Ohio State Faces Off Against Bemidji State This Weekend

Friday, November 3

Bemidji, Minn.

7 p.m. (6 p.m. CT)

Ohio State

Bemidji State

11/1/2023 5:10:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

No. 2 Ohio State at Bemidji State
Date: Nov. 3/4, 2023
Time: 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. ET
Venue: Sanford Center
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Bemidji State
Rosters: Ohio State | Bemidji State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team plays its final road series of the 2023 calendar year this weekend with a trip to Bemidji, Minn. to face off against Bemidji State. The Buckeyes (7-1-0, 6-0-0 WCHA) and Beavers (0-9-1, 0-6-0 WCHA) meet Nov. 3-4 from the Sanford Center.

Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET Friday and 4 p.m. ET Saturday with both games streaming on B1G+ (subscription required).

Buckeyes in a Nutshell

The Buckeyes earned a sweep of No. 4 Minnesota last weekend in the team's home-opener. Ohio State earned a 4-3 overtime win in game one and a 6-5 victory in game two to improve to 6-0-0 in conference play and earn their first sweep of the Gophers since 2021.
Jocelyn Amos and Jenn Gardiner earned WCHA player of the week honors for their efforts against Minnesota. Gardiner, who was named Forward of the Week, led the team with six points and a plus-6 on ice in the series and was on the ice for nine of the Buckeyes' 10 goals to earn. Amos tallied two goals and added an assist for three points on the weekend and won a team-high 35 faceoffs (.593) to be named Rookie of the Week.
Emma Peschel was named the league's Defender of the Month for October. She led Buckeye blue liners with eight points in six games played last month. She scored two of her three goals on the power play and has tallied at least a point in five of the last six games. She blocked four shots and went plus-9 on ice.
Gardiner and Hannah Bilka are the first Buckeyes to reach 10 points this season. Bilka leads the team with 14 points, five goals and nine assists. She is ninth in the country in assists per game (1.12) and points per game (1.75). Gardiner has 12 points with four goals and eight assists.
Bilka has a team-best six game point streak and has recorded a point in seven of Ohio State's eight games of the year. She has tallied two-plus points in each of the last six games.
Jenna Buglioni, Kenzie Hauswirth, Riley Brengman, Olivia Mobley and Kiara Zanon each played in their 100th career game this season. Half of Ohio State's roster – 12 players – has played at least 100 collegiate games.
Seniors Raygan Kirk and Amanda Thiele have split time in goal for Ohio State, each having played four games this season. Kirk is undefeated with a .927 save percentage and a shutout against Minnesota Duluth.
Ohio State is averaging 4.38 goals per game, good for second-best nationally.
The series is the Buckeyes final road trip of the 2023 calendar year. The team started the season with three straight road series before playing its first games at home last week against Minnesota.

Series History – Buckeyes vs. Beavers

Ohio State is 56-29-13 in the all-time series against Bemidji State and is 22-17-7 against the Beavers in Bemidji.
Last season, Ohio State and Bemidji State met six times with the Buckeyes winning each matchup. Ohio State has won 11 of the last 12 games against the Beavers.
The last time the teams met, Ohio State swept Bemidji State with 4-1 and 2-1 wins in the 2023 WCHA tournament quarterfinals to advance to the Final Faceoff.

Milestone Tracker

Graduate forward Kelsey King is one point shy of 100 for her career.
Amanda Thiele has earned 43 career wins in goal for Ohio State and has moved into second in the Ohio State record book for career wins. The record is held by Andrea Braendli ('19-22) with 57 career victories in the Scarlet & Gray jersey.

Up Next
The Buckeyes are back in action Nov. 17-18 against No. 1 Wisconsin. The Buckeyes and Badgers will meet in Columbus at 6 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday. Both games will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

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