10/21/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Oct. 21, 2000
%^$MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.–The Ohio State women’s ice hockey team lost its conference opener, 6-2, to host Minnesota Saturday afternoon at Mariucci Arena. With the loss, the Buckeyes slip to 1-1-0 overall and 0-1-0 in the WCHA and the Golden Gophers improve to 3-0-0 overall and 3-0-0 in the WCHA.%^$
%^$Freshman defender Emma Laaksonen (Espoo, Finland/Makelanrinteen) put the Buckeyes on the board first with her second goal of the season, a power-play goal, at 7:10 in the first period. Assists went to Kelli Halcisak (Fr., Grosse Isle, Mich./Shattuck St. Mary’s) and Shana Frost (So., Frankford, Ontario/Bayside). UM left wing Ambria Thomas responded less than two minutes later, at 8:45, scoring her fourth goal of the season from Laura Slominski and La Toya Clarke.%^$
%^$Courtney Kennedy netted the lone goal of the second period, extending the Gophers’ lead to 2-1 at 1:29.%^$
%^$Jerilyn Glenn continued the UM scoring drive at 1:50 in the third period with a power-play goal. Buckeye freshman Jeanne Chapple (Vadnais Heights, Minn./Mounds View) scored her first career goal and OSU’s second at 2:09 from Frost and Carrie Gill (So., Rochester, Minn/Shattuck-St. Mary’s). The Gophers sealed their victory when Jerilyn Glenn and La Toya Clarke scored for UM at 6:59 and 9:08, respectively.%^$
%^$OSU went 1-for-4 on the power play. UM also converted 1 of 4 opportunities.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes outshot the Gophers, 22-19. OSU goalie April Stojak (So., Kent, Ohio/Shattuck-St. Mary’s) recorded 13 saves in the losing effort.%^$
%^$Ohio State returns to action against Minnesota at 2:05 p.m. Sunday in the second game of the series at Mariucci Arena.%^$
%^$Scoring by Period%^$
1 2 3 F%^$Ohio State 1 0 1 2%^$Minnesota 2 1 3 6%^$
%^$Shots on Goal%^$
1 2 3 F%^$OSU 9 8 5 22%^$UM 8 2 9 19%^$
%^$Saves by Period%^$
1 2 3 F%^$OSU-Stojak (60:00) 6 1 6 13%^$UM-Killewald (60:00) 8 8 4 20%^$
%^$Penalties/Minutes%^$
1 2 3 F%^$OSU 2/4 1/2 2/4 5/10%^$UM 2/4 1/2 2/4 5/10%^$
%^$Power Plays
%^$OSU- 1 of 4 (.250)
%^$UM- 1 of 4 (.250)
