The No. 4 University of Minnesota women’s hockey team rallied late in the third period to edge the Minnesota Whitecaps, 3-2, in an exhibition game tonight at Ridder Arena. The Golden Gophers will return to action tomorrow at 2 p.m. against Wayne State in a regular-season game. Jen Schoullis scored two goals for the Gophers in the win.<\/p>\n
Both teams went scoreless after the first period. Minnesota Whitecaps player and Boston College alum Allie Thunstrom scored a goal at 10:52 in the second to break the tie when she skated in and scored on a breakaway attempt. Schoullis knotted the game at 1-1 when she intercepted a pass in the neutral zone and fired a shot just before the hash marks and placed it glove side of Whitecaps goalie and Gopher alum Kim Hanlon. <\/p>\n
The Whitecaps responded when Minnesota-Duluth alum Saara Tuominen scored at 18:40 with a single assist from Thunstrom. <\/p>\n
The Gophers added the pressure in the third, outshooting the Whitecaps 13-4 in the period. Sarah Davis recorded her first unofficial collegiate goal at 17:50 in the third on a rebound attempt from Kelly Terry to tie the game up. It looked as if it was headed into overtime, but Schoullis scored her second goal of the game at 18:53 on the third when she placed it five-hole for the game-winning tally. Linemate Sarah Erickson tallied the single assist. <\/p>\n
The Whitecaps pulled Hanlon with 46 seconds remaining in the contest, but the Gophers held off the Whitecaps for the win. <\/p>\n
Alyssa Grogan had 20 saves for the Gophers in the win. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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