(UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN ATHLETICS) COLUMBUS, OHIO – Fueled by a pair of Sophie Shirley goals and a 30-save shutout by Kennedy Blair, the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team earned a convincing 5-0 win over No. 4 Ohio State on Saturday at the OSU Ice Rink.
The Badgers (1-1-0, 1-1-0-0 WCHA) raced out to a 2-0 goal lead with a pair of tallies in the first eight minutes of the first period.
Freshman Maddi Wheeler potted her first collegiate goal two minutes into the game after fellow freshman and linemate Makenna Webster sliced through the Ohio State (2-2-0, 2-2-0-0 WCHA) defense and found a wide-open Wheeler in front of the net.
Six minutes later, Britta Curl tapped in the puck off feeds from Delaney Drake and Nicole LaMantia to double the UW advantage.
The Badgers had a prime opportunity to add to their lead late in the period after OSU’s Tatum Skaggs was given a game misconduct which resulted in a five-minute power play for UW, but the Badgers were unable to convert.
After a scoreless second, Sophie Shirley scored on a rush early in the third period to give UW a 3-0 lead before adding an empty-net strike.
Sophomore Dara Greig rounded out the scoring for Wisconsin, adding a late tally with 40 seconds remaining.
Three Notes of the Game
- It was a big day for Badger freshmen as Maddi Wheeler, Makenna Webster and Katie Kotlowski all earned their first collegiate points.
- Shirley became the 18th player in school history to score 50 goals in her career, a day after she became the 27th Badger to record 100 career points.
- After being outshot 36-24 on Friday, the Badgers outshot OSU 30-28, including a 17-9 advantage in the opening frame.
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