Three years ago, Clarkson University became the
first eastern school to win an NCAA Division I Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.
On Sunday, the Golden Knights did it again.
The No. 2 Golden Knights blanked No. 1 Wisconsin,
3-0, in St. Charles, Missouri to win their second-ever national title, powered
by two late goals by Division I player of the Year Cayley Mercer in the final
four minutes of regulation. Savannah Harmon’s power-play goal 27 seconds into the
contest stood up as the game-winner, while Shea Tiley made 41 saves.
Clarkson finished the season at 32-4-5 overall, and finished
first in the ECAC with a 19-1-12 mark before winning the ECAC Tournament with a
1-0 victory over Cornell on March 5. After topping the Big Red, 3-1, in the
NCAA quarterfinals, the Golden Knights then edged Minnesota, 4-3, a week later
in the NCAA semifinals, before besting the Badgers (33-3-4 overall) on Sunday
at Family Arena.Wisconsin was ranked No. 1 the entire 2016-17 season, and also recorded 18 shutouts on the year. The Badgers advanced to their first NCAA final in five years with a late 1-0 win in the semifinals over Hockey East champion Boston College on St. Patrick’s Day.
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