COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 Ohio State women's hockey team swept Bemidji State in Bemidji, Minn. with a 5-0 win Saturday afternoon at the Sanford Center. The Buckeyes (9-1-0, 8-0-0 WCHA) earned their second shutout of the season to close out the first half of the 2023-24 road season.
 
How it Happened

• Sloane Matthews tallied the first goal of the game, and only goal of the first period, at 6:22 into the opening frame. Kenzie Hauswirth sent a shot wide of the Bemidji State goal, but Matthews was on the back post ready to knock it past Beaver goaltender Eva Filippova.  
• Just one goal was scored in the second period, with Joceyln Amos lighting the lamp at 13:26. Jennifer Gardiner backhanded the puck from behind the goal into the slot for Amos to one-time into the Beaver goal.
• The Buckeyes tallied three goals in the third period, with goals from Olivia Mobley at 2:03, Joy Dunne at 6:39 and Emma Peschel at 14:43.
• At two minutes into the second period, Riley Brengman started with the puck behind the Buckeyes' net and passed to Mobley at the Ohio State blue line. Mobley skated through the neutral zone and took a shot from the left faceoff dot in the Beavers' zone that soared past Filippova's glove.
• Dunne found herself 1-on-1 with Filippova after Jordan Baxter popped the puck over a couple of Bemidji players in the neutral zone with 13:30 to play in the game. Dunne carried the puck in the Beavers' zone and finished right over Filippova's blocker.
• Emma Peschel tallied Ohio State's fifth and final goal of the game, taking a shot from just in front of the blueline and sneaking the puck inside the left post.
• Ohio State goaltender Amanda Thiele made 11 saves on the day to earn the shutout. The Buckeyes held Bemidji State to 27 shot attempts in the game.

Game Notes

• Thiele earned her first shutout of the season and fourth win of the year in Saturday's game. She is 4-1-0 this season for the Buckeyes and has a .887 save percentage in five games played.
• Thiele also recorded her first point of the season, and fourth of her career, with an assist on the team's fourth goal of the day.
• Dunne and Peschel led the team with two points in the game, scoring a goal and dishing an assist each. Dunne recorded a team-high four goals and six points in the series against the Beavers. Peschel has at least a point in Ohio State's last seven games.
• Jocelyn Amos and Sloane Matthews have each recorded a goal in the last three games for the Buckeyes. Amos has five goals on the year and Matthews has six.
• The game marked the Buckeyes final road contest of 2023. Ohio State is 7-1-0 on the road so far this season.

Statistically Speaking
Total Shots: Ohio State 110, Bemidji State 27
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 46, Bemidji State 11
Saves: Bemidji State (Filippova) 41, Ohio State (Thiele) 11
Power Play: Ohio State 0-1, Bemidji State 0-2
Faceoffs: Ohio State 22, Bemidji State 16
Ohio State Scoring: Dunne (1-1-2), Peschel (1-1-2), Amos (1-0-1), Matthews (1-0-1), Mobley (1-0-1), Baxter (0-1-1), Brengman (0-1-1), Gardiner (0-1-1), Hauswirth (0-1-1), King (0-1-1), Thiele (0-1-1), Zanon (0-1-1)
 
Up Next
The Buckeyes have a bye week before playing four consecutive home series, starting Nov. 17-18 against No. 1 Wisconsin. Ohio State and Wisconsin faceoff at 6 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday from the OSU Ice Rink. Tickets for Ohio State women's hockey home games can be purchased HERE.