No. 2 Buckeyes Take Game One vs. Mavericks, 5-2

Friday, January 24

Columbus, Ohio

6 p.m.

Ohio State

19-5-3, 13-5-3

Minnesota State

10-14-1, 4-14-1

Minnesota St.

Ohio St.

No. 2 Buckeyes Take Game One vs. Mavericks, 5-2

1/24/2025 10:02:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team started the weekend series against Minnesota State with a 5-2 win at the OSU Ice Rink Friday night.

Buckeye captain Jenna Buglioni became the program record holder in season and career game-winning goals with winning tally in the game. She has now recorded seven game-winning goals this season for Ohio State (19-5-3, 13-5-3 WCHA) and 17 for her career.

Short Story
Minnesota State (10-14-1, 4-14-1 WCHA) was first on the board with a goal 8:09 into the game, making it just the fourth time this season the Buckeyes were second to score in a game. The Mavericks' advantage was short lived as Kiara Zanon scored a minute and a half later to tie the game at 1-1.

Ohio State went on to score three unanswered goals to take the lead. Sloane Matthews scored her first of two goals of the game at 16:56 in the opening frame. Buglioni tallied her fourth power play goal of the season on the team's lone power play opportunity of the game 6:04 in the second period.

Minnesota State added a goal at 15:20 in the second period, but the Buckeyes did not allow another goal for the remainder of the game. Emma Peschel and Matthews added third period tallies at 7:53 and 15:33, respectively, to give the team the 5-2 win.

Ohio State goaltender Amanda Thiele made 13 saves in the game to improve to 12-4-2 on the year.

Game Notes

Buglioni's program record setting game-winning goal was her 31st point of the season. She has now recorded over 30 points for the second consecutive season. The Port Moody, B.C. native has 155 points for her Buckeye career. She is one point shy of tying Sophie Jaques ('23) for sixth-most points in program history.
Five players had multi-point performances in Friday's win. Matthews led the team with two goals on the day. She entered the game with two goals this season.
The Buckeyes are now 3-1-0 in games when their opponent scores first.
The win is the Buckeyes' first in regulation over the Mavericks this season. The team is now 2-1-0 in the season series.

Statistically Speaking
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 39, Minnesota State 15
Saves: Minnesota State (Hansen) 34, Ohio State (Thiele) 13
Power Play: Ohio State 1-1, Minnesota State 0-2
Faceoffs: Ohio State 33, Minnesota State 19
Ohio State Scoring: Matthews (2-0-2), Peschel (1-1-2), Buglioni (1-1-2), Zanon (1-1-2), Dunne (0-2-2), Brengman (0-1-1), Webster (0-1-1), Wheeler (0-1-1)

Next Up
The Buckeyes and Mavericks wrap up the season series tomorrow at 3 p.m. from the OSU Ice Rink. The game will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

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