Sunday afternoon the first puck of the NCAA Frozen Four Championship game dropped at 2:00 PM CT in Ridder Arena. The teams were the newcomers Colgate, playing in their first Frozen Four, against defending national champs Clarkson and it was the first time an NCAA game had come down to an ECAC final match up. Understandably, both teams put out their best lines and their best goaltenders, which meant Colgate had Julia Vandyk in goal, while Clarkson continued to rely upon Shea Tiley.
While Colgate had the first shot of the game, they also took the first penalty when Annika Zalewski tripped a Knight as she entered their zone at 1:19.