DULUTH — No. 2 Minnesota finished off a WCHA sweep of No. 13 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at Amsoil Arena, winning 3-2 in regulation
after needing overtime to win by that score on Friday.
Freshman defenseman Renee Lapointe and junior forward Josie St. Martin scored for the Bulldogs. Lapointe tied the game at 1-1 in the first period via her second goal of the series. St. Martin brought UMD within a goal 6:56 into the third period.
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Freshman forward Madeline McCullough, sophomore forward Sienna D’Alessandro and freshman defender Sloane Hartmetz scored for Minnesota. McCullough and D’Alessandro’s goals came within 2:01 of each other late in the first period, with Lapointe scoring in between to briefly tie the game for 55 seconds.
Freshman goaltender Marilou Grenier made 30 saves for the Bulldogs (6-4 overall, 3-3 WCHA) and the Gophers (9-1, 5-1) got 29 saves from junior goalie Hannah Clark.
The Bulldogs only had 15 skaters and two goaltenders this weekend with five players gone to their respective national teams.
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