No. 10 Women’s Hockey Blanks MSU, Mankato, 6-0 – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/17/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Nov. 17, 2000
%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio-The Ohio State women’s ice hockey team recorded its first shutout victory of the regular season Friday afternoon, defeating MSU, Mankato, 6-0, at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center in Mankato, Minn. Following the conference victory, the Buckeyes improve to 4-5-1 overall and 3-3-1 in the WCHA, and the Mavericks slip to 1-10-0 overall and 0-9-0 in the WCHA.%^$
%^$Jeanne Chapple (Fr., Vadnais Heights, Minn./Shattuck-St. Mary’s) was named the first star of the game for her goal and two assist performance. Sarah Van Riper (So., Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson) scored a goal and added an assist. Van Riper was one of three Buckeyes–Heather Farrell (Fr., Perth, Ontario/Pomfret) and Christine Patno (So., Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood) were the other two–to record their first points of the season Friday.%^$
%^$Chapple jump-started the Buckeye scoring drive at 8:43 in the first period, putting her third goal of the season past Maverick goalie Katie Beauduy. Assists went to Farrell and Van Riper. Melissa Pirie (So., Islington, Ontario/Etobicoke Collegiate) then set up Corinne Rosen’s (Sr., Milwaukee, Wis./Pomfret) goal two minutes later, at 10:56. Van Riper extended OSU’s lead to three at 17:38 from Lindsey Steblen (So., Clayton, N.Y./Immaculate Heart Central). At 18:13, Katie Frohreich (So., Baudette, Minn./Lake of the Woods) collected a pass from Patno to send the Buckeyes into the first intermission with a 4-0 lead.%^$
%^$Just 3:33 into the second stanza, freshman Kelli Halcisak scored her third of the season from Chapple. Chapple would also assist in right wing Shana Frost’s (So., Frankford, Ontario/Bayside) fifth goal of the season at 19:29 to put OSU ahead, 6-0.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes held the Mavericks to single-digit shots in every period, outshooting MSU, Mankato, 34-21.%^$
%^$OSU was unable to convert two power-play opportunities and held MSU, Mankato scoreless through four Buckeye penalties.%^$
%^$April Stojak (So., Kent, Ohio/Shattuck-St. Mary’s) recorded 21 saves for the win. MSU’s Beauduy stopped 28 Buckeye shots.%^$
%^$The two-game series concludes Saturday at 3:35 p.m. EST at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center.%^$
%^$Scoring by Period%^$
1 2 3 F%^$Ohio State 4 2 0 6%^$MSU, Mankato 0 0 0 0%^$
%^$Shots on Goal%^$
1 2 3 F%^$OSU 13 11 10 34%^$MSU 8 6 7 21%^$
%^$Saves by Period%^$
1 2 3 F%^$OSU-Stojak (60:00) 8 6 7 21%^$MSU-Beauduy (60:00) 9 9 10 28%^$
%^$Scoring Summary
%^$1st Period
%^$OSU- Chapple (Farrell, Van Riper), 8:43
%^$OSU- Rosen (Pirie), 10:56
%^$OSU- Van Riper (Steblen), 17:38
%^$OSU- Frohreich (Patno), 18:13
%^$2nd Period
%^$OSU- Halcisak (Chapple), 3:33
%^$OSU- Frost (Chapple), 19:29
%^$3rd Period
%^$No scoring
%^$
%^$Penalties/Minutes%^$
1 2 3 F%^$OSU 1/2 2/4 1/2 4/8%^$MSU 2/4 0/0 0/0 2/4%^$
%^$Power Play
%^$OSU- 0 of 2 (.000)
%^$MSU- 0 of 4 (.000)%^$
%^$Three Stars
%^$1. Jeanne Chapple (1-2=3)
%^$2. Sarah Van Riper (1-1=2)
%^$3. April Stojak (60:00, 0 GA, 1.00)
