No. 2 Ohio State, No. 10/11 St. Cloud State Face Off This Weekend

No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10/11 St. Cloud State
Date: Oct. 18/19, 2024
Time: 7 p.m./2 p.m.
Venue: Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | St. Cloud State
Rosters: Ohio State | St. Cloud State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team is back on the road for a two-game series against No. 10/11 St. Cloud State this weekend. The Buckeyes (5-2-1, 3-2-1 WCHA) and Huskies (6-0-0, 2-0-0 WCHA) face off at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday from the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn.

Both games will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required) and live stats will be available on OhioStateBuckeyes.com.

Buckeyes in a Nutshell

The Buckeyes have climbed back up to No. 2 in the national polls after claiming five of six conference points against then-ranked No. 2 Minnesota last weekend. The Buckeyes' performance against the Gophers brought the team up from fourth and fifth in the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls, respectively.
Graduate assistant captain Amanda Thiele was named the league's goaltender of the week for her play in the series against the Gophers. Thiele made 52 saves on the weekend for a .929 save percentage to hold Minnesota, who averaged over three goals per game entering the weekend, to just four goals in the series. Her 28 saves in game two are a season-high for the team. The award is her first of the season.
This weekend's series at St. Cloud State is the team's third consecutive series against a ranked opponent and fourth of the season. The Buckeyes are 3-2-1 against ranked teams this year.
Graduate forward Jenna Buglioni leads the team with nine points on the year. She has recorded a point in six of eight games and has tallied three multi-point games this season.
Buglioni is tied with sophomore Jocelyn Amos and freshman Jordyn Petrie for the team goal lead of five.
Amos and Buglioni lead both the team and the nation in faceoff wins. Amos sits atop the national rankings with 105 wins and a .724 win percentage. Buglioni is second with 99 (.532) wins at the dot.
The Buckeyes are led by graduate forward Jenna Buglioni with seven points on the year. Buglioni has tallied a point in five of six games this season.
Emma Peschel and Maddi Wheeler lead the Buckeyes with seven assists each.
Goaltenders Amanda Thiele and Hailey MacLeod are tied with a .894 save percentage this season. Thiele leads with a 1.97 goals against average in five games played.
Kiara Zanon has scored two of the Buckeyes' four power play goals this season. Her two goals on the power play are a career-best as a Buckeye. She has scored 11 power play goals for her career and three in her Ohio State career.
Ohio State head coach Nadine Muzerall, who is in her ninth season at the helm of the Buckeyes, earned her 200th win last weekend against Minnesota. She is 200-75-20 for her career at Ohio State.
On the Buckeyes' 2024-25 roster, six student-athletes have played in more than 100 collegiate games – Riley Brengman (139), Buglioni (140), Makenna Webster (126), Maddi Wheeler (144), Zanon (139) and Emily Zumwinkle (122).

Series History – Buckeyes vs. Huskies

This weekend is the first meeting of the 2024-25 season between Ohio State and St. Cloud State.
Ohio State has not allowed more than two goals in a game against St. Cloud State since 2020.
In St. Cloud, the Buckeyes are 12-1-0 in head coach Nadine Muzerall's tenure.
The Buckeyes were 3-1-0 against the Huskies last year and are 9-1-0 in the last 10 meetings. Up

Up Next
Ohio State plays three games in Columbus next week. The Buckeyes host Mercyhurst Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the OSU Ice Rink and then hosts Cornell, Penn State and Stonehill for the 2024 Women's Ice Breaker Tournament Oct. 25-26 at the Schottenstein Center.

Tickets for Ohio State women's hockey games can be purchased HERE.

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