Gophers Skate To Shutout Over Bemidji
Minneapolis, MN (GopherSports.com) – The No. 3 Golden Gopher women's hockey team skated to a 4-0 win over No. 5/4 Bemidji State in game one of this weekend's series at Ridder Arena Friday night.
Kate Schipper led Minnesota with three points and Amanda Leveille made 18 saves in her 25th career shutout. Along with Schipper's three-point effort, Cara Piazza and Dani Cameranesi tallied a goal and an assist each. Megan Wolfe, Sydney Baldwin and Sarah Potomak each picked up single assists, while Kelly Pannek found the back of the net to extend her team-best point streak to 13 games.
Leveille's 18-save shutout included stopping BSU's Ivana Bilic on a breakaway midway through the second period to keep the Beavers (10-3-2, 7-3-1-0 WCHA) off the board. BSU netminder Brittni Mowat made 31 saves as Minnesota outshot Bemidji State, 35-18.
The teams meet in game two of the series at 4 p.m. CT Saturday afternoon at Ridder Arena.
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