University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
12-4-0, 8-4-0
Minnesota State
8-7-1, 4-7-1
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‘U’ Falls in Saturday’s In-State Battle
11/22/2025 4:42:00 PM | Women's Hockey
MANKATO, MINN. – The No. 2-ranked University of Minnesota women's hockey team dropped a 4-1 decision to Minnesota State on Saturday afternoon at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center.
The Mavericks opened the scoring at 13:22 of the first period, capitalizing on a power play to take a 1-0 lead.
The Gophers answered quickly, pulling even just over a minute later. On the power play, Abbey Murphy threaded a pass to Josefin Bouveng at the back post, and Bouveng buried the finish to tie the game and extend her point streak to 15 consecutive contests.
Minnesota State regained the lead at 11:53 of the second period on a breakaway and added to their advantage with a back-door goal at 14:01 to go up 3-1 heading into the final frame.
The Mavericks sealed the result with an empty-net tally at 18:12 of the third to close out the scoring.
With the result, Minnesota moves to 12-4-0 (8-4-0 WCHA), while Minnesota State improves to 8-7-1 (4-7-1 WCHA).
Notable
- Josefin Bouveng extended her career-long point streak to 15 games.
- Layla Hemp stopped 21 shots in between the pipes for the Gophers.
- Minnesota outshot Minnesota State 28-21.
Up Next
Minnesota wraps its 2025 slate next weekend with a home-and-home against St. Thomas. The Gophers open the series on Friday, Dec. 5 at 2:00 p.m. CT at the new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena before returning to Ridder Arena on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2:00 p.m. Both games will air live on FOX9+.