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SIMULATION: Connor Mackey tallied the overtime game-winning goal as Minnesota State captured the national championship with a 4-3 victory over North Dakota (File photo: David Faulkner\/SPX Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a game that lived up to its hype, Minnesota State and North Dakota traded bone-crushing blows until Connor Mackey’s goal at 10:32 of overtime ended a thrilling national title game and sent Minnesota State, a team that had never won an NCAA tournament game before this year, to an improbable national title, 4-3.<\/p>\n

Jordan Kawaguchi scored twice for North Dakota, including a tying goal with an extra attacker with just 18.8 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime.<\/p>\n

But Minnesota State was a resilient team.<\/p>\n

After falling behind, 1-0, on Kawaguchi’s first goal in the opening 20, the Mavericks were a strong team in the middle stanza.<\/p>\n

Marc Michaelis evened the game at 7:28 of the second and then, less than three minutes later, Parker Tuomie gave Minnesota State its first lead at 10:27.<\/p>\n

North Dakota looked like it would need a third-period comeback until Shane Pinto’s goal late in the second turned the game into a 20-minute (plus overtime) contest.<\/p>\n

It appeared that Minnesota State was heading towards the national title in regulation when Nathan Smith stole a puck and skated in on a breakaway, scoring with 7:17 remaining. And thought North Dakota peppered the net, Dryden McKay stock tall, making 16 third period saves.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for him, the 17th shot off the stick of Kawaguchi, went in with just 18.8 seconds left forcing the overtime.<\/p>\n

Kawaguchi was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, despite playing for the losing team.<\/p>\n

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOX SCORE<\/strong>
\nMinnesota State 4, North Dakota 3 (OT)<\/strong>
\n1st: UND, 12:03, J. Kawaguchi (M. Kiersted, G. Mismash); 2nd: MSU, 7:28, M. Michaelis (L. Sowder, R. Zmolek); MSU, 10:27, P. Tuomie (J. McNeely, Michaelis); 16:41, UND S. Pinto (J. Weatherby, W. Michard); 3rd: MSU, 12:43, N. Smith (unassisted); UND, 19:41, Kawaguchi EA (E. Frisch, Kiersted); OT1: MSU, 10:32, C. Mackey (Lutz, Jaremko).<\/p>\n

GOALS: MSU 0-2-1-1–4; UND 1-1-1-0–3;\u00a0 SHOTS: MSU 11-16-5-7–39 ; UND 10-9-17-6–42
\nOFFICIALS: J. Koharski, G. Miller, referees; T. George, B.Bernard, linesmen; T: 3:24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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