Call me crazy,taking the #2 (out of 8) team in the WCHA playoffs to OT and lossing is nothing to brag or be proud about. There is only 31 D1 womens hockey teams, of which few are any good and have a realistic chance of winning a championship (call them the haves and the have nots if you will). The women's first year they were 10-14-2, second year 16-14-2, and now the first year in the WCHA are 9-23-3. Women's collegiate hockey is still in it's infancy and it doesn't take much to make an impact. Taking Duluth to OT means NOTHING. It could simply mean Duluth took the Sioux for granted and they didn't play up to their potential, I think overall regular season records are a better indicator of how a team is doing for the season.
When the men won the WCHA league title in 98-99, they played the tenth place team in the league in the opening round, Mankato, of the WCHA playoffs and LOST . It didn't make the other team any better. I'm sure they fans were far more happy then because they actually Beat the #1 team in the league. Mankato still hasn't did much in the WCHA or NCAA after that and I think they will continue to do little in the future.
My point being Lossing in OT is nothing to be "proud" about, whether first year, all freshman, no scholarships, or full scholarships veteran filled teams.
That being said I obviously want the women to do well. I am not impressed, but I digress. Please tell me when I will be able to voice my displeasure or say anything not positive about a UND team....4,5,6,7,8, or 9th year of existance???
Wanna clear up your point:
All I said winning and taking a team to OT are totally different, which I think would have gotten my point across pretty good.