MADISON, Wis. – The No. 6 Wisconsin women's hockey team will continue their postseason run with a Friday night showdown against the No. 3 Minnesota Gophers at the Kwik Trip WCHA Final Faceoff. Puck drop is set for 5 p.m. at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Fans can watch all three games of the Kwik Trip WCHA Final Faceoff in the Madison area on TVW as Jay Wilson and Badger legend Annie Pankowski will have the call from Ridder Arena. Fans can also listen to the Badgers on the radio on 1070 AM as Reid Magnum and UW goaltending coach Mark Greenhalgh will be at the rink to call the action. 

Tickets are available for the 2023 Kwik Trip WCHA Final Faceoff here, and can be purchased at the Ridder Arena Box Office in Minneapolis, or by phone at 1-800-U-GOPHER. All tickets purchased in advance will be issued electronically. 

1. LAST TIME OUT: Wisconsin kicked off the postseason with a sweep over the Minnesota State Mavericks in the first round of WCHA playoffs. UW started the weekend with a 3-0 win on Friday, leading Cami Kronish to her seventh shutout of the season. Four Badgers scored in Saturday afternoon's 4-1 triumph to advance Wisconsin to the WCHA Final Faceoff. Sarah Wozniewicz scored twice during the playoff sweep for the Badgers. 

2. ALL THE AWARDS: After announcing that the top-three finalists for the WCHA Rookie of the Year award were all Badgers, Caroline Harvey was given the honor, the league announced Wednesday. Also named a top-three finalist for the WCHA Defender of the Year, Harvey has enjoyed a 35-point season on 11 goals and 24 assists, which ranks first among league freshmen. Fellow rookies Laila Edwards and Kirsten Simms were the other finalists for the honor, both enjoying impressive first seasons themselves. Edwards also was named the WCHA Rookie of the Month for February on Monday. 

3. AGAINST THE GOPHERS: The Badgers went undefeated against the Gophers in the regular season for a record of 2-0-2, including a shootout win. The two teams last faced each other at Minnesota on Feb. 10-11, resulting in a thrilling shootout win for the Badgers and 7-5 takedown the next night. Wisconsin trails the all-time series against Minnesota, 47-55-16, however, UW is 8-3-4 in the last 15 games against their Border Battle rival. 

4. BADGERS AT BLARNEY'S: On Friday all fans are encouraged to stop by Blarney Pub and Grill at 2 p.m. for a pre-game fan event. Pom-poms, roller-banners, and more will be provided to fans on a first-come, first-serve basis! The UW Band and Bucky Badger will perform on Friday from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m., before departing for Ridder Arena. Should the Badgers advance to the Kwik Trip WCHA Final Faceoff Championship Game, we will be back at Blarney Pub and Grill on Saturday morning at 11 a.m to 1 p.m.. The UW Band and Bucky Badger will make an appearance there ahead of the 2 p.m. championship game.

5. SELECTION SUNDAY: The Badgers will find out their fate in the big dance on Sunday during the NCAA Women's Hockey Selection Show at 11 a.m. on ESPNews. The Badgers look to make the NCAA tournament for the 10th-straight season, the longest active streak in the country as UW would become only the third school to have a streak of 10 or more consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament.