GOPHER SHOOTING GALLERY RESULTS IN 2-1 WIN

MANKATO, Minn. - Minnesota was only able to get two of 49 shots past
Minnesota State, Mankato goalie Vogt, but it was enough for a 2-1 victory
over the Mavericks at All Seasons Arena.

Ronda Curtin gave the Gophers a 3-1 lead with two minutes, 40 seconds to
play in the opening period but could not find the back of the net until the
final period of play.

Leading by a goal and outshooting MSU, Mankato 38-12, the Gophers got off a
flurry of shots on the power play, resulting in Ambria Thomas' team-leading
sixth goal of the season at 7:31.

The Mavericks came back when Tristin Stephenson converted a rebound during a
5-on-3 power play with 6:58 left in the game.

The two teams finish their two-game series at 2:35 p.m. Saturday at the
Midwest Wireless Center.

Minnesota...........  1  0  1 -  2
MSU, Mankato........  0  0  1 -  1

   1st period - 1, UM, Ronda Curtin 3 (Tracy Engstrom, Gwen Anderson) 17:20.
Penalties - Courtney Kennedy, UM (interference) 03:03; Kris Scholz, UM
(roughing) 11:42; Jennifer Kern, MSU (holding) 11:42.
   2nd period - Penalties - Erin Hafermann, MSU (tripping) 14:22.
   3rd period - 2, UM, Ambria Thomas 6 (Courtney Kennedy, Bethany Petersen)
07:31 (pp). 3, MSU, Tristin Stephenson 2 (Amy Egli, Heather Nadeau) 13:02
(pp). Penalties - Anne Rickbeil, MSU (holding) 06:16; Ronda Curtin, UM
(high-sticking) 11:44; Tracy Engstrom, UM (interference) 12:12.
   Shots on goal - UM 18-13-18-49; MSU 5-4-9-18. Power plays - UM 1 of 2;
MSU 1 of 3. Goalies - UM, Erica Killewald 4-1-0 (18 shots-17 saves); MSU,
Shari
Vogt 1-2-0 (49-47). Referee - Sjouke Brown.  Assistant referees - Lisa
Schlatter, Jane Zimmerman. A - 171.

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