EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - No. 2 Michigan State scored four goals in both the second and third periods to post a 9-3 victory over No. 4 Minnesota in a battle of the Big Ten’s top teams. MSU (20-3-2, 11-2-2) had eight players with multiple-point nights, including two-goal scorers Isaac Howard and David Gucciardi.

Gophers women's hockey took down their in-state rival Bemidji State 4-1 in a midday battle at Ridder Arena Friday before Saturday's Hockey Day Minnesota clash at Valleyfair. After a scoreless first period, senior forward Peyton Hemp put Minnesota on the board with her 11th goal of the season just under seven minutes into the second period.

The Buckeyes brought out the brooms once again. For the sixth time this season, No. 2 Ohio State (20-5-3, 14-5-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) claimed the second win in its weekend series with a 4-1 victory over Minnesota State (10-15-1,

An offensive explosion propelled the Buckeyes to a dominant win Friday night. After falling behind 1-0 early on, the No. 2 Ohio State (18-5-3, 12-5-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) used three straight goals to power its 5-2 victory over the Minnesota State Mavericks (10-14-1,

Michigan State's goalie Trey Augustine, left, fights off Minnesota's Aaron Huglen, right, during the first period on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at Munn Arena in East Lansing. / Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

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The University of Minnesota cheer squad also took home a national championship, the team’s first in its history. Cheerleading squads actually originated at the University of Minnesota in 1898. And the team still uses that original chant: “Ski-U-Mah!”

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