{"id":96264,"date":"2017-02-23T20:30:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T02:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/womens-d1-blog\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2017-02-23T20:30:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T02:30:35","slug":"weekend-picks-feb-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2017\/02\/23\/weekend-picks-feb-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend picks: Feb. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neither I nor Nicole had a stellar week last week. I went 20-11-3 and she went 19-12-3. On the year, I have a huge lead in our picks race. I am 357-120-63, while she is 319-158-63.<\/p>\n

We are into the postseason; let’s see how we do.<\/p>\n

Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. 9 Robert Morris at Lindenwood<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> Home ice for the underdog plus pressure on the Colonials could lead to an upset. Lindenwood 2-1, Robert Morris 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I’m putting my faith in the Colonials to hold on to their top seed. Robert Morris 3-2, 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Syracuse at Penn State<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> I think the Orange have enough firepower to get the critical sweep. Syracuse 3-1, 3-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I think Syracuse falls just short. Split series. Penn State 3-1, Syracuse 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mercyhurst at RIT  <\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> The Tigers are not having a good season, though they seem to confound me of late. Mercyhurst 3-2, 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I expect the Lakers to sweep. Mercyhurst 3-1, 2-0<\/strong><\/p>\n

ECAC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rensselaer at No. 3 Clarkson<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> The Golden Knights get ready to advance on St. Louis. Clarkson 4-2, 4-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I don’t see this one going to three games. Clarkson 5-2, 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colgate at No. 7 Cornell<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> Colgate has enough that it might push this to three, but I like the Big Red to sweep. Cornell 3-2, 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> This one should take all three games, with Colgate taking the middle one. Cornell 3-2, Colgate 2-1, Cornell 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. 10 Quinnipiac at No. 8 Princeton<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> This should go three games for sure. Defense might get the Bobcats the sweep, but I like the Tigers of late. Princeton 3-2, Quinnipiac 2-1, Princeton 4-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I think this series goes to three games as well. Quinnipiac 2-1, Princeton 4-2, 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yale at No. 5 St. Lawrence<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> The Bulldogs don’t have enough weapons to push the home team. St. Lawrence 3-1, 4-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> The Saints should take this in two. St. Lawrence 4-0, 4-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hockey East<\/strong><\/p>\n

Merrimack at No. 6 Boston College<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> The Eagles get the sweep to advance. Boston College 4-1<\/strong>
\nNicole: <\/strong>BC took game one. They should finish the series in game two. Boston College 5-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Hampshire at Boston University<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> New Hampshire has had some good stretches, but I like BU to sweep. Boston University 4-2, 3-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I think New Hampshire can push this two three games, but BU will come out on top. Boston University 4-3, New Hampshire 3-2, Boston University 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Connecticut at Northeastern<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> I expect Northeastern to sweep and garner momentum in a bid to make it to the NCAA tournament. Northeastern 3-1, 4-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Northeastern won three against UConn in the regular season and I don’t see anything changing. They take the series in two. Northeastern 4-2, 4-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vermont at Providence<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> These two squads played three close games in the regular season. I expect this to go three. Providence 3-2, Vermont 3-2, Providence 4-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I’ll pick an upset here and choose the Catamounts to take this series. Vermont 3-2, Providence 4-2, Vermont 4-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

WCHA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minnesota State at No. 1 Wisconsin<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> This is about the surest best of the weekend. Wisconsin 5-1, 5-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Badgers should handle this in two games. Wisconsin 5-1, 6-0<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Cloud State at No. 2 Minnesota Duluth<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> Duluth should advance in two. Minnesota Duluth 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Duluth already won the first game and I don’t see that they’ll have any trouble finishing it in two. Minnesota Duluth 4-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bemidji State at No. 4 Minnesota<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> I like what I saw of the Gophers last weekend. I expect that to be a springboard. Minnesota 3-1, 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I know the Beavers always seem to have the Gophers number, but I just think they have the depth this year. Minnesota 4-1, 5-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ohio State at North Dakota<\/strong>
\nCandace:<\/strong> This is a tough one to pick. I’m going North Dakota in two. North Dakota 2-1, 3-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I’m going to say Kassidy Sauve can help the Buckeyes take a game here and force the third match, but the Fighting Hawks win the series. Ohio State 2-1, North Dakota 4-1, 3-0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Neither I nor Nicole had a stellar week last week. I went 20-11-3 and she went 19-12-3. On the year, I have a huge lead in our picks race. I am 357-120-63, while she is 319-158-63. We are into the postseason; let’s see how we do. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25 No. 9 Robert Morris at Lindenwood […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"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":[1451,1449,1457,1453,1455],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWeekend picks: Feb. 23 - College Hockey | USCHO.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Neither I nor Nicole had a stellar week last week. I went 20-11-3 and she went 19-12-3. On the year, I have a huge lead in our picks race. 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