Box Score Feb. 12, 2010
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MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 10-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team (16-12-3, 13-11-1 WCHA) went down early and couldn’t salvage a comeback in its first loss to Minnesota State. Despite the 33 shot advantage by Wisconsin, the Mavericks (6-18-5, 4-16-5 WCHA) pulled out a 5-3 victory over the Badgers Friday afternoon at the Kohl Center.
No. 10 Wisconsin 3, Minnesota State 5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd
| Final |
| Minnesota State (6-18-5, 4-16-5 WCHA) | 3
| 1 | 1
| 5
|
| Wisconsin (16-12-3, 13-11-1 WCHA) | 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| Statistics |
Shots: (UW) 51 | (OSU) 18
|
| Power Play Goals-Att: (UW) 1-2 | (OSU)1-4 |
| Penalties-Minutes: (UW) 2-4 | (OSU)4-8 |
The Badgers outshot the Mavericks 15-6 in the first period but could not seem to find the back of the net until late in the first frame. MSU recorded the first three goals of the period on four shots on goal to take the early 3-0 lead by the 12:15 mark.
Minnesota State’s Kayla Buganski recorded back-to-back goals with her first at the 2:40 mark. Buganski deflected Jenna Peterson’s shot past UW’s Becca Ruegsegger (Lakewood, Colo.) for the first tally.
Less than six minutes later, with 11:48 left in the first period, Buganski tallied her second goal of the game. From behind the red line, Ashley Young passed it to Buganski who sent the puck over Ruegsegger’s left shoulder. Lauren Smith collected the secondary assist as the Mavericks gained the 2-0 advantage.
MSU’s Moira O’Connor notched the Mavericks’ third goal of the frame while on the man advantage. Lisa Edman recorded the lone assist.
Wisconsin then took a timeout to regroup and make a goalie change, putting in senior Alannah McCready (Blaine, Minn.).
The Badgers converted for the first time of the contest when junior Kelly Nash (Bonita, Calif.) took a shot from the slot that hit hard off MSU’s Alli Altmann’s pads. From the left face-off circle, freshman Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.) capitalized on the rebound and sent the puck over Altmann’s right shoulder.
The score remained slated at 3-1 in the first 19 minutes of the second frame until Minnesota State converted with 26 seconds left in the period. This time it was MSU’s Lauren Zrust who found the back of the net to make the score 4-1.
The Badgers answered early in the third period, with 15:03 left in the contest when junior Mallory Deluce (London, Ontario) took a shot and freshman Stefanie McKeough (Carlsbad Springs, Ontario) capitalized on the rebound and sent the puck top shelf. The goal marked McKeough’s first career goal as a Badger.
At the 9:12 mark, Zrust converted to increase the Mavericks’ lead back to three with a 5-2 advantage.
Wisconsin tried to rally near the end of the period and with 3:10 left in the competition. Off of a pass from Nash, Deluce recorded a power-play goal, however, Wisconsin was unable to salvage the victory.
Altmann recorded 48 saves for MSU and Ruegsegger and Alannah McCready tallied one and 12 saves, respectively for the Badgers.
Minnesota State finished 1-for-2 on the power play and Wisconsin capitalized on 1-of-4 with the man advantage.
Friday’s game will air on the Big Ten Network on Monday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. CT.
The Badgers will close out the series with the Mavericks on Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. On Sunday, Wisconsin will honor its four seniors: Alannah McCready, Emily Kranz, Kyla Sanders and Jasmine Giles in its final home conference game of the 2009-10 season.
