MADISON, Wis.— Thanks to a Daryl Watts hat trick, the No. 4 Wisconsin women's hockey team flipped the script on No. 5 Minnesota Duluth, coming back from Friday night's loss with a 5-1 victory. 

Wisconsin (21-4-4, 16-4-3-2-0-2) outshot Minnesota Duluth (18-9-0, 15-8-0) 29-27 and saw goals from Watts, Makenna Webster and Caitlin Schneider. Nicole LaMantia and Casey O'Brien also recorded multi-point games.

The Badgers were first on the board with a power-play goal from Watts. The team outshot Duluth 11-9 and went into the second with a 1-0 lead.

Just over a minute into the second, Wisconsin netted two goals in less than 30 seconds. Webster was able to dump one past Minnesota Duluth, shortly followed by a second goal from Watts. Watts then put up a shorthanded goal later in the period to mark her third of the game, completing her fifth-career hat trick. The Badgers headed into the final frame with a 4-0 lead over the Bulldogs.

Wisconsin gave up one goal early in the third as Minnesota Duluth cut Wisconsin's lead to three points. Schneider then lit the lamp to get Wisconsin's lead back to four. The final score of the game was 5-1 in Wisconsin favor.

Goaltender Kennedy Blair made 26 saves and allowed just one goal.

Three Notes of the Game
- Saturday marks the seventh game of the season that the Badgers have scored five goals.
- Daryl Watts is now fifth for all-time points in the NCAA with 284 and is one point away from moving into a tie for third place in NCAA history with Julie Chu and Jocelyn Lamoureaux. 
- Grace Bowlby and Caitlin Schneider broke the school record for games played in a UW career this weekend as the senior duo appeared in their 164th and 165th career games for the Cardinal and White. 

Straight from the Rink
Head Coach Mark Johnson
On the win over Minnesota Duluth:
"It was nice coming out of the power play, obviously that helps out. But I think the players enjoy seeing the lights go on and the horns go off and get rewarded. It was a good game. Good bounce back and obviously got a couple good breaks there to start the second period. I'm happy for the team. Their attitude is good. They're playing hard and they're doing a lot of good things and tonight they got rewarded because of that so you're happy for them."

On playing a late game:
"Part of the job is sometimes you have to work the late shift. They had to work the late shift tonight. Sometimes you get the 7-3 shift, 10-6 shift, 1-9 shift and then you get the late shift. Interesting to see how they would respond. I think for players they get into routines. They like their routines and when you take them out of their routines it can be challenging. I get more concerned about the fans. I know they like consistency. Thanks to the fans for coming out and the band. It makes it much more enjoyable to play so I think that helps the players too. But getting the first goal tonight was huge."

Daryl Watts
On getting the first goal:
"Getting the first goal is huge, especially at home with the best fans in the country. To be able to score first and get the crowd into it, I think that's huge and not only helping us feed off them but quieting down our opponent and making the hill harder for them to climb."

On her second goal:
"It feels like the past couple weekends we've been getting so many shots and nothing's been going our way. So for that to go in, it felt like the tides are changing and we're going to ride this to the end of the season."

Up Next: Wisconsin hosts its final home regular-season series of the season, February 12-13, against Minnesota State. Saturday's game is set to start at 4 p.m. and will feature Wisconsin's first ever CHUCK-A-PUCK canned food drive presented by EatStreet. Sunday's game will start at 1 p.m. but fans should make sure to be to LaBahn early to catch all the Senior Day action.