Minnesota hosts for the second weekend in a row in a nonconference series against Findlay. It was Oonincx's ninth goal of the season. Oonincx provided an insurance goal with 11:45 remaining in the contest. Clarke extended Gold Country's lead to 2-1 with her sixth goal of the season 11:30 into the second period with the assist going to Oonincx and Jerilyn Glenn. In the second period, the Gophers returned the favor and applied constant pressure on Bulldog goalie Tuula Puputti with 12 shots on goal, holding UMD to just nine. The Bulldogs replied with torrid pressure placing 17 shots on goal during the first period, with UMD's Erika Holst managing to sneak the puck by Horak at the 7:51 mark. It was Engstrom's 10th goal of the season. The Golden Gophers took the early 1-0 lead on an unassisted goal by Engstrom just 1 minute and 34 seconds into the first period.
"It took a great deal of hard work and team play, and I'm so proud of all of my players." We just swept a very talented UMD hockey team," Minnesota head coach Laura Halldorson said. Tonight marked the second consecutive game that a Minnesota goalie posted 40 or more saves with Brenda Reinen posting 42 in last night's 1-0. Minnesota now holds the all-time advantage over UMD, 6-5-3.įirst-year goalie Jody Horak upped her record to 9-0-2 with 41 saves, while La Toya Clarke, Tracy Engstrom and Kristy Oonincx each provided a goal as the Golden Gophers ran their unbeaten streak to 18 games. The Golden Gophers are now 17-2-5 overall and 12-1-3 in the WCHA, while the Bulldogs drop to 15-4-3, 10-4-2 in the league.
2 Minnesota-Duluth, 3-1 Saturday night at Mariucci Arena in front of 2,255 fans. 2,25The top-ranked University of Minnesota women's hockey team solidified it's position as the top squad in the nation downing No.
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