nd sweeps m ichigan in shootout, overtime

read 3-1 in favor of the home team 10 minutes in.

Just under two and half minutes left in the opening quarter, senior midfielder e mma Tilson snuck one by Irish goalkeeper junior Lilly c allahan, to bring the Tigers a score away from a tie game. Then less than 30 seconds later, n ew tallied her second goal of the day to knot the endeavor at three apiece.

d uring period two, five minutes passed before a c homa point propped the Irish back up 4-3. The road team went on to punch in three unreturned Tiger scores, and the Irish would trot off the field down 6-4 at halftime.

Five minutes into the third quarter, the Irish leveled out the contest once again when Wolak and c homa found the net via an unassisted and a free position shot, respectively. The Tigers would respond by see W LAcrosse PAGE 10

By THOMAS ZWILLER and TYLER REIDY sports Writers

Madness in Michigan: Irish complete improbable run for home ice

Three weeks ago, notre dame hockey hit a breaking point. After a February-opening sweep at the hands of michigan state, the team’s postseason hopes looked bleak. As the Irish exited the U.s college hockey online (Uscho) top 20, its prospects for home ice in the big Ten tournament and qualification for the ncAA tournament were fading. something needed to change, and change sure did happen.

now, with the regular season finished, the turnaround has come full circle. notre dame will host that same michigan state team in the big Ten tournament’s opening round. should the Irish win the series, they will almost certainly receive a bid to the national tournament. The magical run reached a stunning crescendo this weekend,