St. Cloud State beat Northern Michigan in 2OT
March 26, 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)—Tony Mosey scored on a power play 23 seconds into thesecond overtime to give St. Cloud State a 4-3 victory over Northern Michigan onFriday in the West Regional semifinals, the Huskies’ first NCAA tournamentvictory.
Mosey tipped a pass from Garrett Roe between goalie Brian Stewart’s pads.
St. Cloud State won after losing its first eight NCAA tournament games. TheHuskies (24-13-5) will face Wisconsin or Vermont on Saturday for a spot in theFrozen Four.
Mike Lee made 42 saves for St. Cloud State.
Stewart made 50 saves for the Wildcats (20-13-8), who overcame a two-goaldeficit in the third period to force overtime. Justin Florek had a goal and anassist for Northern Michigan, which was playing in the NCAA tournament for thefirst time since 1999.
Wildcats defenseman Erik Spady tied it with less than 4 minutes left inregulation, firing a that beat Lee through a crowd.
