Ohio State Finishes Back-To-Back 20-Win Seasons
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OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor | 2400 Olentangy River Rd. | Columbus, Ohio 43210 OHIO STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES April 2 Ohio State Finishes Back-to-Back 20-Win Seasons 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Ohio State University women’s ice hockey team concluded its season ranked ninth in both Date Opponent Time/Result the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Maga- 9/28 at Quinnipiac W, 3-2 zine polls, and a third place finish in the WCHA. 9/29 at Quinnipiac W, 3-2 10/5 #8 Colgate W, 4-3 2018-19 MILESTONES 10/6 #8 Colgate L, 2-5 Ohio State finished the season with a 20-13-2 10/12 Minnesota State* W, 4-0 10/13 Minnesota State* W, 2-1 (OT) record, marking the first time in program history 10/19 at #3 Minnesota* L, 0-3 where the team has won 20 games in back-to- RECORD: 20-13-2 (12-10-2) 10/20 at #3 Minnesota* W, 3-2 back seasons. GOALS/GAME: 2.74 10/26 at #10 St. Lawrence L, 2-3 GOALS ALLOWED/GAME: 2.34 10/27 at #10 St. Lawrence W, 6-1 The Buckeyes remained in both national polls for 11/2 St. Cloud State* W, 3-2 the entirety of the season, another first for the BUCKEYE BITS 11/3 St. Cloud State* W, 3-2 team. OSU jumped into the poll in October 2017 Emma Maltais led the Buckeyes with 43 points 11/9 at Bemidji State* L, 1-2 and hasn’t left, marking the longest continuous from 28 assists and 15 goals, giving her a new 11/10 at Bemidji State* L, 2-4 stretch for the team. career-high in points on her way to notching 11/16 #8 Minnesota Duluth* W, 3-1 All-WCHA First Team status. Her 43 points 11/17 #8 Minnesota Duluth* W, 4-1 tie the 11th highest total for a Buckeye in a 12/1 at Minnesota State* L, 0-3 Jincy Dunne became the second player in team single season, and she’s tied for 17th place in 12/2 at Minnesota State* W, 2-0 history to win the WCHA Defensive Player of the program history with 83 points. The 28 assists 12/15 Mercyhurst W, 2-1 (OT) Year award, the other being Tessa Bonhomme in 12/16 Mercyhurst W, 9-2 2008. she tallied this season tie her for sixth place 1/5 Minnesota Whitecaps L, 3-2 (OT) for assists in a single season. Maltais rattled 1/6 Minnesota Whitecaps L, 3-1 In addition to her WCHA honors, Dunne was off an eight-game point streak near the end 1/11 #1 Wisconsin* W, 1-0 named to the AHCA All-American First Team, of the season, tying her for the eighth longest 1/12 #1 Wisconsin* L, 2-5 making her a two-time All-American, and the point streak in a season for any Buckeye 1/18 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 2-5 first Buckeye to earn First Team honors since player. Maltais finished the season tied for 1/19 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 3-6 Bonhomme did in 2008. third in the WCHA in points, but her 0.80 1/25 #2 Minnesota* L, 2-7 assists-per-game led the league. 1/26 #2 Minnesota* L, 1-7 2/1 at St. Cloud State* W, 4-0 Dunne and Emma Maltais earned places on the Jincy Dunne, 2019 WCHA Defensive Player of 2/2 at St. Cloud State* W, 5-0 All-WCHA First Team for the second consecu- 2/8 Bemidji State* L, 2-3 tive year, the first time the Buckeyes have had the Year, notched 28 points this season on 24 2/9 Bemidji State* W, 5-1 multiple All-WCHA First Team members in back- assists and four goals, tying her for the eighth 2/22 at #1 Wisconsin* T, 1-1 (SOW) to-back years. highest point total by a Buckeye defenseman 2/23 at #1 Wisconsin* T, 2-2 (SOW) in a single season. The All-WCHA First Team 3/1 Minnesota State1 W, 3-2 (OT) Maltais finished the season as the WCHA Scoring member finished the season with 68 points for 1 3/2 Minnesota State W, 3-0 co-Champion with 27 points in conference play. her career, putting her in tenth place among 3/9 #2 Wisconsin2 L, 2-3 all OSU defensemen in program history. Sophie Jaques earned WCHA All-Rookie Team honors, marking the fifth consecutive year where Charly Dahlquist finished the season with 27 All times are listed in Eastern Time the Buckeyes had a player earn the distinction. points, good for third on the team, and 50 *WCHA Conference Game points during her OSU career (and 72 points 1Columbus, Ohio (WCHA First Round) total). She scored five game-winning-goals this 2Ridder Arena; Minneapolis, Minn. (WCHA Final Lauren Boyle became the first NWHL draft pick Faceoff) in program history when the Minnesota White- season, tied for the fourth highest total for a caps drafted her in the third round of the annual Buckeye in a single season. Home games denoted in bold NWHL draft. Exhibition games denoted in bold italic ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Madison Field finished her career with 100 points, Women’s Hockey Contact .........Don Hawkins making her the 10th player in program history to Email: [email protected] cross the century mark. Cell: 859-200-9847 Official Website: ......OhioStateBuckeyes.com In addition to notching back-to-back 20 wins Facebook ..........OhioStateWomensHockey seasons, this was the first season where the Twitter ............................... @OhioStateWHKY Buckeyes made back-to-back appearances in the Instagram ......................... @OhioStateWHKY WCHA Final Faceoff. #GoBucks 2018-19 OHIO STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY END OF SEASON NOTES | APRIL 2 the WCHA All-Rookie Team on Feb. 28. This is the Tatum Skaggs led the team with 17 goals, and first time where the same Buckeye players have GENERAL INFORMATION finished fourth on the season with 26 points. The both made the All-WCHA First Team in consecu- HOCKEY HISTORY sophomore enters next season with 63 points, tive years. All-Time Record/Yrs ........................313-351-69/19 from 40 goals and 23 assists, putting her four goals WCHA Record/Yrs ........................ 200-273-55/19 away from the being in the top 10 in career goals at BRAENDLI TABBED FOR NCAA & WCHA WCHA Tournament Record/Yrs ........ 21-33-0/19 Ohio State. HONOR AHCA All-Americans .............................................8 Andrea Braendli put on a star making perfor- Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalists 6 Madison Field etched her name into the program mance against then No. 1 Wisconsin, notching 92 Hockey Humanitarian Award Finalists .............. 3 history this season, scoring her 100th point and saves and a pair of shutout wins in Madison on WCHA Player of the Year ...................................... 1 finishing her career with the 10th highest point total her way to being named the NCAA No. 1 Star of WCHA Defensive Player of the Year .................2 for a Buckeye. Her 56 career goals are good for the Week and the WCHA Goaltender of the Week WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year..................... 1 sixth place all-time. Field tallied four game-winning- on Feb. 26. WCHA Rookie of the Year .................................... 3 goals this season, bringing her career total to 11, WCHA Coach of the Year ...................................... 1 All-WCHA Selections .......................................... 25 tied for second place in team history. With 146 LAUREN BOYLE SNAGS WCHA HONORS WCHA All-Tournament Selections .....................5 games played, Field finished her career tied for After a huge performance during senior weekend AWHCA Scholar All-Americans ........................24 10th in games played. Lauren Boyle earned WCHA Defenseman of the WCHA Scholar-Athlete Selections ...................58 Week honors. The senior scored a goal in the WCHA All-Academic Selections ..................... 163 Sophie Jaques has put up impressive numbers in series opener against Bemidji State before tallying Academic All-Big Ten At-Large Selections ...151 her rookie campaign on her way to earning WCHA two assists on senior day. Her three points tied OSU Scholar-Athletes ......................................224 All-Rookie Team honors. The freshman finished the WCHA lead for defenseman for the week. with 21 points from 16 assists and five goals. BRAENDLI EARNS NCAA AND WCHA HONORS 2017-18 REVIEW Andrea Braendli made an immediate impact in Andrea Braendli continues to impress this season 2017-18 Record ........................................................ 24-11-4 her freshman year, notching a .939 save percent- as she earned NCAA No. 2 Star of the Week and WCHA Record/Finish .......................................14-6-4/2nd age, the fourth best in program history. Her 1.88 WCHA Rookie of the Week on Feb. 5. Braendli WCHA Tournament Record...........................................2-1 goals-against-average is tied for third place in the stopped all 50 shots she faced during the series 2017-18 Letterwinners Returning ......16 (10 F, 4 D, 2 G) record book, as is her six shutouts. With 16 wins with the Huskies, earning back-to-back shutouts 2017-18 Letterwinners Lost .................... 7 (4 F, 2 D, 1 G) 2018-19 Newcomers .................................7 (3 F, 3 D, 1 G) this season, Braendli notched the fifth highest win for the Buckeyes. total for any Buckeye in a single season. BUCKS SET NEW HOME ATTENDANCE RE- COACHING STAFF DUNNE BECOMES TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN CORD Head Coach ....................Nadine Muzerall, 3rd season Alma Mater, Year ............................... Minnesota, ‘01 Jincy Dunne continues to build to her legacy, this When the Buckeyes took on No. 2 Minnesota on Record at Ohio State/Yrs ....................58-42-11 / 3rd time by earning ACHA All-American First Team Jan.