DULUTH — Ohio State head coach Nadine Muzerall said she didn’t need to consult with her coaches in the press box when she challenged a Northeastern goal that came with 5 minutes, 39 left in the opening period. Muzerall said she was convinced the play began with a hand pass, but she did check in with fifth-year senior blue liner and two-time Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award finalist Sophie Jaques. “That was my gut and I stuck with it,” Muzerall said. “I saw it, and I talked to Sophie. I said, ‘Sophie, did she touch that?’ She said, ‘Absolutely.’ So, we challenged it.” Muzerall’s gut was correct, and her challenge wiped out the only goal the Huskies scored all afternoon in a 3-0 victory for the defending NCAA champion Buckeyes on Friday in the first of two Frozen Four semifinals at Amsoil Arena. A year after winning its first NCAA women’s…
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