Flashback Friday: OT heroes

Sports – Dakota Student
  
Kory WallenMonique Lamoureaux-Morando celebrates her overtime win goal against Bemidji St. on Feb. 27, 2011, at the Purpur Arena. Photo courtesy of Kory Wallen.
If UND women’s hockey forward Emma Nuutinen had one thing on her mind heading into overtime against Ohio State, teammate Kristen Campbell assured her of what it should be. Score.
“In between periods, I was grabbing a drink and Kristen Campbell said to me, ‘You are going to score in overtime, you will be the OT hero,’” Nuutinen said. “I had a good feeling and Kristen is never wrong. The game was the third of the weekend and both teams were getting chances.”
At the 9:04 mark in overtime, Campbell’s prophecy came true.
Nuutinen, who shares a team-leading 10 goals with Amy Menke, buried the goal that gave the Hawks a 2-1 victory in a do or die game three matchup with Ohio State in the first round of the WCHA playoff.
“I saw Vilma, my fellow Finnish teammate with the puck at center ice and I yelled at her in Finnish to pass to me,” Nuutinen said. “Once I received the pass from her, I knew that I could cut around the D and take the puck right to the net, and the goalie was challenging far out of her net, so I went around her and had an open net.”
Nuutinen’s game-winner punched the Hawks a ticket to the WCHA Final Face-Off.
“It is an amazing chance we now have in front of us, to play in the conference tournament and compete for the WCHA championship title,” Nuutinen said. “We have been working hard for this opportunity all year and I am happy that I was able to help my team to win. Of course, it is nice to score important goals.”
While Nuutinen’s goal brought UND a seventh straight Final Face-Off appearance, it ...


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