Gophers women's hockey extends winning streak to eight with 4-1 victory over St. Thomas

Abigail Boreen scored twice including a goal 36 seconds into the game, Taylor Heise had a goal and two assists and the third-ranked Gophers women's hockey team completed a weekend sweep of St. Thomas with a 4-1 victory before an announced 2,210 at Ridder Arena on Saturday.

"Great sweep," coach Brad Frost said after the Gophers (18-3-2, 15-2-2 WCHA) won their eighth game in a row. "St. Thomas played really well here today, played hard, but our team gutted it out. It was just a great finish to the weekend, a great six points."

Heise became the ninth player in program history with 200 career points when she assisted on Boreen's first goal. The Tommies (7-16-1, 2-15-1) responded only 2:15 later when Maddy Clough scored, and the first period ended tied 1-1.

Heise's power-play goal 3 minutes, 11 seconds into the second period — when she skated nearly the length of the ice before tucking in the puck past St. Thomas goalie Saskia Maurer — put the Gophers ahead to stay at 2-1. Ella Huber scored later in the period to double the Gophers' lead.

Boreen's second goal was similar to her first, as she scored from the high slot at the 15:41 mark of the third. The Gophers outshot the Tommies 42-12, with Maurer finishing with 38 saves to Skylar Vetter's 11.