The No. 2 University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team (27-4-3, 17-4-3-0-2 WCHA) captured the WCHA regular-season title and the top overall seed in the conference tournament with a win and a tie at AMSOIL Arena against the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (16-10-6, 11-8-5 WCHA). This marks the Badger’s fourth regular-season championship in the last five seasons.
In the first game of the two-game set, Wisconsin fell behind midway through the first period and trailed 1–0 after the opening frame, mustering only two shots on goal.
But the Badgers would bounce back in the second period with goals from sophomore forward Sophie Shirley and junior defender Grace Bowlby.