Minnesota State women sweep Gophers for first time in nearly two decades; Splits abound on the men's side

We’ve got more splits than a bad bowling alley. After a weekend that saw me in Oklahoma, thus, unable to do an adequately mid-job at doing a show, we’re back out of the box and back for another episode of Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show. Here’s a tip I learned from our man State of Hoppy - take that Lucky Seven 7th Avenue Pizza, 14 minutes, then finish with a minute or two on broil and BOOM. Scorched roof of your mouth goodness. Probably why I didn’t record this show earlier. And Happy Thanksgiving. For our Canadian Friends, that’s THURSDAY. This week, we start with the women, and here’s why Division I WomenFri: Minnesota State 3, #2 Minnesota 1Sat: Minnesota State 4, #2 Minnesota 1Mercury Bischoff scored a hat trick on Saturday and scored four goals on the weekend as Minnesota State swept No. 2 Minnesota 3-1 and 4-1, giving the Mavericks their first sweep over the Golden Gophers since 2006. I didn’t even know my wife then. I still lived in Pennsylvania and hadn’t yet made the mistake of purchasing my first house with an awful credit score at the age of 27. Anyway. Minnesota State improved to 8-7-1, while the Gophers fell to 12-4. Minnesota State will host Dartmouth in non-conference action this coming weekend, while Minnesota is off until its home-and-home in two weeks with St. Thomas. Fri: #3 Ohio State 3, #5 Minnesota Duluth 1Sat: #3 Ohio State 4, #5 Minnesota Duluth 1Ohio State’s Joye Dunn scored three goals on the weekend as No. 3 Ohio State swept fifth-ranked Minnesota Duluth, picking up a 3-1 win on Friday and a 4-1 win in Duluth on Saturday. The Bulldogs are off until they get back to WCHA action in December at Bemidji State. Fri: #10 St. Cloud State 4, Bemidji State 0Sat: Bemidji State 6, #10 St. Cloud State 5, OTPayton Remick scored twice in No. 10 St. Cloud State's 4-0 win over Bemidji State at the Sanford Center on Friday. The second game was wild, as Bemidji State built a 4-1 lead, then fell behind 5-4, only to tie it up with 30 seconds left and then win it in overtime 6-5. Hailey Armstrong's seventh of the year was the game-winner. Bemidji State goes on the road next week for a non-conference series at Lindenwood, while St. Cloud State will head to D1 in DC to take on Clarkson and Colgate in the nation's capital. Fri: #1 Wisconsin 8, #15 St. Thomas 0Sat: #1 Wisconsin 4, #15 St. Thomas 3, OTTop-ranked Wisconsin rolled past No. 15 St. Thomas on Friday, shutting out the Tommies 8-0 before the Tommies made the Badgers fight for the final game. Wisconsin ultimately prevailed, with Cassie Hall's overtime game-winner giving the Badgers the 4-3 win. It was the sixth OT game this season for the Tommies, who fell to 8-10 overall. The Tommies are off until the aforementioned home-and-home with the Gophers the first weekend of December. Division I MenFri: Minnesota 3, #5 Penn State 2Sat: #5 Penn State 2, Minnesota 1It was a much more believable split this weekend for Minnesota as the Golden Gophers came off last week's split with LIU and promptly split with No. 5 Penn State at 3M Arena at Mariucci. In the opener, three different players scored including Brodie Ziemer's seventh of the year in the Gophers' 3-2 win over the Nittany Lions. On Saturday, Penn State picked up a 2-1 win. The Gophers fell to 6-9-1 on the season and will head to Denver over the Thanksgiving break for the U.S. Hall of Fame Game in Denver against the Pioneers at Ball Arena. Fri: Bowling Green 3, St. Thomas 2, OTSat: St. Thomas 6, Bowling Green 2St. Thomas ended up taking four out of six points in a weekend split with Bowling Green in the CCHA. Bowling Green won the opener 3-2 in overtime. Game Two saw the Tommies pick up a 6-2 win with Alex Gaffney scoring twice and Carsen Musser stopping 39 shots in net. The Tommies are 5-6-2 and head to the UP next week to face Michigan Tech. Fri: #14 Minnesota State 3, Michigan Tech 0Sat: #14 Minnesota State 3, Michigan Tech 2No. 14 Minnesota State won its fourth in a row with a pair of CCHA wins at home against Michigan Tech. The Mavericks blanked the Huskies 3-0 in the first game as it was light work for Alex Tracy, who only had to stop 12 shots in the shutout. Game Two saw three different Mavericks score, including Evan Murr's sixth of the season. Minnesota State will head to the UP to face Northern Michigan this coming weekend. Fri: Bemidji State 7, Northern Michigan 3Sat: Bemidji State 6, Northern Michigan 2Bemidji State put up 13 goals in a pair of games to sweep Northern Michigan 7-3 and 6-2, improving to 9-5-2 and sending Northern to its 14th straight loss to open the season. Connor McClennan scored four goals in the opener, while Oliver Peer put up a hat trick in the second game. Bemidji State stands in first place in the CCHA and will have a home-and-home non-conference series with North Dakota this weekend. Fri: #4 Minnesota Duluth 4, Colorado College 2Sat: Colorado College 2, #4 Minnesota Duluth 1, OT No. 4 Minnesota Duluth took four of six points in a weekend split at Robson Arena in Colorado Springs against Colorado College. In Game One, Max Plante netted a hat trick, giving him 13 goals on the year as the Bulldogs beat CC 4-2. On Saturday, Adam Gajon stopped 38 shots but it wasn’t enough as CC picked up the 3-on-3 overtime win 2-1. UMD is a point behind conference leaders Denver and Western Michigan and will head into the Thanksgiving Break 12-3. They’re off until they head to Lawson to take on Western Michigan the first weekend in December. Fri: Miami 6, St. Cloud State 5, OTSat: St. Cloud State 4, Miami 2St. Cloud State took four out of six points in a weekend split at Miami, dropping the first game 6-5 in overtime in a game where the Huskies tied the game twice after falling behind by two goals. Gavyn Thoreson had his first two-goal game of his career on Friday, while on Saturday, the Huskies built a 3-0 lead and then hung on to beat the RedHawks 4-2. Grant Ahcan scored twice, including an empty netter that iced it with a minute left. The win snapped St. Cloud State's four-game losing streak. The Huskies are off this week and will host North Dakota when conference play kicks back up in December. Division III MenAugsburg vs. St. ScholasticaFri: Augsburg 4, St. Scholastica 1Sat: St. Scholastica 4, Augsburg 1Concordia-Moorhead vs. Gustavus AdolphusFri: Gustavus Adolphus 4, Concordia-Moorhead 3Sat: Gustavus Adolphus 2, Concordia-Moorhead 0Hamline vs. BethelFri: Bethel 4, Hamline 1Sat: Hamline 3, Bethel 2, OTSt. John’s vs. St. OlafFri: St. John’s 2, St. Olaf 1Sat: St. John’s 2, St. Olaf 2 (SJU wins SO) Division III WomenHamline vs. BethelFri: #9 Hamline 1, Bethel 0Sat: Bethel 4, #9 Hamline 0Gustavus Adolphus vs. Concordia-MoorheadFri: Concordia-Moorhead 3, Gustavus Adolphus 2Sat: Gustavus Adolphus 3, Concordia-Moorhead 2St. Mary’s vs. St. CatherineFri: St. Mary’s 4, St. Kate’s 2Sat: St. Kate’s 1, St. Mary’s 0, OTSt. Olaf vs. St. BenedictFri: St. Benedict 1, St. Olaf 0Sat: St. Olaf 5, St. Benedict 1Augsburg vs. St. ScholasticaFri: St. Scholastica 1, #2 Augsburg 1 (CSS wins SO)Sat: #2 Augsburg 6, St. Scholastica 1 I’m Jason Bryant (@jasonmbryant). 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