Top-ranked Wisconsin meets No. 2 Minnesota Duluth in the Badgers' final home series of the regular season. Puck drop for Saturday is set for 2 p.m., while Sunday's contest begins at noon.

Sunday will serve as Senior Day for the Badgers, as UW will honor its six seniors – Mellissa Channell, Ann-Renee Desbiens, Mikayla Johnson, Sydney McKibbon, Sarah Nurse and Jenny Ryan – prior to puck drop.

UMD hasn't lost a game since December, going 7-0-1 since the start of 2017.

Senior Lara Stalder leads the Bulldogs in points with 45 overall, coming from 19 goals and 26 assists.

Maddie Rooney backstops the Bulldogs, as the sophomore goaltender has a 20-4-4 record in net, with a .943 save percentage.

Filled the Bowl
The top-ranked Wisconsin women's hockey team broke its own NCAA women's hockey single-game attendance record on Saturday as the Badgers defeated St. Cloud State in their "Fill the Bowl" game at the Kohl Center. A record-setting crowd of 15,359 fans cheered on UW as it shut out the Huskies, 2-0.

Filled the Bowl
Wisconsin women's hockey student-athletes Annie Pankowski, Maddie Rolfes, Jenny Ryan, Sophia Shaver and Lauren Williams were named WCHA Scholar-Athletes, the league announced Thursday.

It marks the third time that Ryan, a two-time alternate captain, has received the honor while Pankowski, UW's leading scorer this year, earns the honor for a second-straight year. Both Badgers have received the NCAA Elite 90 Award for having the highest cumulative grade-point average at the NCAA Frozen Four.

To earn recognition as a WCHA Scholar-Athlete, conference-member student-athletes must have completed at least one year of residency at their present institution prior to the current academic year and must also have a grade-point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale for the previous two semesters or three quarters, or may qualify if his/her overall GPA is at least 3.50 for all terms at his or her present institution.

Learn more here. 

The series against Minnesota Duluth
This weekend's series marks the 83rd and 84th times the Badgers and Bulldogs have met.

The Badgers lead the all-time series with the Bulldogs, 40-30-12.

Wisconsin suffered its first loss of the season against Minnesota Duluth in November before earning a win against the Bulldogs the following day to split the series.

UW holds a 17-11-7 record at home against UMD.

Desbiens named WCHA Defensive Player of the Month

Wisconsin women's hockey goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens was rewarded Friday for her tremendous play in the Badgers' net, as the senior was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Month for January.
 
This marks the first time this year that Desbiens, the reigning WCHA Player of the Year, has collected defensive player of the month honors from the league.
 
Desbiens started six of UW's seven games in the month, posting a 6-0-0 record while recording three shutouts, which paced the NCAA during January.
 
A native of La Malbaie, Quebec, Desbiens' save percentage of .962 in January was the second-best in the country, while her goals-against average of 0.67 paced the NCAA. Desbiens' six wins led the WCHA and ranked second in the NCAA during January.
 
On the season, Desbiens leads the NCAA in wins (20), save percentage (.958), goals-against average (0.72), winning percentage (.932) and shutouts (11).

Roque earns WCHA weekly honors

After a three-point weekend against Bemidji State, Wisconsin women's hockey freshman Abby Roque was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week. It marks the third time this year that Roque, a native of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, has received weekly honors from the league.

Roque tallied a pair of goals and an assist during the Badgers' 6-1 win against Bemidji State on Friday, which marked UW's 500th program victory.

The performance marked Roque's second multi-goal game of the season, as she also tallied two goals on Nov. 6 against Bemidji State.

Roque's +3 plus/minus rating on the weekend was the second-best mark in the league among rookies.