Women's Hockey | 2/8/2019 6:00:00 AM

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Sarah Potomak

Taylor Heise

Kelly Pannek

Sarah Potomak

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-- Redshirt juniorchatted with the Voice of Gopher Women's Hockey Dan Hamann last weekend.: It was tough. Battling with injuries in the first half especially, but I was trying to trust the process and go through video with coaches. I was going to the rink early because it all starts in practice. Yesterday, Heise made a great play, so I got to put it in the net.SP: When the puck landed there in front of the net, my first thought was, "Hit is as hard as you can!" And then when I saw it go into the net, it was evident between me and my linemates that our celebrations between us were just of relief, and we hugged each other for a little extra long. It was fun.SP: I think it's just natural. I don't really think too much about my celebrations. Maybe when I was little I practiced them, but I think usually they're just out of relief (laughs).SP: I was frustrated, definitely. I think my confidence was going down a bit, and I swore there was some invisible shield in the back of the net. I had to keep going. I think every player goes through it, whether it's a really long rut or not, but I leaned on my linemates and they leaned on me, and finally, it went in. But we've been winning games by a lot, even though last night was a tough one, other than that, our goal-scoring has been through the roof.SP: For sure. I don't know if I've ever been a part of a team where all four lines score as much as we do, and our defensemen have been contributing as well. It's pretty special and unique. It's pretty dangerous when we are all on.SP: It's been really special. They don't look like freshmen out there at all. We all work together really well and focus hard in practice, so I've been enjoying it. They're two pretty amazing players.SP: It's really nice. I think if she would have gotten a penalty, Coach Frost would have been mad, but she didn't, so that was good. We both just have this fire inside of us, and if anyone on the team gets hurt or hit in a bad way, we always try to get back at them (laughs).SP: It's been a big adjustment for me. My game overall improved in the long run, but coming back it affected me in some ways. I think I'm getting it back and trying to focus on the little things. It was definitely different, but I absolutely love being here and playing for the Gophers.SP: I think it's just sticking together. We have five games left, so sticking to our values and what we do, especially in the little things, is what's right. Yesterday we saw that. If we get complacent, or casual, the other team will capitalize on that. I know that if we all stick to our values, we'll win.SP: Thank you!###