Once again I have to miss this series(yes, sunday also).. here's the UMDBulldogs.com story from Saturday:
The University of Minnesota Duluth’s often feared offense came to a screeching halt on Saturday night in the Bulldogs' Western Collegiate Hockey Association quarter-final game against St. Cloud State University as UMD dropped a close 2-1 contest to the Huskies to force a game three on Sunday in the best-of-three playoff series at Mars Lakeview Arena in Duluth, Minn.
The Huskies (12-17-7) struck early in the contest with a power-play goal at the 5:38 mark in the first period by Laura Fast, her 16th of the season. Holly Roberts assisted Fast on the goal.
The power-play would again prove to be kind to St. Cloud State as Roberts scored her 17th goal of the season at 18:40 in the first with Caitlin Hogan earning the assist.
Just over half-way through the second period, sophomore forward Michaela Lanzl would make it a one goal margin as she notched her 11th goal of the season at 11:51. Senior captain Noemie Marin and sophomore defenseman Myriam Trepanier contributed on the play.
The Bulldogs’ (21-9-4) stood strong until late in the final period when Roberts scored an empty-netted goal unassisted at 18:35 to wrap up the win for the Huskies and force a deciding third game on Sunday afternoon.
UMD out-shot SCSU 36-22 but it just wasn’t to be for Minnesota Duluth this time around after holding on for a 4-3 win over the Huskies the previous night.
Freshman goalie Kim Martin made 19 saves in the contest for the Bulldogs and her counterpart, Kendall Newell, came up with 35 to earn the win for the Huskies.
The two teams are set to clash at 5:37 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 25) in the final game of the best-of-three playoff series with each team looking to advance to the next round of the WCHA playoffs the following weekend in Minneapolis, Minn., at Ridder Arena.
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