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Cam Morrison, right, scores in overtime to give Notre Dame a first-round NCAA tournament victory (photo: Melissa Wade).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANCHESTER, N.H.<\/b> — In the end, Notre Dame defeated Clarkson 3-2 at 15:53 of overtime in Friday’s Northeast Regional semifinals. To get there, however, the Irish went through more ups and downs than a world class roller coaster.<\/p>\n

Their spirits soared when the third period opened with Clarkson’s leading scorer and assistant captain Nico Sturm being assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for a hit from behind. With Clarkson leading 2-1, this would be Notre Dame’s golden opportunity to at least tie the game if not seize the lead.<\/p>\n

Instead, Clarkson killed the penalty and even generated some great short-handed chances of its own.<\/p>\n

“It’s frustrating when you don’t capitalize at all and it can easily put you in a bad mental state,” Notre Dame defenseman Bobby Nardella said. “But this team has been in these situations a lot the last few years. You just have to refocus your energy and get back to the game plan.”<\/p>\n

The score remained 2-1 heading into the final three minutes of regulation when Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson took his gamble. With a faceoff in the offensive zone, he pulled goaltender Cale Morris at the 2:39 mark.<\/p>\n

“I’ve gotten more brazen in my old age,” Jackson said. “When you go that long without challenging to score a goal, [you have to take the chance]. I hesitated to do it, but why wait?”<\/p>\n

The Irish worked a give-and-go until Cal Burke fed right-to-left across the low slot to Nardella, who buried the tying goal high into the net.<\/p>\n

Irish hearts went back into their throats just minutes later, however, when Jake Pivonka took a faceoff violation penalty for falling on the puck. Clarkson enjoyed the last 56 seconds of regulation on the power play, as well as the opening 1:04 of overtime.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame killed the penalty.<\/p>\n

Then came the granddaddy of them all. With Burke breaking in all alone on Clarkson goaltender Jake Kielly, a Clarkson defender blatantly hooked the Irish forward, prompting a penalty shot.<\/p>\n

Would this be Notre Dame’s key to advancing? Nardella was already cautioning his teammates that if Burke didn’t score, they’d still be fine.<\/p>\n

Burke skated slowly in on the left but shot wide.<\/p>\n

Not until Cam Morrison put in the game-winner at 15:53 of overtime, followed by the requisite video review, was the roller coaster ride over.<\/p>\n

“There are so many momentum swings in the game,” Jackson said. “The penalty shot or killing off a five-minute major. That’s what these games are all about. Whoever handles the momentum swings the best will end up winning the game.”<\/p>\n

For Clarkson, there was the agony of knowing it had been 2:20 away from advancing.<\/p>\n

“It’s a tough pill to swallow, losing that game,” Clarkson coach Casey Jones said. “At no point did I think our season would be over today.<\/p>\n

“It was a battle out there. Our guys faced enormous obstacles and adversity. We persevered through them. I’m really proud of our guys.”<\/p>\n

Clarkson had taken a 1-0 lead at 16:56 of the first period on Marly Quince’s third goal of the season. The third-line senior right wing scored from in close on the left.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame evened the score in the second on a Burke pass from right-to-left to Colin Theisen, who from in close roofed it far corner.<\/p>\n

Clarkson, however, needed only a minute and a half to take back the lead. Haralds Egle skated up the right wing, then blasted a shot into the upper short-side corner.<\/p>\n

And so the stage was set for the all the third-period and overtime ups and downs.<\/p>\n

With the win, Notre Dame advanced to face Massachusetts on Saturday in the regional final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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