Haley Irwin scored a pair of goals for the third consecutive game, Jocelyne Larocque had four assists, and Minne-sota Duluth handed goal-tender Alyssa Grogan her first collegiate loss in a 4-2 Western Collegiate Hockey Association victory over top-ranked Minnesota on Friday night at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.
The Bulldogs (16-6-3 overall, 11-5-3-1 WCHA) scored four second-period goals, including three in a three-minute, 16-second span, while former Clo-quet-Esko-Carlton goalie Johanna Ellison (4-0) stopped 34 of 36 shots to remain unbeaten this season.
Ellison started in place of injured goalie Kim Martin, who hurt her knee last weekend in Mankato, Minn.
Grogan, a freshman from Eagan, Minn., was 9-0-1 in her first 10 decisions for Minnesota (21-3-1, 16-2-1-1).
Pernilla Winberg and Laura Fridfinnson also scored and Elin Holmlov had three assists for UMD.
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The Bulldogs, ranked No. 3 in the U.S. College Hockey Online poll, are 2-0-1 against No. 1-ranked in the past 14 days. They beat then-top-ranked Wisconsin 4-0 on Jan. 10 and tied the Badgers 3-3 before winning a shootout on Jan. 11.
UMD and Minnesota wrap up the WCHA series at 5:07 p.m. today.
