Gophers women’s hockey beats Colgate 3-2 to advance to Frozen 4

Abbey Murphy leads Gophers past Colgate to NCAA Frozen 4

Abbey Murphy scored a pair of power-play goals as the Gophers women's hockey team beat Colgate 3-2 Saturday at Ridder Arena to advance to the NCAA Frozen 4 for the second time in three years. Coach Brad Frost and players spoke to reporters after the game.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The University of Minnesota women’s hockey team is head to the NCAA Frozen Four for the second time in three years.

The No. 4-seeded Gophers beat Colgate 3-2 Saturday afternoon at Ridder Arena.

How it happened

Abbey Murphy's big day:

Abbey Murphy, a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, scored two power-play goals to lead the Gophers on Saturday. Her first goal came at the 5:40 mark of the first period. She got her second at the 5:18 mark of the second period, which also put her at 103 goals, passing Natalie Darwitz for sixth all-time in program history.

Murphy needs three more goals to tie Krissy Wendell for fifth in team history.

Sydney Morrow scored to give the Gophers a 3-0 lead. Colgate rallied with a pair of goals, but the Gophers held them off to advance.