The Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team wrapped up its three-game 2017-18 exhibition series against the Minnesota Whitecaps with a 2-2 tie on Saturday at Amsoil Arena.
Sophomore forward and captain Sydney Brodt scored both of the goals for the Bulldogs, who won the previous two meetings this season 4-1 and 7-2. Brodt gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead late in the first period and tied the game 23 seconds into the third.
Sadie Lundquist and Amy Menke scored in the second period to give the Whitecaps — an elite senior women's team made up of former college players — a 2-1 advantage with Menke scoring on the power play.
The Bulldogs return to WCHA play next weekend hosting No. 1-ranked and league leading Wisconsin at 7:07 p.m. Friday and 4:07 p.m. Saturday at Amsoil Arena. It's the Bulldogs' final regular season home series of the season as they close the season at Minnesota State-Mankato.
UMD sits fourth in the WCHA, one point ahead of fifth-place Bemidji State in the race to host a WCHA first-round playoff series. The Beavers close the season at home against St. Cloud State and at Ohio State.
Whitecaps 0-2-0—2
Minn. Duluth 1-0-1—2
First period — 1. UMD, Sydney Brodt (Naomi Rogge, Shelby Brossart), 16:44.
Second period — 2. MW, Sadie Lundquist (Allie Thunstrom, Annelise Rice), 9:07; 3. MW, Amy Menke (Lisa Martinson, Lauren Barnes), 15:32 (pp).
Third period — 4. UMD, Brodt (Katerina Mrazova, Catherine Daoust), 0:23.
Overtime — No scoring.
Saves — Julie Friend, MW, 35; Jessica Convery, UMD, 6; Hanna Markel, UMD, 14; Catherine Johnson, UMD, 5.
St. Scholastica 5, Finlandia 2
Five players scored goals and Lori Huseby of Ely made 17 saves as the Saints recorded an NCHA win at Hancock, Mich.
Greta Nundahl and Taylor Thompson scored first-period goals, Abby Sawyer tallied her 13th goal of the season in the second period and Alexia Klaas of Duluth and Amanda Broman added third-period goals for the Saints (12-3-4 overall, 11-1-2 NCHA).
Rebecca Lilly and Sierra Meiners scored for the Lions (3-17-1, 3-10-1).
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St. Scholastica 3, Finlandia 2
Nate Pionk of Hermantown scored a power-play goal 4:46 into overtime as the Saints avoided a historic loss in NCHA play at Hancock, Mich.
Mark Whiteley scored 4:57 into the game to give CSS (14-8-1 overall, 8-7-1 NCHA) a 1-0 lead before the Lions' Danny Hill and Matt Benolkin put Finlandia (1-21-1, 0-15-1) ahead 2-1 later in the period.
Kristofer McKinzie of Duluth tied the game 5:22 into the third to set up Pionk's game-winner.
Finlandia's conference winless streak now stands at 0-50-1.
Wis.-Stevens Point 4,
Wis.-Superior 2
Tanner Karty scored two goals, including an empty-netter with 1 second remaining, in the Pointers' WIAC win at Wessman Arena.
Jerry Miettunen gave the Yellowjackets the lead 2:31 into the game before Stevens Point netted three straight goals.
Connor Hamonic's goal with 1:33 left in regulation closed the gap to 3-2.
UWS pulled goalie Cole Skinner, who had made 30 saves, but allowed the deciding empty-net goal.