Weekend wrap: Jan. 15

Lindenwood at No. 7 Robert Morris
Robert Morris outshot Lindenwood 37-24 on Friday, but Tirra Lemonie scored with six minutes to go in the game to give the Lions the 2-1 win. It was the Colonials first conference loss this season. Brittania Gillanders had a goal and an assist for Lindenwood. On Saturday, five different Colonials scored and the Lions were no match for the four straight goals Robert Morris scored mid-game. Brittany Howard had two assists for RMU, extending her point streak to 12 games and moving her into first place on the all-time career Colonials assist list.

No. 9 Quinnipiac 2, at No. 8 Colgate 0
Taylar Cianfarano scored just 1:43 into the game and Raquel Pennoyer secured the win with a second-period tally.

Northeastern at Maine
On Friday, it was a special-teams showcase. Tereza Vanisova and Alyson Matteau scored power-play goals in the first period to give Maine a lead the Black Bears would not relinquish. Brook Stacey added a short-handed goal with under two minutes to go in the game to secure the win. On Saturday, Maine jumped out to a three-goal lead before the midway point of the game. Northeastern responded with three goals in the opening 10 minutes of the third period, but Maine scored two more times to secure the win. Six different players scored for the Black Bears. Denisa Krížová had two goals for the Huskies.

No. 2 Minnesota at Minnesota-Duluth
On Friday, the Bulldogs ended a five-year, 21-game winless drought against the Gophers with a 3-2 win. UMD carried a 1-0 lead into the third period. Minnesota’s Sarah Potomak tied the game with a power-play goal before Lara Stalder gave the Bulldogs another lead with a power-play goal of her own. Gopher Kelly Pannek added an extra-defender tally of her own before Katherine McGovern scored the game-winner with less than five minutes to go to give UMD the win. On Saturday, the Bulldogs earned their first sweep of the Gophers since 2010 with a 5-3 win. The Gophers struck first, but every time they scored, UMD answered with two tallies of their own. Lara Stalder ended the weekend with three goals and three assists.

Union 3, at Harvard 2 OT
Union earned its first-ever win over Harvard with a 3-2 overtime win on Saturday. Katie Laughlin buried the game-winner with less than a minute to go in the extra frame to secure the historic victory for Union. It was also Union’s first conference win this season.

Vermont at No. 10 Boston University
On Friday, the Catamounts carried a 1-0 lead into the third period and were able to withstand a three-goal finale frame from BU to earn the tie. Saana Valkama had a goal and an assist for Vermont. Victoria Bach had a goal and two assists for Boston University. On Saturday, Mary Parker gave BU the early lead, but Eve-Audrey Picard tied the game just before the end of the second to earn the second tie of the weekend.

No. 9 Quinnipiac 2, at Cornell 3 OT
Hanna Bunton scored just 10 seconds into the extra period to give Cornell the upset win. Kristin O’Neill scored twice for the Big Red. Raquel Pennoyer and Danielle Marmer each had two assists for the Bobcats.

No. 6 Boston College vs. Merrimack (home-and-home)
On Friday at home, BC edged the Warriors 1-0, getting 12 saves from Katie Burt. The Eagles fired 37 shots on Merrimack netminder Léa-Kristine Demers, but could only get a goal from Andie Anastos with 2:30 left in the game. Saturday at Merrimack, Anastos gave the Eagles a lead they would never relinquish, scoring at 6:54 of the first, and Haley McLean scored the game-winner at 17:01 of the first.

No. 1 Wisconsin vs. St. Cloud State
Wisconsin convincingly swept St. Cloud State, beating the Huskies 9-0 Friday, with Emily Clark and Annie Pankowski each netting a hat trick, the latter’s a natural hat trick to start the second period, as she scored at 1:07, 1:29, and then 9:25. Ann-Renée Desbiens was back in net and made 17 saves. On Saturday for Wisconsin’s Fill the Bowl, a record crowd of 15,359 saw the Badgers hold off their nerves in a 2-0 win, with Desbiens making 12 saves and St. Cloud netminder Janine Alder made 59 saves, but it wasn’t enough, as Clark scored the only goal the Badgers would need at 47 seconds of the second on a power play.

The rest of the top 10
No. 3 Clarkson 4, Yale 2,
No. 3 Clarkson 8, Brown 1
No.  St. Lawrence 7, Brown 2
No. 5 St. Lawrence 4, Yale 1
Princeton 5, at No. 8 Colgate 1

Lindenwood at No. 7 Robert Morris
Robert Morris outshot Lindenwood 37-24 on Friday, but Tirra Lemonie scored with six minutes to go in the game to give the Lions the 2-1 win. It was the Colonials first conference loss this season. Brittania Gillanders had a goal and an assist for Lindenwood. On Saturday, five different Colonials scored and the Lions were no match for the four straight goals Robert Morris scored mid-game. Brittany Howard had two assists for RMU, extending her point streak to 12 games and moving her into first place on the all-time career Colonials assist list.

No. 9 Quinnipiac 2, at No. 8 Colgate 0
Taylar Cianfarano scored just 1:43 into the game and Raquel Pennoyer secured the win with a second-period tally.

Northeastern at Maine
On Friday, it was a special-teams showcase. Tereza Vanisova and Alyson Matteau scored power-play goals in the first period to give Maine a lead the Black Bears would not relinquish. Brook Stacey added a short-handed goal with under two minutes to go in the game to secure the win. On Saturday, Maine jumped out to a three-goal lead before the midway point of the game. Northeastern responded with three goals in the opening 10 minutes of the third period, but Maine scored two more times to secure the win. Six different players scored for the Black Bears. Denisa Krížová had two goals for the Huskies.

No. 2 Minnesota at Minnesota-Duluth
On Friday, the Bulldogs ended a five-year, 21-game winless drought against the Gophers with a 3-2 win. UMD carried a 1-0 lead into the third period. Minnesota’s Sarah Potomak tied the game with a power-play goal before Lara Stalder gave the Bulldogs another lead with a power-play goal of her own. Gopher Kelly Pannek added an extra-defender tally of her own before Katherine McGovern scored the game-winner with less than five minutes to go to give UMD the win. On Saturday, the Bulldogs earned their first sweep of the Gophers since 2010 with a 5-3 win. The Gophers struck first, but every time they scored, UMD answered with two tallies of their own. Lara Stalder ended the weekend with three goals and three assists.

Union 3, at Harvard 2 OT
Union earned its first-ever win over Harvard with a 3-2 overtime win on Saturday. Katie Laughlin buried the game-winner with less than a minute to go in the extra frame to secure the historic victory for Union. It was also Union’s first conference win this season.

Vermont at No. 10 Boston University
On Friday, the Catamounts carried a 1-0 lead into the third period and were able to withstand a three-goal finale frame from BU to earn the tie. Saana Valkama had a goal and an assist for Vermont. Victoria Bach had a goal and two assists for Boston University. On Saturday, Mary Parker gave BU the early lead, but Eve-Audrey Picard tied the game just before the end of the second to earn the second tie of the weekend.

No. 9 Quinnipiac 2, at Cornell 3 OT
Hanna Bunton scored just 10 seconds into the extra period to give Cornell the upset win. Kristin O’Neill scored twice for the Big Red. Raquel Pennoyer and Danielle Marmer each had two assists for the Bobcats.

No. 6 Boston College vs. Merrimack (home-and-home)
On Friday at home, BC edged the Warriors 1-0, getting 12 saves from Katie Burt. The Eagles fired 37 shots on Merrimack netminder Léa-Kristine Demers, but could only get a goal from Andie Anastos with 2:30 left in the game. Saturday at Merrimack, Anastos gave the Eagles a lead they would never relinquish, scoring at 6:54 of the first, and Haley McLean scored the game-winner at 17:01 of the first.

No. 1 Wisconsin vs. St. Cloud State
Wisconsin convincingly swept St. Cloud State, beating the Huskies 9-0 Friday, with Emily Clark and Annie Pankowski each netting a hat trick, the latter’s a natural hat trick to start the second period, as she scored at 1:07, 1:29, and then 9:25. Ann-Renée Desbiens was back in net and made 17 saves. On Saturday for Wisconsin’s Fill the Bowl, a record crowd of 15,359 saw the Badgers hold off their nerves in a 2-0 win, with Desbiens making 12 saves and St. Cloud netminder Janine Alder made 59 saves, but it wasn’t enough, as Clark scored the only goal the Badgers would need at 47 seconds of the second on a power play.

The rest of the top 10
No. 3 Clarkson 4, Yale 2,
No. 3 Clarkson 8, Brown 1
No.  St. Lawrence 7, Brown 2
No. 5 St. Lawrence 4, Yale 1
Princeton 5, at No. 8 Colgate 1