DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 2 Wisconsin women's hockey team extended its winning streak to eight games thanks to 2-1 win over No. 7 Minnesota Duluth on Friday afternoon at AMSOIL Arena. 

Casey O'Brien and Lacey Eden each found the back of the net as the Badgers (21-4-0, 15-4-0-0-1-0 WCHA) battled to take down the Bulldogs (13-9-2, 10-8-0-1-0-0 WCHA) in a top-10 showdown. 

Wisconsin struck first when O'Brien capitalized on the rebound, lifting the Badgers to a 1-0 advantage with 13:29 left in the second frame.

UMD answered back just over a minute later to make it 1-1 headed into the final period. 

The Badgers found the back of the net early in the third as Eden scored on the power play with 19 minutes left to give UW a 2-1 advantage. 

Jane Gervais stopped 20 of the shots she faced for her 11th win of the year.

Three Notes of the Game
- Casey O'Brien tallied her 40th point of the season, marking the 10th game in a row that the forward has scored a point. 
- Jane Gervais earned her 20th career win in net for UW.
- The Badgers advance to 59-37-16 all-time against the Bulldogs, including a 15-6-1 record since 2018-19. 

Straight from the Rink
Junior Lacey Eden
On her game-winning power play goal:
"We've had a couple of games where we haven't scored on the power play, but we've been getting a lot of chances so we knew it was coming. It definitely felt good to get one on the power play because we've been working the puck so well."

Junior Jane Gervais
On grabbing another win at AMSOIL Arena:
"It's always fun to play here, I think it's a good rivalry. They're a good team and we've had success here in the past so it's just nice to keep the train rolling."

Senior Casey O'Brien
On what to expect tomorrow from the Bulldogs:
"I'm expecting them to come out with their best against us. As long as we stick to our game and play just as hard as we did today, I think we'll be fine. I think we need to expect a faster start and a physical game tomorrow." 

Up Next: The Badgers and Bulldogs wrap up their series on Saturday with a 3 p.m. game at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth. Fans can watch the game in the Madison area on Me-TV (Channel 15-2, watch online through Big Ten Plus or listen on 100.9 FM.