Despite rallying from down two goals and taking the lead in the second period against No. 1 Minnesota (10-0), Arizona State (4-8-2) couldn’t hang on for the upset, falling 6-4 at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
The Sun Devils put up another valiant effort, but with up and down play against a team as lethal and deep as Minnesota, ASU just couldn’t finish off the job.
“It’s obviously frustrating. You take a leap like that and you can see how we play when we play the right way...I told the guys after the game that they have to collectively make a decision if they want to do that for an entire game because that’s what it’s going to take to string together a bunch of wins,” said head coach Greg Powers.