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Joy Dunne

  • Award
    Forward of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/24/2025
  • Sport
    Hockey
  • School
    Ohio State University
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Forward
  • Hometown
    O'Fallon, Mo.
  • High School
    The Fulton School
Career Honors
  • 2024 National Champion
  • 2024 WCHA Regular Season Champion
  • Frozen Four All-Tournament Team (2024, 2025)
  • 2023-24 WCHA Rookie of the Year
  • 2023-24 Julie Chu National Rookie of the Year
  • Two-time WCHA Rookie of the Week
  • Two-time WCHA Forward of the Week
  • WCHA Rookie of the Month (November 2023)
  • HCA National Rookie of the Month (March 2024)
  • All-WCHA Rookie Team (2024)
  • Second Team All-WCHA (2025)
  • OSU Scholar Athlete (2024, 2025)
  • WCHA Scholar-Athlete (2025)
  • WCHA All-Academic Team (2025)
  • 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist
  • Two-time United States IIHF World Championships team member (gold medalist in 2025, silver in 2024)
Career Overview
Has skated in 79 games for her Buckeye career with 53 goals, 51 assists and 104 points… she led all rookies with 42 points and 24 goals in 2023-24… first Ohio State player to be named national rookie of the year… scored the game-winning goal in the 2024 national championship game... has scored a goal in all six career NCAA tournament games... 

2024-25 (Sophomore Season)
  • Skated in all 40 games for the Buckeyes and finished the year with a program record 62 points
  • Led the team with 29 goals and 33 assists in her sophomore campaign
  • Named to the Preseason All-WCHA team and finished the season Second Team All-WCHA
  • Tallied a career-best four points (2G, 2A) in the win over Stonehill (Oct. 25, 2024)
  • Scored the overtime game-winning goal against Minnesota State (Nov. 22, 2024)
  • Recorded two points (1G, 1A) in the shootout win over Wisconsin outdoors at Wrigley Field (Jan. 4, 2025)
  • Became the first Buckeye in program history to record multiple goals in an NCAA tournament game and now holds the record for most points in an NCAA tournament game in program history after recording 4 points (2g, 2a) in the team's 6-1 Regional Final win over St. Lawrence (March 15, 2025)
  • Recorded her 100th career point in her 77th career game, becoming the fastest player in program history to hit the century mark
2023-24 (Freshman Season)
  • Skated in all 39 games during the national championship campaign
  • Led the Buckeyes with 24 goals, including a team-best six game-winning goals, and added 18 assists for 42 points on the year
  • Recorded two hat tricks, her first career three-goal performance vs. Bemidji State (Nov. 11) and her second at Minnesota (Jan. 12)
  • Tied for team-best with four power play goals in her rookie season
  • Tallied her first point with an assist in the 5-2 win at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 13) and scored her first goals with a hat trick performance against Bemidji State (Nov. 11)
  • Scored a goal in all three of the Buckeyes’ NCAA Tournament games, including the lone goal in the 1-0 win over Wisconsin (March 24) for the national championship
  • Played with Team USA at the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship, winning silver