Ohio State
25-6-0, 21-6-0
Wisconsin
23-6-4, 18-6-3
Hauswirth Sends No. 2/3 Ohio State Past No. 3/2 Wisconsin, 2-1
2/19/2022 7:51:17 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2/3 Ohio State women’s hockey team closed its 2021-22 regular season in spectacular fashion, earning a 2-1 win over No. 3/2 Wisconsin for the team’s program-record 25th victory of the season. The Buckeyes (25-6-0, 21-6-0 WCHA) earned a series sweep of the Badgers (23-6-4-0, 18-8-3-0-3 WCHA) for just the third time in program history and the second time during the regular season.
How it Happened
The Buckeyes started the day off just how they ended yesterday – with a goal from junior Kenzie Hauswirth. Both teams went scoreless in the first period, but Hauswirth put the Buckeyes on the board at 1:32 into the second. The Farmington, Minn. native picked up a pass from Sara Saekkinen right in front of the Badger goal and sent the puck past Wisconsin’s Cami Kronish to give Ohio State a 1-0 lead.
Hauswirth continued her scoring spree, recording the Buckeyes’ second goal, and the game-winner, at 7:59 in the second frame. The Buckeyes threw a flurry of shots on the Wisconsin cage and Hauswirth was back in front of the goal to capitalized off a rebounded shot from Jenna Buglioni.
Wisconsin managed to respond at 17:36 in the second, but Ohio State staved off any attempt at a Badger comeback to secure the 2-1 win.
Amanda Thiele had another stellar performance in goal for the Buckeyes, earning 22 saves on the day. She improves to 11-3-0 this year for Ohio State.
Game Notes
- Kenzie Hauswirth recorded both Buckeye goals on Saturday night and tallied two points on two goals in a single game for just the third time in her career. Scoring the final goal of Friday night’s game, the junior tallied three goals on the weekend for Ohio State to bring her season total to four.
- The Buckeyes recognized 11 seniors and graduate students ahead of the game on Saturday, including Madison Bizal, Andrea Braendli, Emily Curlett, Clair DeGeorge, Sophie Jaques, Paetyn Levis, Gabby Rosenthal, Sara Saekkinen, Eve Savander, Liz Schepers and Lexi Templeman. This year’s senior class has combined for over 500 points and helped the program to three of its five 20+ win seasons.
- Picking up assists for Ohio State were Templeman, Saekkinen and Jenna Buglioni.
- Ohio State had only swept the Badgers twice in the history of the series headed into the weekend, once in 2017-18 and the other nearly eight years prior in the first round of the WCHA playoffs in 2010. Both regular season sweeps against Wisconsin have been in Columbus.
- Ohio State’s 25 wins on the year are a program-record for single-season wins. The Buckeyes have already set a program-best in conference wins with 21 on the year so far.
- With the win, the Buckeyes split the regular season series against the Badgers, 2-2.
- The Scarlet and Gray close the regular season at No. 2 in the WCHA, tying its program-best regular season conference finish.
Statistically Speaking
Shots: Ohio State 45, Wisconsin 23
Saves: Wisconsin (Kronish) 43, Ohio State (Thiele) 22
Power Play: Ohio State 0-1, Wisconsin 0-1
Faceoffs: Ohio State 30, Wisconsin 22
Ohio State Scoring: Hauswirth (2-0-2), Buglioni (0-1-1), Saekkinen (0-1-1), Templeman (0-1-1)
Up Next
The postseason is upon us as the Buckeyes will play in the WCHA quarterfinals next weekend. No. 2 seed Ohio State will host No. 7 St. Cloud State in the best-of-three series, with games starting at 6 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, if needed.
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