Ohio State
20-5-0, 16-5-0
Minnesota State
12-14-1, 8-14-1
Levis’ Four-Point Game Leads Buckeyes Past Mavericks, 5-0
2/4/2022 10:20:43 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – In its first road game in two months, the No. 2 Ohio State women’s hockey team shut out Minnesota State, 5-0, at the Mayo Clinic HSEC on Friday evening. With the win, Ohio State improves to 20-5-0 overall on the year, the fifth 20-win season for the Buckeye program and fourth under head coach Nadine Muzerall.
How it Happened
For the second time in as many games, Paetyn Levis scored the opening goal of the game. She collected a rebounded shot from Clair DeGeorge to put the Buckeyes up one on the Mavericks at 5:43 into the contest. Ohio State took the one-goal lead to the first intermission, despite being outshot by Minnesota State, 12-8, in the opening frame.
Levis scored Ohio State’s second goal at 10:36 in the second period after recovering the puck in the neutral zone and then slipping it between the legs of Maverick goaltender Calla Frank. Jenna Buglioni extended the Buckeye lead to three scores with a goal at 16:57. This time it was Lauren Bernard carrying the puck through the neutral zone and passing it off to Buglioni, who struck from in front of the Minnesota State goal to give Ohio State the power play goal. The Buckeyes were firing in the second period, tallying 20 shots on goal in the stanza and held Minnesota State to just three.
Ohio State kept the pressure up in the third, scoring another two goals to bring its lead to five. Gabby Rosenthal scored off a perfectly placed rebound at 4:49 while Jenna Buglioni scored her second power play goal of the day at 5:40 for the final strike of the game.
Amanda Thiele recorded her third shutout of the season for Ohio State on Friday and improved to 8-3 on the year. She posted 23 saves for the Buckeyes.
Game Notes
- Paetyn Levis had a hand in four of the Buckeyes’ five goals of the night. She tied her career-high four points in a game with two goals and two assists. Her two scores also tie her career-high goals in a game. The Rogers, Minn. native recorded four points for the second time in her career, with the first also against Minnesota State earlier this season. She is now tied with Sophie Jaques for the most goals on the team this year (16).
- Liz Schepers led the Buckeyes with three assists on the night. The total ties her career high which she last reached against Cornell on Nov. 30, 2019.
- Jenna Buglioni tied with Levis for a team-high two goals against the Mavericks. The sophomore tied her career-high goals in a game, which she has reached three other times in her career. The last time she recorded a two-goal game was in the first meeting against Minnesota State this season.
- Both of Buglioni’s goals were scored on the power play, making Friday the eighth time this season Ohio State has scored at least two goals on the power play. Prior to Friday’s game, she had scored just one power play goal for her career.
- Levis’ second goal of the day was a shorthanded goal for Ohio State, making it the team’s third shorthanded goal of the season and first since the Buckeyes beat St. Lawrence 5-2 on Nov. 26, 2021.
- Lauren Bernard tied her season-high with two assists against the Mavericks.
- The game marked the 20th win for Ohio State this season. This season marks the fifth 20-win season in Buckeye program history and is the fourth in the last five seasons for Ohio State.
- Blanking Minnesota State in the first game of the series, Ohio State has now shut out opponents five times this season. It is the 12th time this season the Buckeyes have recorded at least five goals against an opponent.
Statistically Speaking
Shots: Ohio State 44, Minnesota State 23
Saves: Minnesota State (Frank) 39, Ohio State (Thiele) 23
Power Play: Ohio State 2-3, Minnesota State 0-5
Faceoffs: Minnesota State 22, Ohio State 21
Ohio State Scoring: Levis (2-2-4), Schepers (0-3-3), Buglioni (2-0-2), Bernard (0-2-2), Rosenthal (1-0-1), DeGeorge (0-1-1), Hartmetz (0-1-1)
Up Next
Game two of the series between the Buckeyes and Mavericks is set for 3 p.m. ET Saturday at the Mayo Clinic HSEC in Mankato, Minn. The game will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).
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