One night after defeating Providence to open the season, the No. 3 University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team swept the Friars 8-1 in a non-conference series Saturday in San Jose, California.
Sophomore Annie Pankowski scored three goals — two were short-handed— and had an assist for UW.
Providence 1 0 0 — 1
Wisconsin 3 2 3 — 8
First period: W — Pankowski 2 (McKibbon, Channell), 3:54 (pp); Nurse 2 (McKibbon), 7:54; Pankowski 3, 17:59 (sh); P — Sansone 1 (Kukowski), 18:45 (pp).
Second period: W — Cogan 1 (Nurse, Rolfes), 1:41; Clark 1 (Pankowski, Burke), 18:54.