{"id":3641,"date":"2017-03-25T09:25:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T14:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/mens-d3-blog\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2017-03-25T09:25:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T14:25:51","slug":"championship-pick-brian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2017\/03\/25\/championship-pick-brian\/","title":{"rendered":"Championship pick: Brian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Saturday, March 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Trinity vs. Norwich<\/strong><br \/>\nNorwich is coming off a thrilling overtime win over Adrian, holding off the Bulldogs 5-4 in overtime. Ian Williams scored the game-winner at the 11:40 mark to put the Cadets in the championship game. Norwich, unbeaten in 24 consecutive games, is seeking its first national title since 2010. Trinity is back in the national final for the second time in three years thanks to Sam Johnson scoring his first goal of the season in a 3-2 win over St. Norbert. Johnson&#8217;s goal broke a 2-2 tie and propelled the Bantams into the national final. The big question today is do the Cadets have enough left in the tank to beat the Bantams after surviving a wild game. Trinity might have the edge in this one. I know Norwich is the favorite being the No. 1 team in the country, but I&#8217;m going with Trinity. <strong>Trinity 4-3<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, March 25 Trinity vs. Norwich Norwich is coming off a thrilling overtime win over Adrian, holding off the Bulldogs 5-4 in overtime. Ian Williams scored the game-winner at the 11:40 mark to put the Cadets in the championship game. Norwich, unbeaten in 24 consecutive games, is seeking its first national title since 2010. 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