The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team (15-3-1, 12-3-1 WCHA) has advanced to its seventh straight Frozen Four with a 3-0 whitewashing of the Providence Friars (12-8-1, 10-6-1 Hockey East). The No. 2 Badgers dominated the play against the No. 7 Friars, cruising to a victory.
Wisconsin dictated the pace of play early on, keeping the puck in the Friars’ defensive zone for most of the opening period. Though this was the case, Friar goalkeeper Sandra Abstreiter stood tall, fending off the Badgers’ offensive attempts. Wisconsin finally broke through on the 12th minute of the first period with a Brette Pettet shot that leaked through Abstreiter and across the goal line.