Abbey Murphy returned to the spotlight Saturday with a pair of goals as the third-ranked Minnesota women’s hockey team wrapped up a home-and-home series sweep of No. 15 St. Cloud State with a 5-1 win at Ridder Arena.
Murphy, who has scored in 10 consecutive games, recorded the lone goal of the first period to put the Gophers up 1-0 heading into the initial break. St. Cloud State matched their hosts at 1-1 with a goal at 2:04 of the second, but Kendra Distad put the hosts up for good 75 seconds later.
It was all Minnesota from there, as the Gophers finished off the contest with a trio of goals in the final period coming off the sticks of Murphy, Chloe Primerano and Tereza Plosova for the four-goal victory. Minnesota goaltender Layla Hemp made 19 saves.
Murphy’s two goals gave her 139 for her Gophers career, tying her with Nadine Muzerall for the all-time team record. Josefin Bouveng had an assist, extending her point streak to 25 games. Head coach Brad Frost registered his 550th career win on the day.
The win boosted the Gophers to a 22-4 overall record, 16-4 in WCHA play. The Huskies fell to 8-16-2 overall, 4-14-2 in the conference.
Minnesota now turns to a massive series next weekend as No. 1 Wisconsin pays a visit to Ridder Arena for games next Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The WCHA-leading Badgers polished off Bemidji State 10-3 on Saturday.
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