Ohio State Wins 2024 Women’s Ice Breaker Tournament

Saturday, October 26

Columbus, Ohio

4 p.m.

Ohio State

9-2-2

Cornell (Championship Game)

1-2-1

Cornell

Ohio St.

Ohio State Wins 2024 Women’s Ice Breaker Tournament

10/26/2024 8:03:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team defeated No. 11/12 Cornell, 7-3, Saturday at Value City Arena to win the 2024 Women's Ice Breaker Tournament. Jocelyn Amos led the Buckeyes (9-2-2, 4-2-2 WCHA) with four points on the day and joined Emma Peschel and Joy Dunne on the all-tournament team.

How it Happened

Ohio State was on the board in the third three minutes of play Saturday with Sloane Matthews tallying the first Buckeye goal at 2:56. She redirected a shot from Kiara Zanon from the top of the Cornell zone past goaltender Annelies Bergmann.
The Buckeyes doubled their lead with a goal from Zanon at 11:42. The Fairport, N.Y. native was stationed at the left post of the Big Red net and was there to back door Bergmann after a shot from Jocelyn Amos landed in her reach.
Cornell cut the Buckeyes' lead down to one twice on Saturday, with the first thanks to a goal from Katie Chan at 18:32 in the opening frame.
With less than a second to play in the first period, Joy Dunne scored from the top of the goalie crease to restore the Buckeyes' two-goal advantage.
Ohio State and Cornell each scored twice in the second period, with the Buckeyes bookending goals from the Big Red. Captain Jenna Buglioni was net front to redirect a shot from Dunne to put the Buckeyes ahead, 4-1, at 5:57.
Cornell scored two goals in four minutes – Avi Adam at 9:58 and Karel Prefontaine on the power play at 13:44 – to bring the Buckeyes' lead back down to one.
The Buckeyes ended the middle frame on the penalty kill, but that didn't stop them from lighting the lamp. With less than a minute to play, Amos started with the puck behind the Buckeye goal line and passed up the ice to Zanon in the neutral zone. Zanon skated into the Cornell zone alongside Maddi Wheeler, who centered the puck for Amos to record the short-handed tally at 19:21 and put Ohio State up, 5-3, at the second intermission.
Ohio State finished the game with two goals in the third period. Brooke Disher tallied her first goal of the season at 2:55 off a shot from the face off circle that went over the shoulder of Bergmann.
Amos earned her second goal of the day redirecting a shot from Emily Zumwinkle into the Cornell net on the power play at 9:10.
Ohio State goaltender Amanda Thiele made 12 saves on the day to improve to 6-1-1 on the year.

Game Notes

Disher's goal was the first of her Buckeye career. The defender has scored 11 times in her career.
Amos led the team with four points on the day with two goals and two assists. Her four-point game is a career best performance.
Ohio State becomes the third WCHA team to win the Women's Ice Breaker Tournament, which is in its fourth year.
The Buckeyes' seven goals came on a season-low 25 shots on goal.
The 2024 Ice Breaker All-Tournament Team included Ohio State's Amos, Dunne and Peschel, Cornell's Gracy Dwyer and Bergmann and Penn State's Tessa Janecke.
Ohio State outscored its opponents in the tournament, 18-3.

Statistically Speaking
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 25, Cornell 15
Saves: Cornell (Bergmann) 18, Ohio State (Thiele) 12
Power Play: Ohio State 1-1, Cornell 1-4
Faceoffs: Ohio State 44, Cornell 20
Ohio State Scoring: Amos (2-2-4), Zanon (1-2-3), Buglioni (1-1-2), Disher (1-1-2), Dunne (1-1-2), Matthews (1-1-2), Wheeler (0-2-2), Brengman (0-1-1), Peschel (0-1-1), Zumwinkle (0-1-1)

Up Next
Ohio State returns to conference play Nov. 1-2 at St. Thomas. The Buckeyes and Tommies face off Friday, Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. and Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. at the Saint Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn.

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