Clean sweep: Wisconsin fights off Notre Dame for Big Ten series win

Saturday, November 14

Notre Dame, IN

6 p.m.

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2-0-0, 2-0-0B1G

Notre Dame

0-2-0, 0-2-0B1G

Wisconsin

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Clean sweep: Wisconsin fights off Notre Dame for Big Ten series win

November 14, 2020 | Men's Hockey

Box Score

UW starts 2-0 for second time in three seasons

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Skating away with their first Big Ten weekend sweep since February of 2017, the Badgers (2-0-0, 2-0-0-0 Big Ten) battled the Fighting Irish (0-2-0, 0-2-0-0 Big Ten) for a 5-3 win Saturday.

Senior Ty Pelton-Byce finished sophomore Cole Caufield's rebound to put the Badgers on the board with just 3:04 left in the first.

Here's a look back at @icebyce17's goal that put UW on the board with 3:04 left in the first!#Badgers - 1
Irish - 0@NBCSports pic.twitter.com/wyYruz3pkZ
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 15, 2020

At the top of the second, sophomore Ryder Donovan tapped in his first goal of the season and of the game, assisted by junior Jack Gorniak and freshman Owen Lindmark, for a 2-0 lead.

Despite battling to maintain its advantage, Notre Dame's senior Colin Theisen scored twice in less than two minutes, including his first at 14:37 on the power play, to tie the game 2-2.

Junior Brock Caufield wouldn't have it though and sniped a breakaway pass from junior Dominick Mersch and senior Tarek Baker to post his first goal with just 39.4 seconds left on the clock.

L👀k back: sealing the Badger lead seconds before the end of the second, @BrockCaufield breaks away for his first goal of the season!

Assists by @dommersch & @Tbakes9 @NBCSports pic.twitter.com/2W7gqbHZk0
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 15, 2020

The Fighting Irish pushed back halfway through the third as Theisen notched his first career hat trick and first three season goals against the Badgers, tying the game at 3-3.

With just 9:27 to go in the game, sophomore Dylan Holloway earned his second goal of the weekend, firing short-side high after circling the net to give UW the lead for good. Donovan's second goal of the night less than two minutes later closed the scoring and gave UW the 5-3 win.

With a down-ice wrap-around, Holloway snipes top corner for a Badger 4-3 lead!

Assist by @InamotoTyler @NBCSports pic.twitter.com/ml6LWmzWIL
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) November 15, 2020

Graduate netminder Robbie Beydoun is now 2-0 as a Badger, making 29 saves Saturday night.

Notes to know:

Dylan Holloway had a two-goal series, while senior Linus Weissbach had a three-point weekend.
Wisconsin's power play is 3-6 (.500) while its penalty kill is 3-4 (.750).
This was UW's first series sweep against Notre Dame in the Big Ten and first since Jan. 21-22, 2005, when the Badgers took a pair of 2-0 games over the Irish.

Up next: Wisconsin heads home to begin a six-game homestand with a battle against Michigan at LaBahn Arena Thursday and Friday, Nov. 19-20. Both games are currently slated for 6 p.m. starts.