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The game was a lot closer than the score indicated. If the team continues to play with that kind of intensity they will enjoy some more success this season.

Brian talks about the new recruits to the GF Herald. http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=58868

Won't be easy as this team swept Ohio and beat St. Cloud once. Hopefully home ice will give us the edge and the girls play tough for 60 minutes. Go Sioux!!

5-3 final for Minn. Shots 51-15.

3-2 for Minn. after 2 periods. Shots are 39-8. We are still in it!!

Sioux fall 5-1 in first game to the Gophers. Minny's speed burnt the Sioux several times. One goal was a 2 on 0 while we were on a 5-3 powerplay. That's got to hurt!

Man, the penalties are killing us! 5 minute power play for Niagara with several minutes of 5-3. 4PP goals. Now 6-2 at the end of the 2nd.

The Sioux played UMD much tougher on Sunday and it was reflected on the scoresheet. They need to take that effort to St. Cloud and get back on the winning side of the scoresheet. Points this coming weekend are critical in the standings and victory would be sweet for Brian and the team.

Way to start the WCHA season ladies! The team is playing much more fundamentally sound hockey than I have seen in the past. Good luck this afternoon, let's take a couple of points from the Buckeyes!

Too bad to lose a game in shootout. I did not think that they were going to shootout this year in NCAA div 1 hockey. Maybe because it is a tournament??

Anyone know if there will be a radio broadcast for the Manitoba game Sat. night? There was last year.

Sioux women's hockey team pitches in. http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=48967

Any word on the incoming freshman? Will there be some much needed scoring punch added to the team?

Assistant coach now advertised on UND website. The team will have a totally new coaching staff for the upcoming season.

Quote from the GFH "Training in Grand Forks and playing Sunday in Warroad is special to Marvin. Her grandfather, Cal, was one of the founders who started UND's program in the late 1940s. A couple of her uncles and cousins played hockey for the Sioux as well. "

Wisconsin leading SLU 4-0 in the 3rd. The Sioux did not do so badly against Wisconsin in the quarter's. Go WCHA!!!

Good, we need offense. Real bad.

Congrats to Ashley Lynch (D) on being named to the WCHA rookie team!

Game comments from WHKY Blogger on USCHO Wisconsin thread "And a 4-0 win for UW final shots were 40-11 the story of the 3rd was Kirkham for UND. Boy if she could play like that more often UND would have way more wins. While UW didn't get complacent with a 4 goal lead and played strong from start to finish, it almost seemed like they were running a practice out there for most of the 3rd. It was great to see Duggan back! I thought she would at the very least miss this weekend and possibly the next series as well.. Overall I thought UW played ok. They were pretty dominant for periods of the game, but more than not I felt like they could have played a little better even if it wasn't necessary. The Checking from behind and game misconduct on Jenny Porter of UND was an overblown call if you ask me. It sure didn't look as vicious as it sounds, at least from where I was sitting. oh well.. Game 2 tomorrow! I hope a series like this doesn't cause UW to go into Minneapolis unprepared for the challenges they will face there."

I think they have their quota for next season. Of course no twin sisters from North Dakota coming our way, except to play against us.

Good luck this weekend with UMD. Senior weekend where the 2 graduating seniors will be honoured. Would be great for them to upset UMD!

5-1 loss. 4 PPG (2 of them 5 on 3's)for the gophers. Shots 41-13

Game report from Minnesota for game 1 (USCHO gopher thread) "The band marched around the concourse before the game. I realize that this is a staple at Mariucci but it is rare at Ridder. It is, however, always a lot of fun, at least I think so. Yay band. It was a strangely unsatisfying victory considering that Hanlon gets the shutout and the Gophers four best players each get a goal. At the arena they announced the last goal as a second goal of the game for Marvin but I see the boxscore has changed that to Miller with assists to Marvin and Ross. It was a Miller shot from the point that appeared to change direction at the goal mouth. I guess the referee thought Marvin at that moment. My guess is someone may have actually asked Gigi after the game and she said "Miller". Or maybe they had video. The Gophers jumped early and got the first 8 shots on goal. Two of the first three NoDak shots were only shots in the sense that Hanlon had to put a stick on them but they were really only dump ins that ended up on goal. I thought that for the entire game NoDak had only one really good scoring chance when a bouncing puck handcuffed Hanlon and NoDak was able to get to the crease before the puck could be cleared away. Other than that, even though the shots were fairly even NoDak did not really threaten. Most of the time, however, Minnesota didn't really threaten much either. And that's sorta the way the game seemed to go. Minnesota was better but NoDak hung around. NoDak had two 5 on 3's. On the first Halldorson sent out Miller, Graft, and Marvin. Yup, 2 forwards. And on the second Gigi was out again as they milled about before the face off but then Gagnon came over the boards late and they went with Miller, Graft and Gagnon. Coach seems reluctant to rely on the young defense in these situations. For the second weekend in a row no Becky Wacker and no Brittony Chartier. Come on back Brittony, we need you."

We were beating Wisconsin!! Imagine that. I know - only for a couple of minutes. Then they got mad.

Todays Herald http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=24377 Good luck with Wisconsin.