Unbeaten Gophers are 3 games from another title  DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer Published:  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA
women's hockey tournament is about to start, and there's no
wonder about who the favorite is: Minnesota.  The way the
Gophers have been playing, dominating this sport like never
before, the real mystery surrounding the event might actually be
whether they'll give up a goal.  "It's the perfect time of year
to be playing well," coach Brad Frost said this week.  The
Gophers haven't just found their groove for the postseason,
though. They've been in it for more than a year. They'll take
their NCAA-record 46-game winning streak into a quarterfinal
matchup with conference rival North Dakota on Saturday. The
Frozen Four, fittingly, will be held on Minnesota's home ice the
following weekend. In 12 years since the NCAA first sanctioned
the sport, no team has finished undefeated.  The defending
champion Gophers (38-0) have trailed in only four games this
season, for a total of 47 minutes, 56 seconds.