A quick goal in the opening minute of overtime advances Michigan to the NCAA Frozen Four for a second straight year.
Mackie Samoskevich scored 52 seconds into overtime to lift the Wolverines to a 2-1 victory over Penn State Sunday night at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa.
Michigan will face the Quinnipiac, which defeated Ohio State, 4-1, on Sunday, in a national semifinal in Tampa on April 6 at 8:30 p.m. Minnesota, the No. 1 overall seed, will face Boston University in the other semifinal. The title game is April 8.
Michigan, considered the youngest team in Division I with five seniors and 17 underclassmen, including 12 freshmen, is 26-11-3 under interim coach Brandon Naurato.