Buckeyes Return Home to Face Michigan State & Kent State

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Twenty fourth-ranked Ohio State discipline hockey staff returns to the pleasant confines of Buckeye Varsity Area to start a homestand that features 5 of the following six video games in Columbus. It begins Friday with a key convention showdown towards Michigan State at 4 p.m. and continues Sunday towards Kent State (1 p.m.).

The Fundamentals
No. 24 Ohio State (3-5, 0-3) vs. Michigan State (4-4, 0-3) // Friday, Sept. 30 // 4 p.m. // Columbus, Ohio
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No. 24 Ohio State vs. Kent State (4-4) // Sunday, Oct. 2 // 1 p.m. // Columbus, Ohio
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Briefly on the Buckeyes

• Ohio State will probably be seeking to snap a five-game dropping streak on Friday. After beginning the season 3-0, the Buckeyes have fallen to 4 ranked groups within the final 5 contests.
• Two of the final 5 losses have been by one aim and two others had been two-goal video games towards convention opponents.
• The Buckeyes have stayed in video games throughout this powerful stretch thanks partly to their protection. Goalie Abby Danson leads the convention with 43 saves and is third with a 1.05 goals-against common.
• Seven totally different gamers have scored objectives this season, led by three from sophomore Hallie Brost and two every by Cameryn Forgash, Claudia Thomas, Sarah Charley and Zella Bailey.
• On their technique to beginning 3-0, the Buckeyes registered three consecutive shutouts for the primary time in class historical past.

Historical past vs. Michigan State

• The Buckeyes maintain a 43-25-3 all-time report towards Michigan State and have gained 5 consecutive video games within the collection. That features two contests within the spring of 2021 through the Huge Ten-only schedule and a 4-3 triumph final fall in East Lansing.
• The 2 groups have almost cut up within the final 10 conferences with Ohio State holding a 6-4 edge.

Historical past vs. Kent State

• The Buckeyes are 25-9 all-time towards Kent State in a collection that dates again to 1978.
• The final assembly got here on Aug. 31, 2021, a 3-1 win for Kent State in Kent, Ohio.
• Ohio State has gained eight of the final 11 conferences between the 2 groups.

Huge Ten Match Coming to Columbus

• The nation’s premier convention event will happen at Buckeye Varsity Area in 2022.
• The Huge Ten Match takes place Nov. 3-6, with three quarterfinals video games on Thursday, Nov. 3 adopted by the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 4. The championship recreation will happen on Sunday, Nov. 6.
• BTN will broadcast the semifinals and finals reside. The quarterfinals could be seen on BTN+.
• Ticket data will probably be forthcoming later this fall.

A Difficult Slate

• Ohio State has already performed 5 groups presently ranked on this week’s NFHCA ballot and has three extra remaining earlier than the tip of the common season.
• The Huge Ten Convention boasts seven groups on this week’s NFHCA ballot. Three of them are within the high 5: No. 2 Northwestern (9-1), No. 3 Iowa (8-1) and No. 4 Maryland (9-1).

A Mixture of New and Outdated

• Ohio State welcomes again 15 returning letterwinners in 2022, a number of of whom have a great deal of massive recreation expertise.
• Emma Goldean has performed in 79 profession video games with 76 begins. Her 41 profession factors can be probably the most of any lively participant on the roster.
• Leanne Bough has performed in 56 video games during the last three and a half season and began 55 instances.
• These two – who’re additionally captains – are complimented by 15 newcomers: 12 freshmen and three transfers.
• To date this season, newcomers have accounted for 22 mixed begins. Grace Kim, a graduate switch from Duke, is an eight-game starter, as is Janneke van Stiphout, who can be a graduate switch.