Athletic Communications, Women’s Hockey • Kelly Grgas-Wheeler University of Minnesota Duluth • Duluth, MN 55812-2496 • (218) 726-8937 • Fax: (218) 726-6529 THE MATCH-UP Game 11 & 12 NO. 7/8 BULLDOGS WILL JUMP BACK INTO WCHA No. 7(t)/8 UMD vs. No. 7(t)/7 Ohio State PLAY AT NO. 7 OHIO STATE THIS WEEKEND Date: Nov. 16-17, 2018, 5 p.m. Friday, 12 p.m. Saturday CDT Nov. 14, 2018 Site: OSU Ice Rink (1,000) -- Columbus, OH After a two week hiatus from NCAA competition, the No. 7 University of Minnesota Du- Record: UMD:....5-4-1, 3-4-1-1 WCHA luth women’s hockey team will dive right back into one of the nation’s strongest sched- ules when it heads to Columbus, Ohio this weekend to take on Ohio State University. Ohio State: 9-5-0, 5-3-0 WCHA The Western Collegiate Hockey Association series will get underway in the OSU Ice Video: http://bit.ly/2OSWKEN Rink Friday at 5:00 p.m. CDT, and then again at 12:00 p.m. CDT on Saturday. Live Stats: http://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/womens-ice-hockey- live-stats/ USCHO RANKING: UMD-- No. 7, Ohio State-- No. 7 (tied) 2018-2019 SCHEDULE USA TODAY/USA Hockey Magazine: UMD--No. 8, Ohio State-- No. 7 Date Opponent Location Time 9/22/2018 Minnesota Whitecaps# Duluth, MN L, 3-4 THE SERIES: The Bulldogs are 67-17-3 all-time against OSU, and went 2-2 against 9/28/2018 #4Boston College Duluth, MN W, 4-2 the Buckeyes one season ago. 9/29/2018 #4Boston College Duluth, MN W, 2-1 10/5/2018 #3Minnesota* Duluth, MN L, 2-3 UMD stunned then No. 5 Ohio State back on Jan. 26-27, sweeping the series at AMSOIL by scores of 4-1 and 2-1. In the first game (Jan. 26), UMD was propelled 10/6/2018 #3Minnesota* Duluth, MN T, 2-2 OTSW behind an offensive surge in the second period that buried the Buckeyes under three 10/13/2018 #2Wisconsin* Madison, WI L, 2-4 unanswered goals. Four different players carried the scoring for UMD, including Kat- 10/14/2018 #2Wisconsin* Madison, WI L, 1-3 erina Mrázová, Jalyn Elmes, Sydney Brodt and Naomi Rogge. 10/19/2018 Bemidji State* Duluth, MN W, 6-1 10/20/2018 Bemidji State* Duluth, MN W, 2-0 Jessica Convery had 38 saves for the Bulldogs, who were outshot 39-28. 10/26/2018 St. Cloud State* St. Cloud, MN W, 2-1 10/27/2018 St. Cloud State* St. Cloud, MN L, 2-3 In the regular season series finale (Jan. 27), UMD got two goals from then freshman 11/3/2018 Minnesota Whitecaps# Duluth, MN L, 1-5 Anna Klein at 3:52 and 14:30 of the third period for the game-tying and game-win- 11/16/2018 #7Ohio State* Columbus, OH 5:00 PM ning tallies in the Bulldogs 2-1 win. Convery was again brilliant with 33 saves, and 11/17/2018 #7Ohio State* Columbus, OH 12:00 PM UMD was again outshot 34-25. 11/23/2018 Clarkson Potsdam, NY 5:00 PM The sweep was the first by UMD over OSU since the Bulldogs swept the Buckeyes 11/24/2018 Clarkson Potsdam, NY 2:00 PM at AMSOIL by scores of 6-1 and 3-0 on Jan. 27-28, 2017. UMD also outscored OSU 12/7/2018 Minnesota State* Duluth, MN 7:07 PM 6-2 despite being outshot 73-53 in the series. 12/8/2018 Minnesota State* Duluth, MN 4:07 PM 1/5/2019 Minnesota+ Minneapolis, MN 4:07 PM A QUICK LOOK AT THE BUCKEYES: OSU was swept for the first time this season 1/6/2019 MSU Mankato/SCSU+ Minneapolis, MN 1:07 PM by Bemidji State University in Columbus last weekend by scores of 1-2 and 2-4, 1/11/2018 Bemidji State* Bemidji, MN 3:07 PM despite outshooting the Beavers 73-50 in the series. OSU currently owns an overall 1/12/2018 Bemidji State* Bemidji, MN 1:07 PM record of 9-5-0 and 5-3-0 in the WCHA. 1/18/2019 Ohio State* Duluth, MN 7:07 PM 1/19/2019 Ohio State* Duluth, MN 4:07 PM Sophomore forward Emma Maltais leads the Buckeyes with 21 points (6g, 21a), while both Maltais and senior forward Charly Dahlquist lead OSU with six goals a piece. 1/25/2019 Quinnipiac Duluth, MN 3:07 PM Rookie goaltender Andrea Brandli has played in 11 of OSU’s 14 games, and has 1/26/2019 Quinnipiac Duluth, MN 3:07 PM posted a 2.01 GAA and .934 saves percentage with a record of 6-5-0. 2/2/2019 Minnesota* Minneapolis, MN 4:07 PM 2/3/2019 Minnesota* Minneapolis, MN 1:07 PM LAST TIME OUT: While UMD hosted in the Minnesota Whitecaps of the NWHL 2/8/2019 St. Cloud State* Duluth, MN 7:07 PM back on Nov. 3, a 1-5 exhibition setback, the Bulldogs last official action was a 2/9/2019 St. Cloud State* Duluth, MN 4:07 PM 2/15/2019 Wisconsin* Duluth, MN 3:07 PM 2/16/2019 Wisconsin* Duluth, MN 3:07 PM UMD vs. Ohio State (Last 10 games) (67-17-3 All-Time) 2/22/2019 Minnesota State* Mankato, MN 7:07 PM 2/23/2019 Minnesota State* Mankato, MN 3:07 PM Jan. 26, 2018 2-1 Win Home Jan. 27, 2017 6-1 Win Home 3/1-3/2019 WCHA First Round Top Four Seeds TBA Jan. 25, 2018 4-1 Win Home Oct. 29, 2016 3-2 Win Away 3/8-10/2019 WCHA Final Face-Off Highest Seed TBA Oct. 14, 2017 0-2 Loss Away Oct. 28, 2016 6-0 Win Away 3/15-17/2019 NCAA Quarterfinal TBA TBA Oct. 13, 2017 3-4 Loss Away Jan. 30, 2016 4-2 Win Home 3/22-24/2019 NCAA Frozen Four Hamden, CT TBA Jan. 28, 2017 3-0 Win Home Jan. 29, 2016 4-6 Loss Home Five-Time NCAA Champions 2010 • 2008 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 BY THE NUMBERS series split against St. Cloud State University The Bulldogs took a 2-1 lead at 13:44 on BULLDOGS VS. BUCKEYES on Oct. 26-27 in St. Cloud, Minn. by scores of another power play goal, this time by sopho- Overall Record 2-1 and 2-3. more forward Naomi Rogge, who had assisted 5-4-1 9-5-0 Houston’s score. Houston had an assist on the goal, and freshman forward Gabbie Hughes Conference Record The Bulldogs overpowered the Huskies with 3-4-1-1 5-3-0 picked up second assists on both UMD goals 41 shots on goal to SCSU’s 16 on Friday night, in the skate. The Huskies scored late in the Record vs. Top-10 Teams and a 16-7 shot on goal advantage in the 2-3-1 3-3-0 second period and again in the third period to opening period translated into a 2-0 UMD lead. seal the upset. Scoring Offense (G/Gm) Sophomore forward Anna Klein gave the 2.50 2.71 Bulldogs an early 1-0 lead just 57 seconds in Scoring Defense (G/Gm) the action. Klein’s goal was assisted by Jalyn SCSU, who got 39 stops from Janine Alder 2.20 2.29 Elmes and Ashton Bell -- Bell’s fourth assist Friday night, got even more from goaltender Scoring Margin in her last three games. Emma Polusny Saturday. Polusny had 48 +0.30 +0.43 saves for the Huskies, while UMD netminder Maddie Rooney had 18 for UMD. Shots on Goal (SOG/Gm) UMD’s second goal came on the power play, 28.4 34.8 courtesy of rookie forward Anneke Linser Penalty Minutes Per Game at the 14:43 mark of the first period. Elmes NOTES FROM THE ST. CLOUD STATE 7.9 8.1 picked up her second assist on the night on SERIES: UMD is now 65-13-6 all-time against Power Play the goal, and freshman Maggie Flaherty had the Huskies. 7/27 (25.9) 3/34 (0.88) the second helper on Linser’s score. Fresh- Penalty Kill man goaltender Emma Soderberg made 15 24/30 (80.0) 48/53 (90.6) saves in her official UMD debut. --UMD put 91 shots on goal compared to just 37 by SCSU over the series, but both teams Point Leaders Three Players (8) Emma Maltais (21) netted four goals apiece. The Bulldogs have Charly Dahquist (13) Saturday the Bulldogs again put up sea- outshot their opponents 150-89 in their last four Goals Scored son-high shots on goal -- 50 to be exact to games, outscoring them 12-5 in those skates. Naomi Rogge (5) Emma Maltais (6) SCSU 21, but the Huskies found the net when Two Players (4) Charly Dahlquist (6) it mattered for the 3-2 upset. --The 50 shots on goal posted Oct. 27 was Four of the five goals on the afternoon were the first time UMD has hit the half a century tallied in the second period, including the mark since racking up 59 against Minnesota game’s lead-off goal by Hannah Potrykus 5:02 State back on Jan. 23, 2015, a 12-0 win for the into the stanza for the SCSU 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs in Mankato, Minn. Bulldogs responded 3:35 later when Ryleigh Houston cashed in a power play to draw UMD even at 1-1.