No. 2 Ohio State Downs No. 13/14 Minnesota State, 4-1, Saturday

Saturday, January 17

Mankato, Minn.

4 p.m. (3 p.m. CT)

Ohio State

21-3-0, 15-3-0

Minnesota State

11-12-1, 5-12-1

Ohio St.

Minnesota St.

No. 2 Ohio State Downs No. 13/14 Minnesota State, 4-1, Saturday

1/17/2026 7:15:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team earned the regular season series sweep of No. 13/14 Minnesota State with a 4-1 win Saturday at Mayo Clinic HSEC in Mankato, Minn. With the victory to close the four-game road trip, the Buckeyes improve to 21-3-0 and 15-3-0 in conference play.

Short Story
Four Buckeyes recorded a goal and six tallied a point in the win over Minnesota State (11-12-1, 5-12-1 WCHA). Ohio State scored three goals in the second period and held the Mavericks to just 17 shots on the day to come away with the series sweep in Mankato.

The Buckeye penalty kill unit went 4-for-4 on the day and only allowed three shots. The special teams success included a power play and 4-on-4 goal.

Taylor Kressin earned the start in net, making 16 saves in her fifth win of the season.

How it Happened

Kassidy Carmichael found the back of the net for the seventh time this season with a goal at 17:25 in the first period to give Ohio State a 1-0 lead after the opening period.
Kressin stopped five shots in the first frame to keep the Mavericks off the board.
A Minnesota State penalty for high sticking at the end of the first period put the Buckeyes on a five-minute power play to start the second.
The teams skated 4-on-4 to open the middle frame after a late minor penalty on Ohio State in the first period and Emma Peschel scored just 46 seconds into play to double the Buckeye lead.
Hilda Svensson scored on the power play at 4:38 to strengthen the Ohio State lead as time expired on the player advantage. She was assisted by Joy Dunne and Mira Jungåker.
Minnesota State's lone goal of the game came at 9:16 in the second period
Joy Dunne's goal at 18:44 in the second period was the final tally of the game. Sloane Matthews and Jungåker added the assists on the goal.
Kressin made eight saves in the third period to keep the Mavericks to just one tally.

Game Notes

Joy Dunne finished the series with a team-high five goals against the Mavericks from the blue line.
Dunne and Jungåker tied for the team lead with two points on the day.

Statistically Speaking
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 35, Minnesota State 17
Saves: Minnesota State (Hansen) 31, Ohio State (Kressin) 16
Power Play: Ohio State 1-2, Minnesota State 0-4
Faceoffs: Ohio State 29, Minnesota State 23
Ohio State Scoring: Jungåker (0-2-2), Dunne (1-1-2), Carmichael (1-0-1), Peschel (1-0-1), Svensson (1-0-1), Matthews (0-1-1)

Up Next
Ohio State is home for the next two weeks, hosting St. Thomas Jan. 23-24 and No. 8 Minnesota Duluth Jan. 30-31 at the OSU Ice Rink. Tickets for Ohio State women's hockey games can be purchased HERE.

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