Wisconsin Women’s Hockey Earns 1st-Round Bye

The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team will have a first-round bye this weekend in the W-C-H-A playoffs.  The Badgers will return to action Saturday, March 3rd, in a game at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.  Senior Maddie Rolfes scored a goal late in the first period Saturday to lead U-W to a 1-0 win over Minnesota in the final game of the regular season.  Wisconsin finishes with a 29-3-2 record.  The Badgers swept the Golden Gophers in the season series for the first time in program history.