Three WCHA Series on Schedule for Weekend of Oct. 30-Nov. 1 as UW Hosts UM, OSU Hosts MSU, SCSU Hosts UND
Ohio State's Raelyn LaRocque |
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Oct. 27, 2009
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MADISON, Wis. –Unbeaten and league-leading Minnesota used to back-to-back shutouts to run its winning streak to eight games last weekend with 4-0 and 7-0 victories over St. Cloud State and next the defending Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season champions will be tested by defending national champion Wisconsin, in an important Halloween weekend series at Kohl Center in Madison. The series, to be played Friday (Oct. 30) and Sunday (Nov. 1) afternoons at 2:07 pm CT, is a rematch from last season’s WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF title game when the Badgers took a 5-3 decision to win the league’s playoff championship.
In the other two conference series to be played Friday and Saturday, Ohio State hosts Minnesota State, Mankato at the OSU Ice Rink in Columbus while St. Cloud State entertains North Dakota at the National Hockey Center. In non-conference play, Minnesota Duluth travels to No. 1-ranked Mercyhust (Friday/Saturday) in a series that has two of last season’s NCAA Women's Frozen Four participants while Bemidji State entertains Wayne State (Friday/Saturday).
The No. 2-ranked Golden Gophers, who were led last weekend by the back-to-back shutouts of Noora Räty and Alyssa Grogan, have not allowed a goal in their last three games and are now 8-0-0 overall and 6-0-0 in the WCHA. They are in first place in the league race with a perfect 12 points while No. 5-ranked Minnesota Duluth (5-3-0, 4-2-0 WCHA) is second with eight points. Wisconsin needs a victory in this week’s Border Battle to keep Minnesota from running off to a commanding lead in the WCHA.
Last weekend, the Badgers split two WCHA home games with Ohio State. The Buckeyes snapped a 21-game winless streak against the Badgers and captured a 4-3 victory on freshman Hokey Langan’s game-winner last Friday (Oct. 23) before the Badgers rallied back to take a 5-3 decision on Saturday (Oct. 24). It was the first time OSU split a series at the Kohl Center since 2003.
The No.6-ranked Badgers (3-3-0, 3-3-0 WCHA) are currently in third place in the WCHA with six points while the Buckeyes (2-3-3, 2-3-1 WCHA) are fourth with five. Fifth place Minnesota State (3-0-1, 1-0-1-1 WCHA) and Bemidji State (1-6-1, 1-2-1-1 WCHA) are tied with four points each, North Dakota (1-4-1, 1-4-1 WCHA) is seventh with three points, and St. Cloud State (1-5-0, 0-4-0 WCHA) is eighth.
In other league series last weekend, Minnesota Duluth bested North Dakota, 4-1, last Friday as Emmanuelle Blais recorded her first collegiate three-goal hat trick, while senior blueliner Jaime Rasmussen and junior forward Laura Fridfinnson each had three assists and scored a 3-1 win last Saturday at the DECC.
In non-conference play Oct. 23-24, Bemidji State dropped a pair of one-goal games in Boston, losing 2-1 to Northeastern last Friday and 3-2 last Saturday. Minnesota State was idle.
This Week in the WCHA
Games for Friday, October 30: Minnesota at Wisconsin (WCHA), 2:07 pm CT; Minnesota Duluth at Mercyhurst (nc), 7:00 pm ET; Wayne State at Bemidji State (nc), 7:07 pm CT; Minnesota State at Ohio State (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; North Dakota at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT.
Games for Saturday, October 31: North Dakota at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 2:07 pm CT; Wayne State at Bemidji State (nc), 2:07 pm CT; Minnesota Duluth at Mercyhurst (nc), 3:00 pm ET; Minnesota State at Ohio State (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET.
Games for Sunday, November 1: Minnesota at Wisconsin (WCHA), 2:07 pm CT.
Last Week in the WCHA
Results of Friday, October 23: Minnesota 4 at St. Cloud State 0 (WCHA); Bemidji State 1 at Northeastern 2 (nc); North Dakota 1 at Minnesota Duluth 4 (WCHA); Ohio State 4 at Wisconsin 3 (WCHA).
Results of Saturday, October 24: Bemidji State 2 at Northeastern 3 (nc) (@ UMass-Boston); St. Cloud State 0 at Minnesota 7 (WCHA); North Dakota 1 at Minnesota Duluth 3 (WCHA); Ohio State 3 at Wisconsin 5 (WCHA).
Live Web Scoreboard and Mobile Scoreboard Now Available at WCHA.com
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, in conjuction with Tim Danehy (collegehockeystats.net) and Dan Parkhurst (SportDesigns.com), is pleased to now offer live game scoreboards for both its women’s and men’s leagues. These new scoreboards will be available on the league’s official website, wcha.com, and also accessible from your web-enabled mobile phone.
The live website stats platform can be accessed on game days from the home page at WCHA.com. The live box scores come directly from feeds at game sites. With multiple leagues using the same live stats platform, even many non-conference road games will be included in the new live scoreboard.
At WCHA.com, located just above the WCHA standings, visitors will find a graphic for “Live Scoreboard’. Just click on the link for either “Men” or “Women” and you'll be taken to a page featuring live scores each day there is a scheduled game with links to Live In-Game Box Scores. The live scoreboards can also be accessed at WCHA.com by using the drop-down menus under ‘Scores & Stats’ on the front page.
The new WCHA mobile scoreboard can be accessed on your web-enabled phone by visiting the following urls:
Women’s Mobile Scoreboard: www.sportdesigns.com/wchamobile/indexw.php
Men’s Mobile Scoreboard: www.sportdesigns.com/wchamobile/indexm.php
The mobile scoreboard also features links to live in-game box scores, allowing fans to track their favorite teams and players from any location they have mobile web access.
“The WCHA is tremendously pleased to offer these exciting new mobile services to our fans,” said Commissioner Bruce M. McLeod. “This is another positive step forward for us and we owe a great deal of thanks to both Tim Danehy (collegehockeystats.net) and Dan Parkhurst (SportDesigns.com) for all of their assistance in this endeavor.”
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