No. 2 Ohio State Shuts Out St. Thomas in Series Finale Saturday

Saturday, January 24

Columbus, Ohio

1 p.m.

Ohio State

23-3-0, 17-3-0

St. Thomas

10-16-0, 5-15-0

St. Thomas (MN)

Ohio St.

No. 2 Ohio State Shuts Out St. Thomas in Series Finale Saturday

1/24/2026 5:07:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team closed its regular season series against St. Thomas with a 5-0 win Saturday at the OSU Ice Rink. The Buckeyes (23-3-0, 17-3-0 WCHA) improved to 4-0-0 over the Tommies (10-16-0, 5-15-0 WCHA) this season with the victory.

Short Story
Ohio State led for the majority of game two in Columbus. This time, the team needed just 1:51 to take the lead and never allowed St. Thomas to respond. The Buckeyes scored once in the first and third periods and three times in the third for the win.

The team's five goals were recorded by five different players. Freshman forward Maxine Cimoroni and senior forward Sloane Matthews led the team with two points on the day, both scoring a goal and adding an assist.

Ohio State held the Tommies to just 10 shots on goal in the game, with senior goaltender Hailey MacLeod stopping all 10.

Ohio State capitalized on its lone power play opportunity of the game and the Buckeye penalty kill went 3-for-3 on the day.

How it Happened

Ohio State took the lead 1:51 into the first period on Saturday off a Jordyn Petrie goal. She won the puck back in front of the Buckeye bench and skated it herself into the Tommies' zone. The Lincoln, Neb. native beat her defender and the glove of St. Thomas goaltender Nora Hannan to put Ohio State in front.
MacLeod stopped four shots in the opening frame.
Jocelyn Amos doubled the Ohio State advantage at 5:25 in the second period, scoring off a St. Thomas turnover in front of its net. She sent a back-handed shot past Hannan for the 2-0 Buckeye lead.
Ohio State went on its only power play of the day at 8:48 in the second after St. Thomas was called for a hold. Joy Dunne scored 1:42 later to extend the Buckeye lead. She was assisted by Matthews and Hilda Svensson.
The third goal of the middle frame was scored by Cimoroni at 17:47. A result of a tic-tac-toe sequence by Sanni Vanhanen, Jenna Raunio and Cimoroni, the goal put Ohio State ahead, 4-0, at the second intermission.
The final tally of the game came from Matthews at 15:42 in the third period. Brooke Disher sent a shot from the point towards the St. Thomas goal and it was tipped past Hannan by Matthews. Cimoroni added the second assist.

Game Notes

The shutout is the team's sixth of the season and MacLeod's fourth of the year.
Ohio State improves to 22-0-0 against the Tommies all-time with the win.
Dunne now leads the team with five power play goals on the year.
Amos led the team with three goals in the series against the Tommies. She has five goals in the last four games for the Buckeyes.

Statistically Speaking
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 37, St. Thomas 10
Saves: St. Thomas (Hannan) 31, Ohio State (MacLeod) 10
Power Play: Ohio State 1-1, St. Thomas 0-3
Faceoffs: Ohio State 37, St. Thomas 17
Ohio State Scoring: Cimoroni (1-1-2), Matthews (1-1-2), Amos (1-0-1), Dunne (1-0-1), Petrie (1-0-1), Disher (0-1-1), Raunio (0-1-1), Svensson (0-1-1), Vanhanen (0-1-1)

Up Next
Ohio State stays home to play No. 9 Minnesota Duluth Jan. 30-31. Tickets can be purchased HERE. The games will also be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

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