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Career Honors
- OSU Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022)
- WCHA Scholar-Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022)
- WCHA All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022)
- WCHA Defenseman of the Month (December 2019)
- WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (1/12/21)
- AHCA All-American Scholar (2021)
2021-22 – Senior
- Appeared in all 38 games for Ohio State
- Second among Buckeye defensemen with 27 points on the year (3 G, 24 A)
- Earned a +17 on-ice rating and blocked 38 shots for the Buckeyes
- Scored the game-tying goal against Minnesota (Jan. 28), a game that the Buckeyes won 2-1 in overtime
- Graduated in May of 2022 with a degree in sport industry
2020-21 – Junior
- Appeared in all 20 games
- Second on the team in assists with 10 helpers on the year
- Lead the team with a +8 for the season
- Scored a goal against Wisconsin to help the team take down the No. 1 Badgers in the home opener
- Assisted both goals in the second game of the series at Wisconsin
- Took 58 shots on the year and blocked 25
- Finished the season with a team-high +8 on ice
2019-20 – Sophomore
- Appeared in all 38 games
- Finished her sophomore season with 16 points from four goals and 12 assists
- Scored her first career goal against St. Lawrence on Sept. 28
- Recorded two, two-point games against Quinnipiac (Jan. 25) and St. Cloud State (Oct. 4)
- Posted a season-high six shots on goal against Bemidji State (Feb. 1)
- Scored a power play goal against Minnesota State on Oct. 18 and finished the season with seven power play points, good for fifth on the team and second among defenders
- Blocked 55 shots, good for third on the team. Registered a game-high 5 blocks against Cornell (Nov. 29)
- Named WCHA Defenseman of the Month for the month of December
2018-19 – Freshman
- Appeared in all 35 games
- Finished her rookie campaign with six points, all from assists
- Tallied the first point of her career with an assist at St. Lawrence (Oct. 26)
- Notched her first multi-point game with two assists against Mercyhurst (Dec. 16)
- Blocked 45 shots, good for second on the team
- Made a career-high five blocks at Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 19)
Prior to Ohio State
- Won gold with Team USA in the IIHF World Women’s U-18 Championships
- One of the five finalists for the 2018 Minnesota Ms. Hockey award
- Played four years at Elk River High School
- Served as an assistant captain in 2016-17 and a captain in 2017-18
- Tallied 106 points in her high school career from 40 goals and 66 assists
- All-State honors in 2017 and 2018, earned honorable mention in 2016
- All-Conference all four years of high school
Personal
- Daughter of Terrence and Beth Bizal
- Has a sister, Jessica, and a twin brother, Connor
- Her father and uncle played hockey at St. Cloud State, and her cousin, Grace Bizal, plays at Boston College
- Favorite team: Minnesota Wild
- Favorite athlete: Simone Biles
- Sport industry major