women’s wcha final faceoff Saturday: Wisconsin vs. Minn. Duluth, 2 p.m.; Gophers vs. Ohio State, 5 p.m. Sunday: Saturday’s winners, 2 p.m. TV: FSN on Sunday. Loaded field at Ridder Arena Gophers update: The Gophers (27-5-3) have won six consecutive games — their final four regular-season games and a first-round sweep of St. Cloud State (4-2 and 7-3). They are 16-2-1 at Ridder Arena this season. Sarah Potomak leads them with 45 points (19 goals, 26 assists). Ohio State update: The Buckeyes (22-8-6) swept MSU Mankato (4-2 and 1-0) to reach the WCHA semifinals for the third consecutive season. Junior F Emma Maltais leads the Buckeyes with 58 points (19 goals, 39 assists). Wisconsin update: The defending national champions (27-4-3) earned the No. 1 seed by winning the WCHA regular-season title with 56 points. Senior F Abby Roque (25 goals, 32 assists) was named the WCHA player of the year.…
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