Minnesota sweeps Michigan; Denver splits with Western Michigan; Wisconsin women now 19-1 - CHS 12-7-24

It’s the #CollegeHockey Scoreboard Show for December 7, 2024. Another big Saturday of action with 43ish games on the schedule. There’s  no analysis, no breakdowns, it’s JUST. THE. SCORES. 

In Big Ten action, Isaac Howard scored his seventh of the season, netting the overtime game-winner as No. 1 Michigan State edged Wisconsin 3-2. 

No. 2 Denver split its series with No. 7 Western Michigan as Carter King scored the OT game-winner in a 3-2 victory. No. 4 Minnesota swept No. 6 Michigan with a 2-0 win in Minneapolis, as Sam Rinzel scored his eighth and Jimmy Snuggerud added an empty-netter for his ninth. No. 5 Maine pulled away in the third period to defeat Stonehill 5-2, with Harrison Scott scoring his 10th of the year. Pairwise doesn’t care if you lose 6-1 or 2-1. 

No. 10 Providence completed a home sweep with five different scorers in a 5-1 victory over No. 8 Colorado College. Tyson Gross scored twice and Gavin Enright earned his first win in goal as No. 9 St. Cloud State beat Omaha 5-2 to split the series. 

In Hockey East, Michael Hrabal made 32 saves to lead UMass to a 4-0 shutout over No. 11 Boston University. Colgate upset No. 12 Cornell 6-3, breaking a 3-3 tie to even its record at 8-8-2. No. 20 Clarkson edged No. 13 Dartmouth 3-2 with Ayrton Martino scoring the game-winner late in the third. Rhett Pitlick’s two goals, including an overtime winner, lifted No. 15 Minnesota State over Bowling Green 3-2. 

No. 16 North Dakota completed a sweep of Miami with a 4-2 win as Jackson Kunz tallied his seventh goal of the year. No. 18 Quinnipiac downed Union 3-1, while No. 19 Arizona State defeated Minnesota-Duluth 3-2 to extend their strong run. 

Bentley and Mercyhurst skated to a 2-2 tie before Bentley took the shootout. Air Force topped Niagara 4-2, RIT outlasted Robert Morris 4-3, and Sacred Heart beat Canisius in a shootout after a 3-3 tie. Lake Superior State edged Bemidji State 4-3, Ferris State beat Northern Michigan 2-1, and St. Thomas upset Michigan Tech 4-1. Princeton defeated RPI 6-2, while Harvard and St. Lawrence played to a scoreless tie with Harvard taking the shootout. Alaska-Anchorage defeated Merrimack 3-1, Alaska squeaked by Augustana 2-1, Northeastern held off Brown 4-3, and Vermont overwhelmed LIU 7-4. Holy Cross and AIC was canceled. AHA simply said the game would not be played - unsure if it’s a cancellation or a postponement. Things are just kinda rough in Springfield right now as AIC didn’t have any healthy goaltenders. 

In WCHA women’s action, No. 1 Wisconsin continued its dominant season with a 5-0 win over St. Thomas, improving to 19-1 behind two goals from Maggie Scannell. No. 3 Minnesota completed a sweep of St. Thomas with a 6-2 victory in Mendota Heights, marking the Gophers’ ninth win in their last 10 games. No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth defeated No. 8 St. Cloud State 3-1, with Clara Van Wieren breaking a 1-1 tie with a knuckle puck from the blue line. Olivia Mobley and Mary Kate O’Brien also scored for the Bulldogs. 

In ECAC action, No. 6 Clarkson extended its unbeaten streak to 10 games with a 5-1 win over Harvard, led by two goals from Baylee Kirwan. Princeton upset No. 9 Quinnipiac 2-1 in overtime, with Sara Paul scoring both goals, including the OT winner. No. 11 St. Lawrence blanked Dartmouth 2-0 behind goals from Tori Verbeek and Sarah Thompson. RPI stopped No. 14 Yale 3-1, with three different players finding the net. 

In Atlantic Hockey, No. 12 Penn State swept Mercyhurst with a 3-2 win, powered by two goals from Tessa Janecke, who now has 14 on the season. 

Elsewhere, No. 15 UConn edged Maine 4-3 in overtime, RIT defeated Lindenwood 4-2, and Syracuse topped Robert Morris 4-1. Union defeated Brown 4-1, while Post and Sacred Heart skated to a 1-1 tie before Post took the shootout. Franklin Pierce blanked St. Michael’s 3-0, Merrimack edged Holy Cross 3-2 in overtime, and Assumption bested Stonehill in a shootout after a 2-2 tie. 

I’m Jason Bryant @jasonmbryant on the socials and that’s your College Hockey Scoreboard for December 7, 2024.