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Wisconsin women’s hockey unable to repeat as NCAA champs

Wisconsin women’s hockey unable to repeat as NCAA champs

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey team was unable to repeat as national champions Sunday, losing to Ohio State 1-0 in the NCAA title game. In a rematch of last year’s championship matchup, the Buckeyes got the better of the Badgers this time around.

Knotted up at 0-0 through the first two periods, the both teams’ defenses were showcased throughout the contest with Ohio State freshman Joy Donne finally placing one in the net with 7:12 remaining in the third period.

The teams were as evenly matched as possible with Ohio State taking 28 shots and the Badgers with 26, while both teams had no penalties.

Although Wisconsin wasn’t able to repeat as national champions, they did appear in their 11th NCAA title game (seven-time winners) while being a part of their 15th Frozen Four, all of which have come since 2006.

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Wisconsin women’s hockey back in the national championship

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team will face off with Ohio State in the National Championship on Sunday

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team will face off with Ohio State in the National Championship on Sunday in Durham, New Hampshire. The Badgers defeated Colgate 3-1 in the semifinals Friday, setting up a rematch with the Buckeyes.

Mark Johnson’s squad is the reigning national champions, taking down Ohio State 1-0 in the title game last March, securing their seventh championship in program history.

In five contests against the Buckeyes this season, Wisconsin has gone 2-3, but they have won the last two matchups, including a 6-3 victory in the WCHA Final Faceoff title game on March 9.

The Badgers come into Sunday’s contest red-hot, winners of seven games in a row, while the Buckeyes took down Clarkson 4-1 in the semifinals Friday.

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Two Badgers earn WCHA monthly awards

Two Badgers earn WCHA monthly awards

The Badgers women’s hockey team (22-4-0) went 8-0 in the month of January and two of their athletes, Casey O’Brien and Cassie Hall earned WCHA monthly awards.

O’Brien earned WCHA Forward of the Month honors after having five multi-point games, tallying a point in every contest during the month. Her 17 total points in January led all players in the WCHA and she also earned Forward of the Week honors for the final two weeks in the month.

Hall continued her incredible start, securing the WCHA Rookie of the Month for January. The freshman out of South Lyon, Michigan, compiled eight goals during the month while also adding two assists in the Badgers’ eight victories.

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Badger Athletics ranked in top 20 for 2022-2023 season

At UW-Madison the success of the school’s athletic programs continued in 2022-2023, being ranked in the top 20 colleges by Big Game Boomer.

At UW-Madison, sports have quickly become a very large part of the university’s identity and the success of the school’s programs continued in 2022-2023, being ranked in the top 20 by Big Game Boomer.

Although many will consider the 7-6 football team and the 20-15 men’s basketball teams rather disappointing, Wisconsin came in at 18th overall on the list.

This has to be greatly due to the success of a couple programs, the women’s volleyball team and the women’s hockey team.

Volleyball finished the 28-4 while winning their fourth consecutive Big Ten title, going on to make it to the quarterfinals of the 2022 NCAA Tournament following their championship in 2021. Head coach Kelly Sheffield was awarded the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second time (2014) in his tenure with the Badgers.

The hockey team took it one step farther than their fellow Badgers, winning the 2023 National Championship over Ohio State 1-0. The victory notched Wisconsin their seventh national title in program history and perhaps its most improbable one after finishing the regular season 29-10-2, which was their most losses since 2012-2013. Head coach Mark Johnson and his Badger women have now won all seven championships since 2006 (18 seasons).

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Canada gets its revenge against Team USA with dominant Olympic women’s hockey gold medal win

Canada gets its gold after besting the United States 3-2.

The United States’s bid for repeat women’s hockey gold medals at the Olympics is over.

On Thursday, Canada bested the United States — and got their long-awaited revenge — in the women’s hockey gold medal match 3-2 at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Coming into the tournament final, Canada had dominated the competition, outscoring opponents 54-8 and going fully undefeated en route to their fifth Olympic gold since 2002.

Sarah Nurse kicked off the scoring for Canada eight minutes into the game on a gorgeous set play off a face-off and the team never looked back, taking a 3-0 lead midway through the game. Hilary Knight opened the scoring for the United States in the final few minutes of the second on a great penalty kill effort, but outside of Amanda Kessel’s last-second tally in the final seconds of the game, Team USA could not find the equalizer.

Canadian legend — and perpetual thorn in the side of Americans for years — Marie-Philip Poulin was a major deciding factor in this one, scoring two goals en route to her third Olympic gold. Also making major strides at these Games was Nurse, who broke the Olympic record for most points in a single tournament (18).

Though there’s no shame in winning silver at these Olympic games, it’s a tough pill to swallow for Team USA against their bitter rivals. This Canadian team is the most dominant we’ve seen in years, but it did not feel like the United States was coached to their full potential, between the benching of key defensive players and having an abysmal power play percentage with such talent on their roster.

Here’s how the hockey world reacted to yet another intense gold medal bout between the United States and Canada.

Shaun White’s last ride, US women’s hockey survives; Saturday features ice dance

Shaun White was emotional after his final competitive snowboarding run. Ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue begin competition.

Shaun White was emotional after his final competitive snowboarding run. Ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue begin competition.

USA and Canada have an epic women’s hockey rivalry that has helped to grow the game

Members of Team USA women’s hockey describe their rivalry with Team Canada. The rivalry has inspired the next generation of hockey for girls and women.

Members of Team USA women’s hockey describe their rivalry with Team Canada. The rivalry has inspired the next generation of hockey for girls and women.