#3 Terriers take on #1 Minnesota in the NCAA Championship
Game at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis this
afternoon with puck drop at 4 p.m. ET.
Free live video on NCAA.com. BU, repeat Hockey East champions,
brings a 28-5-3 record into the game against the undefeated Gophers, who stand
at 40-0-0. BU is in the Frozen Four final for the second time in three seasons.
Minnesota is led by Patty Kazmaier Award winner and national scoring
leader Amanda Kessel, who has 97 points on 44 goals and 53 assists. Goalie
Noora Raty boasts a 0.91 GAA and has authored 17 shutouts.
Junior co-captain Marie-Philip Poulin leads BU’s own potent
offense with 53 points while Isabel Menard had 45 points. BU’s top goal-scorers
are Jennelle Kohanchuk and Sarah Lefort with 24 and 23 respectively. Junior
goalie Kerrin Sperry, playing her best hockey of late, has a 2.11 GAA and has
shut out four opponents. She has a 2-1 record in Frozen Four games.
The teams last met on Oct. 6, 2007 when Minnesota won 4-2 at
Ridder Arena.
BU’s senior class is the first in the program’s eight year
history to reach the NCAA tournament in all four years. Earlier this season,
Coach Brian Durocher recorded the 150th victory in his head coaching career.
● GoTerriers.com preview,
Game
Notes, GameTracker,
Radio Webcast,
NCAA TV Webcast,
Twitter Updates
● Boston Herald preview
● Video recaps
of semifinals and championship game preview
● NCAA bracket
and feature
on Terrier offense, championship
game preview
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