Buckeyes Advance to Final Faceoff With 4-1 Win Over St. Thomas

Saturday, March 1

Columbus, Ohio

3 p.m.

Ohio State

27-6-3

St. Thomas

9-25-2

St. Thomas (MN)

Ohio St.

Buckeyes Advance to Final Faceoff With 4-1 Win Over St. Thomas

3/1/2025 5:27:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team swept its WCHA First Round series against seventh-seed St. Thomas with a 4-1 win Saturday at the OSU Ice Rink. The Buckeyes (27-6-3, 19-6-3 WCHA) advance to the 2025 WCHA Final Faceoff with the win and the Tommies finish the year 9-25-2.

Short Story
Ohio State came out of the gates flying, scoring two goals in the first two minutes of the game. Joy Dunne scored first for the Buckeyes for the second straight game, tallying a power play goal at 1:36. On the ensuing faceoff, Josie St. Martin picked up the puck along the boards and skated into the Tommies' zone with Jordyn Petrie and the two exchanged in a give-and-go before St. Martin eventually lit the lamp just 12 seconds after Dunne.

Maddi Wheeler tallied the third goal of the opening frame by redirecting a shot from the point by Riley Brengman past St. Thomas goaltender Dani Strom at 14:56.

Makenna Webster scored with 32 seconds left in the second to extend the Buckeye lead to four goals. Amanda Thiele made eight saves to keep the Tommies scoreless through the first two periods of play.

St. Thomas scored the lone goal of the third period to make the game 4-1.

Game Notes

Dunne has extended her goal streak to six games. She has six goals in the stretch. The sophomore forward finished the day with a team-high two points on one goal and one assist.
Eleven of the Buckeyes'17 skaters recorded a point in the game.
Thiele finished the game with 14 saves to improve to 18-5-2 on the year.

Statistically Speaking
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 34, St. Thomas 15
Saves: St. Thomas (Strom) 30, Ohio State (Thiele) 14
Power Play: Ohio State 1-2 St. Thomas 0-3
Faceoffs: Ohio State 30, St. Thomas 23
Ohio State Scoring: Dunne (1-1-2), St. Martin (1-0-1), Webster (1-0-1), Wheeler (1-0-1), Amos (0-1-1), Baxter (0-1-1), Brengman (0-1-1), Disher (0-1-1), Jungåker (0-1-1), Matthews (0-1-1), Petrie (0-1-1)

Up Next
Ohio State advances to the WCHA Final Faceoff set for March 7-8 at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn. The semifinal games will be played at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 7 and the championship is Saturday, March 8 at 3 p.m.

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