Grand Forks, ND — On Saturday night, the UND hockey team wrapped up a series sweep of the Western Michigan Broncos.
After losing four straight to usher in the new year, UND has gone 8-1-1 since, including a six-game winning streak. The Hawks have gotten points in 10 straight games to take command of the conference race. A win next weekend would give UND back-to-back-to-back Penrose Cups.
After being swept by Western Michigan in January, the Fighting Hawks players had this game circled on their calendars.
“We went into Western and we battled hard but didn’t come up with any wins,” Caulfield said. “We knew we owed them a couple of games here at the Ralph. We always played hard in our building. We weren’t gonna make it easy on them.”
With the win, UND improves to 21-11-1, and 16-5-1 NCHC. UND also improves to fifth in the Pairwise Rankings. With the loss, WMU drops to 20-10-1, and 12-9-1 NCHC.
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- UND forward Mark Senden drops his stick after a faceoff.
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- UND goalie Zach Driscoll awaits the results of the review after he made an amazing off the glass, behind the back save.
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- UND d-man Ronnie Attard with the puck in the UND end.
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- A NCHC linesman get caught up in the action. UND d-man Cooper Moore checks a WMU Bronco
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- Connor Ford in the faceoff dot.
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- UND forward Nick Portz goes for a puck.
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- UND forward Connor Dord wins another faceoff
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- UND defenseman Luke Bast battles a Tim Washe for the puck.
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- Griffin Ness deep in the WMU end.
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- UND defenseman Tyler Kleven checks Aidan Fulp.
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- UND forward Jackson Kunz battles for the puck.
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- UND defenseman Brady Ferner
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- UND defenseman Tyler Kleven pursues a WMU forward.
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- WMU goalie Brandon Bussi
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- UND forward Griffin Ness wins a faceoff.
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- UND defenseman Tyler Kleven looks on as UND forward Judd Caulfield scores another goal.
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- UND forwards Carson Albrecht and Griffin Ness
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- UND forward Griffin Ness
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- UND forward Connor Ford wins another faceoff.
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- Judd Caulfield and Connor Ford go hard to the net.
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- UND defenseman Tyler Kleven and UND forward Jake Schmaltz.
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- WMU forward Josh Passolt.
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- UND forward Griffin Ness wins a faceoff against WMU.
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- Brendan Budy and Louis Jamernik
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- The On-Ice officials separate Louis Jamernik from a WMU player.
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- UND defenseman Cooper Moore checks a WMU Bronco. (Photo Credit: Eric J. Burton, Inside Hockey)
