The Gophers women's hockey team used a five-goal second period to crush Minnesota State 6-2 to win the best-of-three WCHA First Round series Sunday afternoon at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. The U will advance to the WCHA Final Faceoff.

Minnesota State regained its two-goal lead 15 seconds into the third. Murphy’s second goal of the game cut the Gophers’ deficit to 4-3 at 2:05. Gophers defender Krista Parkkonen tied the game with her first goal of the season at 4:21.

The Gophers rebounded from Saturday’s double-overtime loss with a five-goal second period in the series finale.

Emma Kreisz and Ava Lindsay each scored twice as the fourth-ranked Gophers women's hockey team cruised to a 6-1 win over Minnesota State in the first of the best-of-three WCHA First Round series Friday at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

The Gophers will take their 6-1 victory over the Minnesota State Mavericks, warts and all, as they stretched their winning streak to four games in the opener of their best-of-three WCHA

The Gophers defeated the Mavericks for the seventh straight time, and if it happens again Saturday they’ll be headed to the Final Faceoff.

T he Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team will kick off the post season this weekend hosting Minnesota State in a best-of-three series in the First Round of the WCHA Pla