{"id":146073,"date":"2024-03-17T17:34:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T22:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=146073"},"modified":"2024-03-17T17:35:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T22:35:53","slug":"once-in-a-lifetime-game-sees-defending-national-champion-hobart-down-curry-in-fourth-overtime-of-mens-d-iii-hockey-national-quarterfinal-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2024\/03\/17\/once-in-a-lifetime-game-sees-defending-national-champion-hobart-down-curry-in-fourth-overtime-of-mens-d-iii-hockey-national-quarterfinal-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Once in a lifetime game’ sees defending national champion Hobart down Curry in fourth overtime of men’s D-III hockey national quarterfinal matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bauer Morrissey was the hero for Hobart in last night’s quadruple-OT win over Curry in an NCAA quarterfinal game (photo: Hobart Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What was it like to be a part of the second longest NCAA Division III men’s hockey game that Hobart eventually won 4-3 late in the fourth overtime over Curry?<\/p>\n

Historic.<\/p>\n

Whenever you attend a sports event, you never know what will transpire. Unlike a movie, where the storyline has already been laid out and only your ignorance can leave you surprised, a sports event does not follow a script.<\/p>\n

There are storylines entering any contest. And last night’s NCAA D-III quarterfinal round contest between Curry and Hobart had plenty of storylines:<\/p>\n

– Hobart was trying to become the first team to repeat as national champions since 2012 when St. Norbert did it.
\n– Curry was trying to reach their first national championship weekend by taking their second upset on the road.
\n– Hobart was trying to set the all-time D-III record for home winning streak, also held by St. Norbert.
\n– It was a rematch of last year’s quarterfinal game.<\/p>\n

However, sometimes a sports event transpires in such a way, it surpasses the storylines and becomes an iconic event in and of itself.<\/p>\n

That is what happened last night at what is affectionally known as “The Cooler,” AKA the Geneva Recreation Complex in Geneva, N.Y., home of the Hobart Statesmen.<\/p>\n

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WHAT A FINISH \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n

After more than 130 minutes of action, @HWSAthletics<\/a> secures a spot in the #d3hky<\/a> semifinals after this 4OT game-winner from Bauer Morrissey.<\/p>\n

This game is the second-longest in DIII history and @CurryColonels<\/a> goalie Soderwall tied a DIII record with 98 saves.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/80BwXPRpGJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCAA Division III (@NCAADIII) March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n