Abbey Murphy scored a pair of power-play goals as the Gophers women's hockey team beat Colgate 3-2 Saturday at Ridder Arena to advance to the NCAA Frozen 4 for the second time in three years. Coach Brad Frost and players spoke to reporters after the game.

The Gophers women’s hockey team is returning to the Frozen Four, and the game that got it there — a 3-2 win over the Colgate Raiders on Saturday afternoon at Ridder Arena — was a microcosm of the Gophers’ season. As a whole, they painted a pretty picture, but not without having to cover up some errant strokes.

The Gophers women’s hockey team proved in Saturday’s NCAA tournament quarterfinal you can go home again. And they will, for next weekend’s Frozen Four at home in Ridder Arena. Seeded fourth against fifth-seeded Colgate,

The University of Minnesota women’s hockey team is head to the NCAA Frozen Four for the second time in three years.

It’s the carrot that’s been in front of the Gophers women’s hockey team since the first day of fall practice: Earn one of the top four seeds in the NCAA tournament, and with it the guarantee that every postseason game it plays will be on home ice.

The Gophers women's hockey team used a five-goal second period to crush Minnesota State 6-2 to win the best-of-three WCHA First Round series Sunday afternoon at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. The U will advance to the WCHA Final Faceoff.

With 101-career goal scorer Abbey Murphy leading the charge, the Gophers women’s hockey team is determined to get a better NCAA quarterfinal outcome.

T he Minnesota Golden Gophers used a pair of Abbey Murphy goals and a goal from former Colgate defender Sydney Morrow to take a 3-0 lead after two periods in their NCAA Quarterfin

Abbey Murphy scored a pair of power-play goals to lead the fourth-seeded Gophers women's hockey team to a 3-2 victory over fifth-seeded Colgate in a NCAA Tournament Regional Final on Saturday at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.