WCHA Awards Weekly Titles to Kirk, Jaques

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following the Buckeyes’ top-10 matchup in opposition to Colgate final week on the OSU Ice Rink, senior goaltender Raygan Kirk and graduate defenseman Sophie Jaques have earned Western Collegiate Hockey Affiliation (WCHA) participant of the week awards. Kirk’s Goaltender of the Week nod is her first of her profession whereas Jaques’ Defender of the Week title is her fifth this season.

Kirk earned the beginning in recreation two in opposition to Colgate, serving to the Buckeyes to a 6-2 win over the Raiders. She posted a season-high 30 saves within the recreation to earn her fourth victory of the season between the pipes for Ohio State. Her 30 saves are additionally a single-game file for her Buckeye profession. The Ste. Anne, Manitoba native completed the sport with a .938 save share.

Jaques recorded three factors for the Buckeyes within the sequence in opposition to Colgate, scoring two objectives within the recreation two win over the Raiders and including an help in recreation one. Wednesday’s win marked her fifth multi-goal recreation of the season. The Toronto native tallied one in every of Ohio State’s 4 energy play objectives within the 6-2 win over Colgate and now leads the nation, as a defenseman, with 15 objectives and 7 energy play objectives on the 12 months. She blocked three photographs and helped the Ohio State penalty kill end 7-for-8 in opposition to the Raiders. Total, she completed the sequence +4.

Ohio State performs the remainder of its 2022 schedule on the street, beginning this weekend with a visit to Duluth, Minn. The group meets Minnesota Duluth on Friday and Saturday at 4 p.m. ET at Amsoil Area. Friday’s recreation shall be broadcast on the Massive Ten Community and Saturday’s matchup shall be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

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