The Minnesota women’s hockey team on Sunday received a No. 4 seed for the NCAA tournament and the right to host a quarterfinal game. The Gophers will face WCHA Final Faceoff champion Ohio State at 4 p.m. Saturday at Ridder Arena. The Buckeyes beat Minnesota 4-3 in overtime in Saturday’s conference semifinal. “We’re really honored to be in the position to host and be one of eight teams left in the country,” coach Brad Frost said. “We’re excited to have Ohio State coming back here, a team that we’re obviously very familiar with.” Minnesota is making its 13th consecutive and 18th overall appearance in the NCAA. The 2020 WCHA regular-season runner-up Gophers have won seven national championships. Mercyhurst (CHA), Princeton (ECAC Hockey), Northeastern (Hockey East), and Ohio State (WCHA) earned the four automatic bids by winning their respective conference tournaments while Minnesota, Cornell, Wisconsin and Clarkson earned at-large bids.
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