Women Icers Host Buckeyes of Ohio State in WCHA Action

1/12/2010 3:04:25 PM

Mankato, Minn.--- The Mavericks, now 4-11-5 on the year and 2-9-5-3 in Western Conference Hockey Association play, play host to the Ohio State Buckeyes this weekend, January 15 and 16 at All Seasons Arena. Friday night’s contest will start at 7:07 p.m. and Saturday’s contest at 3:07 p.m.

About Ohio State: The Buckeyes of Ohio State are 9-9-4 overall and 6-8-2-0 in the WCHA. The Buckeyes are led by rookie forward Hokey Langan who owns 11-18--29, sophomore forward Natalie Spooner who owns 11-11--22 and fellow sophomore forward Laura McIntosh who has earned 7-15--22 so far this season. Their leading goaltender this season is freshman Chelsea Knapp. Knapp owns a 7-9-4 record, a .887 save percentage and 3.12 goals against average. The Buckeyes rank second in scoring in the WCHA with their 3.18 points per game average and second in power play conversion with a 19.4 percentage. Ohio State has also scored the second most points in the league with 70.

MSU/OSU History: The Mavericks are 7-33-4 all-time against the Buckeyes. Earlier this season the Mavericks traveled to Columbus, Ohio for a two game series with OSU and were swept. Minnesota State lost its first contest 7-6 and other 4-1.

Bemidji State Notes: The Mavericks are currently 4-11-5 overall and 2-9-5-3 in the WCHA after a 0-1-1-1 weekend...The team finished the weekend with 68 shots, 0-9 on the power play and finished the weekend with seven penalties for 14 minutes...MSU finished Friday night’s contest with a 2-1 shootout victory...The Mavericks and Beavers opened up competition with a scoreless first period with the MSU out shooting BSU, 13-9...The Beavers lit the lamp early in the second with a even strength goal scored by sophomore forward Emily Erickson...The goal was assisted by junior forward Erin Cody...Later in the second the Beavers increased their lead to 2-0 on a power play goal scored by rookie forward Makenzine Thurston...Sophomore blueliner Monatna Vickorek and rookie defenseman Erika Wheelhouse earned assists on the goal...The Mavericks began the third period down 2-0 and tallied their first score of the contest just 1:27 into the period...Junior forward Lisa Edman cut the Beavers lead to one on her sixth goal of the season assisted by senior captain Kala Buganski and rookie blueliner Erika Magnusson...Magnusson’s assist marked the first point of her career...Shortly after Edman’s goal, just 2:46 into the third, freshman forward Lauren Smith tied up the contest at two apiece with an unassisted goal...The goal marked the fourth of the year for the rookie giving her 13 points on the season...With the two teams knotted up at two, they headed to overtime and the contest ended in a tie...The two teams would then head to a shootout...After MSU missed their first shootout opportunity, the Beavers capitalized on their opening shooter giving them a 1-0 lead...Smith and Buganski each netted their shootout opportunities giving the Mavericks a 2-1 shootout win...Maverick netminder Paige Thunder finished the contest with 31 saves and a .939 save percentage...The Mavericks finished 0-5 with an extra skater while the Beavers finished 1-3...BSU outshot the Mavericks 33-31 in the contest...The Mavericks wrapped up their series at Bemidji on Saturday with a 3-0 loss...The Beavers took an early 2-0 lead on goals from Erin Johnson at 3:17 and a power play score from Annie Bauerfeld at 3:50...Late in the second period (19:28), Bemidji State talleid a power play goal courtesy of Keirstin Visser giving them a 3-0 lead heading into the third...Minnesota State goaltender Alli Altmann finished the afternoon with 26 saves against the Beavers...MSU out-shot Bemidji State 37-29 in the contest...Minnesota State went 0-4 with an extra skater while the Beavers ended the afternoon 2-3...So far this season the Mavericks own 582 shots with 38 goals, 63 assists...Out of there 38 goals 12 have come by way of the power play...The team is 12-97 with an extra skater...Out of the 65 goals the Mavericks have given up, only 12 have been scored in the first period.

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