MADISON, Wis. – Thanks to a four-goal third period, the top-ranked Wisconsin women's hockey team took down Bemidji State, 4-0, at LaBahn Arena on Friday night. 

Casey O'Brien, Katie Kotlowski, Britta Curl and Cassie Hall each lit the lamp for the Badgers (7-0-0, 3-0-0-0-0 WCHA) in the shutout against the Beavers (0-6-1, 0-3-0-0-0 WCHA). 

O'Brien broke a two-period silence just under a minute into the third period.

Kotlowski doubled the lead with her second of the season before Curl tipped in a shot from Anna Wilgren. 

Badgers were not finished as Hall made it 4-0 with just 48 seconds left in the game on the power play. 

Jane Gervais stopped all 14 of the shots she faced for her third shutout of the season.

Three Notes of the Game
- The Badgers posted their NCAA-leading 12th power play goal of the season. 
- Britta Curl tallied her seventh goal of the season to extend her goal-scoring streak to six games. 
- Casey O'Brien moved into a tie for eighth place in school history for career game-winning goals with her 15th career game-winning tally. 

Straight from the Rink
Head Coach Mark Johnson
On Friday's win:
"It's a good challenge and a good opportunity. We came away with a nice win and now we move to Saturday's afternoon's game."

On heading into the third period scoreless:
"It becomes a 20 minute game and now we're getting challenged. That was my message to the team going into the third. Obviously we scored early and got ourselves a dirty goal. Then it was just a matter of continuing to press."

Senior Casey O'Brien
On getting the win:
"I was really proud of our team today. I thought we were moving the puck really well. It just wasn't going and so props to every single person in our locker room today for staying positive."

Up Next: The Badgers wrap up their six-game homestand on Saturday with a 2 p.m. tilt against Bemidji State. The game is sold out, but fans can watch live on Big Ten Plus.