No. 6/7 Ohio State Defeats WHKY, 2-0

Jan. 6, 2018

1st 2nd 3rd Final Penn State 0 0 0 0 No. 6/7 Ohio State 0 1 1 2 Box Score (HTML) | Box Score (PDF) Coach Brandwene Press Conference --> GOAL SUMMARY Team Period Time Scoring OSU 2 10:49 Liz Schepers OSU 3 11:29 Grace Zarzecki SHOTS 1st 2nd 3rd Final Penn State 8 7 9 24 Ohio State 15 20 6 41 POWER PLAY 1st 2nd 3rd Final Penn State 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 Ohio State 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-3 GOALTENDERS Min GA SV PSU Hannah Ehresmann 58:53 2 39 OSU Kassidy Sauve 60:00 0 24

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Penn State women's hockey team fell 2-0 to the No. 6/7 Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday afternoon at the OSU Ice Rink. Senior netminder Hannah Ehresmann (Minnetonka, Minn.) recorded 39 saves for the Nittany Lions in Saturday's contest.

With the score still 0-0 after 30 minutes of action, Liz Schepers netted her fifth goal of the season to put the Buckeyes (13-5-4, 8-2-4 WCHA) in front of the Nittany Lions (5-8-8, 2-2-4 CHA), 1-0, at 10:49 into the second frame.

The score remained 1-0 in favor of Ohio State until Grace Zarzecki connected on a penalty shot to make it a 2-0 contest for Ohio State at 11:29 into the third period.

The Nittany Lions were unable to find the back of the net during the final 8:31 of regulation giving Ohio State the 2-0 victory.

In net for the Buckeyes, Kassidy Sauve made 24 saves to capture the shutout win.

Penn State closes out its 11-game road trip at Lindenwood, Jan. 12-13. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. (EST) and 2 p.m. (EST) at the Lindenwood Ice Arena in Wentzville, Mo.

NOTES: Ohio State leads the all-time series against Penn State, 8-2-0…Ohio State outshot Penn State, 41-24…Penn State went 0-for-2 on the power play, while Ohio State went 0-for-3.