University of Minnesota Athletics
Women's Hockey Hosts WCHA Final Five
3/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
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Golden Gophers to Host WCHA Final Five
The University of Minnesota will host the 2004 WCHA Women's Final Five, March 12-14 at Ridder Arena. It is the first time since the start of the WCHA-Women's League in 1999-2000 that a member of the conference is the host institution for the league tournament. Tickets are available for the three-day tournament. Fans can purchase an all-session pass as well as single-game tickets. For general admission, all-session tickets are $18, while single sessions are priced at $10. For more information, call the ticket office at (612) 624-8080 or 1-800-UGOPHER.
Follow the Final Five on Gophersports.com
Minnesota will have livestats available for all five games of the WCHA Final Five, located on the university's website, gophersports.com.
Both of Minnesota's games can be found on KSNB 950 AM. Jim Erickson will provide the play-by-play, while Tom Witschen will add the color commentary. The Gopher games will also be broadcasted on gophersports.com.
Golden Gophers Enter WCHA Final Five as No. 1 Seed
With a 3-1 win over St. Cloud State March 5, the Golden Gophers secured their spot as the WCHA regular season champions for the third time in four years. With the regular season belt, Minnesota enters the WCHA Final Five as the No. 1 seed. The Gophers will play the winner of the Ohio State/Minnesota State game, which will kickoff the Final Five on Friday, March 12 at 4:05 p.m.
Golden Gophers in the WCHA Tournament
Minnesota holds a 5-4 record in the WCHA Tournment, dating back to the 1999-2000 season. Minnesota has faced Wisconsin the most in the championship, a total of four times. The Maroon and Gold have winning records against two teams in this year's WCHA Final Five Championships. Minnesota defeated Minnesota State, 10-0 in 1999-2000. The Gophers have also posted a 3-1 record against the Badgers and a 1-1 mark against Ohio State. The Gophers have not won a WCHA championship game against Minnesota-Duluth, posting an 0-2 record. The last time the Gophers entered the WCHA Final Five as the No. 1 seed, Minnesota defeated Ohio State, 4-1 and Wisconsin, 3-2 for the Final Five Championship. However, Minnesota has also lost two games entering as the No. 1 seed. The Golden Gophers won the regular season in 2000-01, but dropped two at the championships to OSU (4-0) and Wisconsin (4-3).
