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Men's Hockey Returns To NCAA Title Game

Levi Doria scored the game-winner 7:17 into the second overtime to lift Middlebury College to a 3-2 win over Norwich University in the NCAA Division III men's ice hockey national semifinals at Kreitzberg Arena on Friday night.

Another chapter was added to the Middlebury/Norwich rivalry with an epic semifinals game. Junior Levi Doria (Ripton, Vt.) scored the game-winner 7:17 into the second overtime to lift Middlebury to a 3-2 win over Norwich. Doria wristed the game-winner over Norwich goalie Kevin Schieve's right shoulder from the left face-off circle off, after a perfect pass from senior John Dawson (New Canaan, Conn.).

Kurtis McLean staked Norwich to a 1-0 lead just 15 seconds into the game, lifting a backhander past Scheuer on a feed from Mario Chinelli. Andrew Senesi scored his second of the tourney and the Cadets' second of the game on a breakaway off a feed from Phil Aucoin at 11:22 of the first period.

First-year player John Sales (Chatham, Ill.) tallied on a backhander for Middlebury in a scramble in front of the net at 15:07 of the second period to cut the Cadets' lead to 2-1. Cooper tied the game with a redirection of Phinney's shot at 14:13 of the third period to force the extra sessions. Scheuer made 44 saves for the Panthers, while Schieve stopped 42 shots for the Cadets.

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Players Mentioned

John Dawson

#37 John Dawson

F
6' 1"
Senior
John Sales

#29 John Sales

F
6' 1"
First Year
Levi Doria

#5 Levi Doria

F
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

John Dawson

#37 John Dawson

6' 1"
Senior
F
John Sales

#29 John Sales

6' 1"
First Year
F
Levi Doria

#5 Levi Doria

5' 9"
Junior
F
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