The Gophers women's hockey team was just never able to figure out its border rival. The fourth-seeded Gophers struck first, but Laila Edwards had a hat trick for top-seeded Wisconsin, which dominated the latter two periods in a 6-2 victory in a Frozen Four semifinal Friday night at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

Ed Murphy and Jason Hemp were standing near a rail in the narrow walkway that sits in front of Ridder Arena, the home to Gophers women’s hockey since 2002. They were among the parents there to see their daughters make the quick,

Friday evening, 1-seed University of Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey team (37-1-2, 25-1-2 WCHA) and 4-seed Minnesota Golden Gophers (29-12-1, 11-4-1) met in the NCAA Frozen Four semifinal as the Badgers marched to the NCAA National Championship game in a 6-2 victory.