Minnesota
Big third period lifts Gophers men’s hockey at North Dakota; women fall to Ohio State for first loss of season
The Gophers play host to Minnesota Duluth next weekend.
Women’s hockey: No. 2 Ohio State 4, No. 3 Gophers 1
Joy Dunne had a goal and an assist as No. 2 Ohio State skated to a 4-1 victory over the No. 3 Gophers on Saturday at Ridder Arena.
The loss was the first of the season for the Gophers (6-1, 2-1 WCHA), who went into the game as the top-scoring team in the nation with 6.1 goals per game and 37 goals overall.
The Buckeyes (5-0, 3-0) held Gophers forward Abbey Murphy, who went into the game leading the nation with 12 goals and 18 points, scoreless for the first time this season.
“Obviously, not the result we wanted,” Gophers coach Brad Frost told reporters. “We had some great chances. [Goalie Hannah] Clark played real well. We had some chances, but we just didn’t execute. Madison [Kaiser] got us a little life in the third and allowed us to pull our goalie, but again, poor execution and it ends up in our net. So, we’ve got to learn from it and do better tomorrow.”
Kassidy Carmichael scored with seven seconds left on the power play to give the Buckeyes a 1-0 lead with 17:18 remaining in the first period.