No. 2 Ohio State Continues Road Schedule at St. Thomas

No. 2 Ohio State at St. Thomas
Date: Oct. 20/21, 2023
Time: 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. ET
Venue: St. Thomas Ice Arena
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State
Rosters: Ohio State | St. Thomas

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team heads back to Minnesota this weekend to play St. Thomas Oct. 20-21 in Mendota Heights. The Buckeyes (3-1-0, 2-0-0 WCHA) and Tommies (4-2-0, 0-2-0 WCHA) will meet in the St. Thomas Ice Arena at 4 p.m. ET Friday at 3 p.m. ET Saturday.

Both games will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required). Saturday's game will also be carried on FOX9+ in Minnesota. The series marks the final trip in Ohio State's six-game road stretch to open the 2023-24 season.

Buckeyes in a Nutshell

Ohio State opened the 2023-24 conference schedule last weekend at Minnesota Duluth with a pair of wins.
Hadley Hartmetz earned WCHA Defender of the Week honors and Raygan Kirk earned her second consecutive Goaltender of the Week award. Hartmetz scored a hattrick in the first game of the series at Minnesota Duluth, recording the Buckeyes first multi-goal game of the year. Kirk posted a 16-save shutout in game two against the Bulldogs to deliver the team's first shutout of Minnesota Duluth since 2021. The duo helped the Buckeyes finish 9-for-9 on the penalty kill and sweep the Bulldogs in Duluth for the first time in 10 years.
Hannah Bilka leads the Buckeyes with five points on the year. She's tallied a team-high three assists and added two goals.
Cayla Barnes leads the team with eight blocked shots this season. Ohio State averages less than 22 shots on goal allowed per game.
Ohio State ranks fourth in the country on the power play through four games. The team has tallied four power play goals on the year for a .364 percentage.
With two conference wins to start the season, the Buckeyes are tied for first in the league with Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Fourteen of 20 skaters for Ohio State have recorded at least one point on the year. Eight have tallied multiple points.
Ohio State holds at No. 2 in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls. Since the first poll of 2020, the Buckeyes have been ranked in the top-five for all but one week. For the last 36 weeks a poll has been published, Ohio State has been voted one of the top-two teams in the country.
Ohio State is 271-295-63 all-time in WCHA play. The league is also celebrating its 25th season. Last year, the Buckeyes won a program-record 23 league games and earned the WCHA regular season title for the first time in program history.

Series History – Buckeyes vs. Tommies

Ohio State and St. Thomas first met in 2021 when the Tommies joined the WCHA. St. Thomas' first Division I game was against the Buckeyes on Sept. 24, 2021 in Columbus.
The Buckeyes hold a 8-0-0 record against St. Thomas all-time.
In the teams' last meeting, Ohio State earned a 6-1 and 5-0 sweep of the Tommies at the OSU Ice Rink to close the 2022-23 regular season home campaign.
Muzerall and St. Thomas head coach Joel Johnson were behind the bench together at Minnesota. Muzerall and assistant coach Kelsey Cline also played for Johnson at Minnesota during their respective collegiate careers.

Up Next
Following this weekend, Ohio State returns to Columbus to play its home opener against No. 4 Minnesota Oct. 27-28. The Buckeyes and Golden Gophers will meet at 6 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday. Tickets for Ohio State women's hockey games can be purchased online HERE.

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