Ohio State
21-5-0, 17-5-0
Minnesota State
12-15-1, 8-15-1
Jaques Breaks Buckeye Record in Ohio State’s 7-1 Win Over Minnesota State
2/5/2022 7:08:32 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women’s hockey team swept its series against Minnesota State with a 7-1 win over the Mavericks (12-15-1, 8-15-1 WCHA) on Saturday afternoon in Mankato, Minn. Highlighting the win for the Buckeyes (21-5-0, 17-5-0 WCHA) was Sophie Jaques setting an Ohio State record for points in a season by a defenseman with three assists for her team and 47 on the year.
How it Happened
Ohio State got the day started with two goals in the final four minutes of the opening frame. Lexi Templeman struck first for the Buckeyes at 16:07. She collected a rebound off an initial shot from Clair DeGeorge for the backdoor goal on the Mavericks. Jenna Buglioni scored with 27 seconds on the clock after tapping in a loose puck in front of the Minnesota cage. The Buckeyes went to the first intermission with a two-goal lead and a 15-7 shots on goal advantage.
The Buckeyes scored their third unanswered goal at 4:13 into the second thanks to Gabby Rosenthal. The senior made a stop on a Maverick transition at center ice with Liz Schepers taking possession of the puck. She sent it back to Rosenthal who struck from the slot to give Ohio State a three-goal lead.
Minnesota State managed to score at 5:34 in the second period, but that would be the only goal Ohio State was willing to give up in the game.
In typical fashion for the Buckeyes, the team came out of the second intermission hungry and scored four goals in the final stanza. Madison Bizal lit the lamp for Ohio State at 2:12 in the third period, sending the puck stick-side high to restore the Buckeyes’ three-goal lead over the Mavericks. Just over seven minutes into the period, Paetyn Levis took a shot that MSU’s Calla Frank initially saved. The puck got loose behind Frank and Liz Schepers fought to knock it back into the blue plaint. The puck was ultimately defected in for an Ohio State goal.
The final two Buckeye goals were scored on rebounded shots from Sophie Jaques. The first rebound at 15:43 was sent to Jenn Gardiner who fired it behind Frank on the right side. For her second goal of the day, Rosenthal recovered a Jaques rebound at 18:34 for an acrobatic, backhanded goal on the power play to push the Buckeyes up 7-1.
Amanda Thiele made her seventh consecutive start in goal for the Buckeyes this afternoon, stopping 18 shots for the Buckeyes. The win is her ninth of the season.
Game Notes
- To add on to her already impressive season so far, Sophie Jaques is now the Ohio State record holder for single-season points by a defenseman. The senior tallied a team-high three assists for the Buckeyes on Saturday, bringing her season point total to 47. The previous record of 45 points during the 2007-08 season was held by Tessa Bonhomme, an Olympic gold medalist and All-American for Ohio State. Jaques continues to lead the team in points and assists (31) this season.
- Overall, 11 Ohio State skaters recorded a point in Saturday’s game. Six Buckeyes scored a goal, including Lexi Templeman, Jenna Buglioni, Madison Bizal, Liz Schepers, Jenn Gardiner and Gabby Rosenthal, who scored two.
- Rosenthal’s team-high four-point game (2-2-4), is a career-high performance. The Blaine, Minn. native tied her career-high of two helpers in a single contest for the third time. She is tied with Buglioni and Jaques for most goals scored this season for Ohio State with 16.
- Bizal recorded a goal and an assist for the second time this season and recorded her eighth multi-point game of the year.
- Buglioni and Schepers lead the team with a five-game active point streak. Schepers has scored a point in 16 of the team’s last 17 contests while Buglioni has scored a point in nine of the Buckeyes last 10 outings.
- Ohio State scored its last goal of the day on the power play, finishing the weekend 3-5 on the power play. The team went 1-8 on the penalty kill against the Mavericks.
- With seven goals against Minnesota State, Ohio State has recorded at least five goals against their opponents 13 times this season.
- Saturday’s win is the 21st for the Buckeyes this season, the second-most wins a season in the history of the program.
Statistically Speaking
Shots: Ohio State 47, Minnesota State 19
Saves: Minnesota State (Frank) 40, Ohio State (Thiele) 18
Power Play: Ohio State 1-2, Minnesota State 1-4
Faceoffs: Ohio State 30, Minnesota State 17
Ohio State Scoring: Rosenthal (2-2-4), Schepers (1-2-3), Jaques (0-3-3), Bizal (0-2-2), DeGeorge (0-2-2), Buglioni (1-0-1), Gardiner (1-0-1), Templeman (1-0-1), Hauswirth (0-1-1), Levis (0-1-1), Saekkinen (0-1-1)
Up Next
Ohio State continues its Minnesota road trip with St. Cloud State next. The team faces a quick turnaround as the Buckeyes and Huskies are set to meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET.
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