After starting the season 4-0, the No. 2 ranked Gophers women's hockey team struggled in their first Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) series of the season against No. 5 Ohio State. They left Columbus with one loss in regulation and one in a shootout.

The Gophers’ attack was led by transfer Natalie Mlynkova, who scored a pair of goals, giving her three on the season. The fifth-year senior, a native of Czechia, came in as an accomplished offensive player, having scored 49 goals and adding 49 assists in her four seasons at Vermont.

The undefeated University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team (8-0-0, 4-0-0 WCHA) hit the road last weekend, facing off against the Minnesota Gophers (4-3-1, 0-3-1) at the Ridder Arena in Minneapolis on Oct.

The second-ranked Gophers women’s hockey team fell 4-3 to No. 5 Ohio State Friday night in Columbus, Ohio, its first loss of the season. The Gophers (4-1-0) struggled on the penalty kill as the Buckeyes converted on 2 of 3 power-play chances.

The Gophers managed only seven shots on goal in the third period (to Wisconsin’s 13), but Frost didn’t think his team played too conservatively with the lead.

Peyton Hemp’s game-winning goal was her second of the game.