GOLDEN GOPHERS COLLAR BULLDOGS

Ambria Thomas finished with a hat-trick and two assists as third-ranked
Minnesota skated to an 8-0 win Saturday night over fourth-ranked
Minnesota-Duluth at Mariucci Arena.

The Gophers jumped to a 3-0 lead after the first period on two goals from
Thomas and Ronda Curtin's seventh goal of the season.

La Toya Clarke scored the lone goal of the second period, a power-play goal
at 14:45. Laura Slominski, who finished with a goal and three assists, set
up Clarke's fourth goal of the season.

Minnesota kept the Bulldogs on a short leash throughout the final two
periods, allowing just 12 shots on goal. The Gophers peppered UMD goaltender
Riana Burke with 45 shots.

Thomas scored her 10th goal of the season 19 seconds into the third period,
and Clarke followed with her second goal of the night at 6:26. Jerilyn Glenn
netted her third goal of the season at 9:52, and Slominski capped the
scoring at 13:27.

Erica Killewald finished with 21 saves, helping Minnesota complete the
two-game sweep by earning her second consecutive shutout. The senior has 20
shutouts.

Minnesota-Duluth....  0  0  0 -  0
Minnesota...........  3  1  4 -  8

   1st period - 1, UM, Ronda Curtin 7 (Ambria Thomas, Bethany Petersen)
13:31. 2, UM, Ambria Thomas 8 (Ronda Curtin, Laura Slominski) 15:32. 3, UM,
Ambria Thomas 9 16:01. Penalties - TEAM, UMD (failure to dress two goalies)
00:00; Michelle McAteer, UMD (roughing) 17:28; Courtney Kennedy, UM
(roughing) 17:28; Nadine Muzerall, UM (interference) 18:37.
   2nd period - 4, UM, La Toya Clarke 4 (Laura Slominski, Courtney Kennedy)
14:45 (pp). Penalties - Pamela Pachal, UMD (checking) 06:10; Joanne Eustace,
UMD (interference) 10:39; Jenny Hempel, UMD (interference) 12:52.
   3rd period - 5, UM, Ambria Thomas 10 (Ronda Curtin) 00:19. 6, UM, La Toya
Clarke 5 (Laura Slominski, Courtney Kennedy) 06:26 (pp). 7, UM, Jerilyn
Glenn 3 09:52. 8, UM, Laura Slominski 6 (Bethany Petersen, Ambria Thomas)
13:27. Penalties - Courtney Kennedy, UM (high-sticking) 03:07; Sheena
Podovinnikoff, UMD (interference) 04:30; Pamela Pachal, UMD (cross-checking)
06:17; Laurie Alexander, UMD (roughing) 13:18; Gwen Anderson, UM (roughing)
13:18; Michelle McAteer, UMD (cross-checking) 13:27; Bethany Petersen, UM
(roughing) 13:27; Michelle McAteer, UMD (roughing) 13:27.
   Shots on goal - UMD 9-6-6-21; UM 12-11-22-45. Power plays - UMD 0 of 2;
UM 2 of 6. Goalies - UMD, Riana Burke 0-2-0 (45 shots-37 saves); UM, Erica
Killewald 7-2-0 (21-21). Referee - Jay Mendel. Assistant referees - Brad
Shepherd, Ray Doocy. A - 1632.

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