{"id":145821,"date":"2024-03-09T23:50:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T05:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=145821"},"modified":"2024-03-10T07:49:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T12:49:21","slug":"saturday-roundup-atlantic-hockey-teams-complete-playoff-sweeps-no-16-omaha-finishes-off-sweep-of-no-3-north-dakota-wisconsin-ohio-state-lake-superior-state-st-thomas-going-to-game-3s-no-1-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2024\/03\/09\/saturday-roundup-atlantic-hockey-teams-complete-playoff-sweeps-no-16-omaha-finishes-off-sweep-of-no-3-north-dakota-wisconsin-ohio-state-lake-superior-state-st-thomas-going-to-game-3s-no-1-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Atlantic Hockey teams complete playoff sweeps, No. 16 Omaha finishes off sweep of No. 3 North Dakota, No. 5 Wisconsin-Ohio State, Lake Superior State-St. Thomas going to Game 3s, No. 1 BC, No. 2 BU gain wins to cap regular season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michigan Tech players celebrate one of their six goals Saturday night en route to sweeping Bowling Green out of the CCHA playoffs (photo: Michigan Tech Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The conference playoffs for Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA and ECAC Hockey teams continued Saturday night, while the last weekend of the regular season for Hockey East and NCHC teams came to a close.<\/p>\n

SCOREBOARD<\/a> | POLL<\/a> | PAIRWISE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

ATLANTIC HOCKEY (Game 2s, best of three)<\/h4>\n

No. 19 RIT 5, Robert Morris 1<\/b>
\nTyler Fukakusa notched a goal and two assists and Christian Catalano added a goal and an assist to lead the Tigers to a 5-1 victory and series sweep over Robert Morris from the Gene Polisseni Center in Rochester, N.Y.<\/p>\n

Holy Cross 2, Canisius 1 (OT)<\/b>
\nJack Seymour’s goal 2:53 into overtime gave Holy Cross the 2-1 win and series sweep over Canisius from the Hart Recreation Center in Worcester, Mass.<\/p>\n

Niagara 5, Sacred Heart 1<\/b>
\nJay Ahearn scored two goals with an assist and Carter Randklev went for a goal and two assists as Niagara took the series sweep with a 5-1 win over Sacred Heart from the Martire Family Arena in Fairfield, Conn.<\/p>\n

AIC 3, Air Force 2 (OT)<\/b>
\nNico Somerville scored the overtime winner 12:18 into extra time as the Yellow Jackets bounced Air Force with a 3-2 win Saturday night from Cadet Ice Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo.<\/p>\n

BIG TEN (Game 2s, best of three)<\/h4>\n

No. 5 Wisconsin 4, Ohio State 2<\/b>
\nPower-play goals by Christian Fitzgerald and Anthony Kehrer lifted Wisconsin past Ohio State 4-2 on Saturday night at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. In front of a Big Ten tournament-record crowd of 10,837, the victory helped the Badgers force a third and deciding game in their Big Ten quarterfinal series scheduled for 5 p.m. CDT on Sunday.<\/p>\n

No. 8 Minnesota 3, Penn State 2<\/b>
\nJusten Close’s 46-save effort backstopped the Golden Gophers to a 3-2 win over Penn State. Jaxon Nelson scored twice and Aaron Huglen tallied the game winner with 1:08 remaining in regulation to complete the series sweep Saturday afternoon inside 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn.<\/p>\n

No. 14 Michigan 4, Notre Dame 3<\/b>
\nMichigan battled back to sweep Notre Dame with a 4-3 win on Saturday night at Yost Ice Arena from Ann Arbor, Mich. The Wolverines held a 2-1 lead after the first period, but the game was deadlocked at 3-3 headed into the final frame. Gavin Brindley scored the game-winning goal at 3:54 of the third period when he finished off a rush for his team-leading 23rd goal of the season.<\/p>\n

CCHA (Game 2s, best of three)<\/h4>\n

St. Thomas 4, Lake Superior State 2<\/b>
\nLiam Malmquist and Lucas Wahlin each had a goal and an assist as St. Thomas doubled up Lake Superior State 4-2 Saturday night at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., to force a deciding Game 3 Sunday at 6:07 p.m. CDT.<\/p>\n

Minnesota State 6, Northern Michigan 1<\/b>
\nMavericks Sam Morton scored twice Saturday night to help Minnesota State sweep Northern Michigan with a 6-1 win at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato, Minn. The Mavericks ended NMU’s season for the fourth straight year in the conference tournament.<\/p>\n

Bemidji State 4, Ferris State 0<\/b>
\nBemidji State completed the sweep over Ferris State with a 4-0 win Saturday night at Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn. Goaltender Mattias Sholl stopped all 25 shots he faced and Eric Pohlkamp scored two power-play goals for the Beavers.<\/p>\n

Michigan Tech 6, Bowling Green 5<\/b>
\nMichigan Tech advanced to the CCHA semifinal for the third year in a row after sweeping Bowling Green Saturday night with a 6-5 win at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton, Mich. Ryland Mosley scored twice for the Huskies and Brett Pfoh netted two goals for Bowling Green.<\/p>\n

ECAC HOCKEY (single elimination)<\/h4>\n

Union 6, Brown 0<\/b>
\nBen Tupker and Caden Villegas scored two goals apiece to lead Union past Brown 6-0 from Messa Rink in Schenectady, N.Y. Kyle Chauvette stopped all 22 shots he faced in goal for his third shutout of the season.<\/p>\n

Rensselaer 3, Clarkson 2<\/b>
\nRensselaer scored the first three goals of the game and then held on as Clarkson scored the last two in a 3-2 win for the Engineers from Cheel Arena in Potsdam, N.Y.<\/p>\n

No. 1 Boston College 6, Merrimack 4<\/h4>\n

Boston College came from behind for a 5-3 win over Merrimack at Lawler Arena on Saturday night in North Andover, Mass. Colby Ambrosio came through with the game-winning goal at 7:56 of the third period.<\/p>\n

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That'll play. pic.twitter.com\/3WsSnP2Gel<\/a><\/p>\n

— BC Men's Hockey (@BC_MHockey) March 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n