The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team (35-1-2, 25-1-2 WCHA) won their second straight WCHA Championship, this time in a 4-3 thriller against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (28-11-1, 19-8-1) Saturday, March 8.
Senior Sarah Wozniewicz scored the winning goal with under 30 seconds to give the Badgers their 11th WCHA title and ninth straight victory over the Gophers. With the victory, the Badgers secured the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Championships and are set to face the winner of Clarkson and Boston University.
How it happened
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The first 10 minutes of the first period were largely dominated by Minnesota, who outshot the Badgers 7-2 before junior Kirsten Simms picked up the puck in the center circle and skated down the right-hand side.