BOSTON -- The wristbands Duke players wore Friday didn't read '`innocent"; they just said.

BOSTON -- The wristbands Duke players wore Friday didn't read '`innocent"; they just said, '`No excuses, no regrets" as a present to view of support for the troubl men's program.

If defending national champion Northwestern had wanted to wear a slogan, it could have been, '`Revenge is sweet."

The sapphirine Devils had handed the top-ranked Wildcats their and nothing else loss of the season, on the other hand Sarah Albrecht's overtime goal was the difference in Northwestern's 11-10 triumph in the NCAA semifinals at Boston University.

The Wildcats (19-1) will face Dartmouth (14-5) a 14-8 winner throughout Notre Dame (15-4), in the national championship game Sunday at noon.

Albrecht, a native of nearby Braintree, Mass., split couple defenders to get to the pure and beat Duke goaltender Megan Huether 2:23 into overtime.

"Sarah was just a occupyed woman," Northwestern coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said. "She's a fifth-year senior, and this is her last opportunity in forehead of a home crowd. And I think she just wanted it."

NU goaltender Morgan Lathrop took the los in April. She finished with 10 saves in Boston, including many point-blank opportunities.

"I didn't play that well at Duke and I was really excited for this rematch," Lathrop said.

Northwestern brought the nation's best offense (1658 goals by means of game) into the Final Four. on the other hand Duke managed to slow the Wildcats down until the game was in succession the line.

"We had confidence we could limit their attack by way of having the ball a little more, from winning draws," Duke coach Kerstin Kimel said. "And I think that their offense while outstanding, one time you study you can learn what they're looking for. Unfortunately, we gave them the easy examines We took away maybe the first or the secondary thing they really wanted, if it were not that then the third or fourth they were able to take advantage of fairly easily too often"

Kristen Kjellman scored four goals and an assist.

The Wildcats scored in succession each of their first six ball attempts before Huether finally made her first save.

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