A trio of current and former University of Minnesota Duluth players on the U.S. National Team won the 2018 Four Nations Cup Sunday, including current junior captain Sydney Brodt and junior goaltender Maddie Rooney, as well as former All-American defenseman Sidney Morin.  Both Brodt and Morin had assists in Sunday's championship game, a 5-2 win over Canada in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The win marked the fourth consecutive Four Nations Cup title for the U.S. Women's National Team. The U.S. has claimed the title nine times (1997, 2003, 2008, 2011-12, 2015-18).

Brodt was imperative in the U.S. run last week, registering the fifth most points (five) in the entire tournament, and tied for first overall with three goals in four games.  The North Oaks, Minn. native notched a point in all four U.S. games, including both a goal and an assist in her first official U.S. National Team skate on Nov. 6 against Finland (a 5-1 win).  Morin added two assists in four games, and Rooney's sole action came on Nov. 6, where the Olympic hero posted nine saves on 10 shots during the contest.

Current Bulldog freshman goaltender Emma Soderberg (Jarved, Sweden) made 35 saves on 40 shots in her lone action on Nov. 9 against the U.S.  Soderberg's teammate, former Bulldog and Swedish national team stalwart Pernilla Winberg recorded two goals in her final skate of the tourney against Finland Sunday.  UMD also had a representative on the Canadian side -- Olympic gold and silver medalist and former Bulldog All-American defeseman Jocelyne Larcoque, who was also an assistant captain for the Canada.

In all, seven current or former players skated in the 2018 Four Nations Cup for all four national teams participating.