Bemidji State's Britni Mowat and Wisconsin's Ann-Renée Desbiens entered Friday night's game ranked first and second in the country in save percentage. Desbiens is second in the country in goals against average. Mowat is third. Wisconsin was first in team defense, Bemidji was third. Something was going to have to give.
Mowat received help from her defense, who tallied 26 blocks on Wisconsin's 65 attempted shots. While frustrating for Wisconsin's high-powered top line, it was not enough as the powerful and deep Badger offense scored two first period goals and an empty netter late in the third period to win 3-0.