River Falls, Wisconsin–The University of Wisconsin-River Falls defeated the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2-1 in overtime in front of more than 1,000 fans in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Ice Hockey Tournament/O'Brien Cup (sponsored by Culver's). He won and won. Hunt Arena on March 2nd.
California State University River Falls (28-0), the top team in NCAA Division III, won its fifth straight tournament title and ninth overall. The Falcons' 28th win broke the program record for most wins in a season.
The Falcons rallied from a one-point deficit against sixth-place University of Eau Claire (21-7) to force overtime, with Kenzie Dunn scoring the winning goal six minutes into the OT period.
After a scoreless and fast-paced first two periods, Eau Claire University of Wisconsin broke the shutout just over three minutes into the third period when Ellie Anderson gave the Blue Golds a 1-0 lead. .
University of Wisconsin-River Falls had a total of 22 shots on goal in the first two periods, but the Blue Golds held the Falcons to a total of 22 blocked shots. Maddie McCollins scored near the midway point of the third period off a pass from Aubrey Nelvin to tie the game at 1-1 and eventually send it to overtime.
The final shot count was 38-20 in favor of UW-River Falls, and the faceoff was a stalemate at 25-25. Jordan O'Connor made 19 saves and was in net for the win. Josie Matheson made 36 saves for UW-Eau Claire.
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