No. 2 Wisconsin (6-2-0 WCHA, 10-2-0 overall) completed its fourth sweep in a row this weekend, defeating Northeastern (2-3-1 WHEA, 5-7-1) and No. 8 Boston University (6-0-0 WHEA, 10-2-1) in Vail, Colo.
The Badgers were one of four teams who traveled to Vail this weekend, along with Northeastern, Boston University and St. Cloud State as part of National Collegiate Ice Hockey Weekend.
UW opened its two-game set against Northeastern with a 3-2 win Friday night.
Northeastern junior forward Kelly Wallace put the Huskies on the board first, sliding the puck past freshman goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens during a power play to take the lead.
Senior defenseman Kelly Jaminski scored the first goal of her Wisconsin career, sending a slap shot over the Husky goaltender in the middle of the period to tie the score. The Huskies capitalized on their second power play opportunity soon after, leaving the Badgers trailing 2-1 heading into the final period.
The Badgers would come roaring back in the third period after redshirt junior forward Brittany Ammerman tied the game on a deflection from freshman forward Sarah Nurse. Wisconsin would get its game-winning goal with just two minutes and 24 seconds remaining on freshman defenseman Jenny Ryan’s first collegiate goal.
Five different players scored for UW Saturday night as Wisconsin shut out the Terriers 5-0.
Junior forward Blayre Turnbull put the Badgers on the board first, scoring her seventh goal of the season by firing a shot over the shoulder of BU senior goaltender Kerrin Sperry on a breakaway early in the first period. Junior forward Katy Josephs was the next to score, finding the back of the net on a power play at the end of the first period to give the Badgers a 2-0 lead heading into the second frame.
The Badgers continued to bring the heat in the second period, stoking a fire that resulted in 27 penalty minutes between the teams and the ejection of one BU player., allowing Nurse to score in a five-on-five situation.
Freshman forward Sydney McKibbon had a goal as well, sneaking the puck past the BU goaltender six minutes into the middle period to give the Badgers a comfortable four-goal lead. Junior forward Karley Sylvester finished the scoring for Wisconsin by poking in a rebound shot on a power play with a minute and a half left in the second frame.
With the win, senior goaltender Alex Rigsby improved her total win count to 90, just one game short of the school win record held by former Badger Jessie Vetter.
UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.
