It was going to take either the most impressive goal of the year or the most unheard of one to beat University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey goaltender Eve Gascon Saturday afternoon, and unfortunately for the sixth-ranked Bulldogs, that's what happened midway through the third period.

In the most unreasonable of all ways, UMD fell 1-0 to the No. 4 University of Minnesota at Ridder Arena after a puck errantly came off the back glass and back over the goal. Gascon backhand gloved the puck out of the air over her shoulder, but not before it apparently crossed the line, according to the official review. 

The result was crushing for the Bulldogs, who had gone toe-to-toe with the Gophers for a second-straight day, but couldn't put the puck away. After two scoreless periods, Minnesota's fluke goal came at the 11:21 of the third and was credited to Abbey Murphy, though the back glass pulled all the necessary tricks. 

The Gophers outshot UMD 49-22, but Gascon made 48 stops in her sixth 40+ save game of the season. Both teams were perfect on the penalty kill – the Bulldogs went 3–for-3 on their PK, while Minnesota went 4-of-4.

The Bulldogs end the regular season 19-13-2  overall and 14-12-2 in Western Collegiate Hockey Association play.

UMD will host St. Cloud State University in a best-of-three WCHA First Round series starting on Friday at 2:00 p.m. Saturday's game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., and if needed, game three on Sunday will also start at 1:00 p.m.