The 2025 NCAA championship-winning Wisconsin women’s hockey team came flying out of the gates this season with back-to-back blowout wins against Bemidji State Sept. 25 and 26.
Game one
After netting just one goal in the first period, the No.1 Wisconsin (2-0-0) scored a staggering eight goals in the next twenty minutes of game time. Sophomore Maggie Scannell scored her first career hat trick, as well as a pair coming from both Lacey Eden and Kirsten Simms.
Everyone was in on the carnage, including good performances from freshmen Charlotte Pieckenhagen and Adéla Šapovalivová, who both scored their first points. Pieckenhagen scored her first goal to open the third period, and Šapovalivová got her first assist off of Eden’s second goal. It will be exciting to see how they fit into the rotation as the season progresses.
Wisconsin outshot Bemidji St 42-16 Friday, and despite scoring goals early in both the second and third periods, The Beavers never threatened Wisconsin’s commanding lead. Wisconsin took the game in a convincing 9-2 win.
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Game two
The Badgers capped off their weekend with a 5-0 shutout win, with junior goalie Ava McNaughton only needing twelve saves to bag her first shutout of the season.
After getting her first collegiate assist on Friday, Šapovalivová opened the game with her first collegiate goal in her first start, making a perfect start to a college career even better.
Scannell and junior Cassie Hall also found the net in the first period, opening the game to 3-0 before the first horn. Scannell now has 4 goals on the year, making her tied for first in all of Division I.
After a long second period of saving by both goaltenders, Senior Laila Edwards tipped in a shot attempt from fellow senior Caroline Harvey with 4:05 remaining to give the Badgers a 4-0 lead. And with a power-play score from Kirsten Simms in the third, Wisconsin came out on top.
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Wisconsin earned their 100th win against Bemidji State on Saturday, bringing their all-time record to 100-7-5, adding on to a 21-game winning streak against the Beavers as well.
The Badgers will look to continue rolling when they return home to LaBahn Arena for their home opener Oct. 3 against Maine. Friday’s festivities will open with a pregame banner reveal honoring the 2024-2025 National Championship team which beat Ohio State 4-3 in overtime.