{"id":1359,"date":"2017-09-29T10:58:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/womens-d1-blog\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2017-09-29T10:58:06","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:58:06","slug":"weekend-picks-sept-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2017\/09\/29\/weekend-picks-sept-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend picks: Sept 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello women&#8217;s college hockey fans. The season kicks off in earnest this weekend. Once again, each week Nicole and I will pick the winners of the games, and we&#8217;ll have a friendly competition to see who is the better prognosticator, which yours truly took last season. Many of the top teams are in action this weekend, so here we go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, Sept. 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mercyhurst at No. 2 Wisconsin<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> We&#8217;ll learn more about Mercyhurst from this second game after Wisconsin shut out the Lakers last night. I see the Badgers prevailing. <strong>Wisconsin 3-0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> The Badgers should sweep here. <strong>Wisconsin 4-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday-Saturday, Sept. 29-30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Syracuse at Bemidji State<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> Probably the hardest series to pick all weekend. I think a travel day might hurt Syracuse in the first game. <strong>Bemidji State 2-1, Syracuse 2-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> I&#8217;ll call a split. Bemidji takes the first game, Syracuse wins game two. <strong>Bemidji State 2-1, Syracuse 3-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minnesota State at Lindenwood<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> Lindenwood already has two games under its belt, but got swept against a different WCHA team. I&#8217;ll call another sweep. <strong>Minnesota State 3-2, 2-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> These two split. Mankato wins game one, Lindenwood wins game two. <strong>Minnesota State 2-1, Lindenwood 1-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 9 Quinnipiac at Maine<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> Maine will be improved, and Quinnipiac will likely give up more goals than last year, but I think the Bobcats sweep. <strong>Quinnipiac 3-2, 3-2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> The Bobcats have too much firepower. They sweep. <strong>Quinnipiac 3-0, 4-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 1 Clarkson at No. 8 Northeastern<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> The power series of the weekend. The Huskies have a lot of returning strength, but I think Clarkson prevails in two tough games. <strong>Clarkson 3-2, 3-2 <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> We&#8217;ll learn a lot about these two this weekend. I&#8217;ll hedge it and call a split. Clarkson wins game one, Northeastern wins game two. <strong>Clarkson 4-3, Northeastern 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rensselear at Ohio State<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> I just don&#8217;t think RPI will have found its scoring yet.<strong> Ohio State 2-1, 3-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> I think the Buckeyes start the season out strong and sweep. <strong>Ohio State 2-0, 3-0.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connecticut at St. Cloud State<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> The visiting Huskies will get a sweep. <strong>Connecticut 3-2, 3-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> I expect Connecticut to handle this series and sweep. <strong>Connecticut 3-1, 4-2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Penn State at No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> The Nittany Lions won&#8217;t be at the level of the Bulldogs just yet. <strong>Minnesota-Duluth 3-1, 3-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> Penn State has improved, but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s enough to challenge UMD, who&#8217;ll have to prove themselves early again this season. <strong>Minnesota-Duluth 4-2, 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, Sept. 29, Sunday, Oct. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Merrimack at No. 3 Minnesota<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> The Warriors surprised Boston University last weekend, but I don&#8217;t think they have enough to handle high-flying Minnesota. <strong>Minnesota 4-1, 4-0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> Gophers sweep. <strong>Minnesota 5-2, 3-1. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, Oct. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vermont at Providence<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> These two will probably battle all year long. Tough to call this early season game. I&#8217;ll go with home ice. <strong>Providence 3-2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> A competitive game. I&#8217;ll go with the visitors. <strong>Vermont 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello women&#8217;s college hockey fans. The season kicks off in earnest this weekend. Once again, each week Nicole and I will pick the winners of the games, and we&#8217;ll have a friendly competition to see who is the better prognosticator, which yours truly took last season. 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