Di Pasquo Stands Tall as Gophers Battle No. 1 Wisconsin to a Tie
Luca Di Pasquo was the story of the night at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Thursday, turning aside 41 shots as the Minnesota Golden Gophers battled the top ranked Wisconsin Badgers to a 1-1 tie. Wisconsin eventually claimed the extra Big Ten point with a shootout victory, but it took a tremendous effort from the senior goaltender to keep Minnesota in the game.
The Gophers were under pressure from the opening minutes as Wisconsin came out attacking. Di Pasquo was busy early, stopping eight shots in the first five minutes, including a dangerous odd man rush.
Minnesota got an opportunity…
#2 Gophers earn road sweep of #13 Bulldogs: Takeaways
Minneapolis, MN – After six straight home games, the #2-ranked Gopher Women’s Hockey team headed north this weekend to face the University of Minnesota Duluth. With the World Championships looming, both teams were without several key players.
The Gophers were without defender Chloe Primerano and forwards Julia Schalin and Tereza Plosová. The Bulldogs had five players out of the lineup: Claire Kraemer, Ève Gascon, Paulina Salonen, Tuuli Tallinen, and Ida Karlsson.
In game one, Minnesota jumped out to an early two-goal lead behind a pair of Bella Fanale first-period goals. The Bulldogs fought back; a UMD power-play goal cut the…
Mooney’s OT Thriller Lifts Gophers Past Penn State
Minnesota pulls back three Penn State leads before LJ Mooney delivers the game-winner just 17 seconds into overtime.
Minneapolis, MN – Sometimes, the best response is simply to keep answering.
After a frustrating finish to Friday night’s series opener, the Gophers showed plenty of resilience Saturday, battling back from three separate deficits before LJ Mooney ended things in overtime with a spectacular individual effort to give Minnesota a 4-3 win over Penn State.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3-2, 1-0-1 Big Ten) and Penn State Nittany Lions (2-4-2, 0-1-1 Big Ten) traded goals throughout the first two periods, with neither team…
| Team | REG W | OT/SO W | OT/SO L | REG L | PTS | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WisconsinUW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
 Ohio StateOSU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
 MinnesotaMN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
 Penn StatePSU | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
 MichiganMI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Notre DameND | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Michigan StateMSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | REG W | OT/SO W | OT/SO L | REG L | PTS | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio StateOSU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 |
 St. Cloud StateSCSU | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 |
 MinnesotaMN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| WisconsinUW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
 Minnesota-DuluthUMD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
 St. ThomasUST | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
 Minnesota StateMNSU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
 Bemidji StateBSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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Gophers Settle for a Tie, Penn State Takes Extra Point in Shootout
Javon Moore provides the offense, but Minnesota can’t find the game winner in a 1-1 tie at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers opened Big Ten play Friday night with a frustrating 1-1 tie against Penn State at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Gophers controlled much of the action early, outshot the Nittany…
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#2 Gophers finish off homestand with sweep of Lindenwood
The #2-ranked Gopher Women’s Hockey team swept the Lindenwood Lions in a rare Thursday/Friday series. On Thursday night, the Gophers blitzed the Lions to the tune of an 11-0 win. 16 different Gophers recorded a point, and 10 Gophers had multiple points.
On Friday afternoon, the Gophers once again jumped out to an early lead.…
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Wyattrick: Wyatt Cullen Buries UND With Three Goal Night
Freshman’s hat trick leads Minnesota to a 5-3 win over No. 3 North Dakota and completes the Gophers’ first sweep of the Fighting Hawks since 2011.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers entered the weekend looking for answers. They left with a sweep of their biggest rival, a signature win for new head coach Brett Larson, and…
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Gophers Explode for Four Third Period Goals, Beat North Dakota 5-3
Minnesota erased its early season frustrations with a four goal third period Thursday night, defeating No. 3 North Dakota 5-3 in front of a sold out crowd of 10,566 at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The victory was the first for head coach Brett Larson behind the Gopher bench.
After Tanner Henricks gave Minnesota a 1-0…
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Ziemer’s Two Goals Help Gophers Salvage 2-2 Tie at UMD
Duluth, MN – When you’re in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
After an opening-weekend sweep at Michigan Tech and a 7-1 drubbing Friday night in Duluth, the Minnesota Gophers finally found something to build on Saturday.
Captain Brodie Ziemer scored twice and Luca Di Pasquo stood tall in net as…
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#3 Gophers earn split with top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – With top-ranked Ohio State coming to town, everyone knew we were going to learn a lot about this Gopher team this weekend.
"When you play against teams like this, especially early in the year, I think you learn a lot from just a compete standpoint and an effort standpoint," Head Coach Greg…
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