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Article: North Dakota turns the tables Fighting Sioux nip Minnesota, claim Frozen Four berth.(Sports)

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March 26, 2007
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Byline: Pat Rooney, Special To The Rocky

In a rivalry this intense, turnabout is always fair game.

Eight days after Minnesota ended North Dakota's dream of a Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament championship with an overtime goal, the Fighting Sioux ended a dream of the Golden Gophers with a golden goal of their own.

Only this time, the stakes were much bigger.

North Dakota's Chris Porter scored on a wraparound chance 9:43 into overtime Sunday, lifting the third-seeded Fighting Sioux to a 3-2 victory in a thrilling West Regional final at the Pepsi Center.

The Fighting Sioux will make their 17th appearance in the ...

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