Monique Lamoureux scores four in North Dakota’s romp over Minnesota State

Monique Lamoureux scored four times and sister Jocelyne added two goals and four assists as North Dakota punched its ticket to the WCHA Final Face-Off with an 8-1 victory over Minnesota State on Saturday.

UND swept the series, winning the opener 6-1 on Friday.

Michelle Karvinen and Josefine Jakobsen also scored for North Dakota (25-10-1), which outshot the Mavericks 45-23.

Lauren Barnes scored and Danielle Butters made 20 saves in relief for Minnesota State (10-21-5). Erin Krichiver allowed four goals on 21 shots in the game’s first 15:40.

Shelby Amsley-Benzie made 19 saves and allowed one goal for North Dakota. Jorid Dagfinrud stopped all three shots she faced in the game’s final 9:50.

North Dakota, the WCHA tournament’s third seed, will play second seed Wisconsin in the semifinals on Friday in Minneapolis.