(1) Wisconsin at St. Thomas
Casey O’Brien’s power play goal not quite seven minutes in had UW up 1-0. Lauren Stenslie replied with an extra attacker goal of her own to tie the game 1-1, but the lead lasted just 23 seconds as O’Brien lit the lamp again off a feed from Kirsten Simms. Cassie Hall and Ava Murphy each scored in the opening five minutes of the second period, making it a 4-1 game for Wisconsin. Hall added a second with a nice feint on the breakaway to make it 5-1 and Laila Edwards’ shot from a near angle closed out the scoring to make it a 6-1 win. O’Brien’s first goal was her 50th point of the season, making her the first player this season to reach that threshold. In the second game, Laila Edwards opened things with a natural hat trick and went on to score four goals on four shots to lead the Badgers to an 11-1 win. Sarah Wozniewicz scored twice in the second, while O’Brien and KK Harvey each lit the lamp once. In the third, Hall scored her third and fourth of the weekend, Claire Enright found the twine and Edwards closed out the scoring. Maddy Clough ruined the shutout, scoring for St. Thomas in the loss.
(2) Ohio State at (4) Minnesota Duluth
Defense was on display in Duluth over the weekend as Ohio State peppered 107 shots on net. Ève Gascon made 102 saves over the course of the weekend for a Minnesota Duluth team that was down to just 13 players on Saturday due to illness. On Friday, Jocelyn Amos scored in the opening minutes on the power play to put Ohio State up 1-0. Riley Brengman’s one-timer extended the lead to 2-0 by the midpoint of the first. Caitlin Kraemer replied with a power play goal for UMD less than two minutes later to make it 2-1 and that score would hold for 48 minutes until Kiara Zanon added an empty-netter to secure the win. The Buckeyes were relentless, putting 34 shots on goal in the second and 61 overall in the game. On Saturday, Joy Dunne scored in the opening minutes, carrying it in from her own blue line to make it a 1-0 game. Olivia Wallin’s power play goal midway through the first tied the game 1-1. In the second, Makenna Webster caught the Bulldogs on the change and scored what would prove to be the game winner late in the second to give OSU the 2-1 win and weekend sweep – just the fourth in program history in Duluth for the Buckeyes.
Minnesota State vs. (3) Minnesota (home and home)
Friday’s game started close. Josefin Bouveng scored 61 seconds into the game to put the Gophers up 1-0. The Mavericks replied at the midpoint of the first with a goal from Bella Shipley, but Emma Kreisz scored in the final minute of the frame to take a 2-1 lead. Minnesota struck early again, this time 20 seconds into the second as Abbey Murphy made it 3-1. Midway through the second, Kianna Roeske cut into the lead for Mankato to make it 3-2, but that’s as close as it would get. Ella Huber and Chloe Primerano each scored to make it 5-2 before the next intermission. Gracie Graham’s back-to-back goals in the third made it 7-2. Alexis Paddington scored on the power play to add one more for Minnesota State, but Peyton Hemp replied with a short-hander to secure the 8-3 Gopher win. On Saturday, Bouveng once again scored in the opening minutes, this time on the power play. It was the first of her three goals on the day – her second career hat trick. Allie Franco also scored later in the first to make it 2-0 after 20 minutes. Murphy and Bouveng’s second-period goals extended the Gopher lead to 4-0 before Paddington found twine on the power play to get Mankato on the board. JuliAnna Gazdik’s goal midway through the third made it 4-2, but the Mavericks couldn’t get it any closer and Bouveng’s empty-netter capped off the day and gave Minnesota a 5-2 win and weekend sweep.
(10) Quinnipiac at (5) Colgate
Hannah Murphy stopped a career-high 48 shots for Colgate and Madeline Palumbo and Kaia Malachino combined for two goals – one each – in 11 seconds late in the third to secure the 4-2 win for Colgate on Friday. After a back and forth opening period, Tessa Holk put Quinnipiac on the board first just 95 seconds into the second. But the lead lasted less than a minute thanks to some nifty skating and puck handling by Kalty Kaltounková to tie it for Colgate. Bryn Pier pushed the Bobcats ahead later in the frame, but Alexis Petford’s one-timer tied the game 2-2 before the second intermission. In the final frame, Murphy made 19 saves to keep the game tied and eventually first Malachino, then Palumbo scored on a feed from the other to put the game out of reach for Quinnipiac and give Colgate the win.
(13) Princeton at (5) Colgate
The game was scoreless after one, but the Raiders found their groove early in the second. Alexis Petford deflected the puck in at 3:03, then Kalty Kaltounková went between her legs 19 seconds later and Elyssa Biederman added a goal of her own a few minutes later. Kaltounková finished off a four point day with a goal in the third to give Colgate the 4-0 win.
(13) Princeton at (6) Cornell
Lindzi Avar scored twice while Claudia Yu, Katie Chan, Lily Delianedis and Gabbie Rud each lit the lamp once to lead Cornell to a 6-1 win on Friday. Lucia DiGirolamo scored for Princeton in the loss.
(10) Quinnipiac at (6) Cornell
Karel Prefontaine fed Lily Delianedis just 24 seconds into the game to give the Big Red a 1-0 lead. Quinnipiac responded with a goal from Jenna Donohue a few minutes later to tie the game 1-1. Grace Dwyer’s goal from the blue line had Cornell up 2-1 at the intermission. The second period was back and forth, but neither team found the back of the net. In the third, Cornell got an insurance goal from Katie Chan before Avi Adam added an empty-netter to secure the 4-1 win.
Yale at (7) Clarkson
After a cautious, scoreless first frame, Yale took the lead when Gracie Gilkyson wristed in a gorgeous pass from Mariya Rauf to make it 1-0 with under three to play in the second. Anna Bargman doubled the lead just more than a minute later, putting back a rebound to make it 2-0. Haley Winn’s power play goal with 70 seconds left in regulation got Clarkson on the board but they couldn’t complete the comeback and Yale took the 2-1 win.
Brown at (7) Clarkson
After a scoreless first, Olivia Fantino took a Margot Norehead pass right in front of the net and tapped it in to give Brown the 1-0 lead. Haley Winn tied the game for Clarkson a few minutes later. Anne Cherkowski’s power play goal early in the third gave the Golden Knights their first lead of the game. Unfortunately for them, it lasted less than a minute as Norehead scored a top shelf beauty in transition to make it 2-2 and eventually force overtime. In the extra frame, Cameron Sikich threw a backhander on net and in the chaos and traffic, India McDadi tipped it and it found the back of the net to give Brown the 3-2 win.
Brown at (8) St. Lawrence
After feeling each other out to start the game, the Saints took a 1-0 lead in the final two minutes on a breakaway goal from Abby Hustler. Kennedy Wilson doubled the lead early in the second putting a feed from behind the net by Hillary Sterling through the five hole to make it 2-0. Monique Lyons put Brown on the board midway through the second with a power play goal on a snipe from the far faceoff dot. SLU responded with an extra attacker goal of their own as Sarah Marchand ripped a one timer down low to make it 3-1 Saints. But the third period belonged to the Bears. Lyons scored her second of the game going down on one knee to rip a shot in the slot to make it 3-2. St. Lawrence pulled their goalie with about three left and it paid off about a minute later when Cameron Sikich’s shot from the blue line deflected through traffic and into the net to tie the game and force overtime. In the extra frame, Lyons capped off her hat trick when her attempt to center the puck went off a defender and into the net to give Brown the 4-3 win.
Yale at (8) St. Lawrence
Yale outshot the Saints 27-19, but Abby Hustler’s power play goal 6:35 into the second proved to be all St. Lawrence needed to take the win on Saturday. Hustler tipped the puck over the line on a shot from Kristina Bahl. Emma-Sofie Nordström earned the 27-save shutout, her sixth clean sheet of the season.
(9) Penn State at Syracuse
Friday’s game was a scoreless tie well into the extra frame thanks in large part to Syracuse goalie Allie Kelley making 41 saves, which helped her set a new record and become the NCAA all-time career saves leader. Penn State took the game in overtime as Katelyn Roberts ripped a shot from the bottom of the right circle to give the Nittany Lions the win. Saturday’s game featured a Penn State record as Tessa Janecke’s goal was her 138th career point, which set a new program record. Janecke is a junior. Grace Outwater scored twice and Nicole Hall added a goal to lead Penn State to a 4-0 win and weekend sweep.
Bemidji State at (11) St. Cloud State
On Friday, Alice Sauriol had three assists and Siiri Yrjölä scored her first career goal to lead SCSU to a 3-0 win. The Huskies scored twice on the power play to take the win. Emma Gentry and Sofianna Sundelin joined Yrjölä in lighting the lamp. On Saturday, Bemidji State jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Izy Fairchild put the Beavers on the board in the first and Isa Goettl doubled the lead early in the second. But St. Cloud seemed to find themselves in the second, outshooting BSU 14-3 as they pushed back. Yrjölä scored her second in as many games with a wrister on the power play to cut the lead to 2-1. With less than two minutes to go and on the power play again, St. Cloud tied it up as Grace Wolfe dashed up the right side and fed Laura Zimmerman, who deftly deflected the puck into the net. The game seemed destined for overtime, but Sundelin called game, scoring after some deft stickwork with 69 seconds left on a breakaway thanks to a stretch pass from Sauriol to give St. Cloud the 3-2 win and weekend sweep.
Vermont at (12) Boston College
Olivia Maffeo tipped in a Jade Arnone pass on the power play in the first to give BC a 1-0 lead that held until the opening minutes of the third when Alanna Devlin stepped up to pick off a puck and let loose with a bar down shot to make it 2-0. Julia Pellerin added an empty-netter to secure the 3-0 win for the Eagles.
(14) Boston University at New Hampshire
UNH goalie Sedona Blair was stellar in the third, withstanding a long extra-attacker stint when BU pulled their goalie to complete a 26-save shutout on Saturday. A loose puck in front of the net gave the Wildcats several chances and it was Shea Verrier that found the back of the net midway through the first to give New Hampshire the 1-0 lead. Sara Boucher doubled the lead early in the third with a backhander that rattled around and into the net to give UNH the 2-0 lead and eventual win.
Maine at (15) Connecticut
Claire Murdoch scored in the final minute of the first to give UConn the 1-0 lead. Maine took over in the second as Mira Seregely tied the game early and Mikayla Boarder’s power play goal late in the frame gave the Black Bears the 2-1 lead. Jada Habisch scored a power play goal of her own midway through the third to tie the game and an extra period did not find a winner as this game ended a 2-2 tie. On Saturday, Tia Chan earned her third shutout of the season, making 33 saves. Riley Grimley, Megan Woodworth and Livvy Dewar each scored for the Huskies to give them the 3-0 win.
(15) Northeastern vs. Providence (home and home)
The Friars used a three-goal first period to power themselves to a 5-1 on Friday. Mégane Quirion put away a rebound about eight minutes into the game and just a minute later, Kiara Kraft’s backhander made it 2-0. Hannah Johnson cleaned up a rebound with about six left in the first to extend the lead to 3-0. Northeastern outshot Providence in the second, but could not light the lamp and the score head into the final frame. Reichen Kirchmair scored just after a power play ended a few minutes into the third to make it 4-0. Northeastern got on the board during a major penalty power play as Taze Thompson made it 4-1. The Huskies pulled their goalie for an extra attacker during that extended power play and Lily Martinson’s empty-netter secured the win for the Friars. On Saturday, Kraft scored late in the first to second Providence to the lower room up 1-0. Some great puck movement from Providence ended in an odd-player rush. Ashley Clark laid the puck off to Kraft, who did not miss. Allie Lalonde responded for Northeastern just 28 seconds into the second with a power play goal to tie the game 1-1. Martinson’s wrister put Providence ahead 2-1 with six to go in the second and then Kirchmair’s deflection with her back to the net made it a 3-1 lead. Jules Constantinople cut into the lead early in the third to make it 3-2, but Providence’s defense shut down any further chances and the Friars had their first regular season series sweep of Northeastern since 2017-18.
