WCHA Series for Feb. 12-13 Feature UND at SCSU, UM at DU, MSU at UW; UMD, SCSU Share Lead; Four Points Lie Between Top Five

With just one month now remaining in the race for the 2009-10 Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season championship and a top five finish, two teams - Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State - share first place, just one point lies between the top three clubs and just four points separate the current top five. There is also a logjam between three teams who currently sit sixth and tied for seventh and are separated by just a single point.

St. Cloud State Gains Three Points, Minnesota Duluth Rallies for Split as Huskies, Bulldogs Now Share First Place; 55,031 Watch Wisconsin Defeat Michigan Outdoors

St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth now share the top spot in the men's WCHA heading into the final four weeks of the 2009-10 regular season, after the Huskies took three points from visiting UAA and the Bulldogs rallied for a split at Michigan Tech. In non-conference action over the weekend, Colorado College, Denver and Wisconsin combined for a 5-0-0 mark to boost the league's non-conference mark to 45-22-5 (.660). The Badgers knocked off Michigan outdoors on Saturday in front of 55,031 in the Culver's Camp Randall Hockey Classic.

Bemidji State Blanks Host Wisconsin Sunday to Move Into Fourth Place; Minnesota State Shuts Out St. Cloud State

Bemidji State, behind a goal and assist from defenseman Montana Vichorek, a pair of assists from right winger Annie Bauerfeld and the 36-save shutout goaltending of Alana McElhinney, blanked host Wisconsin 2-0 on Feb. 7 in WCHA action to take over sole possession of fourth place with two weeks to go in the regular season. The Beavers were joined as victors on Sunday afternoon by Minnesota State, as the Mavericks also recorded a conference shutout in a 4-0 decision over visiting St. Cloud State.

UMD Bulldogs Sweep Minnesota to Keep WCHA Title Race Alive, Clinch Home Playoff Berth; North Dakota, Wisconsin Win Saturday; Sunday Games Feature SCSU at MSU, BSU at U

The hottest team in women's college hockey - the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs - completed a crucial two-game sweep of league-leading Minnesota in Western Collegiate Hockey Association play on Saturday (Feb. 6) evening in Duluth with a 3-0 victory, keeping the race for the conference championship a two-team affair and joining the Gophers as a first round home WCHA playoff host.

Michigan Tech Wins Winter Carnival Opener vs Minnesota Duluth Friday; Alaska Anchorage Earns Road Tie at SCSU

CC, DU Gain Victories Feb. 5 to Up WCHA's Non-Conference Mark to 42-22-5; Saturday WCHA Games Feature UMD at MTU, UAA at SCSU; Wisconsin Hosts Michigan in Camp Randall Hockey Classic; CC Hosts Mercyhurst, DU Plays at Air Force

SCSU's Raboin, DU's Rakhshani, MTU's Vlaisavljevich Named as Finalists for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award

Three Men' WCHA Players Among 10 National Finalists

St. Cloud State's Mike Lee Translating Team USA Gold into Success with Huskies

Goaltender Playing Key Role in First Collegiate Season

Badgers, Bulldogs Like Two Heavyweights Trading KO Punches

Recent Series Split Results in One Dominating Performance Per Team

Denver's Colborne and Cheverie, Minnesota's Budish Named Red Baron WCHA Players of the Week for February 2

Pioneers Move into First Place with Sweep at UND; Golden Gophers' Rookie Post Five Points

Minnesota Duluth Downs UM to Keep WCHA Title Hopes Alive; OSU, SCSU Win Friday to Stay in Hunt for Home Playoff Berths; Badgers Host Beavers Outdoors Saturday at Camp Randall

Just One Point Separates Four Teams From Third Place to Sixth Thru Games of Feb. 5

UMD Last Hope to Prevent Golden Gopher Runaway

It's First Place Minnesota at Second Place Minnesota Duluth Feb. 5-6

Statement from WCHA Regarding Suspension of BSU Player Hayley Williams

League Endorses Action Taken by University

UM's Francis, UMD's Gray, UW's Decker Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week for February 3

Gophers Win Twice vs MSU; Bulldogs Sweep at UND; Badger Freshman Nets Hat Trick

Full Weekend of WCHA Play for Feb. 5-7 Features UM at UMD, BSU at UW, UND at OSU, SCSU & MSU in Home-and-Home

No. 1-ranked Minnesota Heads to No. 5 Minnesota Duluth for Highlight Series; No. 10 Wisconsin Hosts BSU Outdoors Saturday in Culver's Camp Randall Hockey Classic; Three Points Separate Four Teams; Latest National Poll has UM No. 1, UMD No. 5, UW No. 10; Tickets On Sale for 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF




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