Ohio State Opens the Season at Minnesota State

No. 1/1 Ohio State at RV/RV Minnesota State
Date: Sept. 30/Oct. 1, 2022
Time: 4 p.m. ET/ 1 p.m. ET
Venue: Mayo Clinic HSEC
Watch on B1G+: Friday | Saturday
Dwell Stats: MSUMavericks.com
Recreation Notes: Ohio State
Rosters: Ohio State | Minnesota State

 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 1/1 Ohio State ladies’s hockey group kicks off the 2022-23 season this weekend with a sequence at No. RV/RV Minnesota State. The Buckeyes tackle the Mavericks at 4 p.m. ET Friday and 1 p.m. ET Saturday on the Mayo Clinic HSEC in Mankato, Minn.

Buckeyes in a Nutshell

• For the primary time in program historical past, Ohio State enters the season because the No. 1 group within the nation. The Buckeyes earned the highest rating in each the USCHO.com and USA Right this moment/USA Hockey Journal Polls.
• Ohio State is at present on a 10-game win streak, its longest in program historical past. The streak began on Feb. 12 at Bemidji State.
• Captaining the Buckeyes this season are graduates Paetyn Levis, Emma Maltais and Gabby Rosenthal. Maltais will don the “C” for the second time whereas Levis and Rosenthal will function alternate captains for the second season.
• Becoming a member of the captains for his or her fifth and ultimate yr of eligibility are defenseman duo Madison Bizal and Sophie Jaques. The 2 mixed for 86 factors final season whereas serving to the Buckeyes preserve the very best energy play within the nation.
• Junior Amanda Thiele returns because the 2021-22 WCHA goaltending champion. She completed final season with a 1.27 targets towards common and a .940 save proportion.
• Ohio State head coach Nadine Muzerall is in her seventh season on the helm of the Buckeyes. She at present holds a 127-63-17 at Ohio State.
• The Buckeyes’ 2022-23 roster options gamers from three international locations and 9 states.
• Jaques, Maltais and Thiele have been every chosen to the WCHA’s preseason all-conference group, making up half of the gamers on the checklist.
• Becoming a member of Muzerall on the bench this season are affiliate head coach Peter Elander and assistant coach Kelsey Cline.
• Following the season-opener at Minnesota State, the Buckeyes will play their dwelling opener towards St. Cloud State on Oct. 7-8 on the OSU Ice Rink.

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