NCAA Quarterfinal: Gophers fall at Clarkson, 3-2 in 4 OT
NCAA Frozen Four – Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, NH
Semifinals – Friday, March 22
#1 Ohio State vs. #4 Clarkson – 4:00 pm ET / 3:00 pm CT
#2 Wisconsin vs. #3 Colgate – 7:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm CT
Video from both games streamed for free on ESPN+
Championship – Sunday, March 24 at 4:00 pm ET / 3:00 pm CT
Televised on ESPNU
The new record for the longest game in Minnesota Women's Hockey history also ended its season as Clarkson outlasted the Gophers 3-2 in a four-overtime marathon in their NCAA Women's National Collegiate Tournament quarterfinal in Potsdam, NY. Golden Knights goaltender Michelle Pasiechnyk made 61 saves, including 36 in OT, and Dominique Petrie buried a power-play rebound – her second goal of the contest – at the 5:44 mark of the fourth extra period.
Josefin Bouveng and Ella Huber put Minnesota up 2-0, but Haley Winn netted a power play goal for the Knights to cut the Gophers' lead to one before the first intermission. The 2-1 margin held until late in regulation when Petrie tallied with an extra attacker to send the contest to overtime. The teams battled through three overtime periods before Petrie's game-winning goal in the fourth. Lucy Morgan made 53 saves for Minnesota, 34 in OT. Recording an assist in the first period, Madeline Wethington became the seventh defender in program history to reach the 100-point mark.
The Gophers finish with an overall record of 27-10-2.
Minnesota-Clarkson game Recaps
U. of M. recap – Gophers Fall in 4OT Heartbreaker to Clarkson
Joe Nelson for Bring Me the Sports / SI.com – Gophers fall to Clarkson in 4-overtime NCAA Tournament thriller
Rachel Blount, Star Tribune – Gophers women's hockey ousted by Clarkson in four overtimes in NCAA quarterfinals
Sydney Wolf, The Rink Live – Clarkson outlasts Minnesota in 4OT, heads to Women's Frozen Four
Other quarterfinal Results
#1 Ohio State blows out Minnesota Duluth, 9-0 – Olivia Mobley tallied 2 goals and an assist, Jocelyn Amos added a goal & two assists, Hannah Bilka lit the lamp twice, and Raygan Kirk needed only 16 saves for the Buckeyes to shut out the Bulldogs a fifth time this season. Ève Gascon & Hailey MacLeod combined for 30 saves for UMD.
#2 Wisconsin shuts out St. Lawrence, 4-0 – Casey O'Brien tallied just 16 seconds into the contest, Sarah Wozniewicz doubled the lead in the 3rd period, and Laila Edward lit the lamp twice after an earlier assist for the Badgers while Ava McNaughton stopped all 25 shots she faced. Emma-Sofie Nordström made 43 saves for the Saints.
#3 Colgate knocks off Cornell, 3-1 – Allyson Simpson lit the lamp for the Raiders with 4:11 remaining in regulation, assisted by Elyssa Biederman, to break a 1-1 tie, and Biederman added an empty-netter right before the final horn. Kristýna Kaltounková gave Colgate an initial lead in the first period, but Kaitlin Jockims evened the score for the Big Red in the 2nd. Kayle Osborne stopped 19 of 20 shots for the Radiers, while Cornell's Annelies Bergmann made 31 saves.
Thank you seniors Josey Dunne, Lucy Morgan, Solveig Neunzert, Maggie Nicholson, Taylor Stewart, Audrey Wethington & Madeline Wethington for proudly representing the Gopher Women's Hockey program and the U. of M.!! We send thanks to the entire GWH team on another great season, and we look forward to seeing you in the fall!
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