No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Minnesota Date: Oct. 18/19, 2025
Time: 3 p.m./3 p.m.
Venue: Ridder Arena – Minneapolis, Minn.
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio –The No. 2 Ohio State ladies’s hockey hits the highway for a high three WCHA convention matchup towards No. 3 Minnesota this weekend. The Buckeyes (4-0-0, 2-0-0 WCHA) and Gophers (6-0-0, 2-0-0 WCHA) face off Saturday, Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. ET from Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.
The video games shall be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required) and Sunday’s recreation shall be carried on FOX9+ within the Twin Cities.
Buckeyes in a Nutshell - Ohio State enters this weekend’s match up 4-0-0 after sweeps of then-ranked No. 7 Colgate and Bemidji State to start out the season. The sequence towards the Gophers is the Buckeyes’ first highway WCHA take a look at.
- Ohio State is led in factors by freshman ahead Hilda Svensson. Goal leaders for the Buckeyes are Svensson and junior captain Jocelyn Amos with three on the 12 months. Freshman ahead Jenna Raunio has dished a team-high 5 assists.
- In internet for the Buckeyes, Hailey MacLeod has began all 4 video games, stopping 85.7% of pictures for a 1.92 targets towards common and a 4-0-0 file with one shut out. Genny Klein performed the third interval of recreation two towards Colgate, saving 4 of 5 pictures confronted.
- Ohio State has allowed its opponents simply 82 shot makes an attempt in 4 video games, with simply 54 of these makes an attempt touchdown on track. Brooke Disher, Sara Swiderski and Leah Wicks each have two blocked pictures apiece to guide the staff.
- This weekend’s sequence is a battle between the highest two scoring groups this season. Ohio State is second within the nation with 5.50 targets per recreation and Minnesota sits on high with 6.17. The Buckeyes’ scoring margin of three.50 targets is fourth nationally.
- Ohio State’s faceoff success is the very best within the nation with a win share of .674. Jocelyn Amos leads the staff with 62 wins within the circle and a profitable fee of .747.
- This weekend’s sequence just isn’t solely a WCHA convention matchup, however a gathering between two of the 4 Big Ten ladies’s hockey groups. While ladies’s hockey just isn’t a Big Ten sport, the Ohio State ladies’s hockey staff is the one program that can face off towards all of the B1G groups this season. In addition to WCHA sequence towards the Gophers and Wisconsin, the Buckeyes can even play Penn State Jan. 2-3 in Columbus.
Series History – Buckeyes vs. Gophers
- While the all-time sequence between Ohio State and Minnesota leans in favor of the Gophers, 84-30-7, the Buckeyes are 15-8-2 within the final 5 seasons of the sequence.
- Ohio State is 14-7-2 towards the Gophers in Minneapolis since Nadine Muzerall took over this system in 2016.
- Last season, the groups break up the sequence 2-2-1. Ohio State earned eight factors to Minnesota’s 4 within the convention standings.
Up Next
Ohio State hosts No. 10 St. Cloud State Oct. 24-25 on the OSU Ice Rink. The Buckeyes and Huskies face off at 6 p.m. for recreation one and three p.m. for recreation two. Both video games shall be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required). Tickets might be bought HERE.
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