Shortly before the Ice Lions closed out their Pool C schedule with a 6-1 win over Marist, Illinois State eliminated PSU and clinched advancement to the semifinals for themselves through a 3-3 tie with Weber State. WSU - just as in the Wildcats' other two nationals games - was careless with the lead, squandering an 2-0 first-period advantage, as well one of 3-2 in the third period. Allen Urbaniak tied the score on both occasions, first at 2-2 with a spectacular takeaway-snipe in the second period, then at 3-3 from Jeremy Gaddo's feed with 8:51 left in regulation. Josh Ambrosat opened the Redbirds' scoring.
The game did come fairly close to delivering the necessary help for Penn State, against long odds. Had Weber State scored in overtime, and had the Ice Lions not given up an otherwise-meaningless late power play goal in their game, PSU and ISU would have had identical records and goals for-goals against numbers - pushing the Pool C tiebreaker to fewest penalty minutes (the outcome of such a hypothetical is unknown, thanks to the ACHA's absolutely horrendous job communicating information regarding the tournament).
As it stands however, the Redbirds win the group and advance to Monday's semifinals, where they'll take on Pool A winner Grand Valley State at 5:30 p.m.
Other Sunday Scores
Pool A: Grand Valley State 6, Arizona State 0
Pool A: Northeastern 8, Maryland 0
Pool B: Michigan State 5, Miami 4 (OT)
Pool B: Connecticut 5, Colorado State 2
Pool D: Utah State 5, New Hampshire 3
Pool D: Saint Louis 7, Bowling Green 4
Final Standings
(x - team has been eliminated)
Pool A
|
W
| L | T | GF | GA | +/- | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Valley State
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
+7
|
4
|
x - Northeastern
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
5
|
+8
|
4
|
x - Arizona State
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
11
|
-4
|
4
|
x - Maryland
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
13
|
-11
|
0
|
Pool B
|
W
| L | T | GF | GA | +/- | Pts. |
Michigan State
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
10
|
+3
|
6
|
x - Connecticut
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
+6
|
4
|
x - Miami
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
12
|
-4
|
2
|
x - Colorado State
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
12
|
-5
|
0
|
Pool C
|
W
| L | T | GF | GA | +/- | Pts. |
Illinois State
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
6
|
+7
|
5
|
x - Penn State
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
8
|
+5
|
4
|
x - Weber State
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
16
|
-3
|
3
|
x - Marist
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
10
|
19
|
-9
|
0
|
Pool D
|
W
| L | T | GF | GA | +/- | Pts. |
Utah State
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
13
|
+2
|
4
|
x - New Hampshire
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
11
|
+4
|
4
|
x - Saint Louis
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
2
|
x - Bowling Green
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
14
|
20
|
-6
|
2
|
Monday Tournament Schedule
Semifinals
Grand Valley State vs. Illinois State, 5:30 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Utah State, 8:15 p.m.
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