No. 2 Ohio State Opens the Season at No. 4 Colgate

No. 2 Ohio State at No. 4 Colgate
Date: Sept. 29/30, 2023
Time: 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. ET
Venue: Class of 1965 Arena
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Colgate
Rosters: Ohio State | Colgate

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team opens the 2023-24 season at No. 4 Colgate Sept. 29-30 in Hamilton, N.Y. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday from Class of 1965 Arena. The top-five matchup will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required).

The series marks the first of the 25th season of Buckeye women's hockey, which played its first season in 1999-2000.

Buckeyes in a Nutshell

Ohio State is 18-4-2 all-time in season-openers. Under Head Coach Nadine Muzerall, the Buckeyes are 6-1-0 in the first game of the season.
The team starts the year with three road series. Following this weekend at Colgate, Ohio State travels to Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 13-14) and St. Thomas (Oct. 20-21). The Buckeyes' home-opener is set for Oct. 27-28 against Minnesota at the OSU Ice Rink.
Ohio State returned 14 of its letterwinners from the 2022-23 squad that finished 33-6-2 overall and 23-4-1 in WCHA play. Among the returners are five of the team's top 10 point producers and six of the top 10 scorers.
This year's roster of 24 players hails from three countries - United States, Canada and Sweden. Eight states (California, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas) and four Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario) are represented on the roster.
After finishing runner-up at the 2023 Frozen Four, the Buckeyes start the year ranked No. 2 in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls. This is the fourth consecutive year Ohio State has started the season ranked in the top five nationally.
For the eighth year in program history, Ohio State starts its regular season schedule in September. The Buckeyes are 12-0-0 in games played in September.
Muzerall, who is in her eighth season at the helm of the Buckeyes, has earned a 160-69-19 career record. She has led the Buckeyes to consecutive 30-win seasons for back-to-back seasons with school record wins.
2023 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 finalist Jenn Gardiner will captain the 2023-24 Buckeyes, with Lauren Bernard and Jenna Buglioni serving as assistant captains.
Gardiner, Cayla Barnes and Amanda Thiele were named to the Preseason All-WCHA Team. Ohio State has placed three players on the preseason all-conference team the last two seasons.
After losing 12 letterwinners from the 2022-23 team, Ohio State welcomes four freshmen – forwards Jocelyn Amos, Jordan Baxter, Joy Dunne and Delaney Fleming – and six transfers – defensemen Barnes and Stephanie Markowski and forwards Hannah Bilka, Kelsey King, Olivia Mobley and Kiara Zanon.
The Buckeyes' roster is full of collegiate experience with 10 players who are playing their fifth and final season of eligibility this year and six entering their fourth NCAA season.

Series History – Buckeyes vs. Raiders

The Buckeyes and Raiders have met six times prior to this weekend's series.
Ohio State owns a 3-1-2 record against Colgate since the series started in the 2019-20 season.
The team has played Colgate on the road once, earning a 1-1 tie and 3-1 win last time it was in Hamilton, N.Y.
Last season, the two programs met as top-10 foes for the second time in series history, with Ohio State ranked first and Colgate ranked sixth. The teams tied in game one, 4-4, and the Buckeyes won the second game, 6-2.
In the first meeting between the programs in 2018, the series was split with then-ranked No. 5 Ohio State winning the first game, 4-3, and No. 8 Colgate winning the second, 5-2.

Up Next
Ohio State has a weekend off before taking a trip to Minnesota Duluth Oct. 13-14 for its first WCHA series of the year. The Buckeyes will play at AMSOIL Arena for the first time since the 2023 Frozen Four. Puck drop is set for 4 p.m. ET for both games. All WCHA games will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

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