University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, November 14
St. Cloud, MN
1:00 PM
University of Minnesota
11-1-0, 7-1-0
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at
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St. Cloud State
8-6-0, 6-4-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| St. Cloud St. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Photo by: Mac Brown
11/14/2026 4:37:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Sloane Hartmetz and Sarah Paul had three points apiece.
ST. CLOUD – Three goals in a span of 81 seconds lifted the No. 2-ranked University of Minnesota women's hockey team to a 5-2 win at St. Cloud State (8-6-0. 6-4-0) on Saturday afternoon. With the weekend sweep, the Gophers improved to 11-1-0 on the season and 7-1-0 in the WCHA for the team's best start since 2016-17.
Minnesota jumped out to the lead on its first power-play opportunity midway through the first period on Sarah Paul's wrister from the top of the circle for a 1-0 lead. It was Paul's second of the series and sixth on the season.
After the Huskies knotted the game at one early in the second period, Minnesota responded when Maddie McCullough eluded a defender at the blue line and fed Emma Kreisz in front of the goal for the score. Just over a minute later, Sloane Hartmetz and Adrianna Milani scored 12 seconds apart to break the game open.
St. Cloud State cut the lead to 4-2 with a power-play goal early the third period, but the Gopher defense stymied the Huskies the rest of the way. St. Cloud State pulled the goalie with 3:15 to play but Hannah Clark stood tall with five of her 28 saves to preserve the two-goal lead. Ashley Allard capped the scoring with an empty-netter with 19 seconds to play for her fourth goal of the season.
Hartmetz and Paul each had a goal and two assists for matching five-point weekends, while Milani added to her team lead with her 11th goal of the season. Clark stopped 47-of-49 shots in the weekend sweep to improve to 8-1-0.
Quotable
"I think it was the Hovland line that got us going (in the second period) with tons of energy. We had three good shifts in a row which is literally just compete and work ethic. Next thing you know it's three goals in three shifts," said head coach Greg "Boom" May. "Our team is buying in and trying to do the right thing. The expectations are high here so a lot of credit to our team for buying into it, sticking with the plan and we're getting rewarded for it early in the season."
Notable
- Minnesota has scored three or more goals in all 12 games – the longest streak to start a season since 2012-13.
- Hartmetz extended her point streak to four games (2-5—7) with her fourth multi-point game.
- Milani entered the game tied for first in the nation in goals-per-game (1.0 gpg).
Up Next
The Gophers will continue WCHA play with a series at St. Thomas. Friday's night game is set for 6 p.m. followed by the rematch on Saturday at 2 p.m. Both games will air locally on Fox 9+ and stream live on B1G+.
Minnesota jumped out to the lead on its first power-play opportunity midway through the first period on Sarah Paul's wrister from the top of the circle for a 1-0 lead. It was Paul's second of the series and sixth on the season.
After the Huskies knotted the game at one early in the second period, Minnesota responded when Maddie McCullough eluded a defender at the blue line and fed Emma Kreisz in front of the goal for the score. Just over a minute later, Sloane Hartmetz and Adrianna Milani scored 12 seconds apart to break the game open.
St. Cloud State cut the lead to 4-2 with a power-play goal early the third period, but the Gopher defense stymied the Huskies the rest of the way. St. Cloud State pulled the goalie with 3:15 to play but Hannah Clark stood tall with five of her 28 saves to preserve the two-goal lead. Ashley Allard capped the scoring with an empty-netter with 19 seconds to play for her fourth goal of the season.
Hartmetz and Paul each had a goal and two assists for matching five-point weekends, while Milani added to her team lead with her 11th goal of the season. Clark stopped 47-of-49 shots in the weekend sweep to improve to 8-1-0.
Quotable
"I think it was the Hovland line that got us going (in the second period) with tons of energy. We had three good shifts in a row which is literally just compete and work ethic. Next thing you know it's three goals in three shifts," said head coach Greg "Boom" May. "Our team is buying in and trying to do the right thing. The expectations are high here so a lot of credit to our team for buying into it, sticking with the plan and we're getting rewarded for it early in the season."
Notable
- Minnesota has scored three or more goals in all 12 games – the longest streak to start a season since 2012-13.
- Hartmetz extended her point streak to four games (2-5—7) with her fourth multi-point game.
- Milani entered the game tied for first in the nation in goals-per-game (1.0 gpg).
Up Next
The Gophers will continue WCHA play with a series at St. Thomas. Friday's night game is set for 6 p.m. followed by the rematch on Saturday at 2 p.m. Both games will air locally on Fox 9+ and stream live on B1G+.
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/ Women's HockeyTeam Stats
UMN
STC
Shots
37
30
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
2
Penalty Mins
21
4
Faceoffs Won
26
28
Game Leaders
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
0
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