NASHVILLE – The No. 3 Gophers women's hockey team lost to No. 8 Colgate 2-1 on Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the Smashville Showcase. The result ended Minnesota's winning streak at 11 games.
Gophers women's hockey loses title game of Smashville Showcase
November 28, 2021 at 7:10AM
Kalty Kaltounkova, a sophomore forward from Vlasim, Czech Republic, scored both goals for the Raiders (15-4-1). Her first goal at 13 minutes, 16 seconds of the middle period tied the scored at 1-1 and her 13th goal of the season with 2:32 left in the same period was the eventual winner.
Junior defenseman Madeline Wethington had the Gophers' goal, at 9:33 of the second on a power play.
Each team had two power plays in the scoreless first period. Minnesota's two overlapped, so the Gophers had a 5-on-3 advantage for 1:07 but couldn't score.
Hannah Murphy of the Raiders made 28 saves, freshman Skylar Vetter 22 for the Gophers.
This was the third meeting between these teams this season. The Gophers (12-3) swept then-No. 3 Colgate 5-3 and 3-2 on Oct. 22-23 in Hamilton, N.Y.
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The Gophers went 20-16 overall and 5-13 in the Big Ten last season. Now the conference boasts UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington.
