River Falls, Wisconsin–The University of Wisconsin-River Falls won the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship with a 2-1 victory over Gustavus Adolphus University (Minnesota) in the quarterfinals on March 9 at Hunt Arena. More than 1,700 fans packed into the UC River Falls women's ice hockey program.
University of Wisconsin-River Falls (29-0) will be making its sixth appearance in “Frozen 4” since 2016. The No. 1-ranked Falcons will host the NCAA semifinals and championship. The semi-finals will be held on March 15th at 3pm and 7pm, with the championship match taking place on March 17th at 3pm.
His opponent is Gustav Adolphus (22 wins, 5 losses) who is ranked 2nd in the ranking. Thirteen minutes into the game, Aubrey Nelvin's backhand shot sailed over the shoulder of Gusty netminder Katie McCoy to give UW-River Falls a 1-0 lead, and the Falcons led by a goal until the 20th minute. .
The Gusties tied it just two minutes after midfield and entered the third period tied 1-1.
The Falcons took their second lead of the game six and a half minutes into the third inning when Madison LaVergne tipped a centering pass to give the home team a 2-1 advantage. After that, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls stayed in contention for the rest of the game thanks to Gusti's penalty with two minutes left in regulation time.
Jordan O'Connor made 19 saves in net for the win, and the Falcons outscored the Gusties 28-20.
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