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Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey: UW routs Mercyhurst for title (Badger Beat)

BOSTON — Sundayâ??s NCAA women’s hockey championship game could have been called a lot of things.

Hard-fought? Certainly. Suspenseful? Briefly. Close? Not even.

Senior forward and team captain Erika Lawler tallied three assists and senior goaltender Jessie Vetter notched another shutout as the Badgers routed Mercyhurst 5-0, nabbing their third national title in four years.

â??Weâ??re all just really excited right now,” Lawler said. “It was definitely the ideal way to go out.â?