Michigan Tech stuns North Dakota in OT

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Michigan Tech stuns North Dakota in OT

• MICHIGAN TECH 3, NORTH DAKOTA 2 (OT): Tyler Shelast scored with six seconds left in regulation and got the winner on a power play in overtime as the Huskies upset the Fighting Sioux on Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D., and forced a decisive third game in the WCHA first-round playoff series.

With North Dakota's Chris VandeVelde off for hooking, Shelast beat Sioux goalie Jean-Philippe Lamoureux at 10:41 of overtime. Defenseman Geoff Kinrade's pass set up Shelast in front of the net.

The ninth-seeded Huskies (14-19-5) trailed 2-0 after two periods before Jimmy Kerr started the comeback with a power-play goal 1:19 into the third.

Brad Miller gave the second-seeded Sioux (25-8-4) a 1-0 lead in the first period, and Matt Frattin made it 2-0 in the second. UND's school-record unbeaten streak ended at 18 games.

• ST. CLOUD STATE 4, WISCONSIN 3 (OT): Ryan Lasch scored 3:57 into overtime as the Huskies completed a sweep of the Badgers in St. Cloud and advanced to the WCHA Final Five.

The fifth-seeded Huskies (19-14-5) tied the score at 14:58 of the second on John Swanson's power-play goal. The sixth-seeded Badgers (15-16-7) took a 3-2 lead in the second on goals by Davis Drewiske and Aaron Bendickson.

Aaron Brocklehorst and Matt Stephenson also scored for the Huskies.

• COLORADO COLLEGE 3, ALASKA ANCHORAGE 2 (OT): Mike Testwuide scored the tying goal in the third period and the winner in overtime as the top-seeded Tigers finished a sweep of the No. 10 Seawolves in Colorado Springs.

Anchorage (7-21-8) took leads of 1-0 and 2-1 on goals by Kane LaFranchise and Josh Lunden before the Tigers (28-9-1) rallied. Colorado College will play in the WCHA Final Five semifinals on Friday against the winner of Thursday's play-in game.

• DENVER 1, MINNESOTA DULUTH 0: Peter Mannino stopped 25 shots for the shutout and Anthony Maiani scored the only goal as the Pioneers advanced to the Final Five by sweeping the Bulldogs in Denver. The third-seeded Pioneers (24-13-1) will play in the Final Five semifinals on Friday. Alex Stalock made 14 saves for Duluth (13-17-6).

COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA

• BEMIDJI STATE 4, WAYNE STATE 1: Tyler Schofield had a goal and two assists as the Beavers defeated the Warriors in the College Hockey America tournament semifinals at Niagara University in Lewiston, N.Y.

The victory moved Bemidji State (17-15-3) into today's final against Niagara, a 6-3 semifinal winner over Robert Morris.

Wayne State (11-25-2) played its final game as a varsity program. The school announced last year it is dropping the sport because of financial reasons.

NCAA DIVISION III MEN

• ST. NORBERT 2, ST. THOMAS 1 (OT): Ryan Petersen scored the winning goal on a deflection off the goalie's skate 8:28 into overtime to lift the Green Knights (25-1-4) over the Tommies (20-7-2) in an NCAA quarterfinal in Green Bay, Wis. St. Thomas goalie Tyler Chestnut stopped 35 of 37 shots, and Nick Pernula scored the Tommies' only goal.

NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN

• WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR 3, GUSTAVUS 1: The Yellowjackets scored on three of their five shots on goal in the second period to beat the Gusties in an NCAA quarterfinal in St. Peter, Minn. Superior (23-4-1) won its 15th consecutive game and advanced to the Division III Frozen Four next weekend at Plattsburgh, N.Y. Mari Gunderson scored the lone goal for Gustavus (25-3-0).

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