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OTTAWA -- Three members of the Northeastern women's ice hockey family will compete for the 2013 IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championship on Tuesday night when the United States takes on Canada in the gold-medal game at Scotiabank Place at 7:30 p.m. (ET).
Sophomore forward
Kendall Coyne has a goal and two assists in four games played during the tournament, which is tied for fifth on the team. NU's all-time leading scorer and former assistant coach Hilary Witt, as well as strength and conditioning coach Sarah Cahill, are on the coaching staff.
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Below is the official release from USA Hockey following Monday's semifinal win against Finland:
The U.S. Women's National Team defeated Finland, 3-0, here today to advance to the gold-medal game at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship on Tuesday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho), Monique Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.) and Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.) scored late in the third period to secure the victory. Jessie Vetter (Cottage Grove, Wis.) stopped all 11 shots she faced for the shutout, her second of the tournament. The United States is now 3-0-1-0 in the tournament.
"It was an exciting game and their goalie played unbelievably well but we found a way to get one past her," said Katey Stone, head coach of the U.S. Women's National Team. "We got better as the game went on and we're happy to be where we are heading into the next game."
The United States outshot Finland, 34-8, through the first two periods, but the game remained scoreless due in part to a stellar performance by Finnish netminder Noora Raty.
Knight opened the scoring by sliding a backhand shot underneath Raty at 13:55 of the third period. The play began as Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.) found Gigi Marvin (Warroad, Minn.) cutting to the net. Marvin then dished a return pass to Knight at the near post.
Lamoureux took a feed from Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass.) and tucked the puck underneath the goaltender for a power-play goal at 15:32, extending the lead to 2-0. Decker sealed the victory with an empty-net goal at 19:43.
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