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SCHEDULE (10-4-2, 6-4-2) St. Cloud State
St. Cloud State
This Week Saturday at #1 Minnesota Sunday at #1 Minnesota
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W, 6-0 W, 6-3
2 p.m. 2 p.m.
#8 North Dakota 2 p.m. #8 North Dakota 1 p.m. Ohio State Ohio State
7 p.m. 7 p.m.
at #8 North Dakota 7 p.m.
out the window when Minnesota and Wisconsin match up. In the 2009-10, a struggling Badgers team still man- aged to go 3-1 against the Gophers. One thing is for sure heading into
All bets are off when it L
ast year, Minnesota en- tered the Kohl Center, and after losing 3-2, re- bounded to hand the then- No. 1 Badgers their first loss of the season, ending Wis- consin's NCAA record-tying unbeaten streak at 32 games. This year, the scenario heading into the Border- Battle weekend is almost
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comes to Border Battle Badgers set to renew rivalry in Minnesota
reversed. Wisconsin enters Ridder Arena with the Go- phers sitting atop the na- tional polls, holding a per- fect record and currently on a NCAA record 24-game winning streak. While on paper Minnesota looks to be the favored team, one thing history has taught us is that everything goes
the weekend: getting a win won't be easy for either team. Minnesota has yet to give up more than two goals in a single game, and has led in 15 of its 16 games. How- ever, the toughest team Minnesota has played was North Dakota, and UND was missing a key forward due to injury. Like with all the other sports in
the Border Battle competition, when Wisconsin and Minnesota play each other, all bets are off.
Badgers back in rankings
» After sweeping St. Cloud State by a margin of 12-3, and with then- No. 9 Ohio State losing to an un- ranked Princeton squad, the Bad- gers claimed the No. 10 spot in this week's USCHO.com poll.
