GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – Following a thrilling series win over Omaha in the NCHC Quarterfinals, North Dakota returns to the top-20 rankings on Monday, sitting at No. 16 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll and No. 17 in the DCU/USCHO.com Poll.
The Fighting Hawks enter the NCHC Frozen Faceoff with a 6-1-2 record over the last nine games, with five of those victories coming over ranked opponents at the time, to enter the top-20 for the first time since Nov. 14.
Last weekend, UND dropped the series opener, 2-1, to the Mavericks, but rallied for a 3-1 win on Saturday before improving to 12-2-0 in Game 3’s in program history with a 5-2 victory in the finale on Sunday to advance to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff for the ninth time in the 10-year history of the league.
North Dakota will battle No. 7 St. Cloud State in the semifinals on Friday night at 7:37 p.m. from Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
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