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St. Norbert, Stevens Point advance to NCAA D-3 Frozen Four

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Two Wisconsin teams will make up half of the four-team field at this week’s Division 3 NCAA Frozen Four in Lake Placid, New York.

St. Norbert College and UW-Stevens Point both advanced with victories over the weekend.

The Green Knights advanced for a record 12th time following a 5-2 win over Augsburg University in a national quarterfinal game at Cornerstone Community Center in De Pere, Wis.

St. Norbert (25-4-1) will face Colby College (17-10-2) in a national semifinal at 5:30 p.m. CT on Friday at Herb Brooks Arena.  The schools 12th appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four ties Norwich University.

UW-Stevens Point will face Salve Regina University in the other semifinal game.  The Pointers advanced by knocking off Adrian College 5-2 on Saturday in Adrian, Michigan.  Stevens Point improved to 21-5-3 on the season.  Freshman forward Zach Zech tallied a pair of goals in the win.

 

 

St. Norbert to face Oswego in tonight’s NCAA Division 3 Championship

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The St. Norbert College Green Knights are back in the NCAA Division 3 Frozen Four Championship game for the 3rd straight season

Lake Placid, NY

and 6th time in the last 9 years.  The Knights scored the games first three goals to finish with a 4-1 victory over the nation’s top-ranked team, Norwich University at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.

Norwich entered the game as the highest scoring team in the nation but the St. Norbert defense shut them down.

The Knights got on the board with a Joe Perry power play goal with 1:40 left in the first period and they would never trail.  It’s the first time St. Norbert has beaten a top ranked team.  They were 0 for 4 previously.

St. Norbert was 2 for 5 on the power play.  Norwich was 1 for 8.

The Green Knights will face Oswego in tonight’s championship game.  Oswego beat Amherst 2-1 in overtime in the other semifinal game last night.