Led by goals from three freshman, including the game-winner 1:29 into overtime by Mallory Deluce, the No. 4/5 Wisconsin womenâ??s hockey team outlasted No. 5/4 Minnesota 3-2 Saturday night at Ridder Arena in an NCAA quarterfinal.
Kelly Nash (Bonita, Calif.) and Hilary Knight (Hanover, N.H.) each scored in regulation as the two-time defending NCAA champion Badgers (28-8-3 overall) advanced to the Frozen Four, held March 20 and 22 in Duluth, Minn., for the third straight season.
Just as in the previous two runs to the national title, the Badgers needed overtime to reach the Frozen Four.