ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The No. 2 Wisconsin women's hockey team scored two goals in the first 2:19 to set the tone in a 6-2 win over St. Cloud State on Saturday afternoon at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

Junior Daryl Watts scored twice for the Badgers (14-1-1, 8-1-1-0 WCHA) while Brette Pettet, Abby Roque, Sophie Shirley and Dara Greig also scored in the series finale against the Huskies (3-10-1, 0-10-0-0 WCHA).

Pettet put the Badgers on the board 1:16 into the game with her sixth of the year before Watts doubled the UW lead a minute later.

After a SCSU power-play goal made it a 2-1 game midway through the first period, Roque scored her 13th of the year to give UW a two-goal lead heading into the first intermission.

Watts scored her second of the game and 14th of the season, tipping in a Grace Bowlby shot, to send UW into the second intermission with a 4-1 advantage.

The Huskies scored 20 seconds into the third period, but Shirley and Greig tacked on goals to put the game out of reach.

Kristen Campbell improved to 13-1-1 on the season after making 13 saves on Saturday.

Three Notes of the Game
- Wisconsin extended its winning streak against St. Cloud State to 23 games, a streak that dates back to the 2015-16 season.
- Watts now has 40 points in 16 games this year after a six-point weekend against the Huskies. She leads the country with an average of 2.50 points per game.
- Wisconsin is now averaging 5.25 goals per game, the nation's best mark.

Straight from the Rink
Daryl Watts
"We played three solid periods today. We moved the puck well, played fast and capitalized on our scoring opportunities. This weekend was a great building block as we turn our attention to our tournament in Nashville."

Up Next
Wisconsin heads to Nashville for the Country Classic this weekend. The Badgers will take on Harvard on Friday at 4:30 p.m. CT at the Ford Ice Center and will face Boston College on Saturday in a 1 p.m. showdown.