Ohio State Falls in Game One at Minnesota

Friday, October 16

Minneapolis, Minn.

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

Ohio State

6-1-0, 4-1-0

Minnesota

5-0-0, 3-0-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Ohio St.	0	2	0	2
Minnesota	3	1	2	6

10/16/2026 9:35:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 1 Ohio State women's hockey team fell, 6-2, to No. 3 Minnesota Friday at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

The Buckeyes (6-1-0, 4-1-0 WCHA) look to split the series against the Gophers (5-0-0, 3-0-0 WCHA) in game two set for Saturday at 3 p.m.

How it Happened

The Gophers took the lead 14 seconds into the game and doubled it at 3:49.
Minnesota took advantage of a pair of Buckeye penalties, scoring on the power play with five seconds to play in the opening frame and another 2:43 into the second.
Ohio State cut the Minnesota lead down to two in the second period, scoring twice in the final three minutes.
The team's first goal of the game came on the power play with Joy Dunne finding the back of the net at 17:28. Dune scored from the top of the goal crease with assists from Kassidy Carmichael and Mira Jungåker.
Two minutes later, Jenna Raunio recovered the puck deep in the Buckeyes' zone and skated it up the ice. She connected with Kaia Malachino as the duo entered the Minnesota zone and Malachino dished it back off to Raunio, who rifled a shot from the faceoff circle over the glove of Gopher goaltender Hannah Clark.
Buckeye netminder Rowan Houweling made 13 saves in the middle frame to keep the Gophers to just one goal in the period.
Minnesota held off the Buckeye come back with two more goals in the final frame for the 6-2 win.

Buckeye Notables

Dunne's power-play goal is her first of the season and her fifth goal on the year. She now has 16 goals on the power play for her career.
Raunio added her first goal of the season and becomes the ninth Buckeye to light the lamp this year.
Houweling made a career-high 31 saves on the day.

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