Wisconsin women’s hockey ties scoring record n NCAA win over Long Island

A few days earlier than its NCAA Match regional semifinal, Wisconsin coach Mark Johnson known as the go to to New York state a enterprise journey.

Thursday, the Badgers ladies’s hockey group confirmed that enterprise was good.

Going through a first-time qualifier, UW tied a postseason report for objectives in a recreation in its 9-1 victory over Lengthy Island College at Class of 1965 Enviornment on the campus of Colgate College in Hamilton, New York.

A mark of the efficiency was stability. Eight gamers scored a purpose and 10 scored a degree for Wisconsin, which outshot Lengthy Island, 59-7, and tied a scoring mark it final reached in 2011.

“It exhibits the depth we’ve this group,” senior Jesse Compher mentioned. “We’re taking part in our greatest hockey proper now and that is the time we need to be taking part in our greatest hockey, so it’s good to see everybody get on the scoresheet like that. Hopefully we are able to hold rolling.”

BOX SCORE:Wisconsin 9, Lengthy Island 1

The victory raised the Badgers report to 26-10-2 and earned them a date with Colgate, the No. 3 seed for the event, within the regional ultimate at 2 p.m. Saturday.

The sport Thursday marked what’s believed to be the primary time Johnson coached in opposition to one in every of his former gamers. Kelly Nash, who performed for UW from 2007-11, is the Sharks’ first-year head coach.

The competition was determined within the first interval when UW scored thrice and outshot the Sharks, 21-2.  Freshman Caroline Harvey, senior Britta Curl and freshman Kirsten Simms scored in the course of the ultimate 7 minutes of the interval.

The Badgers, nonetheless, managed the puck for many of the interval.  Solely a handful of sharp saves for Lengthy Island goalie Tindra Holm prevented the lead from being bigger.

“We talked about getting off to a quick begin and we talked about getting the puck into the offensive zone and making an attempt to create alternatives,” Johnson mentioned. “The goaltender, she performed very effectively. … The massive factor is to not get pissed off. I didn’t sense any of that.”

Curl and senior Jesse Compher posted four-point nights. Compher, who assisted the Badgers’ first two objectives, additionally netted two objectives for her first four-point recreation of the season. Curl had one purpose and one help within the first interval and posted one purpose and three assists for her first four-point effort since a five-point night time in opposition to Bemidji State Dec. 2.

The 2 helped set the tone. Compher recorded two assists within the first interval; Curl had one purpose and one help.

“For lots of them it was their first NCAA recreation and also you don’t know the way they’re going to behave, so that you look to your management, you look to your veterans, gamers who’ve been on this stage earlier than whether or not it’s with us or Group USA or Group Canada,” Johnson mentioned. “These children are going to be most likely mentally a little bit extra comfy than possibly a few of my freshmen for the primary time taking part in in a NCAA recreation. It was good to see that management.”

Harvey completed with three factors (one objectives, two assists). Six different gamers had multi-point video games: junior Casey O’Brien (one purpose, one help), senior Sophie Shirley (two assists), junior Maddi Wheeler (one purpose, one help), junior Lacey Eden (two assists) and freshmen Vivian Jungels and Kirsten Simms, who every completed with one purpose and one help.

It was the sort of night time when a participant might go away the locker room completely happy to get the win and happy together with her play.

“Each woman in that locker room had a giant smile on their face,” Compher mentioned. “We all know what we’re taking part in for Saturday and we’re able to go.”