Friday evening’s game started with a Minnesota shot hitting Bemidji goaltender, Brittni Mowat, in the center of her chest, as she looked the other way. Minnesota buzzed around Bemidji’s zone until Bailey Wright tripped Kate Schipper behind the net and went to the box at 3:30. Minnesota cycled the puck well, but had a lot shot output on the power play, as Summer Thibodeau kept crashing into Gophers with the puck, eventually taking Megan Wolfe down along the bench. This did not deter the Gophers and they continued attempting shots, though most were long ones.
With a loud 'plink,' Katie Robinson's shot from the right point arced over traffic into goal at 13:48.