{"id":96300,"date":"2018-03-01T23:46:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T05:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/womens-d1-blog\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2018-03-01T23:46:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T05:46:28","slug":"weekend-picks-march-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2018\/03\/01\/weekend-picks-march-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend picks: March 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final weekend before the NCAA tournament starts is here. We have a lot of interesting games in the works. Last week, I gained another game on Nicole, going 18-5 (.782), while Nicole went 17-6 (.739). On the year, I am 353-126-59 (.710), while Nicole is 344-135-59 (.694.)<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll start by picking the semifinals, and will add the finals picks on Saturday morning, so check back!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, March 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CHA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Penn State vs. Robert Morris<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> Penn State squeaked past Lindenwood, but their season ends here. <strong>Robert Morris 3-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> RMU takes this one. <strong>Robert Morris 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Syracuse vs. Mercyhurst<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> I could see the Orange notching the upset, but I&#8217;ll pick the Lakers in a tight one. <strong>Mercyhurst 2-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> The Lakers advance. <strong>Mercyhurst 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ECAC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 8 St. Lawrence vs. No. 2 Clarkson<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> It&#8217;s been a while since St. Lawrence beat Clarkson. It will be at least next year. <strong>Clarkson 4-2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> Clarkson takes this one. <strong>Clarkson 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 6 Cornell vs. No. 4 Colgate<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> Colgate has too many ways to win, and Cornell doesn&#8217;t have enough consistent offense. <strong>Colgate 4-2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> Colgate wins. <strong>Colgate 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hockey East<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connecticut vs. No. 3 Boston College<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> This one will be really right, but I like the Eagles. <strong>Boston College 4-2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> Boston College wins. <strong>Boston College 5-3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Northeastern vs. No. 10 Maine<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> The Black Bears may feel like they are playing with house money, but I have trouble picking against Northeastern in this. <strong>Northeastern 3-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> Northeastern wins. <strong>Northeastern 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WCHA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bemidji State vs. No. 1 Wisconsin<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> The Beavers run ends here. <strong>Wisconsin 4-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> Wisconsin wins. <strong>Wisconsin 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 7 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Ohio State<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> The Gophers have to beat OSU at some point. Why not now? <strong>Minnesota 3-2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nicole:<\/strong> Ohio State wins. <strong>Ohio State 5-3<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final weekend before the NCAA tournament starts is here. We have a lot of interesting games in the works. Last week, I gained another game on Nicole, going 18-5 (.782), while Nicole went 17-6 (.739). On the year, I am 353-126-59 (.710), while Nicole is 344-135-59 (.694.) 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