STREAKING BULLDOGS AND BADGERS TO WRANGLE FOR WCHA TITLE FRIDAY AT THE DECC
In a series that could crown the Western Collegiate Hockey Association champion, the No. 3 University of Minnesota Duluth is set for a collision course with the No. 5 University of Wisconsin in the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Friday and Saturday night at 7:07 p.m. The Bulldogs are perched at the top of the WCHA, eight points in front of the Badgers. UMD will head into the series with a nation-best 16-game winning streak, while UW will bring to Duluth a 10-game winning string of its own. In this showdown of WCHA powers, one team will be forced to abandon its winning streak Friday night after the ice has settled.
THE SERIES: The Bulldogs will put a 19-14-6 all-time record on display against the Badgers this weekend, including a 7-7-2 showing at the DECC. UMD has not beaten Wisconsin in Duluth since they won back-to-back games on November 5-6, 2004.
UMD swept the Badgers in Madison back on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The Bulldogs handed UW a 3-1 loss on Nov. 30 behind three goals from three different freshmen, with UMD stifling Wisconsin's power-play five times. The Maroon and Gold then scored two goals in just 45 seconds to convert a comeback into a 3-2 victory on Dec. 1, thanks to freshman Iya Gavrilova, who scored both tallies.
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