MANKATO, Minn. – Thanks to a balanced attack, the No. 2 Wisconsin women's hockey team took down Minnesota State, 5-2, on Friday night at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center. 

Jesse Compher, Maddi Wheeler, Caroline Harvey, Kirsten Simms and Lacey Eden all scored for the Badgers (14-2-1,11-1-1-1-1-0 WCHA) to extend their unbeaten streak to six games. 

The Badgers got on the board early as Compher capitalized on a Minnesota State (7-10-0, 5-9-0-1-0-0) miscue to give UW a 1-0 lead 23 seconds into the game. 

However, Minnesota State answered with a goal with six minutes to go in the period to make it a 1-1 game after 20 minutes. 

Wheeler found the back of the net early in the second period to regain the lead for the Badgers.

Harvey extended the lead late in the second period as she tallied her seventh goal of the season, making it 3-1. 

Less than a minute after the Mavericks cut the lead to one, Simms answered, tipping in a shot from Laila Edwards. Eden scored off the rebound less than four minutes later to make it 5-2. 

Cami Kronish stopped 17 of the 19 shots against her to earn her eighth win of the season. 

Three Notes of the Game
- The Badgers have scored five or more goals in 10 of their 17 games this season.
-  UW outshot Minnesota State 42-19 as the Badgers have outshot their opponent in 16 of their 17 games this season. 
- Laila Edwards set a career high with three assists. 

Straight from the Rink
UW Head Coach Mark Johnson
On his overall thoughts on the game:
"Overall, the fifty minutes we played well. We got a bunch of opportunities and competed high, and ended up having a pretty good game." 

On wrapping up the first half of the season tomorrow:
"Do the same as today. Capitalize on our opportunities and defend strongly."

Junior Forward Lacey Eden
On starting the game off strong:
"It definitely gets the momentum going our way. When we can score the first shift, it kind of sets the tone for the rest of the game and then we can have a little bit of fun with it. We get some confidence and grow from there."

Up Next: The Badgers wrap up their series with Minnesota State on Saturday with a 3 p.m. game at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center. Fans can watch the game live on B1G+ or listen to it on 1070 AM in the Madison area.