(UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN ATHLETICS) COLUMBUS, OHIO – In its first game of the 2020-21 season, the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team suffered a 3-2 setback at No. 4 Ohio State on Friday night at the OSU Ice Rink.
Ohio State (2-1-0, 2-1-0-0 WCHA) came out and scored two goals early in the first period. The Badgers (0-1-0, 0-1-0-0 WCHA) answered with a goal off the stick of Daryl Watts with just over six minutes left in the period off helpers from Sophie Shirley and Nicole LaMantia.
However, the Buckeyes tacked on a goal with 40 seconds remaining to take a 3-1 advantage after 20 minutes of play.
Senior co-captain Brette Pettet opened the second period with a goal in the first 20 seconds to provide some spark to the Badger offense, but that proved to be the game’s final goal as neither team tacked on a goal in the final frame.
UW was outshot by the Buckeyes 37-23 and neither team was successful on the power play.
Three Notes of the Game:
- Junior Sophie Shirley scored her 100th career point for the Badgers with an assist on Watts’ goal. A 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalist, Shirley now has 50 goals and 50 assists in 78 games for the Badgers.
- This is the first time since the 2009-10 season that the Badgers dropped their season-opening game, ending a 10-game unbeaten streak (9-0-1).
- Graduate transfer Kennedy Blair made her debut with the Badgers, posting 33 saves.
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