DULUTH, Minn. — The hype before Friday’s Minnesota-Wisconsin matchup was palpable.
National semifinal. Border battle.
It delivered.
Trailing in the third period, Wisconsin roared back from a 1-0 deficit to take a 2-1 lead. After Minnesota forced overtime — with 1 minute, 11 seconds left in regulation — Caroline Harvey’s wrister 16:47 into the extra frame sealed the Badgers’ 10th trip to the national title game with a 3-2 win at Amsoil Arena.
With wins already in the NCAA tournament over No. 2 seed Minnesota and No. 3 seed Colgate, the unseeded Badgers will play top-seeded Ohio State — The reigning, defending champions — on Sunday for a chance at their seventh national title. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m.
The Gophers found an equalizer with 71 seconds left in regulation when Madeline Wethington’s shot from the point found a way past Wisconsin goalie Cami Kronish to send the game to overtime.
