Weekend Picks: March 17

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Women’s D-III semifinals are Friday at Plattsburgh. Nothing more needs to be said except for, well, the picks of Candace and Matt.

Friday, March 18

Middlebury versus Plattsburgh, 3:30 p.m. EDT
Candace: Middlebury will make it close, but not close enough. Plattsburgh 5-2
Matt: This is Plattsburgh’s year. I like the Cardinals with a win here with Kayla Meneghin tallying two goals and an assist. Plattsburgh 5-2

Wisconsin-River Falls versus Elmira, 7 p.m. EDT
Candace: Probably the hardest game to pick. Elmira pulled off one upset last week, and I think the Soaring Eagles do again. Elmira 3-1
Matt: Too close to call, but we have to, right? Let’s go with River Falls here. I think the offense is too strong with Chloe Kinsel leading the way. I’ll say Wis.-River Falls 3-1

We’ll be back Saturday morning with our title game picks!

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Weekend Picks: March 17

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Well, I correctly picked all four series last week, though I expected the Duluth-Miami series to go three games. I went 7-1 (.875) in games. Matthew went 6-2 (.750). I am now 121-51-14 (.688) on the year, while Matthew is 115-57-14 (.655).

We will do two sets of picks, picking Friday’s games first, and then look for Saturday’s picks on Saturday morning based on the results Friday.

Friday, March 18

Minnesota-Duluth versus North Dakota
Candace: I’m sure North Dakota has a lot of motivation based on their results in the previous two Frozen Faceoffs, but Duluth has more on the line, and something tells me they pull the upset and get their first win against North Dakota in five tries this season. Minnesota-Duluth 3-2
Matthew: UMD needs a win here more than the Fighting Hawks do, but I think North Dakota will boost its winning streak to nine games. North Dakota 3-2

Denver versus St. Cloud State
Candace: I watched both of these teams play last week, and neither looked their best, but Denver has been rolling, and while the Pioneers have downplayed talk of revenge for December, I think it is on their minds. Denver 3-2
Matthew: For me, this is the tougher of the two games to make a pick on. It’ll be close, but I think SCSU’s defense locks down just enough to eke out a win. St. Cloud State 3-2

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Weekend Picks: March 17

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Well, I did well again last week in my postseason picks, going 4-0. In the postseason, I’ve gone 31-12, and on the year, I am 417-104-56.

We’ve got three games left. Let’s see how I do. I’ll pick the semis today, and post my picks for the finals Saturday morning.

Friday, March 18

Clarkson versus Boston College
This is arguably the toughest team that BC will have played to day. Clarkson can play stifling defense, as seen last week, though Quinnipiac doesn’t have quite the same caliber of relentless offense that BC does. I’m picking the Eagles in a close one. Boston College 3-1

Minnesota versus Wisconsin
They’ve played five times, with Wisconsin winning three, including the WCHA championship game a couple of weeks ago by a 1-0 score. This game comes down to goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens. She’s riding a streak of five straight shutouts. I don’t think she’ll blank Minnesota again, but if she keeps the Gophers under two, the Badgers win. Something tells me though that Kessel inspires the Gophers to come out on top. Minnesota 3-2

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Weekend Picks: March 17

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Well, I did well again last week in my postseason picks, going 4-0. In the postseason, I’ve gone 31-12, and on the year, I am 417-104-56.

We’ve got three games left. Let’s see how I do. I’ll pick the semis today, and post my picks for the finals Saturday morning.

Friday, March 18

Clarkson versus Boston College
This is arguably the toughest team that BC will have played to day. Clarkson can play stifling defense, as seen last week, though Quinnipiac doesn’t have quite the same caliber of relentless offense that BC does. I’m picking the Eagles in a close one. Boston College 3-1

Minnesota versus Wisconsin
They’ve played five times, with Wisconsin winning three, including the WCHA championship game a couple of weeks ago by a 1-0 score. This game comes down to goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens. She’s riding a streak of five straight shutouts. I don’t think she’ll blank Minnesota again, but if she keeps the Gophers under two, the Badgers win. Something tells me though that Kessel inspires the Gophers to come out on top. Minnesota 3-2

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Weekend Picks: March 17

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Well, I did well again last week in my postseason picks, going 4-0. In the postseason, I’ve gone 31-12, and on the year, I am 417-104-56.

We’ve got three games left. Let’s see how I do. I’ll pick the semis today, and post my picks for the finals Saturday morning.

Friday, March 18

Clarkson versus Boston College
This is arguably the toughest team that BC will have played to day. Clarkson can play stifling defense, as seen last week, though Quinnipiac doesn’t have quite the same caliber of relentless offense that BC does. I’m picking the Eagles in a close one. Boston College 3-1

Minnesota versus Wisconsin
They’ve played five times, with Wisconsin winning three, including the WCHA championship game a couple of weeks ago by a 1-0 score. This game comes down to goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens. She’s riding a streak of five straight shutouts. I don’t think she’ll blank Minnesota again, but if she keeps the Gophers under two, the Badgers win. Something tells me though that Kessel inspires the Gophers to come out on top. Minnesota 3-2