 With a tough test on the road against the defending national champs this past weekend, the women's hockey team certainly had some positive takeaways from a pair of close losses. Now this group returns home for the next six games, but the schedule doesn't get any easier. The next three series feature number one Wisconsin, number five, Minnesota Duluth, and the ninth ranked Gophers this coming weekend. The approach, take it game by game starting first with Minnesota Friday afternoon. Certainly we're going to get a team that's going to be pretty ornery, getting only one point out of six in their opening series, so we know that they're going to be coming up here fired up and they're just always a challenge to play against because of how talented they are. It doesn't matter what line, what groups of defense are on the ice. Minnesota is always a great team. They're always tough to play against and I feel like we always bring our best against them too, so that's why we play the game to see who can win and I feel like we can compete with them even though they're a good club. Beavers, Gophers, sounds like fun, puck set to drop at 307 at the Sanford Center. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.