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'Four for four': Clark, Pankowski complete career WCHA sweep with win over No. 1 Minnesota

By Kalli Anderson | Mar. 10, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS — “Four for Four.”

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Rule of three: Pankowski's hat trick seals weekend sweep for Wisconsin over St. Cloud

By Téalin Robinson and Kalli Anderson | Mar. 2, 2019

Annie Pankowski and the Badgers put up plenty of threes this weekend.

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Focus on dirty goals carries Wisconsin to 5-0 win over St. Cloud

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Mar. 1, 2019

A week after being stymied by an elite WCHA goaltender, Wisconsin made sure it wouldn’t happen again.

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Badgers looking to prove February struggles just a fluke with March success

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Mar. 1, 2019

Four weeks ago, Wisconsin’s women’s hockey team travelled to Bemidji, Minnesota sporting a 16-game unbeaten streak against the Beavers — and promptly dropped the series opener 2-1.

Annie Pankowski was named one of the three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award Thursday, the sixth Badger to receive such an honor.

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Pankowski named top three finalist for Patty Kazmaier, six Badgers make All-WCHA teams

By Kalli Anderson | Feb. 28, 2019

Senior forward Annie Pankowski was named one of three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award for the best player in Division 1 women’s college hockey Thursday.

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Ohio State dashes Wisconsin's hopes of fourth straight WCHA title with 2-2 tie

By Kalli Anderson | Feb. 24, 2019

No. 1 Wisconsin’s hopes of becoming the first team in WCHA history to win four consecutive regular season titles were dashed on the season’s final day, as the Badgers (18-4-2 WCHA 28-4-2 overall) were only able to manage a tie against No. 10 Ohio State (12-10-2, 18-12-2).

Senior forward Emily Clark scored three times on the weekend to help Wisconsin tighten its grip on the WCHA regular-season title.

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Clark gets back in a groove as Badgers sweep Bulldogs in Duluth

By Kalli Anderson | Feb. 17, 2019

In its final away series of the regular season, No. 2 Wisconsin (18-4-0 WCHA, 28-4-0 overall) swept University of Minnesota-Duluth ( 9-11-2, 13-15-2) on the shores of Lake Superior. Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, the Badgers lead the WCHA with 54 points, just ahead of No. 1 Minnesota’s 52.

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Badgers fight through physical Minnesota State defense with 'garbage goals' in 4-1 win

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 10, 2019

75 seconds into the game, Sophie Shirley got a step on her defender, turned the corner and crashed the net with the puck on her stick. The freshman forward crashed into Minnesota State goalie Abigail Levy and though the initial shot didn’t go, a second attempt forced it across the goal line.

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Pankowski collects 100th assist as Badgers roll St. Cloud 5-0 in opener

By Kalli Anderson | Jan. 26, 2019

The Wisconsin Badgers (21-3-0 overall, 11-3-0 WCHA) returned home to sold-out LaBahn Arena Friday night to host the St. Cloud State Huskies (8-16-2 overall, 3-12-0 WCHA). The Badgers shut out the Huskies 5-0 in the first game of the weekend, pouring in 44 shots on goal in the dominant victory.

Minnesota native Presley Norby tied for a team high with five shots on goal in Wisconsin's loss to the Gophers on Saturday.

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Deja-Vu: No. 1 Badgers split weekend series with No. 2 Minnesota for second time this season

By Kalli Anderson | Jan. 23, 2019

In its second series of the new year, No. 1 Wisconsin (11-3-0 WCHA, 21-3-0 overall) split its rivalry series with No. 2 Minnesota (12-3-1-0 WCHA, 22-3-1). The Badgers walked away with a 2-1 win on Friday night but dropped Saturday’s rematch 3-1 as the top two teams in the nation faced off at Minnesota’s Ridder Arena.

Senior forward Emily Clark broke her scoreless streak with a hat trick against Syracuse, and she'll be looking to continue that scoring form against the Huskies.

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Badgers return to conference play as they begin three-week road trip against St. Cloud

By Kalli Anderson | Dec. 6, 2018

No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey (17-1-0 overall, 7-1-0-0 WCHA) starts its three-week away series with a matchup against St. Cloud (5-13-1 overall, 2-10-0-0 WCHA) this weekend. With 21 points so far in the WCHA, the Badgers will look to close the gap to conference leaders Minnesota and Ohio State in their return to conference play, which was broken up by series against Harvard and Syracuse.

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Clark returns to scoring form with hat trick as Badgers take down Syracuse 9-1

By Kalli Anderson | Dec. 2, 2018

For the first time since returning from a right leg injury, redshirt senior forward Emily Clark scored. Three times.

Wisconsin's second line — junior Abby Roque and freshmen Britta Curl and Sophie Shirley — lead the way with three goals against Syracuse.

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Badgers ride dominant second period to win over Syracuse

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Dec. 1, 2018

31 to four. Wisconsin put 31 shots on goal from the valuable area between the faceoff dots against Syracuse. The Orange managed only four such shots.

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After dramatic overtime sweep, Wisconsin looking for easier skating against Syracuse

By Kalli Anderson | Nov. 30, 2018

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team (15-1-0 overall, 7-1-0 overall) hosts the Syracuse Orange (4-10-0 overall, 4-3-0 CHA) for the first time at LaBahn Arena this weekend.

After a bye week, No. 1 Wisconsin looks to get back in rhythm as it travels to Bemidji to take on the Beavers, who just completed a sweep of No. 4 Ohio State.

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After bye week, Badgers eager to get back to competition against Bemidji State

By Kalli Anderson | Nov. 16, 2018

After a bye week, the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey team (5-1-0 WCHA, 11-1-0 overall) looks to take on the unranked Bemidji State Beavers (2-5-1-0 WCHA, 2-9-1 overall) this weekend.

Sophomore Brette Pettet was one of three underclassmen to score for Wisconsin with multiple top seniors unavailable because of international competition.

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Underclassman scoring leads Wisconsin to weekend sweep of Minnesota State

By Kalli Anderson | Nov. 4, 2018

In a weekend series at the Verizon Center in Mankato, the Wisconsin Badgers (5-1-0- WCHA, 11-1-0 overall) beat Minnesota State (2-5-1, 4-5-1) 2-1 on Friday night and followed it up with a 2-0 shutout on Saturday.

Forward Abby Roque notched the first goal of the game less than three minutes into the game en route to UW's 3-0 win.

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Wisconsin heads on the road without top talent to take on Minnesota State

By Kalli Anderson | Nov. 2, 2018

In their second away series of the season, the Badgers (9-1-0 overall, 3-1-0 WCHA) take on the Minnesota State Mavericks (4-3-1 overall, 2-3-1-1 WCHA) this weekend in Mankato.

Kristen Campbell made a season-high 30 saves, including 18 in the third period, to hold off the Gophers on Sunday.

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Campbell stands tall in final period as Wisconsin defeats Minnesota 4-1

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 28, 2018

A goaltender’s jersey can tell you the kind of game they had; a clean one is a sign that they weren’t tested much, while a netminder who stands on their head can come away covered with signatures of shots stopped. After Sunday’s matchup with Minnesota, Kristin Campbell’s jersey was covered in black puck-marks, including a large one at the tip of the red W.

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Wisconsin drops border battle opener 1-0 in hard-fought contest

By Kalli Anderson | Oct. 28, 2018

Just when it looked like Wisconsin’s women’s hockey team might have a number on its border-battle rival — with wins in six of the team’s last seven meetings — Minnesota flipped the script and got revenge for last year’s NCAA tournament defeat.

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Freshman star Sophie Shirley leads a confident Badger squad into Minnesota clash

By Kalli Anderson | Oct. 26, 2018

Earlier this week, freshman forward Sophie Shirley was named the National Third Star and the WCHA Rookie of the Week after scoring three goals in two games against Princeton last weekend. Shirley scored both game winners in the series to lead Wisconsin to a sweep and, with Clarkson’s loss, the No. 1 ranking in the country.