Bell picked off a pass at the UMD blue line, muscled her way by a defender, and sniped the winning shot that sent her team to its first Frozen Four in 11 years, along with giving head coach Maura Crowell her 100th win at UMD. The Bulldogs match up with Northeastern next, a semifinal game Thursday at either 1pm or 6pm on KDAL. Matt Wellens is there, so give his gamer a read, and make sure to check back for more content from him in the coming days from Erie (assuming he hasn’t found a brewery he really likes ). I watched it on my tablet after calling the UMD men’s game off my television. I thought UMD’s defensive effort was tremendous. The Bulldogs had good sticks, good positioning, and did a fantastic job protecting Emma Soderberg, who paid them back for their work by stopping all 30 shots that got to her. As the game wore on, UMD got better about possessing the puck and generating chances, but it was tough sledding. The teams combined for 42 blocked shots in the game (Colgate had 22 to UMD’s 20), and there was a shortage of great scoring chances both ways.