Natálie Mlýnková, a transfer from Vermont, has heard all about the Wisconsin rivalry. Now she’ll get a taste in home games Friday night and Saturday afternoon.
“I watch hockey, I play hockey,” she said. “I like playing against those players, and I know what they bring to the table. It’s going to be a fun matchup and I’m very excited for it.”
The Gophers (4-1-1) are coming off a weekend when they lost 4-3 and tied 1-1 at Ohio State. Before that, Minnesota had swept non-conference series against Connecticut and Boston University.
“The results were frustrating, to come out with just one point on the weekend,” Frost said about the Ohio State series. “I was really happy with how we played. We were playing our game. We were doing what we needed to do, holding them under 25 shots in regulation in both games. It’s a really big deal. They’re a high-shot volume team.”
Murphy has picked up where she left off last season, scoring six goals with three assists in the season’s first six games. A goal or two have been of the highlight variety on ESPN.
“She likes doing that,” Frost said. “Obviously, Murph continues to score at a high rate, which has been great.”
