Ohio State and Minnesota both enter their WCHA semifinal match-up ranked in the top-10 nationally and on the bubble for the eight-team NCAA tourney field.
It’s been a good week for freshman goaltender Tommy Nappier. On Saturday he recorded his first career shutout. Today he earns his first career conference laurel.
Christian Lampasso struck twice on Senior Night. Mason Jobst potted a pair and Tommy Nappier earned his first career shutout as No. 6 Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, 4-0.
Maddy Field drove the Buckeye offense (again) and Amanda Zeglen stonewalled Minnesota State (again) as Ohio State swept its quarterfinal series and advanced to the WCHA semifinals.
A five goal explosion in the third period propelled the No. 6 men's hockey Buckeyes past Wisconsin. Tanner Laczynski and Dakota Joshua each netted a pair.
Maddy Field netted a hat trick and Amanda Zeglen posted her first career shutout as the Buckeyes rolled to a 6-0 victory in Game 1 against Minnesota State.
The WCHA playoffs kick off with No. 2 seed Ohio State welcoming No. 7 Minnesota State. It is the first playoff series the Bucks have hosted since 2007.
Goaltender Sean Romeo made 34 saves as the No. 6 Buckeyes took two points in a shootout win over the No. 9/10 Gophers and clinched second place in the Big Ten.
Maddy Field netted goal No. 13 and Kassidy Sauve ran her shutout streak to 144+ minutes but in the end, Ohio State fell a power play goal short of Bemidji State.
Total third period domination led No. 5 Ohio State past Minnesota State and into a tie with the 2006-07 Buckeyes for the most victories by the program in a single season.
As the regular season winds to a close, the men's and women's hockey Bucks hit the road for series against No. 1 Notre Dame and Minnesota State, respectively.
