Gophers women’s hockey drops non-conference game to Yale 4-3 on Saturday

The Minnesota women’s hockey team dropped a non-conference game, 4-3 to No. 5 Yale on Saturday in the Henderson Collegiate Showcase title game in Nevada.

The No. 3 Gophers fell to 1-2-0 in non-conference play following the loss.

Yale opened the scoring 1:38 into the contest – the fourth time in the last five contests that Minnesota (10-3-2) has been scored on first. The Gophers responded with two quick goals from Peyton Hemp and Ella Huber to give the Maroon and Gold its only lead of the game. The Bulldogs tallied three unanswered goals to close out the period with a 4-2 advantage. Huber notched her second goal of the game just over four minutes into the second period, but Minnesota could not find the equalizer over the last 35 minutes.

Sophomore Skylar Vetter was relieved after allowing four goals in the first period. Senior Makayla Pahl stopped all eight shots in relief. Yale’s Pia Dukaric made 29 saves in the win.

The Gophers head back to Minnesota for a home-and-home series with the Minnesota State Mavericks on Dec. 2-3. Friday’s game will take place at 6:00 pm at Ridder Arena. The puck drops on Saturday’s contest at 2:00 pm in Mankato.

(The Gophers Athletic Department contributed information to this article.)