INSIDE
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
BY AJ HARRISON
@BADGERWHOCKEY
SCHEDULE (2-0-0, 2-0-0)
LAST WEEK
Oct. 4
Minnesota State W, 3-0
Oct. 5
Minnesota State W, 5-1
COMING UP
Friday
#1 Minnesota
Saturday #1 Minnesota
Border Battle begins with
Badgers staring down streak
Badgers face first road test of season in Twin Cities
isconsin vs. Minnesota. One of the
best rivalries in the
country resumes this weekend
as the Badgers hit the road for
the first time this season to the
Twin Cities to face the Golden
Gophers.
Normally when Wisconsin
and Minnesota face off, it is a
big game. This week's tilts are
no exception.
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VARSITY October 10, 2013
The first Border Battle
competition in any sport this
season, the matchup pits the
back-to-back NCAA champion
and No. 1 team in the nation,
Minnesota, against four-time
national champion and No.
4-ranked Wisconsin. Additionally, Minnesota enters the
weekend with a NCAA record
51-game winning streak, a record that UW held prior to last
6 p.m.
4 p.m.
season.
Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson
is looking forward to the test.
"They've won 51 straight games,
which is very, very impressive, especially
in this environment," Johnson said. "It
will be a challenge, but I like it early in
the season. I like the opportunity to see
how my young players and how we as
a team respond to this type of environment that we'll be going into."
For the Wisconsin freshmen, this
weekend will mark their first games
away from the friendly confines of LaBahn Arena. Last season, Minnesota
averaged an NCAA-best 1,878 fans per
game,
"What I've seen to this point, I'm excited because they've stepped in, they've
eaten up some minutes, they've conducted themselves in a real positive way,"
Johnson said. "They've made a contribution. Now the opportunity for us as a
team to see how they react in a hostile
environment."
RISING IN THE POLLS
● The Badgers moved up into the top
five in both the USCHO.com and USA
Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls.
Wisconsin is tied for fourth with Cornell with in the USCHO.com rankings
and checked in at No. 5 in the latest
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
rankings. Minnesota is ranked No. 1 in
both polls.
