Badgers stun top-ranked North Dakota

Grand Forks, N.D.— It sure looked like a mismatch.

The University of Wisconsin hockey team, which didn't get a victory until the seventh game of the season, had to square off against top-ranked North Dakota on Friday night.

The young Badgers didn't flinch and emerged with a stunning 3-1 victory over North Dakota at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Wisconsin (3-3-3) was facing a North Dakota team that was playing its home opener. And North Dakota's Luke Johnson revved up the crowd with a goal 7 minutes, 31 seconds into the game.

That turned out to be the only blemish on the night for freshman goaltender Matt Jurusik. He finished with 29 saves and stood tall down the stretch after North Dakota…