NCAA Semifinal CORNELL BIG RED No. 3 Cornell vs. No. 2 Minnesota Friday, March 16, 2012 • 8 p.m. CST WOMEN’S HOCKEY AMSOIL Arena (cap. 6,600) • Duluth, Minn. Women’s Hockey Contact: Evan Drexler, Multimedia Coordinator Office Phone: (607) 254-5232 • Cell Phone (954) 540-5276 • Email:
[email protected] Cornell seeks school’s first national championship 2011-12 Cornell Women’s Hockey Schedule ITHACA, N.Y. – The Big Red is back in the Frozen and are ranked as the No. 2 team in the country. Min- OCTOBER Four for the third consecutive year after a tense, thrill- nesota is the only conference tournament champion left 14 BRAMPTON (exhibition) W (6-0) ing NCAA quarterfinals matchup with Boston University in the field, having defeated Minnesota-Duluth in the 25 at Colgate* W (6-2) last weekend. The season ends this weekend one way WCHA Final Faceoff two weeks ago. In the first round of 28 YALE* W (9-0) or another, with No. 3 Cornell facing No. 2 Minnesota in the NCAA Tournament, the Gophers knocked off North 29 BROWN* W (9-0) the national semifinals in Duluth, Minn. Two wins this Dakota by a 5-1 margin one week after beating them weekend would give the Big Red its first ever national 6-0. Minnesota has not lost since Feb. 17 in overtime to NOVEMBER championship. North Dakota and has won two national championships, 1 SYRACUSE W (9-2) the most recent coming in 2005. 11 DARTMOUTH* L (4-5) 12 NO. 10 HARVARD* W (5-3) ABOUT THE BIG RED Minnesota has the country’s third-best scoring of- 18 at Princeton* W (3-1) Cornell has evolved over the last three years from a 19 at Quinnipiac* W (7-1) national afterthought to a powerhouse program on the Cornell Quick Facts 25 NO.