THIRD-RANKED GOPHERS DOWN FIFTH-RANKED BADGERS ON ROAD
MIDDLETON, Wis. - Nadine Muzerall recorded her first hat trick of the season
and Minnesota converted on three of nine power play opportunities en route
to a 5-2 victory over Wisconsin.
Meghan Hunter got the Badgers on the board first when she scored her 22nd
goal of the season at 5:48 of the opening on the power play.
Muzerall scored the game's next two goals, both on the power play. The first
came with 16 seconds remaining in the first period and the second, the only
goal of the second period, came at 14:22 of the middle frame.
Hunter scored even strength at 5:19 of the final period to tie the game but
Muzerall completed her hat trick just 26 seconds later. Ambria Thomas then
scored at 8:05 and Laura Slominski scored on the power play with 7:58 left
in the game.
The Gophers, after being outshot 8-5 in the opening period, held a 27-16
advantage over the final 40 minutes and a 32-24 edge for the game. Erica
Killewald had 22 saves for Minnesota while Jackie MacMillan had 27 for
Wisconsin.
The two teams complete their series at 7:05 p.m. at the Capitol Ice Arena in
Middleton.
Minnesota........... 1 1 3 - 5
Wisconsin........... 1 0 1 - 2
1st period - 1, UW, Meghan Hunter 22 (Sis Paulsen) 05:48 (pp). 2, UM,
Nadine Muzerall 5 (Courtney Kennedy, Emily Buchholz) 19:44 (pp). Penalties -
Emily Buchholz, UM (checking) 01:14; Courtney Kennedy, UM (roughing) 05:02;
Nadine Muzerall, UM (slashing) 06:18; Karen Rickard, UW (interference)
06:54; Bethany Petersen, UM (checking) 09:36; Kelly Kegley, UW
(interference) 11:00; Ambria Thomas, UM (high-sticking) 12:38; Meghan
Hunter, UW (tripping) 19:12.
2nd period - 3, UM, Nadine Muzerall 6 (Tracy Engstrom) 14:22 (pp).
Penalties - Sis Paulsen, UW (interference) 00:20; Nicole Uliasz, UW
(elbowing) 07:09; Kerry Weiland, UW (checking) 08:23; Sis Paulsen, UW
(holding the stick) 13:38; La Toya Clarke, UM (hooking) 16:09.
3rd period - 4, UW, Meghan Hunter 23 (Kerry Weiland) 05:19. 5, UM, Nadine
Muzerall 7 (Bethany Petersen) 05:45. 6, UM, Ambria Thomas 11 (Bethany
Petersen, Laura Slominski) 08:05. 7, UM, Laura Slominski 7 (Bethany
Petersen, La Toya Clarke) 12:02 (pp). Penalties - Stephanie Boeckmann, UW
(interference) 10:17; Kerry Weiland, UW (hooking) 15:31; Tracy Engstrom, UM
(high-sticking) 19:55; Kerry Weiland, UW (roughing) 19:55.
Shots on goal - UM 5-14-13-32; UW 8-9-7-24. Power plays - UM 3 of 9; UW 1
of 6. Goalies - UM, Erica Killewald 8-2-0 (24 shots-22 saves); UW, Jackie
MacMillan 8-3-1 (32-27). Referee - Jerry Krieger. Assistant referees - Brad
Shepherd, Lisa Schlatter. A - 643.
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Univ. of Minnesota Women's Athletics
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