Ohio State Voted No. 1 in Preseason USCHO.com Poll

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State ladies’s hockey crew checks in at No. 1 total within the Preseason DCU/USCHO.com Division I Ladies’s Ice Hockey Ballot introduced Monday. The ballot is compiled weekly and consists of 15 voters, together with coaches and media professionals from throughout the nation.

Final season, Ohio State closed the 12 months by profitable this system’s first NCAA title. The Buckeyes earned a 3-2 win over Minnesota Duluth within the crew’s first nationwide championship recreation look. Ohio State completed the 12 months with a program report 32 wins.

This 12 months marks the primary time Ohio State has earned the highest spot within the USCHO.com preseason ballot. The Buckeyes earned their first No. 1 rating in program historical past following their 2022 WCHA Closing Faceoff championship win. The three-2 extra time victory over Minnesota within the convention event title recreation additionally earned the crew the highest seed within the NCAA event.

General, 4 WCHA groups had been earned rankings within the preseason ballot. Minnesota follows Ohio State at No. 2 whereas Wisconsin and Minnesota Duluth are available in at third and fifth, respectively. Two of the Buckeyes’ three non-conference opponents earned rankings as Colgate was voted sixth and Cornell was voted twelfth.

Ohio State is ready to open the 2022-23 season on the highway with a collection at Minnesota State Sept. 30-Oct. 1. The crew hosts its residence opener Oct. 7-8 towards St. Cloud State on the OSU Ice Rink.

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