MADISON, WIS. – Daryl Watts and Brette Pettet scored goals 1 minute, 50 seconds apart early in the third period to lead No. 2 Wisconsin to a 6-3 victory over the top-ranked Gophers on Saturday afternoon in women's hockey at the LaBahn Arena.
The Badgers (6-2 overall/WCHA) swept the series; they won the opener 5-0.
"Our team fought," Gophers coach Brad Frost said. "Unfortunately, we were just climbing back each period. and so it was difficult to get that go-ahead goal."
Those two quick Wisconsin goals in the final period broke a 3-all tie. Pettel had two goals and an assist, Watts one goal and two assists.
With her team trailing 2-0, Grace Zumwinkle scored a power-play goal for Minnesota (8-3) with 1:35 left in the first.
Amy Potomak tied it at 2-all at 2:33 of the second.
Wisconsin got the next goal at 11:07 of the middle period — Britta Curl scored on a power play — but the Gophers again knotted it on Josey Dunn's unassisted tally 41 seconds later.
