Junior assistant captains Laura McIntosh and Natalie Spooner had a goal and assist apiece and freshman goaltender Lisa Steffes stopped 34 of 35 shots faced as the No. 9\/10 Ohio State women’s hockey team defeated Bemidji State, 3-1, Saturday at the OSU Ice Rink.<\/p>\n
The win gives the Buckeyes (8-6-2, 4-6-2-2 WCHA) five points for the weekend to vault them from seventh to fourth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings. Bemidji State is behind them by a point with a 4-4-2-1 conference record (6-6-2 overall).<\/p>\n
McIntosh factored into four of the Buckeyes five goals in the Bemidji State series, while Steffes (8-6-2) made a total of 67 saves with three goals allowed against the Beavers for a .957 save percentage.<\/p>\n
Just as the first period was winding up, McIntosh scored an impressive goal from the slot to give the Buckeyes a 1-0 lead at the first intermission. She put the puck in while falling down toward her right side. The goal was off the rebound of a shot by sophomore Hokey Langan.<\/p>\n
The score remained the same for most of the second period until Danielle Williams of the Beavers capitalized on a turnover by OSU in its own zone and rattled the puck in top-shelf to tie the score at 1-all at 17:25.<\/p>\n
However, the Buckeyes responded with a minute left to regain the lead at 2-1 at the second intermission. While on the power play, McIntosh fired a shot from the top of the slot that was deflected in by Spooner at the right post. Junior defenseman Kelly Wild tallied the second assist.<\/p>\n
With time winding down in regulation, Bemidji State pulled goalie Zuzana Tomcikova for an extra skater but Ohio State sealed the win with an empty-net goal by sophomore Minttu Tuominen at 19:06 with assists from classmate Tina Hollowell and Spooner.<\/p>\n
Overall, the Beavers had a 35-34 edge in shots. The Buckeyes were 1-of-3 on the power play and a perfect 3-of-3 on the penalty kill. Tomcikova finished with 31 saves to move to 5-5-1.<\/p>\n
Ohio State will be off next weekend to prepare for finals before wrapping up the first half of the season with a WCHA series at No. 7 Minnesota, Dec. 10-11 in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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