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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. Ohio State University

The University of North Dakota women’s hockey team qualified for its seventh-straight Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Face-Off with a 2-1 overtime victory over Ohio State University on Sunday afternoon in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Emma Nuutinen scored the winning goal for the Fighting Hawks (16-15-6) 9:04 into the extra session. Kayla Gardner scored the other UND goal while Maddy Field scored …


Unheralded

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. Ohio State University

The University of North Dakota women’s hockey team forced a third and decisive game of its Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff series with a 4-1 win over Ohio State University on Saturday afternoon in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Amy Menke led the Fighting Hawks (15-15-6) with a goal and two assists. Charly Dahlqvist, Vilma Tanskanen and Ryleigh Houston scored the other …


RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota vs. Bemidji State University

The University of North Dakota women’s hockey team secured home ice for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs after skating to a 1-1 tie with Bemidji State University on Sunday afternoon in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Charly Dahlquist scored for UND (13-9-6, 10-7-5-3), while Emily Bergland notched the goal for Bemidji State (9-14-3, 5-14-3-1). Lexie Shaw made 23 saves in net for the Fighting Hawks, while …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota vs. St. Cloud State University

No. 10-ranked University of North Dakota women’s hockey team, behind Alyssa MacMillan’s first college goal, defeated St. Cloud State University 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks improved their record to 8-6-5 (6-5-4-2 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association) on the season, while the Huskies fell to 5-13-1 (4-10-1-1 WCHA). Amy Menke and Sarah Lecavalier also scored …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. Minnesota State University

Finnish Olympian Emma Nuutinen scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the No. 10-ranked University of North Dakota women’s hockey team completed a weekend sweep against Minnesota State University with a 4-3 win on Saturday afternoon in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks, 4-1-1 (3-1-0-0 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association), also received goals from Gracen Hirschy, Kayla Gardner and  Vilma Tanskanen. Megan Hinze scored …

WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF: Wisconsin 4, UND 1, Part 2, March 7, 2015

The UND women’s hockey team’s season ended Saturday with a heartbreaking 4-1 loss to Wisconsin in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Faceoff seminfinals in Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND, which ended its season with a 22-12-3 record, was mathematically eliminated from an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament. The Badgers, 28-6-4, scored a 4-0 win over Bemidji State (21-17-10) in today’s championship game.

WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF: Bemidji State 1, University of Minnesota 0, March 7, 2015

Bemidji State’s women’s hockey team (21-16-10) upset No. 1-ranked University of Minnesota (31-3-4) 1-0 in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Faceoff on Saturday in Ralph Engelstad Arena.  The Beavers meet the University of Wisconsin (27-6-4) in the championship game today. The Badgers defeated the University of North Dakota (22-12-3) to advance to the title game.