Gophers women's hockey scores in flurries in dominant win over Minnesota State

The third-ranked Gophers women's hockey team scored three goals in the second period and three more in the third as it pulled away from Minnesota State for a dominant 8-3 victory, its third straight, Friday night at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

The Gophers (16-5-1) were in control from start to finish, starting with Josefin Bouveng's goal just 1 minute, 1 second into the first period. The Mavericks (10-12-1) tied it up when Bella Shipley scored 8 minutes, 3 seconds later, but Minnesota took a one-goal advantage into the second period after Emma Kreisz scored with 50 seconds remaining in the first.

The Gophers never looked back from there. Abbey Murphy scored 20 seconds into the second period for a two-goal lead, and while the Mavericks got back within one when Kianna Roeske scored just under eight minutes later, Ella Huber and Chloe Primerano, who scored on the power play, found the back of the net in the final seven minutes for a three-goal lead.