Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
In the battle of two Big Ten heavyweights, No. 11 Minnesota’s Ben Meyers scored a power play goal in overtime to give the Gophers a 2-1 victory over No. 3 Michigan (File photo: Jim Rosvold)
(3) Northeastern at Boston University The Huskies outshot the Terries 47-18 on Saturday en route to a 3-1 win. Chloe Aurard scored first, but BU responded with a goal from Lacey Martin to make it a tie game at the first intermission. Mia Brown scored a power play goal in the second to extend the … Read more
St. Norbert’s winning streak is still intact after a tightly-contested game against Lake Forest on Saturday. The Green Knights edged the Forresters 7-6 in overtime on Saturday. St. Nobert, winners of 12 consecutive games, entered the weekend ranked eighth in the DCU/USCHO NCAA Division III men’s poll. But it was on the brink of an … Read more
After getting doubled up Friday night 4-2 by Northern Michigan, No. 1 Minnesota State rebounded with a 4-1 win Saturday night in Marquette. Four different players scored for the Mavericks and Julian Napravnik had three assists to back Dryden McKay’s 34 saves in goal. McKay is now 21-4-0 on the year. Ondrej Pavel, Ryan Sandelin, … Read more
Northern Michigan earned its third victory over a No. 1-ranked team on Friday, besting Minnesota State, 4-2 (photo: Cory Genovise/Northern Michigan athletics)
MADISON — Fourth-ranked Division III UW-Eau Claire got on a bus for a 350 mile round trip to play an exhibition game against the top-ranked Division I, two-time defending national champion University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team on Monday where they lost 15-1. The game was the third of four the Blugolds will play in … Read more
Lindenwood at (2) Ohio State Madison Bizal scored her first goal of the season and OSU’s first of the new year to get things rolling for the Buckeyes as the took an 8-2 win on Friday. Sophie Jaques added two goals and Jenn Gardiner, Paetyn Levis, Jenna Buglioni, Hadley Hartmetz and Liz Schepers all lit … Read more
Peyton Frantti’s ninth goal of the season proved to be one of the biggest as he helped carry St. Norbert to a thrilling 4-3 win over Aurora in overtime to cap an important weekend in a battle of nationally ranked opponents. Frantti scored off a rebound at the 1:50 mark as the Green Knights won … Read more
In what was a crazy game, UConn scored late as the Huskies earned much-needed Hockey East points in a 5-4 win over Boston College (photo: Daniel ConnollyUConn Athletics)
Boston University ended Arizona State’s two-game winning streak with a 7-1 victory on Friday to start a two-game weekend set in Boston (photo: Kyle Prudhomme/BU Athletics)
(4) Quinnipiac at (1) Wisconsin After a scoreless first, Nina Steingauf scored less than a minute into the second to put Quinnipiac up 1-0. Caitlin Schneider responded for the Badgers a few minutes later to tie it at one. Nicole LaMantia extended the Wisconsin lead before the midpoint in the game. In the third, Taylor … Read more
MADISON — The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team opened 2022 with a 5-2 win over #4 Quinnipiac on Saturday afternoon. Five different Badgers scored, including a short-handed tally from sophomore Casey O’Brien – her 21st goal in as many games. The first period featured a lot of movement up and down the ice as the … Read more
Minnesota’s Matthew Knies netted Team USA’s first goal of the tournament, while nine Americans recorded a point in a 3-2 U.S. win over Slovakia Sunday night in Red Deer, Alberta. “Our guys stuck together and grinded out a tough game,” said head coach Nate Leaman. “It’s a good first step for our group. We need … Read more
The United States took a late 3-1 lead into the final minutes of the third period, but Finland scored three consecutive power play goals Thursday afternoon to win an IIHF World Junior Championship pre-tournament game 4-3 in Edmonton, Alta. Tanner Dickinson (OHL’s Soo Greyhounds), Brett Berard (Providence) and Dominic James (Minnesota Duluth) scored for the … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Bemidji State Friday was a wonderful day for Wisconsin as Makenna Webster, Daryl Watts, Sarah Wozniewicz and Maddie Wheeler each scored in the first period to give the Badgers a 4-0 lead. Lydia Passolt scored on the power play to get Bemidji on the board in the second. Watts added her second … Read more
In a physical and emotional game on Saturday, Ohio State used a three goal explosion to earn a win and series split with No. 3 Michigan (Photo: Jay LaPrete/OSU Athletics)
(5) Minnesota at (1) Wisconsin The Gophers snapped an eight-game winless streak against the Badgers with a 3-2 win on Friday night. It was Wisconsin’s first loss of the season. Taylor Heise put Minnesota on the board just 27 seconds into the game. It looked like the Badgers might escape a sloppy first down just … Read more
Lawrence has waited a while to beat a ranked opponent. Nearly two years to be exact. That wait ended Saturday night as the Vikings stunned No. 7 Aurora 4-1 to salvage a split in its NCHA series. The win is the first over a ranked opponent since Valentine’s Day 2020 when the Vikings beat St. … Read more
AJ Vanderbeek notched a goal and an assist as Northern Michigan completed a two-game weekend sweep of No. 1 Minnesota Duluth, 5-2 (Photo: Northern Michigan Athletics)
There were plenty of opportunities to celebrate for No. 11 Minnesota as they scored three first-period goals and cruised to a 5-1 win at No. 3 Michigan (File photo: Jim Rosvold)