Gophers claim NCAA women's hockey title

Celebrating a win
Minnesota's Shyler Sletta, left, cuts a piece from the net after Minnesota defeated Harvard 4-1 in the NCAA women's hockey tournament championship game, March 22, 2015, in Minneapolis.
Jeff Wheeler | Star Tribune via AP

The University of Minnesota Golden Gopher women's hockey team won another national championship Sunday, beating Harvard 4-1 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

Meanwhile, the Gopher men's team won the Big Ten tournament championship by beating Michigan 4-2 on Saturday. The men play next in the NCAA tournament against the University of Minnesota Duluth.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about Gopher hockey.

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