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Winner Minn. Duluth UMD 8-4-0, 4-4-0
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Minn. Duluth UMD
8-4-0, 4-4-0
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St. Cloud St. STC
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St. Cloud St. STC 1 0 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Hockey |

Johansson's Two Goals Leads No. 5 Bulldogs Past No. 10/11 Huskies 3-2

Led by Thea Johansson's two goals, the No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team stuck to its game plan and defeated No. 10/11 St. Cloud State University 3-2 at the Herbs Brook National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn.

 

Playing in their second-straight game without Canadian Olympic camp participants Eve Gascon and Caitlin Kraemer, the Bulldogs scored a goal in each period to keep their 12-game unbeaten streak and seven-game winning streak intact against SCSU.

 

"That was a hard-fought win, and I'm proud of how we stuck with the game plan," said UMD head coach Laura Schuler. "We stayed connected from start to finish, and our freshman goalie was outstanding again — she made some huge saves to secure the win."

 

Just as they did on Friday, the Huskies scored first at 14:18 on a tipped goal by Sofianna Sundelin. But it took just 1:39 for the Bulldogs to respond, and it happened on a centering feed from Daniel Burgen to Johansson on the doorstep for the 1-1 equalizer.

 

 

That score would hold until late in the second period. At the 17:36 mark, freshman Rae Mayer wheeled and ripped a shot past SCSU goaltender Jojo Chobak to make it a 2-1 contest.

 

 

Johansson wasted no time extending the Bulldogs lead 3-1 just 29 seconds into the third frame. The speedy senior forward drove to the net and went backhand to forehand before popping the puck over Chobak for her second of the game and third of the weekend,

 

 

The Huskies pulled within a single goal at 5:11, but despite outshooting the Bulldogs 18-8 in the final frame, UMD, with freshman goaltender Sophie Villanueva made 32 saves to preserve the Western Collegiate Hockey Association sweep.

 

UMD just edged SCSU on the shot chart, putting on 35 to the Huskies 34. Neither team found success on the power play – the Bulldogs went 0-of-5 while SCSU was 0-of-2. Chobak had 32 saves for the Huskies, who fall to 4-8-0 and 1-7-0 in the WCHA.

 

The Bulldogs (8-4-0, 4-4-0) will take a break off from outside competition while some of its players play internationally next week. UMD returns to action at the University of St. Thomas on Nov. 14-15.


BULLDOG NOTES: UMD was without junior goaltender Eve Gascon and sophomore center Caitlin Kraemer for a second straight game …  both are at Canadian Olympic Camp this week … Thea Johansson now has 10 goals in 12 games for UMD and has tied Kraemer for the team points lead with 12 … the senior forward has now logged two goals in a game three times so far this season … Sophia Villanueva becomes the first starting freshman goaltender to win her first two games since Kim Martin did it on Oct. 6, 2006 (vs Minnesota State) and Oct. 15, 2006 (vs. North Dakota) … Villanueva is one of only two Bulldog goaltenders ever to earn a series sweep in her first two starts – the other was Amanda Tapp against Wisconsin on Oct. 8, 1999 … UMD is now unbeaten in its last 12 games against St. Cloud St. and has now won seven-straight contests over the Huskies.
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