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UW Advances In WCHA Tournament
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team swept Michigan Tech this weekend at the Kohl Center, advancing to the second round of the WCHA tournament. On Friday night the Badgers recorded a 4-1 victory with four different players reaching the net. Three of those came early in the game against goalie Michael-Lee Teslak, who was replaced after the first period. Wisconsin goalie Brian Elliott had 21 saves. Saturday night the Badgers won 1-0 as Elliott notched his fifth shutout of the season with 19 saves, while Joe Pavelski extended his scoring streak to 11 games with his 19th goal of the year. UW will play their semifinal game in St. Paul against an opponent to determined today as other teams complete their best-of-three series.
Over in women’s hockey, the Badgers blew away St. Cloud State 9-0 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis to advance to the WHCA championship game. They’ll play Minnesota this afternoon for the title, a rematch from last year’s championship game which UW lost in overtime.
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