Kirsten Simms has scored what could ever be a great women's hockey goal before winning Wisconsin's eighth national title.
The Wisconsin badger faced the Ohio State Buckeyes in their third year in the Division I NCAA Finals of Women's Ice Hockey on Sunday. Ohio has appeared in the past four championship games, winning in 2022 and 2024, but lost to Wisconsin in 2023.
In the third term, Wisconsin was reduced 3-2 when one of the star forwards, Kirsten Sims, scored a penalty shot with just 18.9 seconds left.
The right-handed skater hung the Ohio State goalkeeper from position before slowly approaching the puck score It should be one of the best, if not the best, of women's hockey goals ever.
Simms was not completed there.
Working overtime at just 2:49, Wisconsin's Lacey Eden fired a shot from the right wing. I slid the shot Through the defensive man's feet for a championship goal. The crowd erupted as the team celebrated and threw the equipment into the air 4-3 victory.
“It's not sinking yet, it's not real.”
The Sims finished the game with two goals and an assist, and Eden had two assists of her own.
“It's not sinking yet, it's not real,” Sims said. I said ESPN Reporter Blake Bolden. “This team went to hit all the games, we fought through a massive amount of adversity.
“I was very nervous,” Sims said of the penalty shot. “I couldn't think about it while I went, so I had to be confident in it, but it worked.”
Wisconsin moves forward the Killsten Sims after winning the NCAA title. Bailey Hillsheim/Icon Sportswire via Icon Sportswire
Sims mentioned the tough fights her team went through and how pleased Wisconsin was able to stick together during crunch time.
“We didn't feel happy enough for us,” she added.
The Sims were 10th in league scoring with 25 goals in 41 games. Wisconsin's Casey O'Brien has scored 26 this season, while teammate Lyla Edwards scored 35 goals leading the league.
Simms had an even more impressive season with its 2023-2024 campaign. He scored 33 goals and 42 assists in just 39 games.
She was the first team's National, WCHA Player of the Year, and WCHA Forward of the Year, and created the 2023 NCAA All-Tournament team.
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