Women’s Hockey Edged By Wisconsin, 2-0 – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/10/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Nov. 10, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio – %^$The Ohio State women’s ice hockey team lost Friday%^$night, 2-0, to WCHA foe Wisconsin at the OSU Ice Arena. Following the%^$conference loss, the Buckeyes stand at 3-5-0 overall and 2-3-0 in the WCHA.%^$The Badgers improve to 7-2-0 overall and 4-1-0 in the WCHA.%^$
After a well-fought first stanza with seven shots on goal between%^$the two teams, the game was scoreless.%^$
UW’s Meghan Hunter scored her 13th goal of the season and the first%^$of the game at 2:22 in the second period. The assist went to Stephanie%^$Millar. Despite outshooting the Badgers in the second period, the Buckeyes%^$were unable to put a point on the board.%^$
At 16:07 in the second period, Badger Sis Paulsen capitalized on a%^$deflection off OSU defender Lindsey Steblen’s (So., Clayton, N.Y./Immaculate%^$Heart Central) stick. Kerry Weiland earned an assist on the power-play goal.%^$
For the eighth-consecutive game, OSU outshot its opponent. OSU%^$outshot UW, 22-20. April Stojak (So., Kent, Ohio/Shattuck-St. Mary’s) played%^$58:43 and stopped 18 Badger shots. UW goalie Jackie MacMillan tallied 22%^$saves for the win.%^$
OSU went 0-for-4 on the power play, while UW converted 1-of-4%^$opportunities.%^$
“I thought we played very well,” Jackie Barto, OSU head coach said.%^$”The game was up and down, it was an exciting and well-played hockey game.%^$We’re both aggressive teams. [Meghan] Hunter scored a beautiful goal, but we%^$had our chances. The game could have gone either way. If you paid your%^$admission tonight, you got your money’s worth.”%^$
The Buckeyes return to action Saturday night for the series finale.%^$OSU will face off against UW at 7:05 p.m. at the OSU Ice Arena.%^$
%^$Score By Period%^$ 1 2 3 F%^$Wisconsin 0 1 1` 2%^$Ohio State 0 0 0 0%^$
%^$Shots on Goal%^$ 1 2 3 F%^$UW 4 7 9 20%^$OSU 3 9 10 22%^$
%^$Saves By Period%^$ 1 2 3 F%^$UW-MacMillan (60:00) 3 9 10 22%^$Ohio State-%^$Stojak (58:43) 4 6 8 18%^$Empty Net (1:17) x x 0 0%^$
%^$Penalties/Minutes%^$ 1 2 3 F%^$UW 1/2 1/2 2/4 4/8%^$OSU 0/0 1/2 3/6 4/8%^$
%^$Scoring Summary%^$1st period%^$No scoring%^$2nd period%^$2:22 UW-Meghan Hunter 13 (Stephanie Millar)%^$3rd period%^$16:07 UW-Sis Paulsen 3 (Kerry Weiland), ppg%^$
%^$Power Plays%^$Wisconsin – 1 of 4 (.250)%^$Ohio State – 0 of 4 (.000)%^$
