ST. PAUL, Minn. — Tony Mosey scored on the power play 23 seconds into the second overtime to give St. Cloud State a 4-3 victory over Northern Michigan on Friday in the West Regional semifinals, the Huskies’ first NCAA Tournament victory.
Mosey tipped a pass from Garrett Roe between goalie Brian Stewart’s pads.
“It’s huge to finally get that monkey of our back,” Mosey said. “That same play had happened earlier, and I missed a wide-open net, so I knew that Roe was going to get it to me again and I had to put it in.”
St. Cloud State won after losing its first eight NCAA Tournament games. The Huskies (24-13-5) will face Wisconsin today for a spot in the Frozen Four.
Mike Lee made 42 saves for St. Cloud State.
Stewart made 50 saves for the Wildcats (20-13-8), who overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to force overtime.
“It was a great college hockey game,” Northern Michigan coach Walt Kyle said. “There was great goaltending at both ends. We were nervous early and could not get into a rhythm at all. The difference tonight was definitely their power play.”
Wisconsin 3, Vermont 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Blake Geoffrion and Justin Schultz each had a power-play goal and an assist, and Scott Gudmandson made 28 saves for the top-seeded Badgers (26-10-4).
Dan Lawson scored and assisted on Brian Roloff’s goal to give Vermont (17-15-7) a 2-1 first-period lead. But the Badgers took control in the second, outshooting the Catamounts 16-3 and scoring twice to take the lead.
Geoffrion, who leads the Badgers with 26 goals, set up Schultz’s first-period goal, then scored in the final minute of the second to put Wisconsin ahead.
New Hampshire 6, Cornell 2
ALBANY, N.Y. — Bobby Butler and Paul Thompson each had two goals and an assist, and Mike Sislo also scored twice in New Hampshire’s victory.
The Wildcats (18-13-7) will face Rochester Institute of Technology, a 2-1 winner over Denver, today for a spot in the Frozen Four.
Butler and Sislo scored on consecutive shots 26 seconds apart late in the second period to take a 2-1 lead. They were the first goals allowed by Cornell’s Ben Scrivens in more than three games, ending his shutout streak at 267 minutes, 11 seconds.
