Career Honors
- OSU Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2022)
- WCHA Scholar-Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022)
- WCHA All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022)
- AHCA All-American Scholar (2021)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022)
- WCHA Final Faceoff All-Tournament Team
2021-22 – Senior
- Skated in 37 games during her senior season
- Recorded 11 points on two goals and nine assists
- Scored the Buckeyes’ first goal in the three-goal comeback Final Faceoff championship win over Minnesota (March 6)
- Tallied 14 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating
2020-21 – Junior
- Appeared in all 20 games
- Scored two goals on the year, including the game-winner in the home series against Minnesota (1/30)
- Assisted the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win at Minnesota (2/12)
- Won 52 of 110 faceoffs for a .473 faceoff percentage
- Blocked seven shots on the year
2019-20 – Sophomore
- Appeared in 34 games
- Finished the year with 12 points from three goals and nine assists, all career highs
- Scored a career, game-high two goals against St. Cloud State (Oct. 5)
- Posted two, two point games against Colgate (Nov. 22) and St. Cloud State (Oct. 5)
- Tied her career-long point streak with three assists in three games (1/10/20-1/17/20)
- Won 165 of 313 faceoffs for a .527 faceoff percentage, third best on the team
- Posted a new career-high 27 shots on goal with three shots against Princeton (Dec. 14) and St. Cloud State (Oct. 5)
- Blocked 21 shots
2018-19 – Freshman
- Appeared in 28 games
- Finished her rookie campaign with seven points from two goals and five assists
- Scored the first goal of her career in a 6-1 win at St. Lawrence (Oct. 27)
- Earned the first point of her career with an assist against Colgate (Oct. 5)
- Her longest point streak of the season was three games, with an assist at Bemidji State (Nov. 10) and an assist and goal in back-to-back games against Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 16-17)
- Put 17 shots-on-goal
- Blocked seven shots
Prior to Ohio State
- Won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Finland
- Took bronze at the 2017 IIHF World Women’s Championships with Finland
- Played in three straight Under-18 IIHF World Women’s Championship tournaments with Finland (2014-2016)
- Played for Team Kuortane from 2014-2018
- Served as a captain on Team Kuortane from 2015-2017
Personal
- Daughter of Sami Saekkinen and Sari Suoniemi
- Has one sibling, Sani Saekkinen
- Health Sciences major
- Favorite athlete: Eva Wahlstrom
