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Badger men’s hockey to open NCAA Tournament against Bemidji State

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The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team was awarded a number-one seed in the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional and will face Bemidji State (15-9-3) in the opening round on Friday at noon at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The Badgers (20-9-1) are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014.  They’re 7-0 all-time against the Beavers.

It’s also the first ever NCAA tournament appearance for Badger coach Tony Granato, either as a coach or a player.

Massachusetts (16-5-4) and Lake Superior State (19-6-3) meet in the other regional semifinal with the winners to meet for the championship at 3 p.m. on Saturday.  The winner there will head to the 2021 Frozen Four at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on April 8 and 10.

The Big Ten landed four teams in the 16-team tournament field.  Minnesota (23-6-0) also landed a top seed.  Michigan and Notre Dame are the other Big Ten teams in the tournament.

North Dakota is the top overall seed.  Boston College also earned a number-one seed.

Wisconsin captures sixth NCAA Women’s Hockey title

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2021 Wisconsin Badger National Championship team – Photo by Robert Frank

The second-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team claimed its sixth NCAA title, knocking off Northeastern 2-1 in overtime on Saturday night in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Daryl Watts scored the game-winner in OT, her third game-winning overtime goal of the year, to clinch the Badgers’ second-straight National Championship title.

The Badgers outshot Northeastern 37-25 while Makenna Webster and Watts both scored goals to help propel the Badgers to the title.

Webster gave the Badgers a 1-0 lead midway through the final period, but Northeastern evened the game just 30 seconds later to eventually force overtime. [Read more…]

Badger women’s hockey advances to NCAA title game

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Annie Pankowski – File Photo by David Stluka)

The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team advanced to the NCAA Frozen four championship game.  The Badgers routed Clarkson, 5-0, in Friday’s Frozen Four semifinals in Hamden, Connecticut.

Annie Pankowski scored two goals for the Badgers (34-4-2), who advance to play Minnesota (32-5-1) in Sunday’s championship game (1:30 p.m.).

The game was close until the Badgers scored four goals in the final period to break it open.  Pankowski scored both of her goals in the final period.

Minnesota blanked Cornell 2-0 in the first semifinal contest, setting up a rematch with the Badgers, who beat the Gophers in the WCHA Championship game.

The Badgers will play in their 8th NCAA Frozen Four Championship game and their second in the last three years.

 

Badger women back in NCAA Frozen Four (AUDIO)

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The Wisconsin women’s hockey team are back in the NCAA Frozen Four for the fifth consecutive year and 11th time overall, blanking the rival Minnesota Gophers 4-0 on Saturday at LaBahn Arena in the quarterfinals.

The 2nd-seeded Badgers (31-4-2) went 5-1 against the Gophers this season.

Sophomore goaltender Kristen Campbell faced only 12 shots and sophomore center Abby Roque (Rock) scored back-to-back goals in a span of 16 seconds and added an assist to help the Badgers knock off the Gophers.

UW had more shots on goal (14) in the first 20 minutes of the game than the Gophers managed the entire game.  Wisconsin outshot Minnesota 39-12.

The Gophers, who upset the Badgers in the WCHA title game last week, saw their season come to an end with a 24-11-3 record.

The Badgers will meet third-seeded Colgate (33-5-1) at 7 p.m. Friday at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.  Top-seeded Clarkson (34-4-1) meets Ohio State (24-10-4) in the first semifinal at 4 p.m. Friday.  The winners will meet for the championship on Sunday at 2 p.m.

All three NCAA Frozen Four games will be televised by BTN.

AUDIO: Kristen Campbell on losing at Minny 3-1 last week, then playing their best game of the year :12

AUDIO: Mark Johnson on his team playing their best game on a big stage :19

AUDIO: Abby Roque on scoring two goals in a 16-sec. span in 2nd period :17

St. Norbert hockey back to the Frozen Four

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St. Norbert College advanced to its 11th NCAA Division III Frozen Four in the last 15 years after beating Augsburg College 4-3 in overtime in a NCAA Tournament quarterfinal at Cornerstone Community Center on Saturday night.

The Green Knights (22-5-1) moved on after Roman Uchyn ended the contest with the game winning goal at 13:54 of overtime.

St. Norbert will face Trinity (Conn.) College in a national semifinal on Friday in Utica, N.Y.  Norwich University and Adrian College play in the other semifinal.

Augsburg outshot St. Norbert 34-26.  T.J. Black made 31 saves in goal for the Green Knights, while Nick Schmit made 22 stops for the Auggies.

Badger women return to Frozen Four semifinals

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Wisconsin Badgers goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens (Photo by David Stluka)

The top-ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team is back in the NCAA’s Frozen Four, following their 7-0 win over Robert Morris in Saturday’s quarterfinals at LaBahn Arena.

Freshman MeKenzie Steffan scored two minutes into the game and senior Sarah Nurse added a goal midway through the opening period.

The Badgers then outshot Robert Morris 25-2 in the second period and got goals from Baylee Wellhausen, Maddie Rolfes, Annie Pankowski and Emily Clark.

Clark added a second goal in the third period to cap off the scoring for the Badgers.

Senior Ann-Renee Desbiens earned her 16th shutout of the year and her 10th career postseason shutout for the Badgers (32-2-4).

Wisconsin makes its 10th appearance at the Frozen Four, including their 4th in-a-row.  The Badgers will face Boston College in St. Charles, Missouri on Friday.

 

St. Norbert College & Stevens Point preparing for NCAA D-3 Frozen Four

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St. Norbert Green Knights

St. Norbert Green Knights

Historic Herb Brooks Arena will be the site this weekend for the NCAA Division 3 men’s Frozen Four Ice Hockey Championships.

The semifinals are Friday.  Third-ranked UW-Stevens Point (22-5-2) will face ninth-ranked SUNY Geneseo (20-4-6) at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon.  Second-ranked St. Norbert College (24-3-2) will face eighth-ranked UMass-Boston (23-4-3) at 6:30 p.m.

St. Norbert College is aiming for its fifth title in the last nine years, capturing titles in Lake Placid in 2008 and 2012.  The Green Knights captured the 2011 title in Minneapolis and in 2014 in Lewiston, Maine.  That latest title victory came against Stevens Point.

Stevens Point has also captured four titles, the last of which came in 1993.  UMass-Boston and SUNY Geneseo are both looking for its first national championships.

St. Norbert meets UMass-Boston in men’s ice hockey for the first time.  Head coach Tim Coghlin, in his 23rd season said unfamiliarity is not a bad thing.

AUDIO: Tim Coghlin on not having faced UMass-Boston before :19

Neither Coghlin or Stevens Point coach Chris Brooks wanted to discuss a possible championship matchup.

AUDIO: Chris Brooks says they’re not looking ahead :18 [Read more…]

Badgers fall to Gophers in OT at Frozen Four

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Bucky Badger logoThe Wisconsin women’s hockey team saw its season come to an end, falling to the rival Minnesota Gophers for the third-straight year in the NCAA Frozen Four.

The Badgers fell 3-2 in overtime in Durham, New Hampshire.

Ann-Renee Desbiens had a career high 38 saves in goal for the Badgers, who got goals from freshman Sophia Shaver and sophomore Emily Clark in the loss.

Wisconsin (35-4-1) outshot Minnesota (34-3-1) 6-to-4 in the overtime period but Minnesota’s Sarah Potomak was able to steal the puck and put the puck past Desbiens for the victory.

The Minnesota victory gave them a split in the season series with the Badgers (3 wins apiece), but its the Badgers going home and the Gophers advancing to the NCAA Frozen Four Championship game on Sunday.

Desbiens, Burke and Pankowski garner All-America honors

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Wisconsin Badgers goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens (Photo by David Stluka)

Wisconsin Badgers goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens (Photo by David Stluka)

Wisconsin women’s hockey players Ann-Renee Desbiens, Annie Pankowski and Courtney Burke were each named 2016 CCM Division 1 Women’s Hockey All-Americans.

Desbiens was named a first-team All-American on Thursday at the NCAA Frozen Four Banquet, while Pankowski and Burke were each named to the second-team.  All three Badgers earned their first All-America accolades of their respected careers.

Desbiens has had a record breaking season, shutting out opponents in 21 games this season.  Desbiens holds the NCAA single-season shutout record, as well as the record for the most consecutive shutout minutes.  A top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, Desbiens leads the nation in goals-against average (0.71) and save percentage (.962).  She was earlier named WCHA Player of the Year and the WCHA Final Face-Off Most Outstanding Player, as well as being honored with All-WCHA First Team accolades. [Read more…]

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.