Wisconsin beats Vermont 3-2 in West Regional
March 27, 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)—Blake Geoffrion and Justin Schultz each had a power-playgoal and an assist, and Scott Gudmandson made 28 saves to help Wisconsin beatVermont 3-2 on Friday night in the NCAA West Regional semifinals.
Brian Davies also had a power-play goal for the top-seeded Badgers(26-10-4), who will face St. Cloud State on Saturday for a spot in the FrozenFour. St. Cloud State beat Northern Michigan 4-3 in double overtime.
Dan Lawson scored and assisted on Brian Roloff’s goal to give Vermont(17-15-7) a 2-1 first-period lead. But the Badgers took control in the second,outshooting the Catamounts 16-3 and scoring twice to take the lead.
Geoffrion, who leads the Badgers with 26 goals, set up Schultz’sfirst-period goal, then scored in the final minute of the second to putWisconsin ahead.
Wisconsin is trying to advance to the Frozen Four for the first time sincewinning the 2006 national title in Milwaukee.
