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Mar 22, 2010 9:52:03 AM

The NCAA News

 

Minnesota Duluth won its fifth National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship in the last 10 years in a triple-overtime battle over Cornell on Sunday.

Jessica Wong scored the game winner with 33.6 seconds left in the third overtime of a game that left the players exhausted yet confident.

"This year we've had to come back so many times," said Minnesota Duluth's Emmanuelle Blais. "We just kind of stayed calm." [More]

Semifinals

Cornell	1	0	1	1	3
Mercyhurst	0	2	0	0	2

 

First period scoring: C – Laura Fortino (Karlee Overguard, Lauriane Rougeau) 6:30.

Penalties: C – Kendice Ogilvie (charging the goalie), Laura Danforth (hooking). M – Kyleigh Palmer (checking), Bailey Bram (tripping).

Second period scoring: M – Kyle Rossler (unassisted), Meghan Corbett (Rossler, Lauren Jones) 10:38.

Penalties: C – Rougeau (cross-checking), Liz Zorn (slashing). M – Bram (tripping), Palmer (checking).

Third period scoring: C – Overguard (Jess Martino, Melanie Jue) 7:06.

Penalties: M – Bench (too many players), Ashley Cockell (elbowing).

Overtime scoring: C – Catherine White (Amber Overguard) 13:14.

Penalties: C- Amanda Young (high-sticking).

Goalkeeper saves: Cornell (Amanda Mazzotta) 28, Mercyhurst (Hillary Pattenden) 27. Shots on goal: Cornell 30, Mercyhurst 30.

Minnesota Duluth	1	2	0	3
Minnesota	0	1	1	2

 

First period scoring: MD – Laura Fridfinnson (Emmanuelle Blais) 5:55.

Penalties: MD – Bench (too many players), Bench (too many players).

Second period scoring: MD – Blais (Fridfinnson, Jocelyne Larocque) 12:55, Blais (Fridfinnson) 19:15. M – Sarah Erickson (Emily West) 17:30.

Penalties: M – West (tripping), Kelly Seeler (slashing), Seeler (high-sticking), Mira Jalosuo (hooking).

Third period scoring: M – West (Brittany Francis, Anne Schleper) 19:05.

Penalties: MD – Audrey Cournoyer (slashing), Kacy Amroz (checking). M – Terra Rasmussen (hooking), Schleper (interference).

Goalkeeper saves: Minnesota Duluth (Jennifer Harss) 27, Minnesota (Noora Raty) 21. Shots on goal: Minnesota Duluth 24, Minnesota 29.

Championship game

Minnesota Duluth	0	0	2	0	0	1	3
Cornell	0	1	1	0	0	0	2

 

First period scoring: No scoring.

Penalties: MD – Tara Gray (checking). C – Karlee Overguard (tripping).

Second period scoring: C – Melanie Jue (Lauriane Rougeau, Laura Fortino) 13:44.

Penalties: MD – Vanessa Thibault (roughing), Laura Fridfinnson (hooking), Jessica Wong (cross-checking), Jocelyne Larocque (cross-checking). C- Rougeau (tripping), Amanda Young (hooking), Kendice Ogilvie (checking).

Third period scoring: MD – Emmanuelle Blais (Saara Tuominen, Jaime Rasmussen) 0:18, Rasmussen (Tuominen, Audrey Cournoyer) 14:42. C – Jue (Fortino, Overguard) 16:30.

Penalties: C – Jue (checking, Laura Danforth (roughing), Danforth (hooking).

First overtime: No scoring.

Penalties: MD – Rasmussen (checking). C – Chelsea Karpenko (elbowing).

Second overtime: No scoring, no penalties.

Third overtime scoring: MD – Wong (Tara Gray, Mariia Posa) 19:26.

Penalties: C – Rougeau (tripping).

Goalkeeper saves: Minnesota Duluth (Jennifer Harss) 49. Cornell (Amanda Mazzotta) 61. Shots on goal: Minnesota Duluth 64, Cornell 51.