Joy Dunne

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
O'Fallon, Mo.
Position:
Forward
High School:
The Fulton School
Last Team:
St. Louis Lady Blues
Height:
5-11

Career Honors

2024 National Champion
2024 WCHA Regular Season Champion
2024 Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
2023-24 WCHA Rookie of the Year
2023-24 Julie Chu National Rookie of the Year
Two-time WCHA Rookie of the Week
WCHA Rookie of the Month (November 2023)
OSU Scholar Athlete (2024)

Career Overview
Has skated in 76 games for her Buckeye career with 48 goals, 48 assists and 96 points… she led all rookies with 42 points and 24 goals in 2023-24… first Ohio State player to be named national rookie of the year… scored the game-winning goal in the 2024 national championship game... WCHA Scholar-Athlete and All-Academic Team member... 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist

2024-25 (Sophomore Season)

Has skated in all 37 games for the Buckeyes entering the NCAA tournament and has recorded a team-high 30 assists and 54 points on the year
Named to the Preseason All-WCHA team and finished the season Second Team All-WCHA
Tallied a career-best four points (2G, 2A) in the win over Stonehill (Oct. 25, 2024)
Scored the overtime game-winning goal against Minnesota State (Nov. 22, 2024)
Recorded two points (1G, 1A) in the shootout win over Wisconsin outdoors at Wrigley Field (Jan. 4, 2025)

2023-24 (Freshman Season)

Skated in all 39 games during the national championship campaign
Led the Buckeyes with 24 goals, including a team-best six game-winning goals, and added 18 assists for 42 points on the year
Recorded two hat tricks, her first career three-goal performance vs. Bemidji State (Nov. 11) and her second at Minnesota (Jan. 12)
Tied for team-best with four power play goals in her rookie season
Tallied her first point with an assist in the 5-2 win at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 13) and scored her first goals with a hat trick performance against Bemidji State (Nov. 11)
Scored a goal in all three of the Buckeyes’ NCAA Tournament games, including the lone goal in the 1-0 win over Wisconsin (March 24) for the national championship
Played with Team USA at the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship, winning silver

Prior to Ohio State

Played for the AAA Lady Blues team for 13 years, most recently a member of the U19 Lady Blues team
Serves as the captain of her U19 team and was a starter on last year’s team
Named a member of the 2022 U.S. U18 Women’s Select Team
Invited to the 2022 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival, scoring three goals in two games
Member of the 2023 U.S. Collegiate Select Team at the Collegiate Series vs. Canada
Represented the U.S. at the 2023 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship (Bronze)

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