GOPHERS FALL IN OVERTIME AT BROWN

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Minnesota outshot Brown and led until the final four
minutes of regulation but the fourth-ranked Bears came from behind to upset
the second-ranked Gophers 3-2 in overtime.

Kim Insalaco scored the game's first goal when her shot was deflected by a
Minnesota player past goalie Erica Killewald nine minutes, 48 seconds into
the opening period.

Laura Slominski got that goal back for Minnesota less than four minutes
later and Tracy Engstrom scored on a breakaway at 2:50 of the second period
to give the Gophers a 2-1 lead.

The scored remained that way until Melissa Rennison tipped in a pass from
Kathleen Kauth with 3:23 to play in the third period.

Kauth got the winner when Cara Gardner threaded a pass to her through the
neutral zone and she forced the puck through Killewald with 1:12 left to
play in the overtime.

Minnesota, which was 0-for-7 on the power play, outshot the Bears 38-32 but
sophomore Pam Dreyer, who recorded an assist on the game-winning goal, made
36 saves. Killewald had 29 saves for the Gophers.

Minnesota travels to Boston, Mass., to face Harvard on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST.

Minnesota...........  1  1  0  0 -  2
Brown...............  1  0  1  1 -  3

   1st period - 1, BU, Kim Insalaco 1 (Cassie Turner, Krissy McManus) 09:48.
2, UM, Laura Slominski 4 (La Toya Clarke, Ambria Thomas) 13:27. Penalties -
Courtney Kennedy, UM (high-sticking) 06:04; Patricia Long, BU
(high-sticking) 06:04; Cara Gardner, BU (obstruction-hooking) 06:37; Cassie
Turner, BU (checking) 19:07.
   2nd period - 3, UM, Tracy Engstrom 2 (Nadine Muzerall) 02:50. Penalties -
Emily Buchholz, UM (hooking) 00:16; Melissa Rennison, BU (checking) 03:22;
Kim Insalaco, BU (interference) 04:03; Kim Insalaco, BU (checking) 09:10;
Courtney Kennedy, UM (holding the stick) 10:10; Mandy McCurdy, BU
(interference) 17:34.
   3rd period - 4, BU, Melissa Rennison 1 (Kathleen Kauth, Mandy McCurdy)
16:37. Penalties - Tracy Engstrom, UM (interference) 05:13; Bethany
Petersen, UM (interference) 13:48; TEAM, BU (too many players on ice) 19:36;
Courtney Kennedy, UM (hooking) 19:57.
   OT period - 5, BU, Kathleen Kauth 1 (Cara Gardner, Pam Dreyer) 03:48.
Penalties - None.
   Shots on goal - UM 12-13-11-2-38; BU 13-10-7-2-32. Power plays - UM 0 of
7; BU 0 of 5. Goalies - UM, Erica Killewald 4-1-0 (32 shots-29 saves); BU,
Pam Dreyer 1-0-0 (38-36). Referee - Paul Driscoll. Assistant referees -
Michelle Boutin, John Jaskel. A - 350.

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