COLUMBUS,Ohio – The No. 4 Penn State women’s ice hockey team was handed its second loss of the season on Friday evening, falling to second-ranked Ohio State 5-1.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Four minutes into the game Ohio State took a 1-0 lead with an off angle shot by Sloane Matthews that got by Katie DeSa.
- 16 seconds into the second period Joy Dunne scored to double Ohio State’s lead.
- Three minutes later, OSU caught the Nittany Lions on a change and Maxine Cimoroni scored behind PSU’s defense.
- Near the halfway mark of the second period, Ohio State’s Hilda Svensson went down shorthanded in transition and beat Katie DeSa to push the lead to 4-0.
- 23 seconds later on the power play, Leah Stecker created a turnover in the neutral zone and found Maddy Christian going to the net and she scored on her backhand.
- With just over five minutes to go in the second, OSU picked up a rebound in their defensive zone and went on the offensive, Maxine Cimoroni took a shot through traffic that found its way past Katie DeSa.
GOALTENDERS
- Senior goaltender Katie DeSa made 28 saves and allowed five goals in the first two periods. Freshman goaltender Maddy Campbell started the third period, making 12 saves.
- Ohio State goaltender Hailey Macleod made 23 saves while allowing one goal.
STATS AND NOTES
- Maddy Christian has a point in her last three games after scoring the lone goal for PSU.
- Leah Stecker picked up her eighth assist of the season.
- Matilde Fantin picked her second point in as many games with an assist on Christian’s goal.
- PSU falls to 2-10-1 against the Buckeyes in the head-to-head record.
- Five goals is the most Penn State has given up this season.
UP NEXT
Penn State will stay in Columbus for the second game of their series against the Buckeyes tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on B1G+ and as well as FOX9+ in Minnesota, Chicago and Pheonix.