GOPHERS SWEEP WILDCATS WITH 3-1 VICTORY
DURHAM, N.H. - Minnesota goalie Erica Killewald turned in a 29-save
performance and the third-ranked Gophers had to hold on after a pair of late
penalties as they defeated ninth-ranked New Hampshire 3-1 to complete a
two-game sweep of the Wildcats.
For the second consecutive game, the teams skated through a scoreless first
period but Minnesota got on the board one minute, 50 seconds into the second
period when Tracy Engstrom worked the puck loose in the right corner. Kris
Scholz picked the puck up behind the Wildcat goal, came out the left side
and beat goalie Jen Huggon with a wrist shot.
The margin went to 2-0 at 11:04 of the period when Emily Buchholz came out
from behind her own net with the puck and hit La Toya Clarke in stride at
the red line. From their, the Gophers' leading scorer skated in alone, deked
Huggon to the ice and moved to her forehand for the goal.
Minnesota extended the lead to 3-0 when Nadine Muzerall ended a seven-game
goal-scoring drought with a power-play tally at 11:06 of the final period.
Killewald looked to have the shutout in hand until a hooking call on Tracy
Engstrom with 37 seconds to play put New Hampshire on the power play. Kira
Misikowetz won the ensuing faceoff to Michelle Thornton at the right point
and then knocked in Thornton's reboud six seconds later.
Courtney Kennedy was called for slashing as the goal was scored and the
Gophers had to kill another power play for the final 31 seconds to finish
off the win.
Minnesota........... 0 2 1 - 3
New Hampshire....... 0 0 1 - 1
1st period - No scoring. Penalties - None.
2nd period - 1, UM, Kris Scholz 5 (Tracy Engstrom) 01:50. 2, UM, La Toya
Clarke 13 (Emily Buchholz) 11:14. Penalties - Nadine Muzerall, UM (charging)
06:31; Melissa Coulombe, UM (interference) 13:04; Annie Fahlenbock, UNH
(tripping) 13:42.
3rd period - 3, UM, Nadine Muzerall 13 (La Toya Clarke, Courtney Kennedy)
11:06 (pp). 4, UNH, Kira Misikowetz 12 (Michelle Thornton) 19:29 (pp).
Penalties - Allison Edgar, UNH (tripping) 10:16; Tracy Engstrom, UM
(hooking) 19:23; Courtney Kennedy, UM (slashing) 19:29.
Shots on goal - UM 6-6-13-25; UNH 7-8-15-30. Power plays - UM 1 of 2; UNH
1 of 4. Goalies - UM, Erica Killewald 14-4-1 (30 shots-29 saves); UNH, Jen
Huggon 14-11-0 (25-22). Referee - Bob Hawkes. Assistant referees - Dan
Langelier, Dana Lavoie. A - 651.
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