The Minnesota Duluth women’s team defeated Boston College 3-0 Friday afternoon in a nonconference game before 157 fans at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Katie Wilson, Laura Fridfinnson and Audrey Cournoyer had goals for the No. 5-ranked Bulldogs, while freshman goalie Jennifer Harss earned a shutout with 22 saves. UMD (11-6) scored a goal in each period. The teams meet again at 1 p.m. Saturday.
UMD scored just 52 seconds into the game on a Katie Wilson goal, then made it 2-0 with 3:46 left in the second period on Audrey Cournoyer’s power-play score and Laura Fridfinnson connected for her eighth goal of the season with 1:51 to play. It was the third shutout of the season for Harss, who has a .922 save percentage and 2.35 goals-against average.
First period – 1. UMD, Katie Wilson 6 (Tara gray, Jessica Wong), :52. Penalties – Shannon Webster,
Second period – 2. UMD Audrey Cournoyer 4 (Saara Tuominen), 16:14 (pp). Penalties – Caitlin Walsh, Boston College (tripping), 1:10; Stephanie Lenz, UMD (too many players on ice), 2:48; Wong, UMD (checking), 3:46; Emmanuelle Blais, UMD (checking), 15:42; Danielle Welch, Boston College (checking), 15:42; Rasmussen, UMD (cross checking), 17:30.
Third period – 3. UMD, Laura Fridfinnson 8 (Wilson, Blais), 18:09. Penalty – Kirsti Hakala, UMD (tripping), 6:20.
Shots on goal – UMD 12-6-8–26,
So if their game is Saturday afternoon, why can’t they be back in Duluth in time to skate with the kids at the Decc on Sunday?
Hmmmmmm.
Geez, give them a break. They’re playing on the East Coast over the weekend, then flying back here Saturday night. Do they get to have a good night’s rest and a day off or is that too much to ask? The mens team will be there since they’re off this weekend.
Flight connections.
Ah – I see 157 fans enjoyed our European Bulldogs. What a wa$te.