No. 2 Ohio State Makes Final Regular Season Trip to No. 3 Minnesota

No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Minnesota
Date: Jan. 31/Feb. 1 2025
Time: 7 p.m./3 p.m.
Venue: Ridder Arena
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Minnesota
Rosters: Ohio State | Minnesota

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team makes its final road trip of the regular season this week to play No. 3 Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn. The Buckeyes (20-5-3, 14-5-3) and Gophers (21-5-1, 15-4-1 WCHA) face off at 7 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday from Ridder Arena.

The game will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required) and live stats can be found on OhioStateBuckeyes.com.

Buckeyes in a Nutshell

This weekend's trip to Minnesota is the team's final regular season road trip. The Buckeyes are 11-2-1 on the road in 2024-25.
The top three matchup between the Buckeyes and Gophers is a battle for sole position of second place in the conference. Both teams are tied for second in the WCHA with 45 points entering the weekend. The top four teams at the end of the regular season host the first round of the conference tournament with final standings determining first round matchups.
Joy Dunne leads the team with 36 points through 28 games. She has tallied a career-high 19 assists and is six points shy of tying her career high. The sophomore forward has recorded 10 multi-point games on the year and is on an eight-game point streak. Dunne has a point in all but six of the Buckeyes' games this year.
The Buckeyes are led in scoring by Dunne and Amos with 17 goals apiece. The mark ranks 10th nationally in goals per game (.61). In points per game, Dunne is 14th (1.29) and Amos is 16th (1.21).
Six of Amos' 17 goals this season are power play goals. She is tied for first in the conference, and third in the country, in the category. The sophomore has a team-high 12 points on the power play. In addition to her power play prowess, Amos has scored one of the team's four shorthanded goals this year. She is tied for sixth among active WCHA players with three career shorthanded goals in her first two collegiate seasons.
Ohio State's offensive effort ranks fourth nationally with 105 goals and 174 assists for 279 points in 28 games played this season. Seventeen of the team's 18 skaters have recorded a point and 16 of the 17 have recorded a goal.
The team has three players - Dunne (36), Amos (34) and Jenna Buglioni (31) - who have hit the 30-point mark.
Head coach Nadine Muzerall, who is a former player and coach for Minnesota, became Ohio State's all-time winningest coach this season. She has amassed a 215-78-22 record in nine seasons as the Buckeyes' head coach.
The Buckeyes earned their 20th win of the season with a 4-1 victory over Minnesota State Jan. 25. The program has had a 20-plus win season in every full season under Muzerall. Prior to Muzerall's arrival, the program had just one 20-win season in 18 seasons.
Ohio State went undefeated in non-conference play this season with a 6-0-0 record. The team earned ranked wins over Cornell and St. Lawrence and added victories against Stonehill and Mercyhurst.
Graduate goaltender Amanda Thiele leads the goaltending unit with 18 starts in 18 games this season for Ohio State. She has a 12-4-2 record on the year and has earned a .892 save percentage.
Hailey MacLeod is on the HCA Women's Goalie of the Year watchlist. The junior from Abbotsford, B.C. has a 1.49 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in 10 games played for the Buckeyes this season. She has earned a 7-1-1 record with three shutouts on the year.
Makenna Webster was named to the 37-member United States National Team by U.S. Field Hockey on Tuesday. Webster, who was a unanimous first team All-Big Ten performer this fall and a second team All-American, took part in the Germany Series with the United States team in November. She has pervious USA Field Hockey experience with the U17 national team (2018-19).

Series History – Buckeyes vs. Gophers

Ohio State enters this weekend's series 1-0-1 against Minnesota this season.
When the teams met in Columbus in the fall, the Buckeyes took game one, 4-3, and won the shootout in the 1-1 tie in game two.
The Buckeyes are 6-2-2 against the Gophers in the last 10 meetings.
Ohio State's last regular season trip to Ridder Arena was January of 2024. The Buckeyes swept the Gophers with 7-0 and 6-1 wins. Ridder Arena will host the 2025 Women's Frozen Four.

Up Next
Ohio State is home for its final two series of the regular season. The team hosts St. Thomas Feb. 7-8 followed by St. Cloud State Feb. 21-22 at the OSU Ice Rink. Tickets for Ohio State women's hockey games can be purchased HERE.

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