The top-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Yale 6-1 inside the OSU Ice Rink to advance to their sixth-straight NCAA Frozen Four and seventh overall in program history. 

Box Score & Notes
#1 Ohio State 6, Yale 1 -  Box Score 
- The top-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes advance to the 2026 NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals after a 6-1 defeat of Yale inside the OSU Ice Rink as the Buckeyes improved to 4-0-0 all-time against the Bulldogs. 
- Ohio State's Jocelyn Amos scored six minutes into the game for the early 1-0 lead before Yale scored its first and what would be its only goal of the game at the 11:25 mark of the period; the Buckeyes then rallied for three goals in the second frame courtesy of Kaia Malachino, Sloane Matthews, and Jordan Baxter; Ohio State added two more in the final frame as Matthews and Amos eached recorded their second goals of the game. 
- Buckeye netminder, Hailey MacLeod, made 22 saves in the game to earn the win in net. 
- All of Ohio State's Frozen Four appearances have come during head coach Nadine Muzerall's tenure; the team has had previous Frozen Four appearances in 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. 


UP NEXT
Ohio State will advance to the 2026 NCAA Frozen Four and face Northeastern on March 20 in the semifinals at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, PA. 

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