MUZERALL'S TWO GOALS LEAD GOPHERS TO WIN OVER BULLDOGS
Third-ranked Minnesota scored three times in the third and got two goals
from Nadine Muzerall en route to a 4-0 victory over fourth-ranked
Minnesota-Duluth.
After a scoreless first period, Muzerall scored her third goal of the season
at 8:10 of the second. She grabbed a loose puck in the right faceoff circle
and beat Bulldog goalie Riana Burke on the short side.
Muzerall kicked off the Gophers' three-goal third period when she scored at
the 5:43 mark. Laura Slominski scored with 6:03 to play with a delayed
penalty on Minnesota-Duluth and Ronda Curtin's unassisted goal with 47.2
seconds to play finished the scoring.
Despite missing its top six scorers and dressing only 15 players, the
Bulldogs hung with the Minnesota through two periods, with the shots on goal
tied at 18. However, the Gophers finished with a 27-23 advantage as Erica
Killewald recorded her first shutout of the season.
The two teams are slated to meet again Saturday at 7:05 p.m. to conclude
their two-game series at Mariucci Arena.
Minnesota-Duluth.... 0 0 0 - 0
Minnesota........... 0 1 3 - 4
1st period - Penalties - TEAM, UMD (bench minor) 00:00; Jenny Hempel, UMD
(elbowing) 05:25; Courtney Kennedy, UM (interference) 15:42; Sheena
Podovinnikoff, UMD (high-sticking) 17:04; Nadine Muzerall, UM (slashing)
17:04.
2nd period - 1, UM, Nadine Muzerall 3 (La Toya Clarke, Kelly Olson)
08:10. Penalties - Kris Scholz, UM (high-sticking) 01:51; Pamela Pachal, UMD
(checking) 04:07; Laurie Alexander, UMD (high-sticking) 11:20.
3rd period - 2, UM, Nadine Muzerall 4 (Tracy Engstrom) 05:43. 3, UM,
Laura Slominski 5 (Ambria Thomas, Angela Borek) 13:57. 4, UM, Ronda Curtin 6
19:12. Penalties - Shannon Mikel, UMD (slashing) 07:20; Brittny Ralph, UMD
(tripping) 13:57; Pamela Pachal, UMD (roughing) 20:00; Nadine Muzerall, UM
(roughing) 20:00.
Shots on goal - UMD 10-8-5-23; UM 9-9-9-27. Power plays - UMD 0 of 2; UM
0 of 5. Goalies - UMD, Riana Burke 0-1-0 (27 shots-23 saves); UM, Erica
Killewald 6-2-0 (23-23). Referee - Jay Mendel. Assistant referees - Brad
Shepherd, Ray Doocy
A - 1512.
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