No. 10 Women’s Hockey Defeats No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth, 2-0 – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
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%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio – Behind an outstanding team effort, the Ohio State%^$women’s ice hockey team shut out visiting Minnesota-Duluth, 2-0, Saturday%^$night at the OSU Ice Arena. The win was OSU’s first over the defending WCHA%^$champion Bulldogs. After taking three conference points from UMD this%^$weekend, the Buckeyes are holding on to fourth place in the WCHA. Currently,%^$OSU is 6-7-2 overall and 4-4-2 in the WCHA, while UMD stands at 9-4-1%^$overall and 7-4-1 in the WCHA. Right wing Melissa Pirie (So., Islington,%^$Ontario/Etobicoke Collegiate) scored the gamewinner at 6:22 in the second%^$period, her second goal of the season. April Stojak (So., Kent,%^$Ohio/Shattuck St. Mary’s) stopped an impressive 36 UMD shots for a perfect%^$1.00 save percentage.%^$
Despite combining for 29 shots on net, neither team was able to%^$score in the first stanza.%^$
At 6:22 in the second, Corinne Rosen (Sr., Milwaukee, Wis./Pomfret)%^$took advantage of a UMD turnover and delivered a pass right on goal to%^$Pirie, who fired the puck past Bulldog goalie Tuula Puputti.%^$
“Corinne and Melissa combined for a beautiful goal,” Jackie Barto,%^$OSU head coach said. “It was off an aggressive forecheck. Corinne got it to%^$goal, Melissa one-timed it.”%^$
The Bulldogs were unable to convert on three-consecutive power-play%^$opportunities in the third period. At 8:02, again following a UMD turnover,%^$Shana Frost (So., Frankford, Ontario/Bayside) put the finishing touches on%^$the OSU victory, netting her seventh of the season. Frost and Rosen lead all%^$Buckeye scorers with 12 points.%^$
OSU was unable to convert on eight power-play opportunites but was a%^$perfect 100 percent on the penalty-kill. The Buckeyes held the Bulldogs%^$scoreless through seven power-play opportunties. The OSU power-play unit was%^$14-for-14 on the weekend.%^$
The Buckeyes were outshot for the second-consecutive game, 36-21.%^$Stojak played a combined 115:02 through two games and recorded 63 saves. Her%^$overall save percentage was .913. NU’s Tuula Puputti played 58:25 Saturday%^$and stopped 18 Buckeye shots.%^$
“It’s a great feeling,” Barto said. “I felt the difference tonight%^$was our work ethic. We worked hard for 60 minutes. I thought we played well%^$as a team. We took advantage of turnovers and put the puck in the net and I%^$thought our penalty kills made a big difference. Everyone did their job on%^$the ice, it was a great team effort.%^$
“Both Jeanne Chapple and Corinne Rosen’s lines played very well.%^$Stojak had her best game of the season so far. She stayed out there, she was%^$aggressive and seemed confident. We look for her to build on that the rest%^$of the way.”%^$
Ohio State returns to the OSU Ice Arena next weekend for the last%^$home series of 2000. The Buckeyes play host to the St. Cloud State Huskies%^$at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 and Saturday, Dec. 9.
