In a series against Ohio State that wasn't supposed to mean much to the Badgers, the Wisconsin women's hockey team accomplished plenty this weekend. Wisconsin had already clinched the conference, and the last two series of the season were supposed to just be warm-ups for the postseason. In short, the Badgers just wanted to go into the playoffs on a high note.

Mission accomplished.

In just two games, the No. 2 Badgers got a ton of distractions out of the way. In Friday's game, senior forward Sara Bauer recorded two goals, giving her 200 career points — a feat that has been accomplished by just six others in NCAA history.

"At this point in the season, I think the team is the biggest thing," Bauer said. "We're coming into the home stretch, [and] we're trying to stay focused. We won our last two games here, and [we need to] get on a roll going into the playoffs."

Prior to Sunday's game, Wisconsin paid tribute to the six seniors who will be graduating this year. The six players, Bauer, Christine Dufour, Heidi Kletzien, Meaghan Mikkelson, Phoebe Monteleone and Bobbi-Jo Slusar, are among the best players the program has seen, which is shown by the fact that three of those six players are the captain or an assistant captain.

"There's a lot that we all bring, on the ice and off the ice," Slusar said. "It shows that our team is a very good team, and that there are individuals, but … it's an overall team effort. … [It's a] leadership thing, we've been around, we're experienced and we try to lead by example."

On top of that, the Badgers were awarded the WCHA regular season trophy after the game. For the second consecutive season, Wisconsin was able to hoist the trophy in front of the home crowd.

As if that wasn't enough, the Badgers still had hockey to play. The festivities of the weekend seemed to have distracted the team a bit, as both games told the same story: play flat-footed for a period, then try to make up for it during the other two periods.

In Sunday's game, the third period was the rough one for Wisconsin. After building a three-goal lead going into the period, thanks to goals from Bauer, Slusar and freshman Meghan Duggan, Wisconsin gave up two goals to the Buckeyes.

Coming out strong, Ohio State recorded seven shots on goal in the first three-and-a-half minutes of the period. Co-captain Tessa Bonhomme led the charge, recording a goal just after the Buckeyes' power play ended, making the game 3-1. Junior forward Erin Keys followed that up with a power-play goal, making it a one-goal game.

The Badgers buckled down from there and snuffed out the potential comeback, resulting in Wisconsin's 3-2 victory.

It was the same story on Friday when the Badgers were thoroughly outplayed in the first period. The Buckeyes struck first with a pair of goals in the first period, while out-shooting the Badgers 14-6. Wisconsin finally got their heads back into the game when Bauer recorded her first goal late in the period, cutting the deficit to one.

The final two periods belonged to Wisconsin, as Bauer added her second goal and three other Badgers scored. The five unanswered goals gave the Badgers a solid come-from-behind 5-2 victory. The sweep of the Buckeyes gives Wisconsin a record of 27-1-3 and brings the Badgers' unbeaten streak to 17 games. Ohio State falls to 16-12-4.

"I think … we started pretty badly [on Friday]," Bauer said. "[On Sunday] we didn't finish on such a high note, and I think coming into these playoff games we're going to need to play 60 full minutes."

Despite the distractions and lapses in play, the Badgers still came out with another pair of victories and just more experience as they continue their drive toward the playoffs. After all, the team isn't looking for the WCHA regular season trophy. They have their sights set on another national championship.

"That's the goal every year — you want to go after the championship," Bauer said. "That's the whole idea. As a team, you want to go after that as your biggest goal."

"So far we've had a lot of success, but … I think there's more to come," Slusar said. "Winning this is just the first step, and we have a couple more big steps to go, and that's what we're striving for. … Win that big title again."