The University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers (34-1-2, 25-1-2 WCHA) continued their record-breaking season with a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (21-14-2, 14-12-2) on Friday afternoon to advance to the WCHA Final FaceOff finals.
Despite going down early thanks to a goal from Bulldog sophomore Grace Sadura, the Badgers rallied, scoring a goal in each period to set up a rematch of the 2023 and 2024 WCHA semifinal games against the Minnesota Gophers.
Two minutes into the first period, Sadura picked up the puck in the Bulldogs’ defensive third. She skated up the ice, around the Badger defender, redshirt fifth year Katie Kotlowski, and poked a shot past sophomore goaltender Ava McNaughton to give Minnesota Duluth the lead with their first shot of the game.