Gophers women advance to Frozen Four final with 2-0 win over Cornell →

HAMDEN, Conn. — The University of Minnesota women’s hockey team advanced to the program’s ninth NCAA championship game with a 2-0 Frozen Four semifinal victory over on Cornell on Friday at Quinnipiac University.

The winning goal came from senior Nicole Schammel on a power play midway through the second period; it was her 16th goal of the season. Sophomore Olivia Knowles took a shot from the point that went through traffic and was redirected by freshman Emily Oden. The deflection went to the right of the goal, where Schammel was waiting to put it home.

“We just did a great job of getting bodies to the net and the rebound came right to me,” Schammel said. “I was lucky to be there.”

Junior Sarah Potomak iced the win for the Gophers (32-5-1) with an empty-net goal with 32.4 seconds left in the final period.