North Dakota Beats W. Michigan 3-1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Aaron Dell made 25 saves and North Dakota beat Western Michigan 3-1 on Saturday to advance to the NCAA hockey regional finals.

Michael Parks scored his 12th goal of the season and Corban Knight added his 16th for North Dakota (26-12-3), which won its eighth straight game and is 11-2 all time in NCAA regional games. Brock Nelson added an empty-net goal to finish the scoring for UND.

Kyle O'Kane scored his seventh goal of the season for Western Michigan and freshman goaltender Frank Slubowski finished with 24 saves, but the Broncos fell to 0-6 in NCAA tournament games.

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