Wisconsin Badgers
University of St. Thomas
November 11, 2026 | Women's Hockey
Badgers play at home for first time in four weeks
MADISON, Wis. — The No. 3 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (8-2-0, 4-2-0 WCHA) will host the St. Thomas Tommies (4-6-0, 2-6-0 WCHA) at LaBahn Arena on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. CT, and Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. CT.
Saturday’s game will feature an honorary puck drop for Cancer Awareness Day.
Fans can watch the action on B1G+ or listen live to Paul Braun and Mark Greenhalgh on Fox Sports 1070.
Here are five things to know about the series:
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Nov 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.vs University of St. ThomasMadison, WI- Nov 15, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.vs University of St. ThomasMadison, WI
1. SWEEPING IN ST. CLOUD
UW last took the ice on Oct. 30 and 31 against St. Cloud State University.
During the Badgers’ brawl against the Huskies, Wisconsin swept St. Cloud, 2-1, and 7-2.
In the first game, the game was scoreless until junior Finley McCarthy received the puck from Nicole Gorbatenko to give Wisconsin the lead. The Huskies responded with a goal before Charlotte Pieckenhagen closed things out off an assist from Emma Venusio. The Badgers won the series opener, 2-1.
For game two, the Badgers came out firing to collect a 7-2 win over the Huskies. Freshman Nela Lopušanová kicked off the game with two back-to-back goals. Senior Cassie Hall found UW’s third goal before Lopušanová found another, making it 4-0. St. Cloud then also collected two back-to-back goals before Lopušanová scored another to keep Wisconsin’s lead. To wrap up the series, McCarthy and Lopušanová each found two short handed tallies. Charlotte Pieckenhagen had four assists as well. Lopušanová tied Hilary Knight for the program-high for goals (5) in the exciting victory.
2. AGAINST THE TOMMIES
Wisconsin has an overall record of 21-0-0 against St. Thomas, with a home record of 10-0-0. The Tommies and the Badgers last played each other in St. Paul in January of 2026 where Wisconsin recorded two 5-1 wins to sweep St. Thomas.
The last series between the two teams at LaBahn was in November of 2025. In the series opener, the Badgers shutout the Tommies, 8-0. In the second game of the series, the Tommies took the Badgers into extra minutes. However, Wisconsin still came out on top with a 4-3 overtime win thanks to Cassie Hall’s late goal assisted by Laney Potter.
The Badgers have posted 121 goals over St. Thomas in just 21 games against each other.
3. BADGERS IN DENMARK
Thirteen current and former Badgers are representing UW at the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship (WWC) in Herning and Esbjerg, Denmark.
Freshman Rosalie Tremblay made her Canadian Women’s National Team debut and currently has two goals and an assist.
Sophomore Adéla Šapovalivová is with Czechia for her fifth WWC appearance.
Team USA's roster features four recent Wisconsin graduates: Lacey Eden, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey and Kirsten Simms. Jesse Compher returned to the U.S. Women's National Team after competing at the 2025 IIHF WWC, while Casey O'Brien has made her senior team debut, already scoring twice. Wisconsin's all-time leading scorer, Hilary Knight, is captaining the squad as the U.S. looks to capture their 12th world championship gold medal.
Harvey currently leads Team USA with nine points from three goals and six assists.
Two familiar faces are also with Team USA on the staff. Sis Paulsen, one of Wisconsin Athletics' newest Hall of Fame inductees, is with the team as an equipment manager, while Molly Engstrom joins the coaching staff as an assistant coach.
Canada's roster features five Badgers, with Tremblay joined by former Wisconsin standouts Emily Clark, Ann-Renée Desbiens, Daryl Watts and Sarah Wozniewicz. Clark is making her 10th WWC appearance, while Wozniewicz joins the national team for the first time.
4. NOVEL NELA
Last week, freshman Nela Lopušanová was named the WCHA Rookie and Forward of the Week before earning both conference and national Rookie of the Month honors for Sept./Oct.
The Žilina, Slovakia, native earned her first NCAA career hat trick in the first period of Saturday's game against St. Cloud before becoming just the second-ever Badger to score five goals in one game, alongside Hilary Knight who did so Sept. 27, 2008 against Quinnipiac. She also tallied an assist in the 7-2 victory.
Lopušanová also became just the second NCAA women's ice hockey rookie to score five goals in a game, with the first being Katie Guay from Brown who scored six against Yale on Jan. 11, 2002.
5. ROOKIE AND VET REPRESENT
Wisconsin senior Cassie Hall and freshman Nela Lopušanová currently lead the country in points with an identical 21 points on 10 goals and 11 assists.
To start last week, Hall was titled the WCHA Forward of the Month and Lopušanová earned the WCHA Rookie of the Month honor.
Hall then picked up HCA Co-Forward of the Month honors, while Lopušanová earned HCA Rookie of the Month. It marks the first time in both of their careers that they have earned national monthly honors.
Nine of Hall's 10 goals came during an eight-game goal streak, which matched the program's second-longest goal streak.
Lopušanová doubled her goal total in a successful outing against St. Cloud State on Oct. 31, and has enjoyed six multi-point performances in her first 10 games as a Badger.
