{"id":139787,"date":"2023-03-12T00:26:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T06:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=139787"},"modified":"2023-03-12T00:26:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T06:26:08","slug":"saturday-roundup-conference-playoff-slate-continues-as-two-atlantic-hockey-series-going-to-sunday-game-3s-minnesota-michigan-advance-in-b1g-minnesota-state-nmu-advance-in-ccha-ecac-hea-semis-se","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2023\/03\/12\/saturday-roundup-conference-playoff-slate-continues-as-two-atlantic-hockey-series-going-to-sunday-game-3s-minnesota-michigan-advance-in-b1g-minnesota-state-nmu-advance-in-ccha-ecac-hea-semis-se\/","title":{"rendered":"SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Conference playoff slate continues as two Atlantic Hockey series going to Sunday Game 3s; Minnesota, Michigan advance in B1G; Minnesota State, NMU advance in CCHA; ECAC, HEA semis set; Denver, CC move on in NCHC"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_139788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139788\" style=\"width: 658px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rit_031123.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rit_031123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rit_031123.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rit_031123-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rit_031123-150x86.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RIT players celebrate Elijah Gonsalves&#8217; OT winner Saturday night to push their series with Holy Cross to a deciding Game 3 (photo: Josh Boland).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, and NCHC are all playing best-of-three series this weekend, while the Big Ten, CCHA, and Hockey East all are playing single-elimination games.<\/p>\n<p>The conferences with best-of-three series started Friday night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/gameday\/\">SCOREBOARD<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/standings\/division-i-men\/\">STANDINGS<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/rankings\/d-i-mens-poll\/\">USCHO.COM POLL<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/rankings\/pairwise-rankings\/d-i-men\/\">PAIRWISE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>ATLANTIC HOCKEY<\/h4>\n<p>Both series will head to deciding Game 3s on Sunday after No. 20 RIT edged Holy Cross 4-3 in overtime and Canisius topped Niagara 5-1.<\/p>\n<p>At the HarborCenter, Max Kouznetsov scored twice for Canisius and Jacob Barczewski made 25 saves in goal.<\/p>\n<p>Elijah Gonsalves&#8217; goal 8:09 into overtime lifted RIT past Holy Cross at the Gene Polisseni Center.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GONZO SAYS WE AREN&#39;T DONE YET!!!! SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT FOLKS!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ROARTECH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ROARTECH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5omjKMFfSY\">pic.twitter.com\/5omjKMFfSY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RIT Men&#39;s Hockey (@RITMHKY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RITMHKY\/status\/1634748109539495941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tigers goaltender Tommy Scarfone finished with 24 stops in the RIT net.<\/p>\n<h4>BIG TEN<\/h4>\n<p>The two games Saturday were each decided by four goals as No. 1 Minnesota bounced No. 18 Michigan State 5-1 and No. 4 Michigan defeated No. 9 Ohio State 7-3 as the two teams will play next week for the conference title.<\/p>\n<p>Logan Cooley snipped a pair for the Gophers, who got a 29-save outing from goalie Justen Close at 3M Arena at Mariucci.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The boys and the fans were buzzin&#39; tonight <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tJHwETnAG8\">pic.twitter.com\/tJHwETnAG8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umichhockey\/status\/1634756706205876224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At Yost Ice Arena, Adam Fantilli scored two goals with two assists and Erik Portillo made 35 saves for the Wolverines.<\/p>\n<h4>CCHA<\/h4>\n<p>No. 13 Minnesota State and Northern Michigan will play next weekend for the conference championship after the Mavericks dropped Ferris State 7-2 and the Wildcats blanked No. 10 Michigan Tech 4-0.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Livingstone went for a goal and three assists and Keenan Rancier had 19 saves to lead Minnesota State to the win at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center.<\/p>\n<p>Beni Halasz made 44 saves to guide the Wildcats past the Huskies at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Van Unen coast-to-coast with a nifty move in front!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NMUwildcats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NMUwildcats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShareNMU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShareNMU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2hW6fT74cV\">pic.twitter.com\/2hW6fT74cV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Northern Michigan Hockey (@NMUHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NMUHockey\/status\/1634697542104645632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Andre Ghantous posted a goal and an assist for NMU.<\/p>\n<h4>ECAC HOCKEY<\/h4>\n<p>All four series wrapped Saturday night as Colgate beat St. Lawrence 3-2, No. 12 Cornell topped Clarkson 3-1, No. 6 Harvard downed Princeton 6-1, and No. 2 Quinnipiac collected a 6-2 win over Yale.<\/p>\n<p>Colgate scored the game&#8217;s first three goals and held on for the win at Appleton Arena, Carter Gylander making 31 saves in goal.<\/p>\n<p>At Lynah Rink, Ian Shane stopped 22 shots, losing his shutout in the final minute, as the Big Red eliminated Clarkson.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The five-hole was open \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BobcatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BobcatNation<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECACHockey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECACHockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obovCDjRbI\">pic.twitter.com\/obovCDjRbI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Quinnipiac Men&#39;s Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QU_MIH\/status\/1634736535110307841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alex Laferriere notched a pair of goals to pace Harvard over Princeton from the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. Mitchell Gibson made 34 saves, losing his shutout with 1:42 left in the third period.<\/p>\n<p>Six different players scored and Yaniv Perets made 18 saves as the Bobcats took the victory over the Bulldogs at the Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena.<\/p>\n<h4>HOCKEY EAST<\/h4>\n<p>The four games Saturday night saw UMass Lowell drop No. 19 UConn 2-1, Providence beat No. 15 Northeastern 2-1 in overtime, No. 14 Merrimack blank Boston College 1-0 in double overtime, and No. 5 Boston University defeat Vermont 7-3.<\/p>\n<p>The semifinals will be next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Blake Wells and Owen Cole scored for UML and Gustavs Davis Grigals stopped 40 shots in the River Hawks&#8217; win at the XL Center.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOT DONE YET.<\/p>\n<p>Brady Berard&#39;s buries the rebound off the end boards for his first NCAA goal to send us to the Hockey East Semifinals next Friday night!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoFriars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoFriars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QyfcgPFaFb\">pic.twitter.com\/QyfcgPFaFb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PC Men&#39;s Hockey (@FriarsHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriarsHockey\/status\/1634748227294728194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brady Berard&#8217;s OT winner four minutes into extra time won it for the Friars at Matthews Arena.<\/p>\n<p>At Lawler Arena, Mick Messner&#8217;s goal at 8:20 of the second overtime won it for the Warriors in a goaltending battle. Hugo Ollas made 36 saves for Merrimack and Mitche Benson 35 for the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Zabaneh&#8217;s hat trick powered BU past Vermont from Agganis Arena. Drew Commesso needed to make just 19 saves for the Terriers.<\/p>\n<h4>NCHC<\/h4>\n<p>North Dakota beat No. 18 Omaha 3-1 to send their series to a Game 3, while Minnesota Duluth routed No. 8 St. Cloud State 5-1 to also send that series to a deciding Game 3 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Other games saw Colorado College complete the sweep over No. 7 Western Michigan with a 3-2 overtime win and No. 3 Denver do the same to Miami with a 7-2 victory.<\/p>\n<p>From Baxter Arena, Tyler Kleven scored twice for the Fighting Hawks and Drew DeRidder finished with 24 saves.<\/p>\n<p>Carter Loney netted a pair of goals for UMD as the Bulldogs staved off elimination at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Zach Stejskal made 34 saves in goal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tiger Fans!! Enjoy Matthew Gleason&#39;s game-winning overtime goal at 7th-ranked Western Michigan that sends CC to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, Minn.!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CCTigers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CCTigers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zmgLfRFz1x\">pic.twitter.com\/zmgLfRFz1x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CC Hockey (@CCTigerHKY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CCTigerHKY\/status\/1634736632904687616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Gleason&#8217;s goal 3:08 into overtime at Lawson Arena gave CC the series win over the Broncos. 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