Friday kicked off another matinee road game for Minnesota, this time in Duluth against the Bulldogs. Since Katie Robinson was injured during practice this week, the Gophers only had five defense players on the ice this weekend and mainly rolling two D-pairs. UMD was in the same boat for their blue line. In goal Minnesota chose to start Sidney Peters, while Duluth put in Catherine Johnson instead of Jessica Convery, who has started most of the games for them this season.
The Gophers came out strong and were rewarded for their efforts when Caitlin Reilly deflected Olivia Knowles’s shot into goal at 3:59.