here<\/a>.<\/p>\nProvidence (21-10-5, 14-4-2 Hockey East)<\/h4>\n Top Scorers:<\/b> Karen Thatcher, Jr., F (25-33-58), Rush Zimmerman, Sr., F (26-30-56), Sonny Watrous, So., F (21-18-39) \nTop Goaltender:<\/b> Amy Thomas, Sr. (20-9-5, 2.43, .898) \nScoring Offense:<\/b> 3.25 (9th) \nScoring Defense:<\/b> 2.58 (16th) \nPenalty Minutes:<\/b> 14.3 (9th) \nPower Play:<\/b> 42 of 228, 18.4% (9th) \nPenalty Kill:<\/b> 206 of 235, 87.7% (9th)<\/p>\n
Providence-Minnesota is one of two quarterfinal that matches conference champions — Harvard-Mercyhurst is the other… The Friars bring a seven-game unbeaten streak into the postseason\u2026 They are 2-1-1 against the NCAA field with a 5-1 win over St. Lawrence, a 1-1 tie against Harvard, a 10-2 loss to Dartmouth and a 4-3 win over Mercyhurst\u2026 Rush Zimmerman has scored half of her 26 goals in the Friars’ last 13 games\u2026 Providence is 13-0-1 when leading after the first period, but just 9-7-2 on the road.<\/p>\n
No. 1 Minnesota (33-2-2 overall, 25-1-2 WCHA)<\/h4>\n Top Scorers:<\/b> Natalie Darwitz, Jr., F (39-63-102), Krissy Wendell, Jr., F (40-55-95), Kelly Stephens, Sr., (30-39-69) \nTop Goaltender:<\/b> Jody Horak, Sr. (21-2-2, 1.39, .928) \nScoring Offense:<\/b> 4.86 (1st) \nScoring Defense:<\/b> 1.30 (2nd) \nPenalty Minutes:<\/b> 13.1 (16th) \nPower Play:<\/b> 64 of 212, 30.2% (1st) \nPenalty Kill:<\/b> 192 of 213, 90.1% (3rd)<\/p>\n
Minnesota has won 19 of 20, and the only defeat, a 4-2 loss to Minnesota-Duluth, was the only game during that stretch in which the Gophers allowed more than three goals\u2026 The more recent 1-0 win over UMD is also the only time the Gophers were outshot all season\u2026 The Gophers are 8-2-2 against the NCAA tournament field this season\u2026 Minnesota is 17-0-1 at Ridder Arena this season\u2026 With 102 points, Natalie Darwitz is just 12 short of the all-time single-season mark held by A.J. Mleczko (Harvard ’99)\u2026 The Gophers lead the nation with 19 shorthanded goals, and Krissy Wendell leads the individual race with seven\u2026 Lyndsay Wall has scored 32 of her 45 points on the power play.<\/p>\n
Providence-Minnesota Series History<\/h4>\n All-time: 5-1-0 Minnesota<\/b> <\/p>\n
10\/24\/99: PC 1, Minnesota 0 \n10\/23\/99: Minnesota 3, PC 1 \n2\/21\/99: Minnesota 5, PC 1 \n2\/20\/99: Minnesota 1, PC 0 \n12\/29\/97: Minnesota 3, PC 0<\/p>\n
St. Lawrence (26-7-5, 14-3-3 ECAC)<\/h4>\n Top Scorers:<\/b> Rebecca Russell, Sr., F (28-35-63), Emilie Berlinguette, Jr., F (20-23-43), Chelsea Grills, So., F (19-23-42) \nTop Goaltenders:<\/b> Jess Moffat, Jr. (10-2-3, 1.88, .929), Meaghan Guckian, Fr. (13-5-2, 2.28, .922) \nScoring Offense:<\/b> 3.26 (8th) \nScoring Defense:<\/b> 2.05 (8th) \nPenalty Minutes:<\/b> 14.6 (7th) \nPower Play:<\/b> 39 of 262, 14.9% (16th) \nPenalty Kill:<\/b> 202 of 238, 84.9% (16th)<\/p>\n
St. Lawrence went 3-3-2 down the stretch after a 23-4-3 start\u2026 the Saints went 2-4-2 against the NCAA field this year\u2026 The Saints are 1-2 all-time in the NCAA tournament\u2026 The first NCAA regional quarterfinal will also be a rematch of the first NCAA final in 2001 won by UMD\u2026 Emilie Berlinguette had just six points in her first 13 games but now has 37 in her last 23\u2026 St. Lawrence went 12-5-2 away from Appleton Arena this season.<\/p>\n
No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth (26-5-2 overall, 22-4-2 WCHA)<\/h4>\n Top Scorers:<\/b> Caroline Ouellette, Sr., F (31-47-78), Noemie Marin, So., F (29-26-55), Jessica Koizumi, So., F (24-16-40) \nTop Goaltender:<\/b> Riitta Schaublin, So. (20-3-1, 1.46, .944) \nScoring Offense:<\/b> 3.91 (5th) \nScoring Defense:<\/b> 1.55 (4th) \nPenalty Minutes:<\/b> 15.2 (5th) \nPower Play:<\/b> 50 of 219, 22.8% (5th) \nPenalty Kill:<\/b> 186 of 202, 92.1% (2nd)<\/p>\n
UMD went 3-3 down the stretch after a 23-2-2 start\u2026 UMD went 6-4-1 against the NCAA field, 1-2-1 against the Gophers, 3-2 against Wisconsin and 2-0 against Harvard\u2026 UMD is 6-0 all-time in the NCAA tournament\u2026 UMD went 13-1 at home this year, its lone loss was in its last game against Minnesota, but Friday’s quarterfinal will not be played at the DECC\u2026 Second-liner Ali Lehrke has points in five of UMD’s last six games.<\/p>\n
St. Lawrence \u2013 UMD Series History<\/h4>\n All-time: 7-1-0 Minnesota-Duluth<\/b> <\/p>\n
11\/2\/03: UMD 5, SLU 0 \n11\/1\/03: SLU 3, UMD 2 \n12\/9\/01: UMD 4, SLU 1 \n12\/8\/01: UMD 8, SLU 2 \n*3\/25\/01: UMD 4, SLU 2<\/p>\n
*NCAA Championship<\/p>\n
Mercyhurst (28-6-2, 11-0-1 CHA)<\/h4>\n Top Scorers:<\/b> Teresa Marchese, Sr., F (20-31-51), Samantha Shirley, Jr., F (17-19-36), Stefanie Bourbeau, So., F (18-11-29) \nTop Goaltenders:<\/b> Desirae Clark, Sr. (16-6-2, 1.14, .940), Laura Hosier, Fr. (12-0-0, 0.75, .953) \nScoring Offense:<\/b> 3.69 (6th) \nScoring Defense:<\/b> 1.06 (1st) \nPenalty Minutes:<\/b> 13.2 (15th) \nPower Play:<\/b> 46 of 228, 20.2% (6th) \nPenalty Kill:<\/b> 197 of 213, 92.5% (1st)<\/p>\n
Since a 4-0 Nov. 28 victory over New Hampshire, Mercyhurst is 21-2, the best record in the country since that date, and the Lakers’ 10-0-0 active unbeaten streak is second only to Harvard’s\u2026 The Lakers are 0-3-1 against other teams in the NCAA field, St. Lawrence (2-2 T, 1-2 L), Dartmouth (3-4 L), Providence (2-3 L)\u2026 Mercyhurst is 22-0-1 when leading after the first period but 0-4-1 when trailing after the second period\u2026 Mercyhurst drew a school-record 1,123 fans for its only other meeting with Harvard, and there was a Wednesday night pep rally to send off the Lakers for the upcoming NCAA quarterfinal\u2026 Goalies Laura Hosier and Desirae Clark are 1-2 nationally in the major goaltending categories\u2026 Teresa Marchese has averaged a goal and an assist per game in her last eight games\u2026 Samantha Shirley has 17 goals and 15 assists in the Lakers’ last 23 games after having just four points in their 7-4-2 start\u2026 The Lakers’ losses to St. Lawrence and Providence are the only games in which their goaltenders have faced more than 30 shots\u2026 Mercyhurst is second nationally with 11 shorthanded goals.<\/p>\n
Harvard (24-6-3 overall, 17-1-2 ECAC)<\/h4>\n Top Scorers:<\/b> Nicole Corriero, Sr., F (54-29-83), Julie Chu, Jr., F (12-49-61), Sarah Vaillancourt, Fr., F (21-38-59) \nTop Goaltender:<\/b> Ali Boe, Jr. (20-5-2, 1.79, .913) \nScoring Offense:<\/b> 4.45 (4th) \nScoring Defense:<\/b> 1.79 (5th) \nPenalty Minutes:<\/b> 13.8 (11th) \nPower Play:<\/b> 52 of 210, 24.8% (2nd) \nPenalty Kill:<\/b> 178 of 199, 89.4% (6th)<\/p>\n
Harvard’s 17-0-2 mark in 2005 is the longest unbeaten streak in the nation\u2026 the Crimson has killed penalties at a 93 percent success rate during that stretch, having allowed just eight power play goals, after allowing 13 in its first 14 games\u2026 Harvard goalie Ali Boe has a 94 percent save percentage in her last 10 starts, and she posted a 97 percent save percentage in the ECACHL tournament\u2026 Harvard has been held to fewer than 30 shots just five times this season, in losses to UMD and Minnesota and wins over Brown, Princeton and Dartmouth\u2026 Harvard went 4-4-2 against schools in the NCAA field, 4-0-1 against the ECACHL schools, 0-4 against the WCHA schools in 2004, plus a tie against Providence\u2026 Harvard’s top line includes three of the nation’s top seven scorers per game, including the all-time single-season goal-scoring leader Nicole Corriero\u2026 Senior defenseman Ashley Banfield trails only Minnesota’s Lyndsay Wall in points per game among defensemen\u2026 The Crimson has a power play goal in 16 of its last 17 games, good for a 32 percent conversion rate during that stretch.<\/p>\n
Mercyhurst-Harvard Series History<\/h4>\n All-time: 1-0-0 Harvard<\/b> <\/p>\n
2\/2\/03: Harvard 5, Mercyhurst 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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