Tatum Skaggs scored 4 minutes, 56 seconds into overtime and Ohio State advanced to the WCHA women’s championship game with a 4-3 victory over the Gophers on Saturday night at Ridder Arena. Ohio State (23-8-6) and Wisconsin will play for the conference title on Sunday, with the winner getting an automatic bid to the eight-team NCAA tournament field. The Gophers (27-6-3) will get an at-large bid when the field is announced Sunday night. The Buckeyes had tied the score 3-3 on Jenn Gardiner’s goal with 7:27 remaining in the third period. It was Gardiner’s second tying goal of the game. Less than a minute after the tying goal, the Gophers went on the power play. But they were unable to tie it. The Gophers led 3-2 after two periods after Taylor Heise scored with 26 seconds remaining on a two-man advantage late in the second period. The goal came…
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