It’s now down to just the remaining 11 teams starting with the first round on Wednesday night.
\nWho ends up in the Frozen Four in Maine and what new champion takes home the title for the 2013-14 season?
\nOur Division III columnists give this their best shot.<\/p>\n
First Round<\/span> First Round<\/span> First Round<\/span> Oswego 4, Bowdoin Geneseo over Nichols, 3-2; Norwich over Salem State 4-2; Bowdoin over Oswego State 3-1; Adrian over St. Norbert 5-3; Babson over Bowdoin 4-2. It’s now down to just the remaining 11 teams starting with the first round on Wednesday night. Who ends up in the Frozen Four in Maine and what new champion takes home the title for the 2013-14 season? Our Division III columnists give this their best shot. Katie Carito First Round Geneseo over Nichols Norwich […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":140328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1425],"tags":[1469,1470],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nGeneseo over Nichols
\nNorwich over Salem State
\nOswego over Bowdoin
\nQuarterfinals<\/span>
\nAdrian over St. Norbert
\nNorwich over Geneseo
\nBabson over Oswego
\nWisconsin-Stevens Point over St. Thomas
\nSemifinals<\/span>
\nAdrian over Norwich
\nBabson over Wisconsin-Stevens Point
\nFinal<\/span>
\nAdrian over Babson<\/p>\nTim Costello<\/h4>\n
\nBowdoin @ Oswego
\nThis is the third meeting between the two teams in the NCAA tournament dating back to 2010. Both teams have shown prolific scoring capabilities, but this one is not likely to be like the 2011 game and end up with 12 goals scored. The visitors are at a disadvantage for the long bus trip, but this Bowdoin team seems to thrive on that. Polar Bears win by a goal. Bowdoin 5-4.
\nNichols @ Geneseo
\nThe Bison held off a game Wentworth team to win the auto-bid and Geneseo lost a wild one with Oswego 7-6. Something tells me the home team will tighten things up a bit defensively in this game. Geneseo 4-2.
\nSalem State @ Norwich
\nLast meeting between the two teams dates back to 2008-09 season when Norwich won by a score of 6-3. I expect this game to be tighter, but still with the home team prevailing and moving on. Norwich 4-1.
\nQuarterfinals<\/span>
\nAdrian @ St. Norbert
\nSince the Bulldogs went out of the conference playoffs in the semifinals against St. Scholastica they haven’t played a competitive game during those two weeks. Meanwhile, the Green Knights have continued to fine-tune their championship form and take advantage of the practice-prepped Bulldogs. St. Norbert 5-3.
\nWisconsin-Stevens Point @ St. Thomas
\nBoth teams are highly-ranked and battle-tested, although the Tommies seem to be peaking at the right time of the season following last weekend’s MIAC conference championship. Home ice matters in this one. St. Thomas 2-1.
\nNorwich @ Geneseo
\nThey say that having been there before means something, so in a game that matches two very competitive teams against each other, the team with the most experience in postseason play gets the nod and that means Norwich. Norwich 4-2.
\nBowdoin @ Babson
\nThese rivals have gone at it since the old ECAC days and sometimes that meant seeing each other three or even four times in a season. They haven’t played since NESCAC became a playing conference, but the rivalry lives on. Babson 3-2.
\nSemifinals<\/span>
\nNorwich vs. St. Norbert
\nThese two teams have played epic battles in the past in both the semis and finals. Add another chapter to the legend that has recently favored the Green Knights and continues in 2014. St. Norbert 3-2.
\nSt. Thomas vs. Babson
\nThis game could go for a while as both teams play extraordinary defense and their goaltending is among the best in the nation. It’s a one-goal contest and may need overtime to determine a winner. Babson 2-1.
\nChampionship<\/span>
\nBabson vs. St. Norbert
\nThe battle between the teams in green is everything anyone could want in a championship game. The Green Knights have been here before and that is just enough to get by the Beavers. St. Norbert 2-1.<\/p>\nNathan Fournier<\/h4>\n
\nBowdoin at Oswego – Oswego
\nNichols at Geneseo – Geneseo
\nSalem State at Norwich – Norwich
\nQuarterfinals<\/span>
\nOswego at Babson – Babson
\nWisconsin-Stevens Point at St. Thomas – St. Thomas
\nGeneseo at Norwich – Norwich
\nAdrian at St. Norbert – Adrian
\nSemifinals<\/span>
\nBabson vs. St. Thomas – St. Thomas
\nNorwich vs. Adrian – Adrian
\nFinals<\/span>
\nAdrian vs. St. Thomas – Adrian<\/p>\nDan Hickling<\/h4>\n
\nGeneseo 5, Nichols 4
\nNorwich 2, Salem St 0
\nOswego 5, Babson 3
\nSt. Thomas 3, Wisc-Stevens Pr 0
\nGeneseo 2, Norwich 1
\nAdrian 4, St Norbert 3
\nSemis<\/span>
\nOswego 4, St Thomas 2
\nGeneseo 5, Adrian 3
\nFinal<\/span>
\nOswego 3 Geneseo 2<\/p>\nBrian Lester<\/h4>\n
\nNorwich over Geneseo 2-1; Adrian over Norwich 4-2; Stevens Point over Babson 5-2; Stevens Point over Adrian 4-3.
\nStevens Point is my national champ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"