Beavers battle No. 2 Badgers into 3rd period, but Wisconsin pulls away late

BEMIDJI – Bemidji State girls’s hockey head coach Jim Scanlan used phrases like “ass-kicking” and “embarrassing” to explain the Beavers’ historic

13-1 loss

to No. 2 Wisconsin on Friday.

On Saturday on the Sanford Heart, BSU acquitted itself significantly better. Bemidji State battled with the Badgers deep into the third interval, conserving the margin inside one purpose till UW pulled away late for a 4-1 win.

Neither crew scored within the first interval – a welcome change of tempo for the Beavers, who conceded a minimal of three objectives in every body on Friday. Vivian Jungels acquired Wisconsin on the board 57 seconds into the second interval, and Britta Curl’s purpose 48 seconds into the third put the Badgers (13-2-1, 10-1-1 WCHA) up 2-0.

BSU (4-15-1, 1-13 WCHA) wouldn’t go away, although, and Reece Hunt scored on the ability play at 14:29 to carry Bemidji State again inside one. However Kirsten Simms countered for UW at 16:49, then Curl transformed an empty-netter at 19:24 to seal the ultimate margin.

Hannah Hogenson stopped 38 photographs to maintain the Beavers inside placing distance, whereas Wisconsin’s Cami Kronish saved 9.

BSU has every week off earlier than returning to motion towards St. Thomas on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16-17, in Mendota Heights.

Wisconsin 4, Bemidji State 1

UW 0 1 3 — 4

BSU 0 0 1 — 1

First interval — No scoring.

Second interval — 1, UW GOAL, Jungels (S. Shirley, O’Brien), 0:57.

Third interval — 2, UW GOAL, Curl (S. Shirley, Harvey), 0:48; 3, BSU GOAL, Hunt (Anick, Nelson), 14:29, PP; 4, UW GOAL, Simms (Eden, Jungels), 16:49; 5, UW GOAL, Curl (unassisted), 19:24, EN.

Saves — Hogenson (BSU) 38; Kronish (UW) 9.