WOMEN’S HOCKEY COMPETES IN CHAMPIONSHIP

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Posted on March 5, 2013

UPDATE: March 8, 2013 

The women's hockey team concluded its season with a 3-0 loss to the University of Alaska at the ACHA Division II National Tournament.

The Vulcans are now 22-5-1 overall and finished 1-1-1 in pool play.

UPDATE: March 8, 2013

The women’s hockey team continued action at the ACHA Division II National Tournament in Ashburn, Va., with a 2-2 tie against Minnesota Duluth.

Cal U trailed 2-0 after two periods before freshman Kelsey DeNardo scored her fourth goal in two games. Junior Dana Bowersox tied the game with 3:29 remaining in the third period and neither team scored in the five-minute overtime.

With the tie, the Vulcans are 22-4-1 overall and will faceoff against the University of Alaska at 7:45 p.m.

UPDATE: March 7, 2013

The women’s hockey team opened action at the ACHA Division II National Tournament in Ashburn, Va., with a 4-3 win over North Dakota State University.

Freshman Kelsey DeNardo scored the game-winning goal, her third goal of the game, with 41 seconds remaining.

With the win, the Vulcans improve to 22-4 overall. On March 8 the team will play Minnesota-Duluth at 11 a.m. and the University of Alaska at 7:45 p.m.

Original story:

For the second year in a row, the women’s hockey team will compete at the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s (ACHA) Division II National Tournament. The 2013 tourney runs from March 7-10 at the Ashburn Ice House in Ashburn, Va. 

Ranked second in ACHA’s D-II West Region, the Cal U women are 21-4 overall. They finished third at the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) tournament earlier this season.

The Vulcans will open the tournament on March 7 by facing North Dakota State University at 4 p.m.  

On March 8 the team will play Minnesota-Duluth at 11 a.m. and the University of Alaska at 7:45 p.m.

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