PITTSBURGH
Andrew Miller scored 6:59 into overtime to lift Yale to a 3-2 victory over UMass Lowell in the NCAA mens hockey semifinals Thursday.
The senior captain raced around a pair of River Hawks defenders, then slipped a backhand shot between the legs of UMass Lowell goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.
Mitch Witek and Antoine Laganiere put Yale (21-12-3) up 2-0.
Riley Wetmore and Joseph Pendenza scored 14 seconds apart in the second period for Lowell (28-11-2).
Quinnipiac 4, St. Cloud State 1
PITTSBURGH Quinnipiac jumped to an early lead and cruised past St. Cloud State.
Jordan Samuels-Thomas had a goal and an assist for the top-seeded Bobcats, while Ben Arnt, Kellen Jones and Jeremy Langlois also scored for Quinnipiac (30-7-5), which will play in-state rival Yale in Saturdays final.
Hobey Baker Award finalist Eric Hartzell stopped 32 shots for the Bobcats, easily outshining fellow finalist Drew LeBlanc of St. Cloud State. LeBlanc was held scoreless as the Huskies (25-16-1) struggled to keep up with Quinnipiac. Joey Benik scored his tournament-leading fifth goal for St. Cloud State but it wasnt nearly enough.
Ryan Faragher made 24 saves for the Huskies but was overwhelmed in the first period as Quinnipiac scored three times in the first 12 minutes to grab control.
