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Sports in :60 – March 21, 2014

This is Sports in :60 for Friday, March 21, 2014.

St. Thomas is riding a hot goaltender in Alise Riedel, while Plattsburgh has a potent offense that averages nearly five goals a game.

Men’s track coach Steve Mathre, Max Dunne and Brian Jarvey join reporter Jordan Kruger in The Locker Room.

The Tommies went 13-1-2 in the MIAC and claimed the regular season and playoff conference titles en route to a berth in the NCAA tournament.

Opinions editor Alex Goering broke his ankle and calls his recovery “one of the most disappointing and self-reflective times” of his college career.

St. Thomas women’s tennis is 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the MIAC after blanking Concordia-Moorhead 9-0 on Saturday.

Burnham finished second in the 60-meter hurdles and third in the 60-meter dash, while Dunne finished third in the heptathlon.

The St. Thomas men’s basketball team finished its 2013-2014 season with a 22-6 record en route to winning the MIAC regular season championship.

The Tommies finished the season with a 19-3 record in MIAC play and finished the regular season in a tie for second place in the MIAC.

Forward Courtney Umland’s two goals led the No. 6-ranked St. Thomas women’s hockey team to the D-III semifinal in a 5-0 victory Friday.

Men’s and women’s tennis, track and field and baseball were all in action this weekend.

In its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2003, the Tommies will play Wis.-Stevens Point in the NCAA quarterfinals.

The Tommies defeated Grand Valley State 12-8 Saturday night, who they won against two years ago in the national championship.

The Tommies will take on UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, March 15.

Forward Jordan Lovick’s laser of a wrist shot in the second period was the winning goal for the St. Thomas men’s hockey team Saturday night.