, hanging simply 14 seconds into the competition. After an preliminary block by Sydney Morrow, Wisconsin’s Maggie Scannell buried a rebound by means of visitors to offer the Badgers the early benefit.

The Badgers doubled their lead lower than two minutes later when Cassie Hall fed Kirsten Simms in entrance for a low-slot end to make it 2-0.

Minnesota lower the deficit to 1 late within the first interval with its first shorthanded purpose of the season. On the penalty kill, Josefin Bouveng discovered Nelli Laitinen on the left faceoff dot, the place the senior defender ripped a glove-side wrist shot previous the goaltender to make it 2-1.

The Badgers prolonged their result in 3-1 early within the second body on a one-timer from the correct circle simply 1:36 into the interval, then added a power-play purpose from Laila Edwards at 17:21 to take a 4-1 edge into the ultimate intermission.

Wisconsin continued within the third, scoring its fifth purpose of the afternoon off a deflection that discovered Caroline Harvey within the excessive slot.

Abbey Murphy gave Minnesota a spark halfway by means of the interval, netting her third power-play purpose of the season on a wrist shot from the left faceoff dot off a feed from Ava Lindsay, chopping the deficit to 5-2.

The Badgers responded with two extra targets, together with one on the ability play, at 9:35 and 11:48 to seal the 7-2 victory.

With the consequence, the Gophers transfer to 10-2-0 total (6-2-0 WCHA), whereas 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 stated. “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 primary shorthanded purpose of her profession.

– Josefin Bouveng prolonged her level streak to 11 consecutive video games.

– Jamie Nelson and Laitinen each reached double digits in factors (10).

– Abbey Murphy tallied her third power-play purpose of the yr, transferring right into a tie for third all-time at Minnesota (32) with Dani Cameranesi and Kelly Stephens.

– Ava Lindsay continues to tempo the Gophers with 15 assists.

– The Gophers wrapped up their 10-game stretch in opposition to nationally ranked opponents.

Up Next
Minnesota enters its first bye week of the 2025-26 marketing campaign earlier than returning house to Ridder Arena for a two-game collection in opposition to Bemidji State. The weekend begins with the second annual Field Trip Day sport, introduced by Kwik Trip, on Friday, Nov. 14 at 12:00 p.m. CT, adopted by a 2:00 p.m. CT puck drop on Saturday, Nov. 15. Both video games will stream reside on B1G+.