The Ohio State women’s ice hockey team is looking to double down and add a WCHA Final Faceoff tournament title to its first-ever regular season conference championship. And … after a 2-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth on Friday, the Buckeyes are still on schedule and will advance to the final on Saturday.
It was a hard-fought, tight affair that didn’t see a goal until the second period, with that seal being broken by Ohio State after the Bulldogs’ defense had an attempted clear go off of Brooke Bink’s leg and into the net for a power play goal at 9:11 of the second period. In these types of games when the stakes get higher, it’s the type of goal and bounce that a team sometimes needs. In this case, it resulted in a much-needed 1-0 lead for OSU.
P2| BUCKEYE GOAL! 🚨@brookebink scores first!
OSU 1, UMD 0#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/1eyKjqrYgW
— Ohio State Women's Hockey (@OhioStateWHKY) March 3, 2023
Ohio State would extend the lead to 2-0 when Emma Maltais found the back of the net on another attempted clear right in the slot just over a minute later at 8:08 of the second period.
P2| BUCKEYE GOAL! 🚨@brookebink scores first!
OSU 1, UMD 0#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/1eyKjqrYgW
— Ohio State Women's Hockey (@OhioStateWHKY) March 3, 2023
And that would be enough for the Buckeyes. The defense and goaltending were solid from there on out, giving up just a lone goal with just 2:48 left in the game to make the final score 2-1.
Ohio State will be back at it Saturday night when it faces Minnesota for the WCHA conference title. Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
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