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Women’s hockey: No. 1 Wisconsin validates top ranking with sweep of No. 3 Minnesota in weekend Border Battle

This singing of “Varsity” had a unique feel to it at LaBahn Arena Saturday night. This time, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team, which had just swept Minnesota not one, but two nights in a row — a feat that had not been done since 2009 — joined in the celebratory singing.

Wisconsin (18-0-0, 12-0 WCHA) managed to keep an offensively strong Minnesota (15-3-0, 11-3-0 WCHA) at bay during two days of close competition, but the Badgers showed that they truly deserve their first place WCHA ranking. UW came out on top 3-2 Friday and 3-1 Saturday.

The team was well aware of this pressure, but according to sophomore Annie Pankowski, that just made them even hungrier for these wins.