(UW ATHLETICS) MADISON – The No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (22-1-2, 16-1-2) defeated Bemidji State at LaBahn Arena, collecting a 10-3 victory. Seven seniors scored in the game after being honored in a senior day ceremony pregame.
Seniors Kirsten Simms and Caroline Harvey dominated the scoring during the Badger’s brawl against Bemidji, each recording a six-point hat trick.
The Badgers and Beavers played a game of hot-potato in the first period, with three lead changes in the frame.
The Beavers struck first before Simms put the Badgers on the board with 7:57 remaining in the first.
Captain Caroline Harvey found the back of the net just moments later after a pass from Simms. However, the Beavers responded with two more goals to once again take the lead.
With the Badgers down 3-2, UW found itself on a power play with just 12 seconds on the clock. Laila Edwards then one-timed a pass to tie things up with a buzzer-beating goal with two seconds remaining.
UW entered the second period on another power play and Harvey quickly gave the Badgers a 4-3 lead with her second goal of the game. When Wisconsin returned to even-strength play, it wasn’t long before Simms scored with 15:04 remaining in the period, making it 5-3.
Harvey then earned her first career hat trick, closing out the period with an unassisted goal.
Simms caught the hat-trick fever in the next period, scoring the Badger’s seventh goal less than two minutes into the third period.
A trio of Badger seniors then added to the festivities. Goaltender Chloe Baker went in net with nine minutes remaining, recording three saves in her second appearance of the season.
McKayla Zilisch, a senior transfer from Bemidji State, tallied her fourth goal of the season with 7:30 remaining, and then senior Claire Enright capped off the scoring for the Badgers and helped bring home a 10-3 win for UW.
The Badgers outshout the Beavers 55-18.
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