UMD HockeyFriday, November 13
The short-handed No. 11 UMD women's hockey team plays top-ranked Ohio State in Columbus this weekend
The Daily Duluth team
If you're a UMD women's hockey fan, tonight's puck drop is the one to watch. The Bulldogs face No. 1 Ohio State without four key players, who are at the IIHF World Championship. Ohio State has beaten UMD six games in a row.
- Friday: puck drop at 5 p.m. Central in Columbus
- Saturday: second game of the series
- UMD's goal: first Columbus win since September 2024
- Kraemer and Gascon: expected back next weekend vs. Minnesota State
UMD faces a long streak with a thin roster
- 6
- straight wins for Ohio State against UMD
- 4
- key Bulldogs away at the IIHF World Championship
- 5
- games in Rae Mayer's point streak
Sources: Fox21Online, Northern News Now
The absences have given the freshmen room to play. Defenseman Renee Lapointe scored her first two collegiate goals against second-ranked Minnesota, and sophomore Rae Mayer says, "We may be short on numbers, but we have so much passion and so much heart."
UMD opens a two-game series in Columbus on Friday
- Sept. 2024Last time UMD won in Columbus.
- Nov. 13UMD plays Ohio State at 5 p.m. Central.
- Nov. 14UMD and Ohio State play the second game of the series.
Sources: Fox21Online, Northern News Now
Sources: Fox21Online, Northern News Now