No. 2 Ohio State Shuts Out No. 15 St. Cloud for 4-0 Win

Friday, January 9

St. Cloud, Minn.

7 p.m. (6 p.m. CT)

Ohio State

18-3-0, 12-3-0

St. Cloud State

7-13-1, 3-11-1

Ohio St.

St. Cloud St.

No. 2 Ohio State Shuts Out No. 15 St. Cloud for 4-0 Win

1/9/2026 10:35:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team earned its fifth shutout of the season with a 4-0 win over No. 15 St. Cloud State Friday night at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn.

Short Story

The Buckeyes (18-3-0, 12-3-0 WCHA) scored one goal in the first and second periods and added two in the third for their third straight game scoring at least four goals. Eight players recorded a point in the win and the team outshot the Huskies (7-13-1, 3-11-1 WCHA) in every period.

Ohio State goaltender Hailey MacLeod made 23 saves Friday night to hold St. Cloud State off the board in the Buckeyes' first conference game in over a month.

The team went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill and finished over 50 percent from the faceoff dot.

How it Happened

Hilda Svensson put the Buckeyes in the lead at 12:25 in the first period. A wide shot by St. Cloud State landed on the stick of Svensson who skated the length of the ice and sent a shot over the shoulder of Husky goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö.

The Buckeyes killed off two penalties in the opening frame and MacLeod stopped eight shots.

Jordan Baxter doubled the Ohio State advantage at 6:08 in the second period, scoring from the top of the faceoff circle off assists from Mira Jungåker and Kassidy Carmichael.

MacLeod added another nine saves in the middle frame as the Buckeyes took the 2-0 lead into the second intermission.

Three minutes into the third period, Sanni Vanhanen recovered the puck behind the St. Cloud State goal and skated it around the faceoff circle and sent a wrister past Kyrkkö for her 11th goal of the season. Maxine Cimoroni earned the assist on the goal.

The fourth goal of the game was Jordyn Petrie's fourth goal of the season. A faceoff win by Jocelyn Amos found Petrie at the top of the crease. The Lincoln, Neb. native's first shot was saved, but she lit the lamp on the rebound.

MacLeod stopped another six shots in the final frame to hold St. Cloud State scoreless for just the second time this season.

Game Notes

Svensson has now recorded a point in seven straight games for the Buckeyes. Her seven-game point streak ties for the longest of the season by a Buckeye, which she previously did from Oct. 24 to Nov. 21. The point is her 38th of the season, tying her for eighth most by a Buckeye in their rookie season.

Amos tallied her 100th career point with an assist on the fourth goal of the game. The assist came off a faceoff win by Amos. The junior forward is the 21st player in program history to record 100 career points.

The shutout is Hailey MacLeod's third of the season. The senior from Abbotsford, B.C. improves to 12-2-0 this year for the Buckeyes. Her 12 wins are her most in a season in her four-year collegiate career.

Statistically Speaking

Shots on Goal: Ohio State 39, St. Cloud State 23

Saves: St. Cloud State (Kyrkkö) 35, Ohio State (MacLeod) 23

Power Play: Ohio State 0-3, St. Cloud State 0-6

Faceoffs: Ohio State 30, St. Cloud State 23

Ohio State Scoring: Baxter (1-0-1), Petrie (1-0-1), Svensson (1-0-1), Vanhanen (1-0-1), Amos (0-1-1), Cimoroni (0-1-1), Carmichael (0-1-1), Jungaker (0-1-1)

Up Next

The Buckeyes and Huskies meet in the regular season series final 3 p.m. Saturday from Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The game will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

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