INSIDE WOMEN���S HOCKEY
BY ROSS LA DUE
@BadgerWHockey
SCHEDULE (17-9-2, 13-9-2-2)
Last Week
Feb. 9
at St. Cloud State
Feb. 9
at St. Cloud State
W, 6-0
W, 5-1
This Week
Saturday Minnesota Duluth 7 p.m.
Sunday Minnesota Duluth 4 p.m.
Next Five
Feb. 22
Feb. 23
March 1
March 2
March 3
Chance to clinch home
ice playoffs on the line
Badgers host Bulldogs for pivotal weekend
B
adgers fans must have
gotten word of how important this weekend���s series against Minnesota Duluth will be.
Both Saturday and Sunday���s games are sold out, the
first time an entire weekend series has sold out at
LaBahn Arena. And having
that crowd support will be a
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huge boost for the team this
weekend.
Wisconsin has a chance to
clinch home ice for the first
round of WCHA playoffs.
There are some situations
in which the Badgers clinch
home ice without playing
well, but it���s always better to
place your fate into your own
hands.
at Bemidji State
at Bemidji State
WCHA Playoffs
WCHA Playoffs
WCHA Playoffs
7 p.m.
4 p.m.
TBA
TBA
TBA
If the Badgers sweep, or get one
win and a tie with a shootout win,
against Minnesota Duluth, they will
clinch home ice regardless of what
else happens in the conference.
However, with Wisconsin playing
on Saturday and Sunday, and depending on how the North DakotaOhio State series goes, the Badgers
could know following Saturday���s
game whether or not they���ll be at
home that first weekend of March.
As Badgers fans pack into LaBahn
Arena on Saturday and Sunday, they
should be ready to cheer loudly for
their team, because if things go right,
they���ll get another chance March 1-3
to cheer on the Badgers again this
season in LaBahn Arena.
Sunday serves as Senior Day
�� On Sunday, five Badgers will step
onto the ice at LaBahn Arena for
the last regular-season home game
of their careers: Jordan Brickner,
Brianna Decker, Alev Kelter, Saige
Pacholok and Lauren Unser.