Ohio State Wins in Overtime at St. Thomas

Saturday, November 2

St. Paul, Minn.

2 p.m. (1 p.m. CT)

Ohio State

11-2-2, 6-2-2

St. Thomas

4-5-1, 2-5-1

OT 1

Ohio St.

St. Thomas (MN)

Ohio State Wins in Overtime at St. Thomas

11/2/2024 4:58:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State junior defender Emma Peschel scored 21 seconds into overtime to give the No. 2 Buckeyes the 1-0 win over St. Thomas Saturday at the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn. The Buckeyes (11-2-2, 6-2-2 WCHA) finish the series against the Tommies (4-5-1, 2-5-1 WCHA) with five conference points.

How it Happened

After skating to a 0-0 tie at the end of regulation, the Buckeyes had a player advantage to start the five-minute overtime period as St. Thomas was called for slashing at 19:44 in the third period.
Winning the opening faceoff, the Buckeyes took the St. Thomas zone and set up their power play. Joy Dunne recorded the first shot of overtime, but it was blocked.
Ohio State maintained possession after Dunne's blocked shot and a give-and-go between Emma Peschel and Jenna Buglioni set up the game-winning shot from Peschel in the slot.
In regulation, the Buckeyes put 39 shots on goal and Ohio State goaltender Hailey MacLeod made eight saves to keep St. Thomas off the scoreboard.

Game Notes

Saturday's result was Ohio State's second overtime win of the season. The Buckeyes have played in four overtime games this year and are 2-0-2 in those contests.
Peschel recorded her first game-winning goal of the season against the Tommies. It is also her first power play goal of the campaign. The Edina, Minn. native now leads the team with five points on the power play with a goal and four assists.
The shutout is the Buckeyes' second of the season. MacLeod also picked up her second shutout of the season with the win. She improves to 3-1-1 on the year for Ohio State.

Statistically Speaking
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 40, St. Thomas 8
Saves: St. Thomas (Strom) 39, Ohio State (MacLeod) 18
Power Play: Ohio State 1-2, St. Thomas 0-4
Faceoffs: Ohio State 32, St. Thomas 31
Ohio State Scoring: Peschel (1-0-1), Buglioni (0-1-1), Dunne (0-1-1)

Up Next
Ohio State returns to action Nov. 15-16 against No. 1 Wisconsin. The 2024 national championship rematch is set for Columbus with puck drop between Buckeyes and Badgers set for 6 p.m. in game one and 3 p.m. in game two at the OSU Ice Rink. Both games will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

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