UNH 6, CORNELL 2
ALBANY, N.Y. Bobby Butler and Paul Thompson each had two goals and an assist, and Mike Sislo also scored twice in New Hampshire's 6-2 victory over Cornell on Friday night in the NCAA East Regional semifinals.
The Wildcats (18-13-7) will face Rochester Institute of Technology, a 2-1 winner over Denver, on Saturday for a spot in the Frozen Four.
Butlter and Sislo scored on consecutive shots 26 seconds apart late in the second period to take a 2-1 lead. They were the first goals allowed by Cornell's Ben Scrivens in more than three games, ending his shutout streak at 267 minutes, 11 seconds.
Brian Foster made 24 saves for New Hampshire.
Tyler Roeszler and Dan Nicholls scored for Cornell (21-9-4), and Scrivens finished with 31 saves.
WISCONSIN 3, VERMONT 2
ST. PAULBlake Geoffrion and Justin Schultz each had a power-play goal and an assist, and Scott Gudmandson made 28 saves to help Wisconsin beat Vermont 3-2 on Friday night in the NCAA West Regional semifinals.
Brian Davies also had a power-play goal for the top-seeded Badgers (26-10-4), who will face St. Cloud State on Saturday for a spot in the Frozen Four. St. Cloud State beat Northern Michigan 4-3 in double overtime.
Dan Lawson scored and assisted on Brian Roloff's goal to give Vermont (17-15-7) a 2-1 first-period lead. But the Badgers took control in the second, outshooting the Catamounts 16-3 and scoring twice to take the lead.
Geoffrion, who leads the Badgers with 26 goals, set up Schultz's first-period goal, then scored in the final minute of the second to put Wisconsin ahead.
Wisconsin is trying to advance to the Frozen Four for the first time since winning the 2006 national title in Milwaukee.
-- Associated Press
