Minneapolis, Minn. -- The No. 3/4 Golden Gopher women's hockey closed out the 2021 portion of its schedule with a 2-1 victory of Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at Ridder Arena.
Minnesota (14-5-1) tallied two first period goals and employed stout defense to split the series with Minnesota Duluth (9-7-0). The Gophers extended their scoring first streak to 13 straight games after Audrey Wethington tipped-in a Crystalyn Hengler shot less than five minutes into the game. Later in the first, freshman Peyton Hemp doubled the Maroon and Gold lead after depositing a huge carom off the end wall for her seventh goal of the season. The Bulldogs responded with their own goal by a freshman from Andover, Minn. as Gabby Krause cut the Gopher lead in half at the 14:38 mark of the second period. The 'U' would not repeat Friday's third period woes as they held the visitors to only six shots to secure the victory.
Junior goaltender Makayla Pahl stopped 24 of 25 shots to improve her record to 6-0-0 on the season. The Bulldogs' Soderberg tallied 33 saves in the losing effort.
Quotable
"A good win here tonight," said head coach Brad Frost. "It was obviously a grind-it-out type of win, but it feels a lot better than last night. We came into the third with a one-goal lead and did a good job of locking it down. Makayla Pahl played really well and we blocked shots when we needed to, to get the win. Overall, a really long, tough first half. I'm really proud of our team in the way that we've played in the first few months."
Notable
Goaltender Makayla Pahl becomes the only goaltender in the nation to hold a perfect winning percentage with at least six victories. Each team's top forward line were held scoreless. With Saturday's victory over No. 7/9 Minnesota Duluth, the Gophers now lead the nation in top-10 wins (five).
Up Next
The Gophers will return for the second half of the 2021-22 season with an exhibition contest against the Minnesota Whitecaps on Jan. 4 at Ridder Arena.
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