Concordia’s Jordie Egerdahl scored with less than three minutes to play in the Cobbers’ 1-0 victory over St. Kate’s.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The 2022 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Women’s Hockey Playoffs officially got underway on Wednesday evening with a pair of first-round contests.
Third period heroics proved to be the difference in both games, as No. 8 Concordia prevailed with a goal late in regulation of a 1-0 win versus No. 9 St. Catherine, and No. 7 Bethel rallied back from a 1-0 deficit to score three third-period goals to defeat No. 10 St. Olaf, 3-1.
| 2022 MIAC Women’s Hockey Playoffs |
Quarterfinal action is now slated to begin on Saturday, February 26. At 2:00 p.m., No. 1 Gustavus will host No. 8 Concordia, while No. 3 Saint Mary’s welcomes No. 6 Saint Benedict. An hour later, No. 4 St. Scholastica will host No. 5 Augsburg, and at 7:00 p.m., No. 2 Hamline will take on No. 7 Bethel.
NO. 8 CONCORDIA 1, NO. 9 ST. CATHERINE 0 | Box Score |
Jordie Egerdahl‘s power-play goal with 2:31 left in regulation was all the offense the Cobbers needed on Wednesday, as Concordia held off St. Catherine with a 1-0 victory at home to move on to the MIAC Quarterfinals. Abbey Hardwick was credited with an assist on the play to give the Cobbers their first MIAC playoff victory since the 2016 campaign. Kiana Flaig spent the full 60 minutes in-goal for Concordia, stopping all 21 shots she faced. Elizabeth Kubicek made 36 saves against 37 shots for the Wildcats.
Concordia will move on to face top-seeded Gustavus in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Game time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in St. Peter. Gustavus swept Concordia in two regular-season games back in January. The Gusties and Cobbers have squared off in the MIAC Playoffs five times before, including the 2012 and 2013 playoff championship games. Gustavus holds a 5-0 advantage all-time against Concordia in the conference tournament.
NO. 7 BETHEL 3, NO. 10 ST. OLAF 1 | Box Score |
Julia McAlpin‘s game-winner bookended by a pair of Lexi DeBace goals boosted Bethel to its first MIAC Playoff victory since 2018 with a 3-1 win over St. Olaf on Wednesday night. After a scoreless first period, the Oles’ Annika Patterson scored unassisted midway through the second to put St. Olaf on top. DeBace scored less than six minutes into the third frame and was credited with an assist on McAlpin’s game-winner ten minutes later. Ivy Shonka stopped 33-of-36 shots for the Oles while Mallory Tidona got the win in-goal for Bethel with 25 saves in 60 minutes of action.
Bethel will match up with No. 2 seed Hamline in the quarterfinals on Saturday night. The two teams split their regular-season series the last weekend in January with each team winning on their home ice. Hamline won the only previous postseason matchup between the two programs in 2008.
QUARTERFINALS SET FOR SATURDAY
The 2022 MIAC Women’s Hockey Playoffs will continue with four quarterfinal contests on Saturday, February 26. Matchups and tentative game times are listed below.
No. 8 Concordia at No. 1 Gustavus | 2:00 PM |
No. 6 Saint Benedict at No. 3 Saint Mary’s | 2:00 PM |
No. 5 Augsburg at No. 4 St. Scholastica | 3:00 PM |
No. 7 Bethel at No. 2 Hamline | 7:00 PM |
The quarterfinal victors will advance to the semifinal round on Wednesday, March 2. The 2022 MIAC Women’s Hockey Playoff Championship will be played on Saturday, March 5 on the home ice of the highest remaining seed. High seeds will host all tournament games. The winner of the playoff championship game will receive the MIAC’s automatic qualifier to the 2022 NCAA Women’s Hockey Tournament.
Proper masking is required at all indoor, on-campus MIAC facilities. Ticket prices for all playoff games will be determined at the discretion of the host institution.
First Round | Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022
No. 8 Concordia 1, No. 9 St. Catherine 0 | Box Score |
No. 7 Bethel 3, No. 10 St. Olaf 1 | Box Score |
Quarterfinals | Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022
No. 8 Concordia at No. 1 Gustavus | 2:00 PM |
No. 6 Saint Benedict at No. 3 Saint Mary’s | 2:00 PM |
No. 5 Augsburg at No. 4 St. Scholastica | 3:00 PM |
No. 7 Bethel at No. 2 Hamline | 7:00 PM |
Semifinals | Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022
No. 1/8 vs. No. 4/5 | High-seed Host | 7:00 PM |
No. 2/7 vs. No. 3/6 High-seed Host | 7:00 PM |
Championship | Saturday, Mar. 5, 2022
High-seed Host | TBA |
| 2022 MIAC Women’s Hockey Playoffs | Playoff Bracket |
