A year ago, the Gophers women’s hockey team took a two-goal lead over Ohio State into the third period of the WCHA Final Faceoff championship game. The Buckeyes erased that deficit and scored in overtime to take the crown. So on Saturday, when the Gophers again took a two-goal lead into the final period of the conference tournament final, coach Brad Frost made sure his players knew how dangerous the reigning NCAA champions can be. “We made it a point to say, ‘If you want to try and knock off the defending champion, you’ve got to raise your game to another level,’ ” Frost said. Consider that level raised. Behind goals by Savannah Norcross, Abbey Murphy and Peyton Hemp and 34 saves from goalie Skylar Vetter, the third-ranked Gophers defeated the No. 1 Buckeyes 3-1 in front of an announced 2,616 at Ridder Arena. Minnesota (29-5-3) won the conference tournament…
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