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Varsity - February 20, 2014

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50 // VARSITY February 20, 2014 INSIDE WOMEN'S HOCKEY No. 2 Badgers wrap up regular season in Mankato UW and Minnesota State meet for first time since Oct. BY AJ HARRISON @BADGERWHOCKEY T he No. 2 Badgers will wrap up their regular season the same way they started it: with a series against Minnesota State. After sweeping the Maver- icks in Madison on Oct. 4-5, the Badgers make the return trip to Mankato, Minn., to take on a streaking MSU team that is coming off of a sweep of then-No. 4 North Dakota. "We haven't seen them in a while," UW head coach Mark Johnson said. "They are healthy now, and are coming off of a big weekend. It will be senior weekend for them so there will be a lot of emotions tied to it. They have a large se- nior class that leads the way and they are experienced. It will be a good challenge for us after last weekend." After not playing the Mavericks for five months, there's a good possibility that the Badgers will face the Mavericks next weekend in LaBahn Arena in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. Wisconsin has locked up the No. 2 seed in the play- offs, and with a UW win this weekend, MSU will be the No. 7 seed and the two will meet again next weekend. Although UW has a 58-1-3 all-time record against Minnesota State, the Bad- gers know that the Mavericks are a team they can't overlook. "They have a good power play," senior Madison Packer said. "They have a cou- ple of offensive threats on the ice that we need to be aware of. " WCHA FIRST ROUND TICKETS ON SALE ● Tickets for UW's WCHA first-round playoff series are now on sale. Tickets are available to purchase in person at the Athletic Ticket Office located at Camp Randall Stadium, over the phone at 1-800-GO-BADGERS or on- line at UWBadgers.com. The Badgers will play the best-of- three series in LaBahn Arena, Feb. 28-March 2. Games on Feb. 28 and March 1 will start at 7 p.m., and the third game on March 2 will start at 4 p.m., if necessary. Only tickets for Feb. 28 and March 1 are available for purchase at this time. The winner of the playoff series will advance to the 2013 WCHA Final Face-Off in Bemidji, Minn., March 7-8. SCHEDULE (23-5-2, 19-5-2-1) LAST WEEK Feb. 14 #1 Minnesota L, 3-2 Feb. 15 #1 Minnesota L, 4-0 COMING UP Friday at Minnesota St. 7 p.m. Saturday at Minnesota St. 3 p.m.

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