Gopher women put up 18 goals in weekend sweep over BC; Huskies split Top 15 series with ... Huskies

Something old, something new, something borrowed and something brewed. That’s right folks, we’re now on board with The Sota Pod, so in addition to shows like Fellowship of the Rink, Judd’z Budz and MNCAA, you’ve got my mild-mannered mid-hockey mind bringing you the quick and dirty from the week in Minnesota college hockey with Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show. Just like last time, it’s got nothing of what you don’t need. It’s no breakdowns, it’s no analysis, it’s JUST. THE SCORES.
 
Let’s get to it, as we’re still exclusively playing women’s hockey right now …
 
Third-ranked Minnesota opened its season at home with a dominant sweep over Boston College. On Thursday, Bella Fanale scored twice in her first career game and four other Gophers found the net, including Abbey Murphy, who picked up her 199th career point in a 7–1 win at Ridder Arena. The Gophers outshot BC 48–10, including a 21–0 margin in the first period. Burnsville native Kendra Distad also scored in the opener. On Friday, Murphy netted a hat trick and crossed the 200-point mark for her career in an 11–0 rout. Fanale added a goal and three assists, while Sydney Morrow and Tereza Plosova each scored twice as Minnesota finished the sweep, scoring six times in the third period alone.
 
Sixth-ranked Minnesota Duluth also swept its road trip, shutting out Syracuse in back-to-back games. On Thursday, Caitlin Kraemer tallied her third goal of the year and was joined on the scoresheet by Thea Johannson, Rae Mayer, and Josie St. Martin as the Bulldogs blanked the Orange 4–0. Goaltender Eve Gascon stopped everything she saw for her first shutout of the season and the 12th of her career. Friday’s rematch was another 4–0 UMD victory, with Johannson scoring twice more and Kraemer adding her fourth of the season. Gascon turned aside 13 shots as the Bulldogs returned from New York with a sweep.
 
St. Cloud State split its top-15 matchup with  UConn in Storrs. On Friday, Julianne Labbe scored the game-winner just two minutes into the third period to lift #13 St. Cloud to a 2–1 victory over #12 UConn in front of a program-record crowd of 2,223. The following day, host UConn evened the series with a 2–1 win. Livvy Dewar scored the eventual game-winner late in the second, while St. Cloud’s Sydney Bryant netted her first collegiate goal on a penalty shot early in the period.
St. Thomas earned a road sweep at Lindenwood in St. Charles, Missouri. On Friday, the Tommies built a 3–0 lead but saw it erased late before Shoreview native Cara Sajevic buried the game-winner with less than a minute to play for a 4–3 victory. The next afternoon, Keara Parker broke a third-period tie with under five minutes to go as St. Thomas completed the sweep with a 2–1 win. Goaltender Julia Minotti made 27 saves to pick up her second shutout of the young season, helping the Tommies improve to 4–0.
 
Defending national champion Wisconsin opened its year with a lopsided sweep at Bemidji State. Friday’s opener saw Maggie Scannell record a hat trick while Lacey Eden and Kirsten Simms each scored twice in a 9–2 win. Warroad native Kate Johnson and Andover’s Maddie Kaiser provided the goals for Bemidji State. The Badgers closed the series on Saturday with a 5–0 shutout, holding the Beavers to just 12 shots on goal. Scannell added her fourth goal of the weekend while Simms chipped in her third as Wisconsin started its title defense in emphatic fashion.
 
What’s coming up
Looking ahead, it’s opening weekend for Division I men’s hockey. #8 Minnesota opens its season at home with a two-game set against Michigan Tech. #18 Minnesota State hosts Lindenwood in Mankato, and #19 St. Thomas plays a single non-conference game Saturday at St. Cloud State. Minnesota Duluth travels to Fairbanks to take on Alaska, while Bemidji State heads north to face Alaska Anchorage. St. Cloud State also hosts Augustana in an exhibition on Friday. 
On the women’s side, #3 Minnesota travels east for a two-game series at Boston University, while Minnesota State hosts Lindenwood and Bemidji State welcomes Robert Morris.
 
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