By: Betsy Helfand
BEMIDJI, MINN. – The Gophers advanced to the championship game of the WCHA Final Face-Off with a 4-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth.
Minnesota will take on North Dakota on Saturday with an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament on the line.
The Bulldogs and Gophers traded goals in the second period, before Minnesota scored three in the third.
“The resiliency of our team in the third was what spoke to me," head coach Brad Frost said. "I thought our team came together and really battled and competed and found a way to get it done.”