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Badgers women's hockey survives Minnesota State's third-period push for victory

Madison.com | November 17, 2019

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A few minutes into the third period Saturday, University of Wisconsin women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson noticed a shift in the way a game against Minnesota State was developing.

Despite a three-goal lead entering the final period, the second-ranked Badgers had no room to coast to the finish after the Mavericks scored twice.

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UW held on for a 3-2 victory at LaBahn Arena, its 26th consecutive win over Minnesota State, but had some troubling moments in doing so.

There was a momentum shift when the Mavericks got a power-play goal from Tristen Truax five minutes into the third period and an even-strength goal from Emily Antony with 6:43 remaining.

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