MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. – The No. 3 Adrian College Women's Division 1 hockey team was victorious over No. 2 Midland University on Saturday afternoon in St. Louis, advancing to the ACHA National Championship game, set to take place on Sunday, March 17!
The Bulldogs defeated the Warriors, 5-3, to move on to the National Championship game for the first time since 2018. Adrian will compete on Sunday with hopes to obtain its first National Championship in program history.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs came out heavy, pouring on two goals in the opening period to hold a two-goal lead after one period of play.
Hailey Wiltshire opened the scoring, while
Tyla Turnbull potted one in the final minutes of the opening period. Both goals were on the power play.
It was not long before Adrian added another in the second period, receiving a goal from
Allison Shaw only fifteen seconds in. Midland would answer a few minutes later on the power play, but
Keira Eagleson would get one back for the Bulldogs to make it 4-1 at the second intermission.
The Warriors would add two more in the third to bring it closer, but the Bulldogs would stand tall and hold off the No. 2 seed Warriors.
Hailey Wiltshire would add an empty netter to seal it for Adrian. Goaltender,
Chloe Burt, earned the victory in between the pipes.
No. 3 Adrian advances to play the winner of No. 1 Liberty and No. 4 Minot State. Tomorrow's National Championship game will be at 1:00 PM CST at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri.
