(UW ATHLETICS) MADISON –The No.1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team battled No. 15 St. Thomas to a dramatic 4-3 win in overtime this Friday at LaBahn Arena. Cassie Hall played hero by scoring the game-winning goal in the extra period.
The Badgers trailed 3-2 in the final six minutes of regulation. With an extra attacker coming onto the ice, Kirsten Simms tipped in a Caroline Harveyshot to tie the game up with a minute and a half remaining.
Simms almost won the game soon after, seemingly beating the buzzer with a goal in the last second. A replay review deemed the goal too late, however, sending the game to overtime.
Two minutes into the three-on-three extra period, Cassie Hall swooped in to score off the rebound of a Simms shot, securing the comeback victory – the team’s sixth win against a ranked opponent this season.
The Badgers entered the period with a 2-1 lead, but a couple of St. Thomas’ shots snuck just past Ava McNaughton, giving the Tommies their short-lived lead.
St. Thomas owned the first lead of the game as well, capitalizing on a first period power play 14 minutes into the game. It wasn’t until the second period when Wisconsin regained momentum, with alternate captain Lacey Eden scoring the Badger’s first short-handed goal of the season to make the score 1-1.
Eight minutes later in the period, Laila Edwards found the puck from Kirsten Simms, stick handling her way past a defender, and scoring to take a 2-1 lead, setting up the theatrical third period that ultimately led to the Badgers 4-3 win.
Wisconsin outshot St. Thomas 51-17, finishing up its 2025 homestand with a 14-1-1 overall record.
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