No. 5 Buckeyes Face No. 7 Minnesota In WCHA Semifinal

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio OHIO STATE WOMEN S HOCKEY GAME NOTES March 3, 2018 No. 5 Buckeyes Face No. 7 Minnesota In WCHA Semifinal SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result 9/29 Rensselaer W, 4-1 9/30 Rensselaer W, /6 at #4 Minnesota* W, /7 at #4 Minnesota* T, 5-5 (SOW, 2-0) 10/13 #5 Minnesota Duluth* W, /14 #5 Minnesota Duluth* W, /20 at St. Cloud State* W, /21 at St. Cloud State* W, /4 at #1 Wisconsin* L, /5 at #1 Wisconsin* L, /10 Minnesota State* W, /11 Minnesota State* W, /17 at Bemidji State* T, 3-3 (SOL, 1-0) 11/18 at Bemidji State* W, /24 at #9 Robert Morris W, /25 at #9 Robert Morris L, 3-2 (OT) 12/1 St. Cloud State* T, 2-2 (SOW, 1-0) 12/2 St. Cloud State* T, 0-0 (SOW, 1-0) 12/15 at Mercyhurst W, /16 at Mercyhurst L, 6-4 1/5 Penn State L, 5-1 1/6 Penn State W, 2-0 1/12 #9 Robert Morris W, 5-0 1/13 #9 Robert Morris W, 5-2 1/19 #5/6 Minnesota* W, 3-2 1/20 #5/6 Minnesota* W, 5-1 1/26 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 4-1 1/27 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 2-1 2/2 No. 1 Wisconsin* W, 1-0 2/3 No. 1 Wisconsin* W, 3-1 2/9 at Minnesota State* L, 4-1 2/10 at Minnesota State* W, 3-2 2/16 Bemidji State* W, 4-0 2/17 Bemidji State* L, 2-1 2/23 Minnesota State 1 W, 6-0 2/24 Minnesota State 1 W, 5-2 3/3 No. 7 Minnesota 2 6:07 P.M. 3/4 WCHA Final Faceoff 2 TBA 3/10 NCAA Quarter Finals 3 TBA 3/16 Frozen Four 2 TBA 3/18 Frozen Four 2 TBA All times are listed in Eastern Time *WCHA 1 Columbus, Ohio (WCHA 1st Round) 2 Ridder Arena; Minneapolis, Minn. 3 At Top Seeds Home games denoted in bold The No. 5 Ohio State University women s ice hockey team heads to Minnesota this weekend for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Faceoff. In their WCHA semifinal game, the Buckeyes face the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Puck drop is set for 6:07 p.m. ET on Saturday. If the Buckeyes defeat Minnesota, they ll move on to play the winner of the Wisconsin vs. Bemidji State semifinal game in the WCHA Championship game on Sunday. LAST TIME OUT The Buckeyes (23-9-4, WCHA) opened their post-season run with a sweep of Minnesota State last weekend in the OSU Ice Rink. Maddy Field netted the first hat trick of her career in Friday s contest as OSU cruised to a 6-0 win. Charly Dahlquist, Lauren Boyle and Emma Maltais scored one goal each as Amanda Zeglen earned the first shutout of her career. Field continued her scoring on Saturday, netting two goals as the Buckeyes punched their ticket to the WCHA Final Faceoff with a 5-2 win. Tatum Skaggs also scored two goals, while Maltais lit the lamp once to secure the 5-2 win. SERIES HISTORY Ohio State trails the all-time series with Minnesota, , but holds a season series record of against the Golden Gophers. BUCKEYE BITS -Emma Maltais leads the WCHA with 40 points and 1.18 points-per-game. Her 24 assists are tied for second in the league. - Kassidy Sauvé comes in at third in the NCAA with nine shutouts, and her 849 saves are good for sixth place nationally. She leads the WCHA in saves, and ranks second in shutouts. - Tatum Skaggs leads the WCHA with 23 goals and.64 goals-per-game. Her 37 points are second only to Maltais in the WCHA. -Maddy Field ranks third on the team in points. The junior has 29 points from 18 goals and 11 assists. She tallied the first hat trick of her career against Minnesota State on February 23. -Jincy Dunne has tallied 26 points this season from the blue line, primarily from assists. The redshirt-sophomore has 24 assists and two goals on the year. Her 24 assists are tied for third in the #5 OSU NO. 7 MINN RECORD: (14-6-4) RECORD: (13-8-3) GOALS/GAME: 2.91 GOALS/GAME: 3.26 GOALS ALLOWED/GAME: 2.12 GOALS ALLOWED/GAME: 2.11 WCHA with fellow Buckeye Emma Maltais. -Julianna Iafallo has 25 points through 36 games this year, with 12 goals and 13 assists. Three of her assists came in the 5-3 win over Minnesota State on 11/11. MALTAIS NAMED WCHA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Emma Maltais has led the Buckeyes all season, and now her efforts have resulted in her being named the WCHA Rookie of the Year. Maltais comes into the weekend with a WCHA leading 40 points. She was named to the All-WCHA First Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team last week. This is the third time that a Buckeye has earned the WCHA Rookie of the Year award, following in the footsteps of Jeni Creary in 2002, and Hokey Langan in MUZERALL NAMED WCHA COACH OF THE YEAR In just her second year at the helm, Muzerall has helped lead a historic turnaround for the Buckeyes. The team has tallied a program best 23 wins this season, and the 14 WCHA wins are also the most in program history. This is the first time that an OSU coach has won the WCHA Coach of the Year award. MALTAIS AND SKAGGS EARN WEEKLY HONORS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Women s Hockey Contact...Don Hawkins hawkins.658@osu.edu Cell: Official Website:...OhioStateBuckeyes.com Facebook...OhioStateWomensHockey Twitter...@OhioState_WHKY

2 For the second consecutive month, Emma Maltais earned the WCHA Rookie of the Month award, and Tatum Skaggs earned the WCHA Offensive Player of the Month award. This is the fourth WCHA Rookie of the Month win for Maltais, who also earned WCHA Rookie of the Year honors earlier this month. Maltais finished the month of February with seven points, the second highest point total on the team. Skaggs led the team with eight points to earn her second WCHA Offensive Player of the Month award. The rookie opened the month with a four-point weekend against No. 1 Wisconsin, and finished February off with a two-goal performance against Minnesota State. FIELD AND BOYLE EARN WEEKLY HONORS In addition to the yearly awards announced this week, the Buckeyes brought home some hardware in the weekly and monthly awards also announced this week. With her five goals over the weekend, Maddy Field earned the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week honors. Field led the conference in goals last weekend. Tying Field s WCHA leading five points was Lauren Boyle, who earned the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week award. Boyle tallied five points from one goal and four assists, while helping the Buckeyes only allow two goals in their series with Minnesota State. FOUR BUCKEYES NAMED ALL-WCHA Four different Buckeyes accounted for five All- WCHA distinctions, conference officials announced on February 23. Emma Maltais was named to the All-WCHA First Team and the All-WCHA Rookie Team, while Jincy Dunne joined her on the All- WCHA First Team. Goaltender Kassidy Sauvé was named to the All-WCHA Second Team for the second straight year, and rookie Tatum Skaggs earned All-WCHA Third Team honors. SAUVE EARNS FIFTH DEFENSIVE POTW AWARD OF THE SEASON Thanks in part to her 38 save shutout that sealed the all-time single season wins record for the team, and broke the program record for saves, Kassidy Sauvé earned her fifth WCHA Defensive Player of the Week award on 2/20. A HISTORIC WEEKEND IN COLUMBUS In the final series of the regular season, this year s team etched its name in the record books in multiple ways. With Friday s win the Buckeyes are now the winningest team in program history, passing the 20 wins tallied by the team. The also won a record 13 WCHA games, which this year s team passed on Friday as well. The single season wins record was not the only record broken on Friday night, as Kassidy Sauvé became the all-time program leader in saves, passing the 2,421 saves accumulated by Chelsea Knapp from Sauvé s career total sits at 2,478, with all post-season saves counting toward her total. LAUREN SPRING A FINALIST FOR HOCKEY HU- MANITARIAN AWARD Buckeye Co-Captain Lauren Spring is among the five finalists for the Hockey Humanitarian Award, given annually to the "finest citizen" in college hockey. The winner of the award will be annouced on April 6 as part of the 2018 NCAA Men's Frozen Four. SAUVE EARNS NCAA HONORS AS BUCKEYES SWEEP WCHA AWARDS After sweeping the then No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers, a familiar trio brought home WCHA honors as one of them earned NCAA recognition. Kassidy Sauvé was named the No. 1 Star of the Week by the NCAA on February 6 after her stellar weekend against Wisconsin. The goaltender gave up one goal on the weekend, and earned her eighth shutout of the year in the series. Additonally, Sauvé earned the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week award. All three WCHA weekly awards went to Buckeyes as Emma Maltais won her third WCHA Rookie of the Week award this year, and Tatum Skaggs was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season. SKAGGS, SAUVE AND MALTAIS EARN WCHA MONTHLY HONORS A historic January for the Buckeyes led a trio of players earning WCHA monthly awards announced on February 2. Kassidy Sauvé earned WCHA Goaltender of the Month honors, while Emma Maltais won her third WCHA Rookie of the Month award this year, and Tatum Skaggs was voted the WCHA Offensive Player of the Month. FIELD AND SCHEPERS TABBED FOR WCHA WEEKLY HONORS For the second consecutive week a pair of Buckeyes earned Western Collegiate Hockey Association honors as Maddy Field secured the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week and Liz Schepers snagged the WCHA Rookie of the Week award on Jan. 23. Field tallied four points in the series, which featured a three-point performance in Saturday s 5-1 win over Minnesota. Schepers scored three points in the series, and was responsible for both of the game-winning-goals, including one in Friday s 3-2 game that completed the Ohio State comeback with less than four minutes to play. SAUVE REWRITES THE RECORD BOOK Kassidy Sauvé has proven time and time again how big of a role she plays in the Buckeye's success, and now her name is rising up in all of the all-time program records lists for goaltenders. -In the second game of the season she broke the program record for shutouts, notching her 13th clean sheet. She's up to 21 career shutouts now. -She's made 2,478 saves, taking over the top spot in program history on February 16 in a 4-0 win over Bemidji State -Her 41 wins rank second all-time, just two away from passing Erika Vanderveer and Chelsea Knapp's 42 wins that are tied for first place. SAUVE AND SKAGGS WIN WCHA HONORS For the third time this season, a pair of Buckeyes GENERAL INFORMATION HOCKEY HISTORY All-Time Record/Yrs /18 WCHA Record/Yrs /18 WCHA Tournament Record/Yrs /18 AHCA All-Americans...6 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalists...6 Hockey Humanitarian Award Finalists...5 WCHA Player of the Year... 1 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year... 1 WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year... 1 WCHA Rookie of the Year...2 All-WCHA Selections...28 WCHA All-Tournament Selections...5 AWHCA Scholar All-Americans...24 WCHA Scholar-Athlete Selections...42 WCHA All-Academic Selections Academic All-Big Ten At-Large Selections OSU Scholar-Athletes REVIEW Record WCHA Record/Finish /5th WCHA Tournament Record Letterwinners Returning...14 (8 F, 5 D, 1 G) Letterwinners Lost...6 (2 F, 2 D, 2 G) Newcomers...10 (6 F, 1 D, 3 G) COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Nadine Muzerall, 2nd season Alma Mater, Year... Minnesota, 01 Office Phone Record at Ohio State/Yrs / 2nd WCHA Record/Yrs / 2nd WCHA Tournament Record/Yrs / 2nd Career Record/Yrs / 2 Associate Head Coach... Peter Elander, 1st season Assistant Coach...Milica McMillen, 1st season Alma Mater, Year... Minnesota, 16 UNIVERSITY FACTS Location...Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.5m) Founded Enrollment...51,818 (Columbus campus)... 59,091 (all campuses) Nickname... Buckeyes Colors...Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics... Eugene Smith President... Dr. Michael Drake Faculty Representative...Diana Sabau Conference... Big Ten / WCHA The Buckeye Seniors 2

3 brought home WCHA honors in the same week after the OSU sweep of then No. 9 Robert Morris. Kassidy Sauvé earned the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week award, while Tatum Skaggs picked up the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week award on January 16. Sauvé s 78 saves led the conference for the weekend, and she notched her seventh shutout of the year on Friday, putting her in third place in the NCAA for shutouts. Skaggs tallied five points in the series, including a two-goal game on Friday. INCOMING BUCKEYE WINS GOLD WITH TEAM USA AT IIHF U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS Incoming Buckeye Madison Bizal started her year helping the USA win its fourth consecutive gold medal in the IIHF U-18 championships. Bizal, a defenseman from Elk River, Minnesota, tallied two assists during the tournament. She played in all five games the USA team had, and finished with a plus-three rating in the tournament. MALTAIS NAMED TO CANADA'S NATIONS CUP TEAM While Ohio State took on Penn State on Janurary 5-6, Emma Maltais will be wearing a different sweater and playing with a different squad. The rookie is among the 21 players named to Canada s National Women s Development Team roster for the Nations Cup in Füssen, Germany on January 3-6. We re very proud of Emma getting to represent not only her home nation, but the Buckeyes on an international stage, OSU Head Coach Nadine Muzerall said. She has truly earned this opportunity and we can t wait to watch her play. SCHEPERS NAMED WCHA CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Thanks in part to her late game heroics in the opening game of the Mercyhurst series, Liz Schepers eanred the WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week award on December 19. The rookie finished the weekend with two goals and one assist. MALTAIS WINS 2ND STRAIGHT WCHA ROOKIE AWARD After a team-high nine points in November, Emma Maltais earned her second straight WCHA Rookie of the Month award. Maltais is the only Buckeye in program history to win multiple Rookie of the Month awards. SAUVE WINS DEFENSIVE WCHA HONORS Kassidy Sauvé earned her second WCHA Defensive Player of the Week award after allowing only two goals in the OSU home series against St. Cloud State, which included her fifth shutout of the season. SKAGGS BRINGS HOME WCHA HONORS Thanks in part to her hat trick, Skaggs earned the WCHA Rookie of the Week award for the second time this season. She won her first ROTW award for her performance against No. 4 Minnesota in October. BOYLE EARNS NCAA AND WCHA HONORS Thanks to her five-point weekend against Minnesota State, Lauren Boyle received the NCAA No. 2 Star of the Week, and the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week awards. Boyle finished the weekend with five points from two goals and three assists. THE CLASS OF 2022 ASSEMBLES Ohio State announced four members of it's 2018 signing class during the early signing period: - Madison Bizal (Elk River, Minn.) - Sophie Jaques (Toronto, Ontario) - Gabby Rosenthal (Blaine, Minn.) - Paetyn Levis (Rogers, Minn.) MAKING HISTORY IN THE POLLS The No. 4 ranking the Buckeyes held for two weeks in the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls is the highest ranking in school history, eclipsing the previous high of No. 6 reached in MUZZLING THE BULLDOGS The Buckeyes returned to Columbus after the Minnesota series to host the No. 5 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. While the risk of coming out flat after a big weekend was real, the Buckeyes bucked that trend. Kassidy Sauvé made a then season-high 35 saves while Maddy Field and Julianna Iafallo scored goals to give OSU its third shutout of the season in a 2-0 win. The second game of the series saw the scoring increase, but a similar result at the end of the game. Emma Maltais opened the scoring with a goal just over four minutes into the game. UMD responded quickly, tying the game just over a minute later, and taking the lead just past the eight minute mark of the period. From there the Buckeyes regained control of the game, scoring three straight goals and Sauvé holding the Bulldogs scoreless for over 51 minutes, only giving up a goal when UMD brought on an extra attacker with less than a minute to play, to secure a 4-3 win. RISING UP TO EARLY CHALLENGES After a successful opening weekend, the Buckeyes faced a much stiffer challenge in their second weekend with a trip to No. 4 Minnesota. Ohio State jumped out to an early lead in the first game of the series thanks to Jacyn Reeves scoring two goals in the opening four minutes. OSU took a 2-0 lead into the second, which is where Minnesota struck back with a two-goal period of their own to tie the game, 2-2, heading into the third. Junior transfer Charly Dahlquist netted her first goal as a Buckeye in the third to secure the 3-2 win for Ohio State, giving the Buckeyes their first win over Minnesota in nearly 10 years, and their first win at Minnesota in over a decade. Game two saw the teams combine for five goals in the first period, tying the total from the entire first game. In what turned out to be a shootout, Emma Maltais, Julianna Iafallo, and Dani Sadek all scored a goal each, while Tatum Skaggs score twice to give OSU a 5-5 tie with the Gophers. In the shootout Skaggs and Iafallo scored, while Sauvé blocked both shots she faced to earn the extra point in the WCHA standings AWARDS NCAA No. 1 Star of the Week... Kassidy Sauvé (10/17) No. 2 Star of the Week...Lauren Boyle (11/14) No. 1 Star of the Week...Kassidy Sauvé (2/6) WCHA Preseason Player of the Year... Kassidy Sauvé (9/12) Offensive Player of the Week...Tatum Skaggs (10/3) Offensive Player of the Week... Emma Maltais (10/10) Rookie of the Week... Tatum Skaggs (10/10) Defensive Player of the Week... Kassidy Sauvé (10/17) Offensive Player of the Week...Maddy Field (10/24) Rookie of the Week...Emma Maltais (10/24) Rookie of the Month...Emma Maltais (11/1) Offensive Player of the Week...Lauren Boyle (11/14) Rookie of the Week... Emma Maltais (11/21) Rookie of the Week...Tatum Skaggs (11/28) Rookie of the Month... Emma Maltais (12/4) Defensive Player of the Week... Kassidy Sauvé (12/5) Co-Offensive Player of the Week...Liz Schepers (12/19) Defensive Player of the Week... Kassidy Sauvé (1/16) Offensive Player of the Week...Tatum Skaggs (1/16) Offensive Player of the Week...Maddy Field (1/23) Rookie of the Week... Liz Schepers (1/23) Goaltender of the Month...Kassidy Sauvé (2/2) Rookie of the Month... Emma Maltais (2/2) Offensive Player of the Month... Tatum Skaggs (2/2) Defensive Player of the Week...Kassidy Sauvé (2/6) Rookie of the Week... Emma Maltais (2/6) Offensive Player of the Week... Tatum Skaggs (2/6) Defensive Player of the Week...Kassidy Sauvé (2/20) All-WCHA First Team... Emma Maltais (2/23) All-WCHA First Team... Jincy Dunne (2/23) All-WCHA Second Team...Kassidy Sauvé (2/23) All-WCHA Third Team... Tatum Skaggs (2/23) All-WCHA Rookie Team... Emma Maltais (2/23) Offensive Player of the Week... Maddy Field (2/27) Defensive Player of the Week...Lauren Boyle (2/27) WCHA Rookie of the Year... Emma Maltais (2/28) WCHA Coach of the Year...Nadine Muzerall (2/28) Rookie of the Month... Emma Maltais (3/1) Offensive Player of the Month... Tatum Skaggs (3/1) Buckeye Goaltender Kassidy Sauvé 3

4 Numerical Roster OHIO STATE ROSTERS # Name Position Ht. Yr. Hometown Last Team 1 Maggie Cory Goaltender 5 6 FR Lino Lakes, Minn. Madison Capitols 2 Elise Riemenschneider Defenseman 5 8 SO Rocky River, Ohio Connecticut Southern Stars 4 Jacyn Reeves Forward 5 8 JR Holmen, Wisc. Union 5 Charly Dahlquist Forward 5 6 JR Eden Prairie, Minn. North Dakota 6 Lauren Boyle Defenseman 5 3 JR Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie (MN) 7 Grace Zarzecki Forward 5 5 JR Chicago, Ill. Harvard 8 Dani Sadek Defenseman 5 9 SR Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North (MN) 9 Liv Halvorson Defenseman 5 9 SR Richfield, Minn. Providence 10 Erin Langermeier Forward 5 8 JR Westlake, Ohio Connecticut Southern Stars 11 Tatum Skaggs Forward 5 6 FR Hartland, Wis. Chicago Mission 12 Maddy Field Forward 5 8 JR Oakville, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets (PWHL) 14 Samantha Bouley Forward 5 4 SO Stittsville, Ontario Nepean Jr. Wildcats 16 Rebecca Freiburger Forward 5 8 SO Rochester, Minn. Minnesota Ice Cats 17 Emma Maltais Forward 5 4 FR Burlington, Ontario Oakville Hornets 18 Julianna Iafallo (C) Forward 5 8 SR Eden, N.Y. Buffalo Bisons (WNYAHL) 19 Olivia Soares Forward 5 10 SO Hanover, Ma. Bay State Breakers 21 Liz Schepers Forward 5 7 FR Mound, Minn. Mound Westonka 22 Lisa Bruno Defenseman 5 5 FR Whitby, Ontario Durham Lightning 23 McKenna Wesloh Forward 5 8 FR Elk River, Minn. Minnesota Revolution 27 Lauren Spring (C) Forward 5 9 SR Kelowna, British Columbia Pursuit of Excellence 30 Lynsey Wallace Goaltender 5 8 FR Seven Hills, Ohio Gilmour Academy 31 Amanda Zeglen Goaltender 5 8 FR Calgary, Alberta Pursuit of Excellence 32 Kassidy Sauve Goaltender 5 9 RS JR Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wolves (PWHL) 33 Jincy Dunne Defenseman 5 6 RS SO O Fallon, Mo. St. Louis Lady Blues 19U Alphabetical Roster # Name Position Ht. Yr. Hometown Last Team 14 Samantha Bouley Forward 5 4 SO Stittsville, Ontario Nepean Jr. Wildcats 6 Lauren Boyle Defenseman 5 3 JR Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie (MN) 22 Lisa Bruno Defenseman 5 5 FR Whitby, Ontario Durham Lightning 1 Maggie Cory Goaltender 5 6 FR Lino Lakes, Minn. Madison Capitols 5 Charly Dahlquist Forward 5 6 JR Eden Prairie, Minn. North Dakota 33 Jincy Dunne Defenseman 5 6 RS SO O Fallon, Mo. St. Louis Lady Blues 19U 12 Maddy Field Forward 5 8 JR Oakville, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets (PWHL) 16 Rebecca Freiburger Forward 5 8 SO Rochester, Minn. Minnesota Ice Cats 9 Liv Halvorson Defenseman 5 9 SR Richfield, Minn. Providence 18 Julianna Iafallo (C) Forward 5 8 SR Eden, N.Y. Buffalo Bisons (WNYAHL) 10 Erin Langermeier Forward 5 8 JR Westlake, Ohio Connecticut Southern Stars 17 Emma Maltais Forward 5 4 FR Burlington, Ontario Oakville Hornets 4 Jacyn Reeves Forward 5 8 JR Holmen, Wisc. Union 2 Elise Riemenschneider Defenseman 5 8 SO Rocky River, Ohio Connecticut Southern Stars 8 Dani Sadek Defenseman 5 9 SR Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North (MN) 32 Kassidy Sauve Goaltender 5 9 RS JR Whitby, Ontario Whitby Wolves (PWHL) 21 Liz Schepers Forward 5 7 FR Mound, Minn. Mound Westonka 11 Tatum Skaggs Forward 5 6 FR Hartland, Wis. Chicago Mission 19 Olivia Soares Forward 5 10 SO Hanover, Ma. Bay State Breakers 27 Lauren Spring (C) Forward 5 9 SR Kelowna, British Columbia Pursuit of Excellence 30 Lynsey Wallace Goaltender 5 8 FR Seven Hills, Ohio Gilmour Academy 23 McKenna Wesloh Forward 5 8 FR Elk River, Minn. Minnesota Revolution 7 Grace Zarzecki Forward 5 5 JR Chicago, Ill. Harvard 31 Amanda Zeglen Goaltender 5 8 FR Calgary, Alberta Pursuit of Excellence 4

5 ROSTER BY POSITION FORWARDS (14) 4 Jacyn Reeves 5 Charly Dahlquist 7 Grace Zarzecki 10 Erin Langermeier 11 Tatum Skaggs 12 Maddy Field 14 Samantha Bouley 16 Rebecca Freiburger 17 Emma Maltais 18 Julianna Iafallo 19 Olivia Soares 21 Liz Schepers 23 McKenna Wesloh 27 Lauren Spring DEFENSEMEN (6) 2 Elise Riemenschneider 6 Lauren Boyle 8 Dani Sadek 9 Liv Halvorson 22 Lisa Bruno 33 Jincy Dunne GOALIES (4) 1 Maggie Cory 30 Lynsey Wallace 31 Amanda Zeglen 32 Kassidy Sauve REGULAR SEASON WCHA STANDINGS Conference Games HEAD COACH NADINE MUZERALL for Minnesota. Overall Pts GP W-L-T SW GF-GA Record GF-GA 1 Wisconsin Ohio State Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Bemidji State St. Cloud State Minnesota State I m so grateful and humbled for the opportunity to coach the women s ice hockey team at The Ohio State University, Muzerall said. The opportunity to work with [athletics director] Gene Smith, Diana Sabau, and the rest of this support staff is such an honor for me. I m proud to be the newest member of the Buckeye family; the respect this university receives from around the country and around the world is unparalleled. Earlier this year, Muzerall was named an assistant coach for Canada s National Women s Development Team, specifically with the U-18 team, one of four coaches on the staff. AROUND THE WCHA Saturday, March 3 Bemidji State vs Wisconsin... 3:07 p.m. ET Minnesota vs Ohio State... 6:07 p.m. ET Sunday, March 4 Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game :07 p.m. ET Ohio State is ushering in a new era for its women s ice hockey program. Nadine Muzerall has been named the fourth head coach in program history. Our journey to excellence in women s ice hockey begins, Diana Sabau, Ohio State senior associate athletics director, said. Nadine Muzerall has earned a reputation as one of the top coaches in the sport. She is uniquely qualified as the leader of our program. She has won four NCAA National Championships as a coach. She has more than 15 years of experience both nationally and internationally, played professionally in Europe and had a record-setting career as a student-athlete. Nadine is a teacher and an exact fit with the core values that we hold dearly at The Ohio State University. A two-time All-American at Minnesota, Muzerall spent five years behind the bench as an assistant coach with the Golden Gophers. The first women s hockey player to be inducted into her university s hall of fame, she helped guide her former team to four national championships and five-consecutive spots in the title game. A prolific player in her own right, she still sits atop the all-time goals scored list with 139 and graduated as the career points leader Prior to her return to Minneapolis, Muzerall made a couple significant career stops. She spent two seasons playing for Hockey Club Lugano in Switzerland, skating on the first line and leading her team in both points and goals. During her tenure, the team won a Swiss National Championship and advanced to the European Cup, where they won a bronze medal. She also was a teacher and hockey coach at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts, from 2002 to In addition to serving as the head women s hockey coach, Muzerall was a physical education teacher. She also has contributed as an instructor to several wellknown hockey camps, helping young hockey players across the country. I d like to thank the University of Minnesota for everything it has given me over my career, Muzerall said. To be able to coach at my alma mater means more than words can say, and to be a part of the group of players that helped build the program into what it is now is something I will always cherish. That being said I m ready to hit the ground running. We have the potential and the talent to make great things happen for this program. I m really looking forward to getting to know these young women, as well as the opportunity to serve as a mentor for them and not just make them better hockey players, but more importantly to prepare them as they enter the real world. 5

6 O H I O S TAT E WO M E N S H O C K E Y WC H A S E M I F I N A L V S. M I N N E S OTA M A R C H OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 1 Maggie Cory 2 Elise Riemenschneider 4 Jacyn Reeves Junior Holmen, Wisc. 5 Charly Dahlquist Junior Eden Prairie, Minn. 6 Lauren Boyle 7 Grace Zarzecki Lino Lakes, Minn. Sophomore Rocky River, Ohio 8 Dani Sadek 9 Liv Halvorson 10 Erin Langermeier 11 Tatum Skaggs 12 Maddy Field 14 Samantha Bouley 16 Rebecca Freiburger 17 Emma Maltais 18 Julianna Iafallo 19 Olivia Soares 21 Liz Schepers 22 Lisa Bruno Burlington, Ontario Senior Eden, N.Y. 27 Lauren Spring 30 Lynsey Wallace 31 Amanda Zeglen Calgary, Alberta 32 Kassidy Sauve 33 Jincy Dunne Senior Lakeville, Minn. Sophomore Rochester, Minn. 23 McKenna Wesloh Elk River, Minn. Senior Richfield, Minn. Senior Kelowna, B.C. Junior Westlake, Ohio Hartland, Wis. Sophomore Hanover, Mass. Seven Hills, Ohio 6 Junior Eden Prairie, Minn. Junior Oakville, Ontario Mound, Minn. RS Junior Whitby, Ontario Junior Chicago, Ill. Sophomore Stittsville, Ontario Whitby, Ontario RS Sophomore O Fallon, Mo.

7 Ohio State Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 24, 2018) Date Opponent Score Att. Sep 29 RENSSELAER W Sep 30 RENSSELAER W * Oct 06 at #4 Minnesota W * Oct 07 at #4 Minnesota Tot * Oct 13 #5 MINNESOTA DULUTH W * Oct 14 #5 MINNESOTA DULUTH W * Oct 20 at St. Cloud State W * Oct 21 at St. Cloud State W * Nov 04 at #1 Wisconsin L * Nov 05 at #1 Wisconsin L * Nov 10 MINNESOTA STATE W * Nov 11 MINNESOTA STATE W * Nov 17 at Bemidji State Tot * Nov 18 at Bemidji State W Nov 24 at #9 Robert Morris W Nov 25 at #9 Robert Morris Lot * Dec 01 ST. CLOUD STATE Tot * Dec 02 ST. CLOUD STATE Tot Dec 15 at Mercyhurst W Dec 16 at Mercyhurst L Jan 05 PENN STATE L Jan 06 PENN STATE W Jan 12 #9 ROBERT MORRIS W Jan 13 #9 ROBERT MORRIS W * Jan 19 #5 MINNESOTA W * Jan 20 #5 MINNESOTA W * Jan 26 at Minnesota Duluth L * Jan 27 at Minnesota Duluth L * Feb 02 #1 WISCONSIN W * Feb 03 #1 WISCONSIN W * Feb 09 at Minnesota State L * Feb 10 at Minnesota State W * Feb 16 BEMIDJI STATE W * Feb 17 BEMIDJI STATE L Feb 23 MINNESOTA STATE W Feb 24 MINNESOTA STATE W TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct Goals/Game Shots/Game POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play Short-handed 1 4 Empty net 4 2 Penalty 1 0 Unassisted 9 8 Overtime 0 1 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 17 Maltais, Emma Skaggs, Tatum Field, Maddy Dunne, Jincy Iafallo, Julianna Boyle, Lauren Dahlquist, Charly Schepers, Liz Sadek, Dani Spring, Lauren Freiburger, Rebecca Zarzecki, Grace Reeves, Jacyn Bruno, Lisa Wesloh, McKenna Halvorson, Liv Sauve, Kassidy Riemenschneider, E Bouley, Samantha Langermeier, Erin Soares, Olivia TM TEAM Total Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 32 Sauve, Kassidy : Zeglen, Amanda 6 359: TM EMPTY NET 15 9: Total : Opponents : Attendance Summary OSU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 20/458 16/910 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Ohio State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Ohio State Opponents

8 Ohio State Overall Team Statistics (as of Feb 24, 2018) Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct Goals/Game Shots/Game Assists POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Power Play Short-handed 1 4 Empty net 4 2 Penalty 1 0 Unassisted 9 8 Overtime 0 1 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game Minor Major minute Misconduct 0 0 Game Misconduct 0 1 Gross Misconduct 0 0 Match 0 0 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 20/458 16/910 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Ohio State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Ohio State Opponents

9 Ohio State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Feb 24, 2018) Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: Shots Penalties Goals ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +- pen-min min maj oth pp sh fg gw gt ot ht pn ua blk 2 Riemenschneider, E Reeves, Jacyn Dahlquist, Charly Boyle, Lauren Zarzecki, Grace Sadek, Dani Halvorson, Liv Langermeier, Erin Skaggs, Tatum Field, Maddy Bouley, Samantha Freiburger, Rebecca Maltais, Emma Iafallo, Julianna Soares, Olivia Schepers, Liz Bruno, Lisa Wesloh, McKenna Spring, Lauren Sauve, Kassidy Dunne, Jincy TM TEAM Total Opponents Goal average Saves Record Goals allowed ## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga avg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en pen sog 32 Sauve, Kassidy : Zeglen, Amanda : TM EMPTY NET : Total : Opponents :

10 Ohio State Category Leaders (as of Feb 24, 2018) ## Points GP G A Pts Sh 17 Maltais, Emma Skaggs, Tatum Field, Maddy Dunne, Jincy Iafallo, Julianna Boyle, Lauren Dahlquist, Charly Schepers, Liz Sadek, Dani Spring, Lauren ## Goals GP G A Pts Sh 11 Skaggs, Tatum Field, Maddy Maltais, Emma Iafallo, Julianna Dahlquist, Charly Schepers, Liz Freiburger, Rebecca Zarzecki, Grace Boyle, Lauren Sadek, Dani ## Power-Play Goals GP PPG 11 Skaggs, Tatum Field, Maddy Iafallo, Julianna Dahlquist, Charly Maltais, Emma Dunne, Jincy 36 2 ## Short-Handed Goals GP SHG 18 Iafallo, Julianna 36 1 ## Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 17 Maltais, Emma Field, Maddy Schepers, Liz Skaggs, Tatum Dahlquist, Charly Freiburger, Rebecca 36 2 ## Plus/Minus GP +/- 33 Dunne, Jincy Maltais, Emma Skaggs, Tatum Iafallo, Julianna Sadek, Dani Boyle, Lauren Bruno, Lisa Schepers, Liz Field, Maddy Dahlquist, Charly ## Assists GP G A Pts Sh 17 Maltais, Emma Dunne, Jincy Boyle, Lauren Dahlquist, Charly Skaggs, Tatum Iafallo, Julianna Sadek, Dani Field, Maddy Schepers, Liz Spring, Lauren ## Shots GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 12 Field, Maddy Maltais, Emma Skaggs, Tatum Sadek, Dani Dahlquist, Charly Boyle, Lauren Schepers, Liz Dunne, Jincy Iafallo, Julianna Reeves, Jacyn ## Shot Pct. GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 18 Iafallo, Julianna Skaggs, Tatum Freiburger, Rebecca Field, Maddy Wesloh, McKenna Maltais, Emma Zarzecki, Grace Dahlquist, Charly Schepers, Liz Reeves, Jacyn ## Penalties GP Pen Min 5 Dahlquist, Charly Skaggs, Tatum Zarzecki, Grace TM TEAM Maltais, Emma Schepers, Liz Field, Maddy Sadek, Dani Iafallo, Julianna Boyle, Lauren ## Penalty Minutes GP Pen Min 5 Dahlquist, Charly Skaggs, Tatum Zarzecki, Grace Field, Maddy Sadek, Dani Iafallo, Julianna Schepers, Liz TM TEAM Maltais, Emma Boyle, Lauren

11 Ohio State Team Game-by-Game (as of Feb 24, 2018) Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sh% +/- Pen-Min PP SH EN GW GT Hat UA Blk Sep 29, 2017 RENSSELAER Sep 30, 2017 RENSSELAER Oct 06, 2017 at Minnesota Oct 07, 2017 at Minnesota Oct 13, 2017 MINNESOTA DULUTH Oct 14, 2017 MINNESOTA DULUTH Oct 20, 2017 at St. Cloud State Oct 21, 2017 at St. Cloud State Nov 04, 2017 at Wisconsin Nov 05, 2017 at Wisconsin Nov 10, 2017 MINNESOTA STATE Nov 11, 2017 MINNESOTA STATE Nov 17, 2017 at Bemidji State Nov 18, 2017 at Bemidji State Nov 24, 2017 at Robert Morris Nov 25, 2017 at Robert Morris Dec 01, 2017 ST. CLOUD STATE Dec 02, 2017 ST. CLOUD STATE Dec 15, 2017 at Mercyhurst Dec 16, 2017 at Mercyhurst Jan 05, 2018 PENN STATE Jan 06, 2018 PENN STATE Jan 12, 2018 ROBERT MORRIS Jan 13, 2018 ROBERT MORRIS Jan 19, 2018 MINNESOTA Jan 20, 2018 MINNESOTA Jan 26, 2018 at Minnesota Duluth Jan 27, 2018 at Minnesota Duluth Feb 02, 2018 WISCONSIN Feb 03, 2018 WISCONSIN Feb 09, 2018 at Minnesota State Feb 10, 2018 at Minnesota State Feb 16, 2018 BEMIDJI STATE Feb 17, 2018 BEMIDJI STATE Feb 23, 2018 MINNESOTA STATE Feb 24, 2018 MINNESOTA STATE Ohio State Opponent TEAM PER-GAME Games played: 36 Shots per game: 32.19;Goals per game: 3.06 Assists per game: 4.92;Points per game:

12 Ohio State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Feb 24, 2018) Opponent Statistics Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sh% +/- Pen-Min PP SH EN GW GT Hat UA Blk Sep 29, 2017 RENSSELAER Sep 30, 2017 RENSSELAER Oct 06, 2017 at Minnesota Oct 07, 2017 at Minnesota Oct 13, 2017 MINNESOTA DULUTH Oct 14, 2017 MINNESOTA DULUTH Oct 20, 2017 at St. Cloud State Oct 21, 2017 at St. Cloud State Nov 04, 2017 at Wisconsin Nov 05, 2017 at Wisconsin Nov 10, 2017 MINNESOTA STATE Nov 11, 2017 MINNESOTA STATE Nov 17, 2017 at Bemidji State Nov 18, 2017 at Bemidji State Nov 24, 2017 at Robert Morris Nov 25, 2017 at Robert Morris Dec 01, 2017 ST. CLOUD STATE Dec 02, 2017 ST. CLOUD STATE Dec 15, 2017 at Mercyhurst Dec 16, 2017 at Mercyhurst Jan 05, 2018 PENN STATE Jan 06, 2018 PENN STATE Jan 12, 2018 ROBERT MORRIS Jan 13, 2018 ROBERT MORRIS Jan 19, 2018 MINNESOTA Jan 20, 2018 MINNESOTA Jan 26, 2018 at Minnesota Duluth Jan 27, 2018 at Minnesota Duluth Feb 02, 2018 WISCONSIN Feb 03, 2018 WISCONSIN Feb 09, 2018 at Minnesota State Feb 10, 2018 at Minnesota State Feb 16, 2018 BEMIDJI STATE Feb 17, 2018 BEMIDJI STATE Feb 23, 2018 MINNESOTA STATE Feb 24, 2018 MINNESOTA STATE Opponent totals Ohio State OPPONENT PER-GAME Games played: 36 Shots per game: 28.67;Goals per game: 2.06 Assists per game: 3.28;Points per game:

13 Ohio State High/Low Analysis (as of Feb 24, 2018) Ohio State - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS 18 at Robert Morris (Nov 24, 2017) GOALS 7 at Robert Morris (Nov 24, 2017) ASSISTS 11 vs Minnesota State (Feb 23, 2018) 11 at Robert Morris (Nov 24, 2017) SHOTS ON GOAL 48 at St. Cloud State (Oct 20, 2017) SAVES 47 at Wisconsin (Nov 05, 2017) PENALTIES 9 at Robert Morris (Nov 24, 2017) PENALTY MINUTES 18 at Robert Morris (Nov 24, 2017) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS 16 at Mercyhurst (Dec 16, 2017) 16 at Wisconsin (Nov 04, 2017) GOALS 7 at Wisconsin (Nov 04, 2017) ASSISTS 10 at Mercyhurst (Dec 16, 2017) SHOTS ON GOAL 50 at Wisconsin (Nov 05, 2017) SAVES 44 at St. Cloud State (Oct 20, 2017) PENALTIES 12 at Robert Morris (Nov 24, 2017) PENALTY MINUTES 35 at Robert Morris (Nov 24, 2017) Ohio State High/Low Analysis (as of Feb 24, 2018) Ohio State - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS POINTS 4 Boyle, Lauren vs Minnesota State (Nov 11, 2017) GOALS 3 Field, Maddy vs Minnesota State (Feb 23, 2018) 3 Skaggs, Tatum at Robert Morris (Nov 24, 2017) ASSISTS 3 Boyle, Lauren vs Minnesota State (Feb 24, 2018) 3 Dunne, Jincy vs Minnesota State (Feb 23, 2018) 3 Sadek, Dani vs Minnesota State (Feb 23, 2018) 3 Iafallo, Julianna vs Minnesota State (Nov 11, 2017) SHOTS 9 Field, Maddy at Bemidji State (Nov 17, 2017) 9 Field, Maddy vs Minnesota State (Nov 10, 2017) 9 Maltais, Emma at St. Cloud State (Oct 20, 2017) 9 Field, Maddy at St. Cloud State (Oct 20, 2017) SAVES 47 Sauve, Kassidy at Wisconsin (Nov 05, 2017) PENALTIES 3 Skaggs, Tatum vs Minnesota State (Nov 11, 2017) PENALTY MINUTES 6 Skaggs, Tatum vs Minnesota State (Nov 11, 2017) 13