College women's hockey
NO. 8 MINNESOTA DULUTH VS. MINNESOTA WHITECAPS
What Exhibition series
When 7:07 p.m. today, 3:07 p.m. Saturday
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Where Amsoil Arena (6,723)
Ranking UMD is No. 8 in U.S. College Hockey Online poll
Media: treaming audio at kumd.org
Series The teams split a series last season in Duluth, UMD winning 2-1 and the Whitecaps winning 5-3.
COACHES
Shannon Miller is 334-101-35 in 13 years at Minnesota Duluth.
Jack Brodt coaches the Whitecaps assisted by Rob Potter, Dwayne Schmidgall and Justin Brown.
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UMD UPDATE
The Bulldogs open the season with four players out with injuries -- defensemen Jessica Wong, Tea Villila and Bridgette Lacquette, and forward Vanessa Thibault. UMD finished last season 21-14-1 and was fourth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Vying to replace goalie Jennifer Harss are freshmen Kayla Black of Blyth, Ontario, and Sofia Carlstrom of Dandeyd, Sweden.
WHITECAPS UPDATE
The Whitecaps, based in Minneapolis, are part of the two-team Western Women's Hockey League, along with the Manitoba Maple Leafs. Minnesota's leaders are former UMD All-American center Jenny Potter, 33, of Edina, Minn.; defenseman Winny Brodt-Brown, 34, of Roseville, Minn., who played at the University of Minnesota; and forward Brooke White-Lancette, 33, of Berkeley, Calif., who played at Northeastern University.
KEVIN PATES, NEWS TRIBUNE
