Colorado Springs – St. Cloud State downed Colorado College 3-1 on Sunday to win their three-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association series.
With the victory, the Huskies will make their first appearance in the WCHA’s Final Five since 2002. St. Cloud State (20-15-4) will play Minnesota-Duluth in the first round of the Final Five at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday. Colorado College fell to 24-15-2.
CC tied the game when Brett Sterling scored on a 5-on- 3 power play in the third. But goals by Nate Raduns and Matt Stephenson sealed the victory for St. Cloud State.
St. Cloud State 0 1 2 – 3
Colorado College 0 0 1 – 1
First period – None. Second period – 1, SCSU, Kronick 11 (Brocklehurst, Reeder), 7:25. Third period – 2, CC, Sterling 31 (Rau, Sertich), PP, :11; 3, SCS, Raduns 5 (unassisted), 6:50; 4, SCS, Stephenson 3 (Dey, Olson), 15:29.
Shots on goal – St. Cloud St. 8-9-8-25. Colorado Coll. 11-11-10-32. Power-play opportunities – St. Cloud St. 0-of-4; Colorado Coll. 1-of-5. Goalies – St. Cloud St., Goepfert 11-11-9 (32 shots, 31 saves). Colorado Coll., Matt Zaba 8-8-6 (25-22).
