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2004 NCAA West Regional Semifinals 2006 NCAA West Regional Semifinals 2006 NCAA West Regional Final North Dakota 3, Holy Cross 0 Holy Cross 4, Minnesota 3 (OT) North Dakota 5, Holy Cross 2 March 26, 2004 • Colorado Springs, Colo. March 24, 2006 • Grand Forks, N.D. March 25, 2006 • Grand Forks, N.D. In Holy Cross’ first appearance in the NCAA Tyler McGregor scored the game-winning 53 Holy Cross fell to North Dakota 5-2 in the NCAA Tournament, the Crusaders fell to North Dakota seconds into sudden death , to give Holy West Regional Finals at the Ralph Engelstad 3-0 at the World Arena. Holy Cross kept the puck Cross a 4-3 victory over Minnesota at Ralph Engelstad Arena. North Dakota took an early 1-0 lead Arena. With the win, the Crusaders became the first in the North Dakota end for the first 30 seconds when buried a puck into the No. 4 seed to ever defeat a No. 1 seed in NCAA action. of the opening period but North Dakota’s Zach The Crusaders took a 1-0 lead at the 8:49 mark of the lower corner of the net at 1:18 into the first Parise stole the puck and gave the Fighting second period when Dale Reinhardt scored his 11th period. The Fighting Sioux increased their lead Sioux a 1-0 lead. Parise came in on a breakaway goal of the season. Blair Bartlett took the puck off a to 2-0 at the 15:16 mark when Ryan Duncan and carried the puck around a sprawling Minnesota turnover at the right face-off circle and scored a power play goal. Duncan received Tony Quesada to give North Dakota the early dropped it off to Reinhardt who then buried it into a crossing pass from Toews and then fired it advantage. The Crusaders refused to buckle, the upper right corner. The Golden Gophers tied the into the right side of the net. The Crusaders and came roaring back against the top ranked game at 13:15 when Mike Howe scored a shorthanded cut the deficit in half when Matt Werry scored goal. Howe fired a that hit the left post and then team in the NCAA tournament. Holy Cross fired his first goal of the season at 3:03 into the he buried his own rebound. The Crusaders answered six shots at Fighting Sioux goaltender Jordan right back 31 seconds later when McGregor scored second period. Jim Tselikis took possession of Parise in the opening period. Holy Cross’ best his first goal of the game and 25th of the season on the puck between the face-off circles after a opportunity to score came midway through a five-on-three power play. James Sixsmith sent a North Dakota turnover and dropped the puck the period when Andrew McKay had a clean crossing pass from the right side to McGregor on the to Werry in the middle of the left face-off circle, shot on goal that was sticked aside. In the left, who then fired a shot into the inside left corner of who then fired in a slap shot past Jordan Parise. second period, North Dakota tacked on another the net. Minnesota tied the game at 2-2 two minutes North Dakota regained its two-goal lead at the goal when it converted on a power play with later with a breakaway goal by Phil Kessel. Evan 17:23 mark when scored a power Kaufmann sent a pass to Kessel who had just left the 18:23 gone in the stanza. Brandon Bochenski play goal. Smaby pounced on a loose puck in box and then skated in all alone for the goal. blasted a one-timer off of a pass from Parise. The Golden Gophers took a 3-2 lead 2:17 into the front of the net and was able to knock it into The Crusaders notched just three shots in the third period when Alex Gogligoski blasted a shot the goal. The Crusaders had seven shots and second period but carried much of the play at into top left corner. Holy Cross tied the game at 3-3 went 0-2 on the power play, while the Fighting times. Quesada continued to sparkle early in the when Pierre Napert-Frenette netted his 16th goal of Sioux had 12 shots and went 1-2. Holy Cross third period stopping several blank shots the year. Sean Nappo hit the post with a shot, before made it a 3-2 game when Blair Bartlett scored until the Fighting Sioux slipped one by him Napert-Frenette jumped on the rebound for the his 13th goal of the season at the 5:21 mark of midway through the period. Quesada finished goal. McGregor’s game winner just 53 seconds into the third period while on the power play. Tyler overtime came when he knocked in his own rebound the day with 30 saves. Holy Cross racked up McGregor shot the puck wide reflecting back after a Minnesota defender blocked his crossing pass 21 shots on goal for the game but was unable for his 26th goal of the year. into the crease where Bartlett was to knock it to score. in. North Dakota increased its lead to 4-2 with Team Statistics HC UM a power play goal by at 6:48. North Team Statistics HC ND Shots on Goal 28 38 Dakota took a three-goal lead at the 9:03 mark Shots on Goal 21 37 Power Plays 1-10 0-7 when Matt Watkins added a goal. Power Plays 0-5 1-4 Penalties-Minutes 8-16 11-22 Penalties-Minutes 4-8 5-10 Faceoffs Won 44 37 Team Statistics HC ND Faceoffs Won 32 31 Shots on Goal 19 32 Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd OT — Total Power Plays 1-5 3-5 Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd — Total Holy Cross 0 2 1 1 — 4 Penalties-Minutes 5-10 5-10 Holy Cross 0 0 0 — 0 Minnesota 0 2 1 0 — 3 Faceoffs Won 26 31 North Dakota 1 1 1 — 3 2nd 8:49 HC—Reinhardt (Bartlett, McGregor) Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd — Total 1st 0:47 ND—Z. Parise (Murray, Bochenski) 13:15 UM—Howe (Guyer, SH) Holy Cross 0 1 1 — 2 2nd 18:23 ND—Bochenski (Z. Parise, Murray, PP) 13:46 HC—McGregor (Sixsmith, Landry, PP) North Dakota 2 1 2 — 5 3rd 5:09 ND—Prpich (Hale) 15:45 UM—Kessel (Kaufmann, Harrington) 3rd 2:17 UM—Goligoski (Wheeler) 1st 1:18 ND—Toews (Duncan, Stafford) HC Goalies: Quesada (56:18, 30 SV, 3 GA), 7:53 HC—Napert-Frenette (Nappo, Landry) 15:16 ND—Duncan (Toews, Smaby, PP) Conway (3:42, 4 SV, 0 GA); ND Goalies: J. Parise OT 0:53 HC—McGregor (Burke) 2nd 3:07 HC—Werry (Tselikis) (60:00, 21 SV, 0 GA). 17:23 ND—Smaby (Stafford, Toews, PP) HC Goalies: Quesada (60:46, 35 SV, 3 GA), Empty 3rd 5:21 HC—Bartlett (McGregor, Reinhardt, PP) Attendance: 5,128. Net (0:07, 0 SV, 0 GA); UM Goalies: Briggs (60:53, 6:48 ND—Zajac (Lee, Oshie, PP) 24 SV, 4 GA). 9:03 ND—Watkins (Porter) Attendance: 11,153. HC Goalies: Quesada (60:00, 27 SV, 5 GA); ND Goalies: J. Parise (59:51, 17 SV, 2 GA), Empty Net (0:09, 0 SV, 0 GA).

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