Saturday, March 6, 2010

League Championship Weekend Update

Mercyhurst preserved their NCAA at large hopes with their 8th straight CHA Tournament Championship. On Sunday the ECACHL, Hockey East, and WCHA Championships will be awarded tomorrow afternoon with the NCAA Tournament field to follow in the evening.

CHA Tournament @ Wayne State
Semifinals
Robert Morris @ Mercyhurst, 1-7
Bailey Bram netted to goals and picked up two assists while Jesse Scanzano added four assists in the Lakers easy victory over RMU on Friday afternoon. The Lakers out shot the Colonials 41-16 in the game.

Syracuse @ Niagara, 5-3
The Orange line of Lisa Mullan, Isabel Menard, and Holly Carrie-Mattimoe combined for 3 goals and 4 assists as Syracuse advanced to their first CHA Championship Game. Gabrielle Beaudry also picked up two assists while Lucy Schoedel made 19 saves in the game.

Championship
Syracuse @ Mercyhurst, 1-3
Ashley Cockell picked up two goals with Jesse Scanzano adding a goal and an assist as the Lakers made it 8 straight CHA Tournament Championships. Lucy Schoedel made 48 saves while Hillary Pattenden stopped 19 attempts by the Orange.

ECACHL Tournament @ Cornell
Semifinals
Cornell @ Rensselaer, 5-4
Liz Zorn scored two goals while Laura Danforth and Catherine White added a goal and an assist as Cornell survived a third period scare by Whitney Naslund and the RPI offense. Amanda Mazzotta made 10 saves in the game while Sonja van der Bliek stopped 24 of the 29 shots she faced.

Clarkson @ Harvard, 3-2 (@ Clarkson)
Daris Tendler put the Golden Knights in the drivers seat early but Harvard would take over midway through the 2nd with goals by Kate Buesser and Liza Ryabkina (on the Power Play). A Late unassisted goal by Brittany Mulligan would even things up and with just over two minutes to play Gabrielle Kosziwka gave the Golden Knights the lead and the victory.

Championship
Clarkson @ Cornell, Sunday 4pm

Women's Hockey East Tournament @ Providence
Semifinals
Connecticut @ Providence, 3-2
Connectuct took a 3-0 lead from the first period and rode Alexandra Garcia to victory for the rest of the game. Michelle Binning had a goal and an assist for the Huskies who advance to the Hockey East Championship Game for the first time since 2005.

Boston University @ New Hampshire, 4-0
UNH Struggled on offense all day and the result was the Wildcats falling from the Championship Game for the first time since 2005. Melissa Anderson tallied a goal and an assist while Carly Warren added two assists leading the way for BU. Lindsay Minton stopped 17 shots while Melissa Haber turned away all 18 shots the Wildcats put on goal.

Championship
Connecticut @ Boston University, Sunday 12:30pm

WCHA Final Faceoff @ Minnesota
Semifinals
Bemidji State @ Minnesota-Duluth, 3-7
Taking advantage of a first time semifinalist the Duluth top line of Fridfinnson, Wilson, and Blais tallied six of the Bulldogs seven goals and eight assists leading from the start and rolling to an easy victory Saturday afternoon. Zuzana Tomcikova was pulled in the second after giving up five goals in just over 23 minutes.

Ohio State @ Minnesota, 4-5 2OT
In a back and forth battle that resulted in six third period goals the Minnesota Golden Gophers advanced to the WCHA Championship Game with a second overtime goal by Laura May. The Bucks took an early 1-0 lead after the first period and it took until the 18:23 mark of the second for Minnesota to tie the game up. Each team would add 3 goals apiece in the third the final of which Ohio State scored with the goalie pulled for the extra attacker.

Championship
Minnesota @ Minnesota-Duluth, Sunday 12:07pm

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