Penalty Box Post - Quick Hit
Friday, March 11th
NCAA Quarterfinals – Minnesota Duluth at #2 Minnesota
Saturday, March 12 at 2:00 p.m. CT – Ridder Arena
The 2nd-seeded Gopher Women's Hockey team will face the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs for a sixth time this season, squaring off in an NCAA Women's Hockey Tournament Quarterfinal / Regional Final at Ridder Arena on Saturday, March 12 – at 2:00 p.m. CT. UMD advanced in the tournament after defeating Harvard, 4-0, in their First Round matchup last night at Ridder.
Gabbie Hughes netted the first three goals against the Crimson, scoring inside the first minute of the 1st period, repeating it inside the first minute of the 2nd stanza, and completing her natural hat trick later in the second. Elizabeth Giguere and Anna Klein combined for 5 assists on those goals. McKenzie Hewett added the Bulldogs' fourth goal in the third, and Emma Söderberg stopped all 27 shots she faced for the shutout. Harvard's Becky Dutton made 26 saves.
Other First Round results...
Wisconsin 3, Clarkson 1 – Maddi Wheeler scored in the first stanza and Daryl Watts doubled the Badger lead on a second-period power play. Nicole Gosling lit the lamp on a extra-attacker goal for the Golden Knights with 2:01 left in regulation, but Delaney Drake hit an empty-netter for Wisconsin with 18 seconds to go. Kennedy Blair made 30 saves for the win, while Clarkson's Amanda Zeglen stopped 22 shots.
Quinnipiac 4, Syracuse 0 – Four different Bobcats lit the lamp, scoring two in the 2nd period and two more in the third. Lexie Adzija led the way with a goal and an assist. Corinne Schroeder stopped all 16 shots she faced for the shutout, while Arielle DeSmet made 26 saves for the Orange.
Other Quarterfinal Saturday matchups...
University of Wisconsin (26-7-4) at #3-seed Northeastern University (30-4-2)
Puck drop at 1 p.m. ET / Noon CT
#5-seed Yale University (25-8-1) at #4-seed Colgate (30-7-1)
Puck drop at 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT
Quinnipiac University (26-9-3) at #1-seed Ohio State University (29-6-0)
Puck drop at 5 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. CT
The full interactive bracket can be found here.
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