Elin Holmlov and Pernilla Winberg scored goals in the third period as the Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team rallied for a 3-2 victory over Minnesota on Friday in the opener of a Western Collegiate Hockey Association series before 989 fans at the DECC.
It's the third-ranked Bulldogs' (6-1 overall, 4-1 WCHA) fifth consecutive win over the sixth-ranked Gophers (5-3, 2-3), including victories in the 2010 WCHA playoff final and the Division I semifinals.
UMD scored first, on a power-play goal by Jessica Wong at 5:11 of the first period, her sixth of the season. That ended a shutout streak going back four games by Minnesota goaltender Noora Raty. Minnesota tied it at the 7:34 mark of the first on a power-play goal by Kelly Seeler, and then went ahead 2-1 on a goal by Sarah Davis with 26 seconds left in the second period.
Holmlov scored 52 seconds into the third to tie the game, and assisted on Winberg's game-winner with 13:55 to play.
UMD outshot Minnesota 34-22. Jennifer Harss stopped 20 shots for the Bulldogs, and Raty made 31 saves for the Gophers.
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The two teams play again at 7:07 p.m. today at the DECC.
Minnesota 1-1-0--2
Minnesota Duluth 1-0-2--3
First Period -- 1. UMD, Jessica Wong (Katherine Wilson), 5:11 (pp); 2. MN, Kelly Seeler (Megan Bozek, Sarah Erickson), 7:34 (pp).
Second Period -- 3. MN, Sarah Davis (Anne Schleper, Kelly Terry), 19:34.
Third Period -- 4. UMD, Erin Holmlov, 0:52; 5. UMD, Pernilla Winberg (Holmlov, Jennifer Harss), 13:55.
Saves -- Noora Raty, MN, 31; Harss, UMD, 20.
