As conference-tournament play began in Madison, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (21-5-2 WCHA, 27-6-2 overall) defeated the Minnesota State Mavericks (7-20-1, 13-23-1) 2-1 in a best-of-three series.
After being swept by top ranked Minnesota, Wisconsin handed out a sweep of its own to Minnesota State (7-20-1 WCHA, 12-21-1 overall( this weekend in Mankato, by a score of 5-1 Friday and 3-1 Saturday. The series marked the final regular season matchup of the season for the Badgers (21-5-2, 25-5-2), as post-season conference play begins Feb. 28.
As the temperatures in Madison begin to rise out of the polar vortex, so too does the anticipation ahead of the Wisconsin women's hockey team's biggest matchup of the season against the No. 1 Minnesota Gophers.
Any team can get distracted a few days before a rivalry game. A matchup between the top two teams in the country could add even more distractions.
No. 2 Wisconsin will wrap up the first half of its season against Bemidji State this weekend at LaBahn Arena.
For the first time in over a month, No. 2 Wisconsin was unable to complete a weekend sweep over its opponent, coming away with a tie and a win against conference opponent No. 4 North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D.
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 No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers (4-2-0 WCHA, 6-2-0 overall) will take on the No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes (2-1-1, 3-1-1) in a two-game conference series on Saturday and Sunday at LaBahn Arena.
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team (4-2-0 WCHA, 6-2-0 overall) completed their second weekend sweep in a row as they defeated Lindenwood (0-0-0 CHA, 0-9-1) 4-1 Saturday afternoon at LaBahn Arena.
The No. 4 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (4-2-0 WCHA, 4-2-0 overall) completed a weekend sweep over conference opponent St. Cloud State (0-3-1, 0-4-2) in a dominating 6-0 win Saturday afternoon at LaBahn Arena.
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