Brengman’s Go-Ahead Goal Pushes Ohio State Past Minnesota Duluth, 3-2

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Due to a two-goal third interval, the No. 1 Ohio State girls’s hockey crew earned a 3-2 win over the No. 4/5 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Saturday afternoon on the OSU Ice Rink. With the win, the Buckeyes (8-0-0, 8-0-0 WCHA) earned a sweep of the Bulldogs (6-2-0, 2-2-0 WCHA) within the 2022 nationwide championship sport rematch.

The way it Occurred

Going through a one-goal deficit headed into the third interval, Ohio State scored twice in 5 minutes to seize the sweep of Minnesota Duluth.

Jenn Gardiner recorded the game-tying aim for the Buckeyes at 10:47 to even the rating at two. Connecting on a give-and-go with Emma Peschel, the senior ahead despatched a shot from the slot by three UMD defensemen and previous goaltender Emma Soderberg. Paetyn Levis added the second help on the aim.

Riley Brengman secured the win for Ohio State with slightly below 5 minutes to play within the sport. Emma Maltais fed Brengman an ideal cross onto her stick as she entered the Bulldogs’ zone. Brengman completed high shelf on Soderberg to offer her crew the go-ahead aim.

Ohio State’s first aim of the sport got here from Gabby Rosenthal with 3:43 left to play within the first interval. Sophie Jaques despatched a cross from the purpose to Rosenthal, who was ready simply large of the Bulldogs’ aim to direct into the web. The tally was the primary tie of the sport as Ohio State and Minnesota Duluth went to the locker room on the first intermission knotted at one.

It was the Bulldogs who struck first in Saturday’s matchup, with Mannon McMahon credited on an unfortunate own-goal from the Buckeyes at 7:54 within the first interval. Minnesota Duluth took a 2-1 lead by recording the one aim of the second body, as Gabbie Hughes scored 3:29 into the interval.

Ohio State goaltender Amanda Thiele got here up with 23 saves within the sport for Ohio State. The Buckeyes’ defensive effort allowed simply 25 photographs on aim from a crew that was averaging 46.17 getting into the weekend.

Sport Notes

• Ohio State defeated Minnesota Duluth by a rating of 3-2 in every sport of the sequence. The rating was additionally the identical as when the Buckeyes defeated the Bulldogs within the championship sport final season.
• The pair of wins this weekend marks the primary time for the reason that 2018-19 season that Ohio State has swept Minnesota Duluth. The Buckeyes have received each video games of the sequence 5 instances within the all-time historical past between the 2 groups.
• Riley Brengman’s game-winning aim is her first of the yr and simply her second of her profession. She tallied the Buckeyes go-ahead aim within the Buckeyes’ 8-1 win at Bemidji State on Feb. 12, 2022.
• Scoring Ohio State’s second aim of the day, Jenn Gardiner has prolonged her level streak to eight video games. She has tallied 4 objectives and eight assists for 12 factors on the yr. She completed with a team-high three factors within the sequence in opposition to the Bulldogs.
• Freshman Emma Peschel tallied her first level of her collegiate profession on Saturday. The Edina, Minn. native earned the primary help on Gardiner’s game-tying aim.
• Graduate ahead Paetyn Levis assists each of Ohio State’s third interval objectives to guide the crew with two assists on the day and tie Gardiner for a team-high two factors within the contest.
• Junior goaltender Amanda Thiele completed the weekend 2-0-0 for the Buckeyes. The Milford, Mich. native is now 6-0-0 this season.
• Ohio State’s program-record win streak is now as much as 18 video games. The 8-0-0 begin to the yr continues the Buckeyes’ greatest season-opening stretch in program historical past.

Statistically Talking
Photographs: Ohio State 64, Minnesota Duluth 40
Saves: Minnesota Duluth (Soderberg) 34, Ohio State (Thiele) 24
Energy Play: Ohio State 0-2, Minnesota Duluth 0-3
Faceoffs: Ohio State 21, Minnesota Duluth 21
Ohio State Scoring: Gardiner (1-1-2), Levis (0-2-2), Brengman (1-0-1), Rosenthal (1-0-1), Jaques (0-1-1), Maltais (0-1-1), Peschel (0-1-1)

Up Subsequent

The Buckeyes are again in motion subsequent weekend to tackle the No. 2 ranked Minnesota Gophers on the OSU Ice Rink. The 2-game sequence set for Oct. 28-29 will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and three p.m. Saturday.

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