The University of Minnesota women’s hockey team became the first ever program in the powerhouse WCHA to hit 800 wins all-time.

The third-ranked University of Minnesota Golden Gopher women's hockey team bounced back from a loss on Friday with a 2-1 defeat of No. 11 St. Cloud State Saturday afternoon. 

Minnesota moves to a 23-9-1 (17-8-1 WCHA) record on the season, simultaneously snapping a four-game losing streak and clinching the 800th all-time win in program history.

“Throughout the WCHA and the country, there's not many programs that have [800 wins], 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,” said Minnesota head coach Brad Frost.

The Huskies got on the board first for the second-straight game, as Emma Gentry tallied her second goal of the series 4:05 into the first period. The Gophers were unable to find the back of the net by the beginning of the first intermission, tying St. Cloud State with 14 shots.Both teams went scoreless in the second period, again tying in shots on goal with nine apiece.

The Gophers' top-five scoring offense came back into form in the third period, scoring two unanswered goals en route to victory. Fifth-year forward scored her third goal of the season, assisted by , to bring the game even at the 4:33 mark. Exactly two minutes later, redshirt-junior forward tallied the game-winning goal, assisted by and . Freshman goaltender recorded 29 saves and a .967 save percentage to secure her 19th victory in net this season. Clark moves to an overall record of 19-7-1.

“It was a big win," said Frost. “It was difficult, as we knew it would be, but coming back a goal-down in the third [period] to get those two [goals] 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."