The No. 1 Wisconsin women's hockey team swept Bemidji State this weekend to remain undefeated this season.
The first game of the weekend was Friday night, when the Badgers (8-0-0) beat the Beavers 4-0.
Wisconsin successfully killed two penalties in the scoreless first period, and sophomore forward Hilary Knight put the Badgers on the board for the first time in the second.
Senior forward and captain Erika Lawler, who assisted Knight's goal, scored off a rebound two minutes later to put Wisconsin up 2-0.
Wisconsin finished the game with two power-play goals in the third period from senior defensiveman Alycia Matthews and freshman forward Brooke Ammerman.
Saturday, the Badgers traveled to Eveleth, Minn., to participate in the first ever U.S. women's Hockey Hall of Fame Game.
Before the game, the Badgers got a chance to walk around town and visit the Hall of Fame with head coach Mark Johnson. Johnson, a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, was featured throughout the Hall of Fame.
The team watched a replay of the U.S. Olympic team's famous game against the Soviet Union, in which Johnson scored two goals. After playfully critiquing their coach and cheering for his two goals, Wisconsin left the Hall of Fame to prepare to play Bemidji State again later that night.
Wisconsin dominated again Saturday night, beating the Beavers 9-0. Eight different Badgers scored during the game. The Badgers scored three goals in the first period and outshot the Beavers 18-3 in the first frame.
Wisconsin's onslaught began when Knight scored in her second game of the series and 12th of the season after fighting for the puck in front of the net. Just 19 seconds later, senior forward Angie Keseley scored unassisted to put Wisconsin up 2-0. Junior forward Meghan Duggan scored the last goal of the first period for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin had two power-play goals from junior forward Jasmine Giles and freshman forward Carolyne Prevost in the second period. Sophomore forward Kelly Nash also scored to put the Badgers up 6-0 at the break.
Junior forward Kyla Sanders put Wisconsin on the board again just over two minutes into the third period. Then Ammerman scored her second goal of the series and 10th of the season. Sanders scored the final goal for the Badgers on a delayed penalty at 7:52 into the period.
Friday's game was senior goaltender Jessie Vetter's fourth shutout of the season. On Saturday, Vetter and junior goaltender Alannah McCready both spent time in the net to earn the shutout.
The Badgers will continue their season at home with two tough series. Wisconsin will host Minnesota on the weekend of Oct. 24th and Minnesota-Duluth the following weekend.
- uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.
