Minnesota’s women’s hockey team recovered from an overtime loss Friday in Minneapolis with a 2-1 victory over St. Cloud State on Saturday at Herb Brooks Arena in St. Cloud.

The victory was the 800th in program history, and the third-ranked Gophers rallied from a 1-0, third-period deficit to do it.

“It was a big win,” head coach Brad Frost said. “It was difficult, as we knew it would be, but coming back a goal-down in the third … was huge. I’m really proud of the way our team played in the last 20 (minutes) in particular, finding a way to dig in and get the job done.”

The Gophers (23-9-1, 17-8-1 WCHA) got goals from Audrey Wethington and Emma Connor and snapped a four-game losing streak.

Emma Gentry scored for the 11th-ranked Huskies (15-11-7, 10-11-5).

“Throughout the WCHA and the country, there’s not many programs that have (800 wins),” Frost said, “and we’re super proud of everyone that’s come before us — Coach (Laura) Halldorson leading the way, and all those players and people that were involved in it.”

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