The Two-Minute Minor - An Edition of the Penalty Box Post
Sunday, March 13th
NCAA Quarterfinal: Gophers fall to Minnesota Duluth, 2-1
NCAA Frozen Four – Pegula Ice Arena, University Park, PA
Semifinals – Friday, March 18
#3 Northeastern vs. Minnesota Duluth – 3:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm CT
#1 Ohio State vs. #5 Yale – 7:00 pm ET / 6:00 pm CT
Video from both games streamed for free on ESPN+
Championship – Sunday, March 20 at 4:00 pm ET / 3:00 pm CT
Televised on ESPNU
Minnesota Duluth goaltender Emma Söderberg made 37 saves, holding the Gopher Women's Hockey team to a first-period power-play goal from Abigail Boreen. Mannon McMahon knotted the score for the Bulldogs in the second period and Gabbie Hughes lit the lamp in the third to put UMD ahead. Minnesota could not find an equalizer, falling 2-1 in their NCAA Quarterfinal matchup to bring their season to an end. Lauren Bench made 25 saves.
The Gophers finish with an overall record of 29-9-1.
Minnesota-UMD game recaps...
U. of M. recap – Gophers Fall to Bulldogs in NCAA Quarterfinals
Randy Johnson, Star Tribune – Minnesota Duluth upsets No. 2 Gophers 2-1 to earn bid to women's Frozen Four
John Shipley, Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com – NCAA women’s hockey: Minnesota Duluth ends Gophers’ dream season
WCHA recap – Minnesota Duluth advances to Frozen Four with 2-1 win against Minnesota
Other Quarterfinal results...
#1 Ohio State outlasts Quinnipiac in double-overtime, 4-3 – Bobcats goaltender Corinne Schroeder made 73 saves and Taylor House scored a 6-on-4 extra-attacker power-play goal with 1:22 left in regulation to force overtime. However, Clair DeGeorge netted her second goal of the game 2:05 into the second overtime period to send the Buckeyes to the Frozen Four.
#5 Yale advances with 2-1 OT road win over #4 Colgate – The Bulldogs' Vita Poniatovskaia and Raiders' Kaitlyn O'Donohoe scored first-period goals, but that was all either team could muster in regulation. However, Tess Dettling lit the lamp 2:05 into overtime to punch Yale's ticket for the Frozen Four. Gianna Meloni made 28 saves for the Bulldogs for the victory, while Hannah Murphy stopped 20 shots for the Raiders.
#3 Northeastern knocks off Wisconsin, 4-2 – Katy Knoll and Maureen Murphy each tallied a goal & an assist for the Huskies, with Murphy's goal being the eventual gamewinner. Brette Pettet pulled the Badgers within one with a third-period power-play goal, but Northeastern's Alina Mueller netted her own power-play marker for the final margin. Aerin Frankel made 39 saves for the Huskies, while Kennedy Blair stopped 28 shots for the Badgers.
Thank you seniors Lauren Bench, Abigail Boreen, Emily Brown, Kyleigh Hanzlik, Taylor Heise, Crystalyn Hengler, Olivia Knowles, Savannah Norcross, Emily Oden, Gracie Ostertag, Amy Potomak, and Catie Skaja for proudly representing the Gopher Women's Hockey program and the U. of M.!!
We send thanks to the entire GWH team on another great season,
congratulations again on your WCHA Regular-Season Championship,
and we look forward to seeing you in the fall!
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