Syracuse led Wisconsin in only one team stat: blocked shots.

The Orange (4-11-1, 4-3 College Hockey America) blocked 20 shots, but another six found the back of the net in their 6-1 loss to No. 1 Wisconsin (16-1, 7-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Assoication) on Saturday. The Badgers finished with 54 shots on goal, the most SU has faced all season.

The Orange managed to hang around for most of the first period. While the Badgers struck first, senior defender Allie Munroe brought the Orange even at one apiece with 9:34 to go.

Just when SU looked as though they could take the deadlock into the break, a tripping penalty on Brooke Avery put Wisconsin on the power play. The Badgers capitalized with 31 seconds to play in the period to go ahead 2-1.

In the second, the Orange only allowed one goal, despite being outshot 22-4. A big reason was senior goaltender Maddi Welch, who made a career-high 48 saves in the loss.

The Badgers continued generating a multitude of scoring chances in the third period, and this time they converted more than once. Wisconsin scored 21 seconds into the period to go ahead, 4-1.

The Badgers notched their fifth goal with just under 11 minutes remaining, then added a sixth goal with just over five minutes left to end the scoring barrage.

Wisconsin beat SU in the faceoff battle as well, winning 39 of 57. The Orange will look for a better result tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Madison, Wisconsin.

Published on December 1, 2018 at 6:32 pm

Contact Tim: tnolan@syr.edu