Buckeyes Bounce Back in Game Two, Win 7-3 at Minnesota

Saturday, February 1

Minneapolis, Minn.

3 p.m. (2 p.m. CT)

Ohio State

21-6-3, 15-6-3

Minnesota

22-6-1, 16-5-1

Ohio St.

Minnesota

Buckeyes Bounce Back in Game Two, Win 7-3 at Minnesota

2/1/2025 7:09:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team rebounded from Friday night's loss at No. 3 Minnesota to defeat the Gophers, 7-3, Saturday at Ridder Arena.

The Buckeyes (21-6-3, 15-6-3 WCHA) and Gophers (22-6-1, 16-5-1 WCHA) are back to a tie for second in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings with 48 points.

Short Story
Minnesota took the first lead of the day less than two minutes into the game, but every time the Gophers scored, Ohio State junior forward Sloane Matthews had an answer.

Matthews tied the game 1:13 into the second period and when Minnesota scored on the power play at 6:07, she scored 1:21 later to tie the game again. The Gophers took the 3-2 lead with 5:45 to play in the second period, but Matthews tallied her third goal of the period with 50 seconds on the clock to tie the game at the second intermission.

Mira Jungåker gave Ohio State its first lead of the game, scoring just 33 seconds into the third period on the power play for the 4-3 advantage. From that point on, it was all Buckeyes. Jocelyn Amos (4:11) and Emma Peschel (4:48) scored within a minute of each other to give Ohio State three straight power play goals and the 6-3 lead.

Minnesota scored with 11:23 to play in the third to cut the Buckeye lead to two goals, but an Ohio State challenge for offsides was successful and wiped the goal off the board.

Kiara Zanon put the game away, scoring the Buckeyes' seventh goal of the game, and fourth consecutive tally, with 2:54 remaining.

Hailey MacLeod earned the start for the Buckeyes and played the first two periods before Amanda Thiele went in for the third period. MacLeod made 19 saves and Thiele added 11 for the win.

Game Notes

Matthew's hat trick in the second period is her first of her career and the Buckeyes' second of the season. The Plymouth, Minn. native has now recorded two multi-goal games this season. She has five goals in the last four games for the Buckeyes and a season total of seven goals.
Webster's three assists in Saturday's game is a season best. She has an assist in the last five games and a point in the last six games.
Jungåker tallied her first career power play goal in the game. The freshman defender has a goal in each of the last three series for Ohio State.
Ohio State's seven goals scored against Minnesota are the most goals the Gophers have given up in a game since the Buckeyes' last series at Minnesota. On Jan. 12, 2024, Ohio State defeated the Gophers 7-0 at Ridder Arena.
Ohio State scored three times on the power play for the third time this season. The Buckeyes are the first team to score three power play goals on Minnesota since North Dakota went 3-for-6 against the Gophers on Jan. 12, 2013.
With the win, the Buckeyes win the season series vs. the Gophers, 2-1-1.

Statistically Speaking
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 42, Minnesota 33
Saves: Minnesota (Clark) 35, Ohio State (MacLeod) 19, Ohio State (Thiele) 11
Power Play: Ohio State 3-7, Minnesota 1-7
Faceoffs: Ohio State 35, Minnesota 31
Ohio State Scoring: Matthews (3-0-3), Webster (0-3-3), Amos (1-1-2), Jungåker (1-1-2), Peschel (1-1-2), Buglioni (0-2-2), Dunne (0-2-2), Zanon (1-0-1)

Next Up
The Buckeyes are home for the final two series of the regular season against St. Thomas and St. Cloud State. Ohio State hosts the Tommies next weekend at the OSU Ice Rink with game one set for 6 p.m. Feb. 7 and 1 p.m. Feb. 8. Tickets for Ohio State women's hockey games can be purchased HERE.

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