Dogs finish sweep 5-1

From UMDBulldogs.com:

The University of Minnesota Duluth’s mighty offense exploded for five goals from five different players in a 5-1 win over the University of North Dakota on Sunday in Grand Forks, N.D.

Senior defenseman Jill Sales put the Bulldogs on top at 16:47 in the first period for her third goal on the season. Sophomore forward Michaela Lanzl assisted on the goal.

The Bulldogs struck again less than half a minute later with a goal by senior forward Jessica Koizumi. Senior captain Noemie Marin and sophomore defenseman Myriam Trepanier assisted on Koizumi’s 16th goal of the season.

After a scoreless second period and up by two goals, Minnesota Duluth found the back of the net early in the third period when senior defenseman Suvi Vacker scored her first goal of the season at 2:56. Junior forward Karine Demeule and sophomore forward Tawni Mattila contributed on the play.

At 8:48 in the third, freshman forward Emmanuelle Blais made it a 4-0 lead for UMD when she scored her eighth goal of the season. Trepanier and freshman forward Saara Tuominen assisted on the goal.

North Dakota scored its first goal of the series on an unassisted goal from Ashley Lynch at the 10:29 mark of the period.

Late in the third, Marin would put to rest any thought of a North Dakota comeback when she scored her team-leading 19th goal of the season at 17:04 on the clock. Koizumi earned an assist on the play.

Freshman goaltender Kim Martin gave up one goal and stopped 13 shots in the contest for the win, moving her record to 8-4-2 on the season. Sophomore Amie Meyer, the Bulldogs’ backup goalie, played for roughly two minutes in the game, facing one shot. She also played roughly five minutes in yesterday’s game.

Brittany Kirkham made 31 saves for North Dakota and drops to 3-25-2 on the season with the loss.

UMD rocketed 36 shots on goal in the contest as opposed to only 15 by North Dakota. With the win, Minnesota Duluth is 18-8-4 overall and 17-6-3 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. North Dakota drops to 3-27-2 and is still winless in league play.

The Bulldogs will wrap-up regular season play next weekend (Feb. 17-18) against the University of Minnesota at Mars Lakeview Arena in Duluth, Minn. The puck is set to drop at 3:07 p.m. in both contests.