Friday night the Gophers hosted Minnesota State for the first game of their final home series this season. Minnesota’s first solid chance of the game came on a Nicole Schammel breakaway, which Mavericks defense foiled before she could reach goaltender Chloe Crosby. Jordan McLaughlin’s breakaway attempt was more successful, but she couldn’t out psych Sidney Peters and ultimately flubbed her shot. Sydney Baldwin had a couple of solid attempts, first a flyby attempt where she shot past the D and then a left point shot, but Crosby blocked both shots and then smothered the puck after the second one caused a scramble in her crease.