February 18, 2012

O'Brien Cup Playoffs Set

After one last shuffle on the final day of the regular season, the O'Brien Cup Playoffs are finally set and ready to go.  Eight teams striving to grab the NCHA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament will kick things off next weekend.

Two teams - Adrian and Lake Forest - traded seeds on Saturday after the Lady Bulldogs completed a sweep of the Foresters with an overtime victory.  St. Scholastica held the number-five seed with an overtime win of their own.  And the Saints might not have known it as they went to overtime with UW-Superior, but UW-Stevens Point had made a play for that number-five seed via its win over Concordia-Wisconsin.  The Pointers were forced to stick with their number-six seed, which St. Norbert tried to swipe with its win over Marian.  The Green Knights finished with the number-seven seed.

Below are the Quarterfinal matchups.  Dates are game times are yet to be announced.


2012 O'Brien Cup Playoffs

8 UW-Eau Claire at 1 UW-River Falls

7 St. Norbert at 2 UW-Superior

6 UW-Stevens Point at 3 Adrian

5 St. Scholastica at 4 Lake Forest