Buckeyes Earn Shootout Win Over Gophers

Saturday, October 12

Columbus, Ohio

3 p.m.

Ohio State

5-2-1, 3-2-1

Minnesota

4-1-1, 0-1-1

OT 1

OT 2

Minnesota

Ohio St.

Buckeyes Earn Shootout Win Over Gophers

10/12/2024 8:01:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 4/5 Ohio State women's hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie against No. 2 Minnesota Saturday at the OSU Ice Rink. The Buckeyes (5-2-1, 3-2-1 WCHA) went on to win the shootout to earn five of six points in the series against the Gophers (4-1-1, 0-1-1 WCHA).

How it Happened

Ohio State was first on the board again with freshman Jordyn Petrie scoring at 4:08 in the first period. The Gophers had the puck behind their net, but their attempt to clear the zone was stopped by the Buckeyes. Sloane Matthews took a shot from the left side of the net that was saved by Minnesota netminder Hannah Clark, and that led to a flurry of shots and rebounds in the goalie crease. Eventually Petrie got her stick on the loose puck to put the Buckeyes up, 1-0.
The game was scoreless for nearly 40 minutes after the Buckeyes' goal. Ohio State killed off a five-minute major penalty towards the end of the first period to keep the 1-0 lead at the first intermission and killed off the Gopher's second power play opportunity to start the second period.
Ohio State goaltender made 18 saves in the first two periods to keep Minnesota off the board. Kiara Zanon made a save herself, laying her stick across the goal line halfway through the second frame to help hold the Gophers scoreless
Minnesota's Josefin Bouveng tied the game at 3:54 in the third period to even the score at 1-1.
Neither team was able to net the game-winning goal, sending the game to 3-on-3 overtime.
After five minutes of extra time, the score remained even at one, officially making the result a tie. The teams went on to a best-of-3 shootout to determine who would get the extra conference point.
Ohio State elected to shoot second in the shootout. Thiele stopped the Gophers' first shooter, Ella Huber, and sophomore Joy Dunne scored on the Buckeyes' first shot.
Minnesota's Abbey Murphy scored in the third round to force extra rounds of the shootout. Thiele went on to make three more saves and sophomore Jocelyn Amos netted her sixth-round shot to give the Buckeyes the shootout win.

Game Notes

Ohio State has played two overtime games this season and is 1-0-1 in those contests.
The Buckeyes are 6-2-2 in the last 10 meetings against the Gophers.
Petrie is now tied with Amos and Jenna Buglioni with five goals on the year.
Thiele made a season-best 28 saves in the game. She is now 3-1-1 in net for Ohio State this season.

Statistically Speaking
Shots on Goal: Minnesota 30, Minnesota 29
Saves: Minnesota (Clark) 29, Ohio State (Thiele) 28
Power Play: Ohio State 0-1, Minnesota 0-2
Faceoffs: Minnesota 38, Ohio State 29
Ohio State Scoring: Petrie (1-0-1), Baxter (0-1-1), Zumwinkle (0-1-1)

Up Next
Ohio State is back on the road to play at St. Cloud State next weekend. The Buckeyes and Huskies face off at 6 p.m. ET Friday, Oct. 18 and 2 p.m. ET Saturday, Oct. 19. Both games will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

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