St. Cloud State took down Minnesota State, 5-4, when Nolan Walker tipped the eventual game-winner past Dryden McKay with 53.2 seconds remaining in the game.
The Huskies had previously watched their 3-1 lead disappear in the second period when the Mavericks put up two goals. The first came from Walker Duehr and the second came from Nathan Smith. Early in the third, Minnesota State took its first lead of the game when Dallas Gerads poked one past David Hrenak to make it 4-3.
St. Cloud State’s Joe Molenaar made up for that lost lead midway through the third period when he shoveled a rebound past McKay to tie the game 4-4.
As for the first period, St. Cloud State dominated, scoring a little over three minutes into the contest and then after Minnesota State tied it, re-taking the lead just 10 seconds after.
The Huskies advance to their first-ever title game in school history. They’ll play the winner of UMass and Minnesota Duluth.
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