No. 3 Ohio State Hosts No. 2 Minnesota This Weekend
1/26/2022 3:34:15 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Minnesota
Date: Jan. 28-29, 2022
Time: 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. ET
Venue: OSU Ice Rink
Watch:Â Friday (B1G+)Â |Â Saturday (B1G+)
Live Stats:Â OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Notes: Ohio State | Minnesota
Rosters: Ohio State | Minnesota
Season Stats: Ohio State | Minnesota
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the second straight weekend, the No. 3 Ohio State women’s hockey team will welcome a ranked opponent to the OSU Ice Rink with No. 2 Minnesota making the trip to Columbus for a two-game series set for Jan. 28-29 at 6 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday.
The series between the Buckeyes and Gophers will be streamed on B1G+ (additional subscription required).
Important Gameday Information
- The university and City of Columbus policies require wearing of masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, for all faculty, staff and invitees. The department requires all patrons at our events to wear your mask at all times for your own safety and for the health, safety and well-being of others, including our student-athletes, campus community and visitors. The university and the Department of Athletics encourage individuals to get vaccinated, boostered and to continue safety protocols.
- Concessions will be closed at all university-related athletic events. Water will be available. Fans will not be permitted to bring food/beverage into athletic facilities.
 Buckeyes in a Nutshell
- Ohio State sits at first in the WCHA standings with a win percentage of .796. Due to an imbalance of the number of WCHA games set to be played, the league is now using points percentage to determine standings rather than overall points earned, as detailed by the WCHA’s COVID-19 protocols agreed upon by the member schools prior to the start of the season.
- The Buckeyes are tied for second in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll with Wisconsin, receiving 162 points overall and five first-place votes. In the USCHO.com poll, Ohio State ranks tied for third this week with 125 points and three first-place votes.
- Senior defenseman Sophie Jaques leads the Buckeyes with 39 points this season on a team-high 15 goals and 24 assists.
- Goaltender Andrea Braendli has left for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where she will play for her home country of Switzerland starting Feb. 3.
- Paetyn Levis was named one of 11 nominees for the 2022 Hockey Humanitarian Award this week. The Buckeyes’ senior alternate captain is on the executive board of Ohio State’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) while also being very involved in the community through the 2nd & 7 Foundation and FAM mentoring. Finalists for the award will be announced in February with the award being announced at the men’s NCAA Frozen Four.
 Notable Notes
- Following a two-point performance against Minnesota Duluth, Sophie Jaques is now second in the nation in points per game (1.77). She is the leading scorer among defensemen and is tied for seventh in the country in season goals (15).
- Jaques’ season total 39 points ranks third -most in the Ohio State record book for points by a defender. The Toronto, Ontario native has amassed 88 points for her career, good for sixth among all-time Buckeye defenders.
- Jenn Gardiner joins Jaques in the top 10 of players in Division I hockey with a sixth-place rank in assists per game (6) and points per game (8).
- The Buckeyes lead the nation in scoring with 5.09 goals per game and have tallied 297 points this season. The team has recorded a nation-best 112 goals and are tied for first with 185 assists.
- Gabby Rosenthal leads the conference, and is third in the country, in faceoff wins with 311.
- Amanda Thiele leads the conference in goalie win percentage with a 6-1-0 record on the year. She is also first in the WCHA and second nationally in goals against average (1.064). She has been named to the HCA Goalie of the Year watchlist.
- This weekend marks the second-to-last regular season home series for the Buckeyes. The team returns to the OSU Ice Rink on Feb. 18 and 19 to play Wisconsin. The team will play five games in Minnesota before that, meeting Minnesota State, St. Cloud State and Bemidji State on the road trip around Minnesota.
History vs. Minnesota
- In the last meeting between the two teams, Ohio State swept Minnesota in the first road trip of the 2021-22 season.
- The Buckeyes are 21-78-5 against the Gophers all-time but are 13-8-1 since 2017. Ohio State has won the last five meetings against Minnesota.
- Since Coach Muzerall took over, the Buckeyes are 6-6-0 against the Gophers at the OSU Ice Rink.
2022 Winter Olympics
- A total of six Buckeyes will be playing in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, representing five different countries.
- Current Buckeye Andrea Braendli will play for Team Switzerland while Emma Maltais will skate for Canada.
- Three alumni will also represent Ohio State, including Jincy Dunne (USA), Natalie Spooner (Canada) and Minttu Tuominen (Finland).
- Incoming freshman Sofie Lundin has also made an Olympic roster and will be playing for Sweden.
- Maltais, Dunne and Lundin will be making their Olympic debut this year in China.
Around the WCHA
- Four WCHA teams are ranked in the top five of the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey poll. Ohio State is tied for second with Wisconsin and Minnesota and Minnesota Duluth follow at fourth and fifth, respectively.
- Besides the matchup in Columbus, Wisconsin visits St. Cloud State, Minnesota State visits Minnesota Duluth and St. Thomas visits Bemidji State for Friday-Saturday series.
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