{"id":92402,"date":"2019-03-23T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T19:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=92402"},"modified":"2020-08-24T12:12:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T17:12:55","slug":"womens-d-i-frozen-four-championship-pick-familiar-foes-faceoff-as-wisconsin-guns-for-first-national-title-since-2011-and-minnesota-looks-to-regain-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2019\/03\/23\/womens-d-i-frozen-four-championship-pick-familiar-foes-faceoff-as-wisconsin-guns-for-first-national-title-since-2011-and-minnesota-looks-to-regain-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s D-I Frozen Four championship pick: Familiar foes faceoff as Wisconsin guns for first national title since 2011 and Minnesota looks to regain it"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"ps_captionIns\" aria-describedby=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/img-show\/I0000mZojUuyvqKI\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kristen Campbell of Wisconsin.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/171104WH-5097-Campbell-Kristen-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kristen Campbell of Wisconsin. (David Stluka)\" width=\"660\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen Campbell of Wisconsin will need to be sharp against Minnesota. (David Stluka)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both Nicole and I picked the semifinal games correctly. It&#8217;s now down to two teams. Thanks to everyone for supporting us during the year. I hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed it as much as we have. On the year, I am now 345-118-63 (.715), while Nicole is 318-145-63 (.664).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, March 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minnesota versus Wisconsin<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> These two split four games during the regular season, then Wisconsin dominated the Gophers in the WCHA final. Wisconsin looks like it&#8217;s on a mission, but the Gophers won&#8217;t make it easy. Will the pressure get to the Badgers? In some ways, the Badgers reminds me of the USA women&#8217;s soccer team in 2015. I&#8217;m going with Wisconsin. <strong>Wisconsin 2-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> I&#8217;m going with my gut and saying Wisconsin wins it all this year. <strong>Wisconsin 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Familiar foes faceoff for the national championship. Wisconsin hasn&#8217;t won since 2011, a streak that started when the Gophers upended them in the 2012 national championship. Minnesota has won four since then, but hasn&#8217;t claimed the top spot since defeating Boston College in 2016. 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