The Gophers women’s hockey program is in its 28th season. Before this weekend, the Gophers had not had a losing streak longer than three games.
On Saturday, the No. 3 Gophers rallied to defeat No. 11 St. Cloud State 2-1 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud to end their four-game losing streak.
“A big win,” Gophers coach Brad Frost said. “Obviously, it was difficult, as we knew it would be — coming back from a goal down in the third to get those two [goals] was huge. Really proud of the way our team played in the last 20 [minutes] in particular, and the whole game, to find a way to dig in and get it done."
In addition to taking their first victory since Jan. 31, the Gophers (23-9-1, 17-8-1 WCHA) reached a milestone with the 800th victory in program history. The Gophers, who are the first WCHA program to reach that milestone, are now 800-185-64 (79.3 winning percentage).
“It’s a big thing,” Frost said. “In the WCHA and throughout the country, not many teams have had that. We’re super proud of everyone that came before with Coach [Laura] Halldorson leading the way and all the players.”
St. Cloud State (15-11-6, 10-11-5 WCHA), which won 4-3 in the series opener Friday on a goal with 29 seconds remaining, led 1-0 after two periods Saturday.
The Gophers, who had been outscored 25-9 in the losing streak, tied the game in the third period on a goal by Audrey Wethington with 15 minutes, 27 seconds remaining.
Thirty seconds later, the Gophers went on the power play, and with 30 seconds remaining in the advantage, Emma Conner scored.
