Records fell nearly as fast as the Buckeyes could score Friday night as the Ohio State women’s ice hockey team blanked the visiting Wayne State Warriors, 8-0, at the OSU Ice Arena.<\/p>\n
Not only did Ohio State record its largest margin of victory in program history, but freshman Emma Laaksonen also scored the program’s first-ever hat trick. Laaksonen added two assists for seven points, a single-game record. Kelli Halcisak tallied five assists, also an Ohio State individual game record.<\/p>\n
The Buckeyes went five-for-seven on the power play, again setting a single-game record for power-play goals. The non-conference victory carried Ohio State to .500 on the season, at 15-15-3 overall, and the Buckeyes remain 11-10-3 in the WCHA. Wayne State sits at 5-22-2 overall and 0-7-1 in the GLWHA.<\/p>\n
Laaksonen scored her first of three power-play goals only 1:21 into the game. She took a shot, which was blocked, then picked up the rebound. Emily Hudak and Halcisak connected for the assists. At 9:56 in the first, Shana Frost took a crossing pass from Laaksonen and one-timed the puck past WSU goalie Anna VanderMarliere for OSU’s second power-play goal.<\/p>\n
Laaksonen would help the Buckeyes go three-for-four on the power play when
\nshe netted her second goal of the game at 17:15 from Halcisak and Hudak.<\/p>\n
At 4:50 in the second stanza, Laaksonen capped off her hat trick with another power-play goal, Halcisak connected with Frost, who set up Laaksonen’s beautiful slapshot which caught the inside corner of the net.<\/p>\n
Lindsey Steblen scored her third goal of the season and the Buckeyes’ fifth consecutive on the power play at 7:45 from Erin O’Grady and Katie Frohreich. Corinne Rosen put the Buckeyes up, 6-0, with the first even-strength goal of the game. She tipped Laaksonen’s shot with a quick backhand for her 14th of the season. <\/p>\n
Melissa Pirie and Frohreich added two more even-strength goals, at 4:15 and 10:55, respectively, in the third period. Carrie Gill tallied assists on both goals.<\/p>\n
The Buckeyes held the Warriors to only six shots on goal and outshot them, 52-6. April Stojak recorded her third-consecutive shutout, picking up only six saves. WSU split time between two goalies. VanderMarliere played 40 minutes and stopped 33 shots and Stacey Bowden had 11 saves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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