Catching up
with OSU hockey
While the Buckeye ladies took care of business this past weekend, the
men took a couple off the chin against in-state rival Miami.
Let's revisit the events that took place in the world of Buckeye
hockey.
As always, ladies go first.
Women vs
Bemidji State
Game 1: Ohio
State 5
Bemidji State 1
The last time these two met up in Columbus, it led to a new NCAA
record for penalty minutes. For those of you who don't recall this
event or are just hearing about it for the first time, read about it
and watch the video here
This time around, there was only a miniscule 36 minutes in the sin
bin combined between the Buckeyes and the Beavers compared with that
of the 318 minute, 20 disqualifications affair that took place last
November.
Oh well, it was good hockey nonetheless.
On Friday night, the Scarlet and Gray emptied out all the goals
denied to them by Wisconsin the weekend before in their 5-1 win over
Bemidji State.
Summer Thibodeau put the Beavers in front 1-0 just a little over
halfway into the first period. After that, it became the Kendall
Curtis and Julia McKinnon show.
Curtis tied the game almost three minutes after the Thibodeau goal
and McKinnon put the Buckeyes ahead for good 8:27 into the second
period. Curtis would tally her second goal of the game a few minutes
later, and McKinnon popped home two in the third, putting a cap on
OSU's most impressive display of offense this season.
Let us not forget the play of freshman Lauren Spring. The former
Pursuit of Excellence star had a playmaker on the day, assisting both
of Curtis' goals and one of McKinnon's.
Kassidy Sauve was on her 'A' game once again, as the freshman from
Whitby, Ont., made 24 saves.
Game 2: Ohio
State 1
Bemidji State 0
The following afternoon was a much tighter contest, with the Buckeyes
winning 1-0 and completing the sweep of the Beavers.
In the second period, Danielle Gagne took a beautiful stretch pass in
the neutral zone from Melani Moylan that sprung her on a breakaway.
The electric senior made a move and put the puck top shelf over the
glove of Beaver netminder Erin Deters.
That would be the only goal OSU would need as Kassidy Sauve was
lights out once again, stopping all 15 shots fired her way.
Ohio State is 4-2 (2-0 WCHA) entering a bye week. Their next game is
at Value City Arena against St. Cloud State on Halloween night, Oct.
31.
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Men vs Miami
Game 1: Miami
5
Ohio State 1
After making a statement in their opening weekend that his team
hadn't lost a step after coming ever so close to an NCAA Tournament
birth, this was the beginning of a long weekend for Steve Rohlik and
co.
Miami would score two goals in the first period curtosy of Riley
Barber and Sean Kuraly. The game would take an even worse turn for
the Buckeyes as Alex Wideman scored his first goal of the season to
make it a 3-0 Redhawk lead heading into the final 20 minutes.
All three of those goals were scored on the power play. The OSU
penalty kill was an achilles heel last year and it reappeared once
again. This came after a weekend where the Buckeye penalty kill was
superb against then No. 3 Providence.
The Scarlet and Gray would energize the fans at Value City Arena for
a brief period, as Drew Brevig notched his first goal of the year on
a power play, making it a 3-1 game. Tanner Fritz and Matt Weis picked
up the assists on the play.
The celebration and momentum would be short-lived, however. Miami
would score almost five minutes later with Ben Paulides lighting the
lamp for the second time on this young season.
Frustration carried right through until the final buzzer. Blake
Coleman scored with 1:29 left to finalize a 5-1 thumping of OSU.
Matt Tomkins made 28 saves on 33 shots while Miami netminder Jay
Williams had 26 stops on 27 shots.
Game 2: Miami
2
Ohio State
1
What was a 2-1 game on paper could've easily been a 5-1 game like the
night before.
As the series made its way back to Oxford at beautiful Goggin Ice
Arena, OSU was looking for a much better start and even better
discipline in the series finale against their in-state rival.
The start was significantly better, the discipline was there, but
they were still dominated throughout the majority of the game.
Anthony Greco visited the red light district for the fourth time this
season, as he got the Buckeyes on the board first with a power play
goal 5:38 into the opening frame.
The goal was a result of a 5 minute and a game misconduct penalty on
Miami's Scott Dornbrock.
After that, to say that Christian Frey was the star of the game was
one of the all-time understatements.
Miami would take the lead after 40 minutes of play with goals from
Louie Belpedio and Alex Wideman. It was a second period in which OSU
was outshot 25-5.
Frey would hold the fort during the third period, but the Buckeyes
were unable to sneak another puck past Williams, and the Redhawks
would complete the weekend sweep, winning by a 2-1 final.
The outstanding sophomore would end up with a remarkable 60 saves on
the evening, most for a Buckeye since 2000 and just six saves shy of
an Ohio State record.
Williams didn't have as an eventful night, as he made 19 saves on 20
shots.
Like the OSU women's team, the Scarlet and Gray have a bye weekend.
They will travel to Buffalo next weekend to take on the Golden
Griffins of Canisus College.
Dump and
Chase
Take a peek at some feature articles displaying Kassidy Sauve,
Christian Frey, and Sam Jardine.
After her impressive performances last weekend, Sauve garnered WCHA
rookie of the week honors. View the press release right here
A tribute to his performance last Saturday, Frey was awarded Big Ten
Hockey's second star of the week. Read about it here
Sam Jardine overcame a gruesome injury to his arm and is now a
distinguished leader on this hockey team. Check it out here
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