{"id":127046,"date":"2021-03-16T17:57:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T22:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=127046"},"modified":"2022-03-31T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:24:11","slug":"womens-division-i-college-hockey-wisconsin-advances-to-record-seventh-straight-frozen-four-with-3-0-win-over-providence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2021\/03\/16\/womens-division-i-college-hockey-wisconsin-advances-to-record-seventh-straight-frozen-four-with-3-0-win-over-providence\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Division I College Hockey: Wisconsin advances to record seventh-straight Frozen Four with 3-0 win over Providence"},"content":{"rendered":"
ERIE, Pa. – The Wisconsin Badgers advanced to their seventh-straight NCAA Frozen Four with a 3-0 win over Providence on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Wisconsin – who are the reigning National Champions dating back to 2019 – now holds the longest Frozen Four appearance streak in women’s college hockey history.<\/p>\n
“We’re excited to go to the Frozen Four and get an opportunity to win. I’ve always thought the quarterfinal games in these tournaments were really the most challenging and difficult ones that you really have to get over because you think you’re in the NCAA tournament but you’re still really one step from the Frozen Four,\u201d said Wisconsin coach Mark Johnson.<\/p>\n
Despite out-shooting the Friars 44-12, the win did not come easy for the Badgers. They dominated the time of possession in the first period and outshot Providence 13-0, but struggled to get the puck inside. The Friars were stellar on defense, lifting sticks, deflecting passes and blocking shots.<\/p>\n
The star of the game was Providence senior goalie Sandra Abstreiter, who matched the career high of 41 saves she set just last week against Northeastern in the Hockey East championship game. She stymied them at every turn, making save after save on shots from distance and opportunities in close. When she didn\u2019t stop the puck cold, her blueliners were quick to push the puck aside.<\/p>\n