The Minnesota men’s and women’s hockey teams were both in action Friday night, with the women winning large and the men remaining winless on the new year.
Women: Minnesota 8, St. Cloud 1
The No. 3 Gophers women ran their winning streak to nine games with an 8-1 win at No. 15 St. Cloud State with Jamie Nelson netting herself a hat trick.
Nelson’s first goal of the game gave the visitors a 1-0 lead at the end of the first period before Minnesota exploded for seven scores in the middle frame. Josefin Bouveng, Abbey Murphy, Kendra Distad, Anabella Fanale and Ava Lindsay each scored once, with Nelson tallying two more.
The Gophers called off the dogs in the final period, with the hosts recording the lone score of the stanza to avoid being shutout at home.
Minnesota goaltender Hannah Clark made 24 saves to secure the lopsided victory.
The Gophers improved to 21-4 overall and 15-4 in WCHA play, while the Huskies fell to 8-15-2 overall and 4-13-2 within the circuit. The two teams play again at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the venue shifting to Ridder Arena. The game will be televised on Fox 9+.
Men: Michigan State 3, Minnesota 1
The Gophers men saw their winless streak hit five games with a 3-1 loss to No. 2 Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich.
LJ Mooney‘s power-play goal at 13:50 of the third period was all that stood between Minnesota and being shut out on the road after the Spartans recorded one goal in each period to skate off with the victory.
Minnesota goaltender Luca Di Pasquo was valiant on enemy ice, making 40 saves to keep the hosts from turning the game into a blowout.
The Gophers fell to 8-15-1 overall, 4-9 in Big Ten play, with the loss. Michigan State improved to 18-5 overall, 9-4 in the conference. The two teams play again at 5 p.m. Saturday evening in a game televised on the Big Ten Network.
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