The Weekend Preview for the Niagara series is online.
The UMD notes from umdbulldogs.com:
BULLDOG NOTES: Minnesota Duluth seemed to skate two completely different squads against Ohio State University back on Dec. 8-9. After falling 3-0 to the Buckeyes in Friday’s contest, sending the Bulldogs to a program record four-game losing streak, UMD responded in a big way on Saturday, defeating Ohio State 9-1. The Bulldogs had plenty of scoring chances in Friday’s game but came up empty on every one of them. UMD went 0-for-13 on the power play as opposed to 1-for-3 for OSU. Minnesota Duluth also managed to outshoot Ohio State 26-19 in the contest. Senior Riitta Schaublin took the loss for the Bulldogs, making eight saves in the contest. She shared time in goal with freshman Kim Martin who allowed no goals and came up with eight saves. Stuck in the midst of a program record four-game losing streak and needing a win, the Bulldogs’ (10-7-1, 10-5-1 WCHA) offense caught fire, out-shooting the Buckeyes (11-6-1, 7-6-1 WCHA) 50-34 and going 6-for-12 on the power play. Senior captain Noemie Marin started the scoring frenzy for UMD when she rocketed the puck past OSU’s netminder just 30 seconds into the game. She would go on to score two more goals in the contest. Freshman forward Saara Tuominen, sophomore forward Tawni Mattila (two goals in the game), senior forward Jessica Koizumi, freshman forward Elin Holmlov, and sophomore forward Michaela Lanzl, all managed to score goals against Ohio State. Senior defenseman Ashly Waggoner, senior defenseman Jill Sales, freshman defenseman Jaime Rasmussen, junior forward Karine Demeule, freshman forward Emmanuelle Blais, sophomore forward Sara O’Toole, Lanzl, Marin, Tuominen and Koizumi all earned one or more assists in the victory over the Buckeyes. Martin made 33 saves in the contest to earn the victory.
The Niagara preview:
NIAGARA NOTES: Sophomore Ashley Riggs and freshman Alison Malty were honored by College Hockey America for their efforts in Niagara’s split against Wayne State on Dec. 16-17. Riggs led NU to its first win since Nov. 5, with a 6-3 win over Wayne State, assisting on the game-winning goal. She also scored Niagara’s second goal in the first period and added her seventh goal of the season in the third. Riggs moved into ninth place on Niagara’s all-time points list (65) and fifth place on the career goal chart (36). Malty had three assists in the 6-3 win and assisted on the power-play game-winning goal. The Purple Eagles fell to Wayne State 4-2 the next day.
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