The Gopher Women’s Hockey Team will get a very familiar foe in the NCAA Quarterfinals on Saturday. Minnesota will travel up I-35 and play WCHA mate UMD for the sixth time this season with a trip to the NCAA Frozen Four on the line. UMD defeated the Gophers 2-1 in double overtime last Saturday in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Face-off.
The Gophers knew that UMD would be their opponent immediately after they were defeated last Saturday. The Gophers had to win the WCHA Tournament to move up enough in the Pairwise rankings to be able to host a NCAA Quarterfinal.