Belleville’s Cassidy Vinkle and the Clarkson Golden Knights defeated Boston College 2-1 in overtime to advance to the NCAA’s Frozen Four tournament for the third year in a row.
Clarkson is the two-time defending NCAA champions.
The 21-year-old Vinkle is a graduate of St. Theresa Secondary School in Belleville and is Captain of the Knights. She assisted on the tying goal late in the third period to force overtime.
Clarkson is seeded 4th at the National Championship and will meet top ranked Wisconsin in the semi finals Friday at Quinnipiac University in Hamden Connecticut. Minnesota will play Cornell in the other semi final. The winners will meet in the championship game on Sunday.
