Junior Sydney Scobee made 37 saves to match her jersey number to back Minnesota to a 3-1 win over No. 1 Wisconsin in front of an announced sellout of 3,400 fans.<\/p>\n
“Huge three points — really wanted that one,” Scobee said. “Every time we face them, it’s always a battle. They’re a really fun opponent to play against.”<\/p>\n
She got offensive support in the form of a first-period goal from Sophie Skarzynski and an assist and a pair of tallies from Nicole Schammel, whose 33 points lead Minnesota (22-3-1, 12-3-1-0 WCHA).<\/p>\n
“[Schammel] has the ability to finish, and that line has been very consistent for us,” Gophers coach Brad Frost said.<\/p>\n
The Badgers (21-3-0, 11-3-0-0 WCHA) were the team that got to enjoy a lead most of the way on Friday, but thanks to Skarzynski’s shot through a maze of players and into the net, they had to chase Minnesota from behind on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“These games are so tight that a break here or a break there ends up being the difference,” Frost said. “That was big to get the first one there in the first period.”<\/p>\n
The hosts caught another break on Schammel’s goal with 12:38 gone in the middle stanza.<\/p>\n
“I’ve never seen one go off of the goalie’s forehead, 10 feet into the air, and in, but we’ll certainly take that one as well,” Frost said.<\/p>\n
The 2-0 lead lasted just 21 seconds before freshman Sophie Shirley answered for Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
“We just wanted to get pucks to the net, and that’s kind of what I was trying to do,” Shirley said. “I was able to get my own rebound, so pretty nice.”<\/p>\n
Even with a 38-25 advantage in shots on goal, her marker was it for the Badgers’ offense.<\/p>\n
“It’s just a little puck bounce here and there is the difference in these kind of games,” Shirley said.<\/p>\n
Scobee was a big reason why the bounces were ultimately in Minnesota’s favor.<\/p>\n
“I was definitely seeing the puck really well,” Scobee said. “I had good communication with my teammates. They always had my back in case there was a rebound, so that gives you a lot of confidence as a goaltender.”<\/p>\n
Despite the shot differential, her team wasn’t pinned in its own end for long stretches as was the case the day before.<\/p>\n
“We did a much better job of being aggressive on those loose pucks tonight,” Frost said.<\/p>\n
The Gophers were able to breathe a little easier after Schammel picked the top corner on Kristen Campbell’s blocker side at 6:08 of the third period for a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n
“I was lucky enough to score a couple of goals, but my linemates did a really good job of getting me the puck, and overall, our team just played really hard,” Schammel said.<\/p>\n
Wisconsin returns home to face St. Cloud State on Friday.<\/p>\n
“I think we’re going to take this loss and move forward this week in practice and get going again next weekend,” Shirley said.<\/p>\n
Minnesota next travels to Columbus to face Ohio State.<\/p>\n
“We’re playing another top-10 team,” Frost said. “If we were going lose, it’s not going to be because of a letdown. We just have to play our game.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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