Six-Goal Second Period Lifts No. 2 Buckeyes Past No. 7 Raiders

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team defeated No. 7 Colgate, 9-4, Saturday in Hamilton, N.Y. Spurred on by a six-goal second period, the Buckeyes (2-0-0) took game two for the series sweep of the Raiders (0-2-0).

The Short Story
Game two between the Buckeyes and Raiders started as a back-and-forth battle with six lead changes and three ties in the first 23 minutes of play at Class of 1965 Arena. Ohio State's fourth goal scored at 3:08 in the second period quickly turned into eight as the Buckeyes tallied six goals in the middle frame for the commanding 8-3 lead entering the third period. The team put together a six-goal scoring run beginning with their fourth goal to bring the 9-4 win and season-opening series sweep back to Columbus.

How it Happened

For the second time in the series, Colgate struck first with a goal at 6:05 in the first period.
Junior captain Jocelyn Amos recorded her first goal of the season at 9:11 in the opening frame, putting a rebounded shot from Jenna Raunio past Colgate netminder Farah Walker, to tie the game.
Hilda Svensson scored on the Buckeyes first power play opportunity of the day, hitting sending a shot from the top of the faceoff circle over the stick of Walker, to give Ohio State the 2-1 lead. Colgate responded with its own power play goal at 14:15 to tie the game at 2-2 at the end of the first period.
Sara Swiderski opened the second period scoring by knocking in a pass from Joy Dunne on a Buckeye rush at 1:18. The lead was short lived as the Raiders scored yet another equalizer at 2:41 on the power play.
Kassidy Carmichael gave the Buckeyes their final lead of the game with a goal at 3:08 in the middle frame. Over the next 15:36, Ohio State scored five goals with Jordyn Petrie (4:30), Maxine Cimoroni (10:33), Sloane Matthews (16:41) and Svensson (18:44) combining to put the Buckeyes ahead 8-4 through two periods.
Both the Buckeyes and Raiders scored in the third, with Macy Rasmussen lighting the lamp at 16:19 and Colgate tallying the final goal of the game at 16:50.

Game Notes

Hilda Svensson completed a four-point weekend with two goals, her first of her career, in the win.
In addition to Svensson, Kassidy Carmichael and Maxine Cimoroni also scored their first career goals. Sanni Vanhanen tallied her first point with an assist on Carmichael's goal.
Ohio State's six goals scored in the second period were the second most goals scored in a period in program history.
Hailey MacLeod made a season-high 15 saves to improve to 2-0-0 on the year.

Statistically Speaking
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 46, Colgate 19
Saves: Colgate (Walker, Davis) 37, Ohio State (MacLeod) 15
Power Play: Colgate 2-4, Ohio State 1-4
Faceoffs: Ohio State 39, Colgate 19
Ohio State Scoring: Svensson (2-0-2), Carmichael (1-1-2), Cimoroni (1-1-2), Dunne (0-2-2), Amos (1-0-1), Matthews (1-0-1), Petrie (1-0-1), Rasmussen (1-0-1), Swiderski (1-0-1), Jungåker (0-1-1), Raunio (0-1-1), Vanhanen (0-1-1)

Up Next
Ohio State opens its home schedule against Bemidji State Oct. 10-11 at the OSU Ice Rink. The Buckeyes and Beavers face off at 6 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday. Both games will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required). Tickets for Ohio State women's hockey games can be purchased HERE.

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