Sophomore Sarah Potomak scored at 13:20 of the third period to give Minnesota a 4-3 win over visiting Minnesota-Duluth.<\/p>\n
“I thought that me, Kelly [Pannek], and Dani [Cameranesi] blended really well together,” Potomak said. “On that goal, I was just in the right place at the right time.”<\/p>\n
For her second straight tally, Potomak cleaned up a rebound of a linemate’s shot. The trio played together for a full game for the first time this season after Potomak was moved from center to Pannek’s wing.<\/p>\n
The Minnesota (4-1-0, 2-1-0-0 WCHA) power play was also shuffled and clicked on two-of-five attempts after entering the game one-of-10.<\/p>\n
“That was one of our focuses this week in practice,” Potomak said. “We cleaned it up a little bit, and we got lucky twice.”<\/p>\n
The Gophers also got a couple of goals off of the sticks of rookies.<\/p>\n
“Lindsay [Agnew’s] goal was obviously really pretty,” Potomak said. “It was a nice pass from Taylor [Williamson]. It was really fun to see Patti [Marshall] get her first goal; she really deserved it.”<\/p>\n
UMD (3-1-1, 2-1-0-0 WCHA) also had some power-play success.<\/p>\n
“We converted on a couple of them, but they weren’t even like perfect,” Minnesota-Duluth coach Maura Crowell said.<\/p>\n
Each Bulldogs’ goal with the advantage tied the score, but they were unable to convert in the third.<\/p>\n
“I thought it was really up and down,” Minnesota coach Brad Frost said. “You hold your breath when [seniors Laura] Stalder and [Ashleigh] Brykaliuk have the puck. Syd Brodt, a freshman from Minnesota, has great speed up and down.”<\/p>\n
Brodt scored the game’s and her career’s first goal 4:25 into the contest when her shot from a bad angle found its way in on the short side to give the Bulldogs their only lead.<\/p>\n
“It’s getting a little frustrating,” Frost said. “That’s two games in a row where we’ve given up an early goal.”<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs also knew frustration.<\/p>\n
“This one stings, because we were right there,” Crowell said.<\/p>\n
A year ago, the closest UMD could come to the Gophers was three goals shy. This time, a Minnesota penalty with 1:48 left offered a chance to tie.<\/p>\n
“We get the power play, which is nice, but then the PK can just ice it,” Crowell said.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, the clock ran out on a third period that saw Minnesota hold an 18-4 bulge in shots.<\/p>\n
The teams conclude their series Saturday at 4:07 p.m. CDT.<\/p>\n
“We know it’s going to be a challenge tomorrow, but we’re looking forward to it,” Frost said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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