The 2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season represented the Ohio State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Nadine Muzerall in her eighth season. The Buckeyes finished the season 35–4–0 and won their second national championship in program history.
| 2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| WCHA regular season National Championship, W, 1–0 vs Wisconsin | |
| Conference | WCHA |
| Home ice | The Ohio State University Ice Rink |
| Rankings | |
| USA Today | #1 |
| USCHO.com | #1 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 35–4–0 |
| Home | 18–1–0 |
| Road | 14–2–0 |
| Neutral | 3–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Nadine Muzerall |
| Assistant coaches | Peter Elander Kelsey Cline |
| Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
Offseason
editDeparting players
edit| Player[1] | Position | Class | Destintation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke Bink | F | Graduated | |
| Alaina Giampietro | F | Freshman | Robert Morris |
| Teagan Grant | D | Graduated | |
| Jamie Grinder | D | Sophomore | Maine |
| Emerson Jarvis | F | Freshman | Quinnipiac |
| Gali Levy | F | Freshman | Brown |
| Sydney Morrow | D | Freshman | Colgate |
| Ramsey Parent | F | Graduated | |
Players Drafted
edit| Round | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sophie Jaques | D | Boston |
| 2 | Emma Maltias | F | Toronto |
| 8 | Madison Bizal | D | Montreal |
| 10 | Paetyn Levis | F | New York |
Incoming players
edit| Player[1][3] | Position | Class | Previous school |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Amos | F | Incoming freshmen | |
| Cayla Barnes | D | Graduate | Boston College |
| Hannah Bilka | F | Graduate | Boston College |
| Jordan Baxter | F | Incoming freshmen | |
| Joy Dunne | F | Incoming freshmen | |
| Delaney Fleming | F | Incoming freshmen | |
| Kelsey King | F | Graduate | Minnesota State |
| Steph Markowski | D | Graduate | Clarkson |
| Olivia Mobley | F | Senior | Quinnipiac |
| Kiara Zanon | F | Senior | Penn State |
Roster
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Raygan Kirk | Senior | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Ste. Anne, Manitoba | Robert Morris | |
| 4 | 
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Stephanie Markowski | Graduate | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Edmonton, Alberta | Clarkson | |
| 5 | 
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Delaney Fleming | Freshman | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Rochester, Minnesota | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | |
| 6 | 
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Hadley Hartmetz | Graduate | D | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania | Boston College | |
| 7 |
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Emma Peschel | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | Edina, Minnesota | Benilde-St. Margaret's | |
| 8 | 
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Makenna Webster | Senior | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | St. Louis, Missouri | Wisconsin | |
| 9 | 
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Hannah Bilka | Graduate | D | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Coppell, Texas | Boston College | |
| 10 | 
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Jenna Buglioni | Senior | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | Port Moody, British Columbia | Greater Vancouver Comets | |
| 11 |
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Kenzie Hauswirth | Graduate | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Farmington, Minnesota | Quinnipiac | |
| 12 |
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Jennifer Gardiner | Graduate | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Surrey, British Columbia | Greater Vancouver Comets | |
| 13 | 
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Riley Brengman | Senior | D | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | China, Michigan | Detroit Belle Tire | |
| 15 |
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Olivia Mobley | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | St. Louis Park, Minnesota | Quinnipiac | |
| 16 |
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Joy Dunne | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | O'Fallon, Missouri | St. Louis Lady Blues | |
| 17 | 
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Jocelyn Amos | Freshman | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Ailsa Craig, Ontario | London Devilettes | |
| 19 | 
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Lauren Bernard | Senior | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Madison, Ohio | Clarkson | |
| 20 |
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Kelsey King | Graduate | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Elk River, Minnesota | Minnesota State | |
| 21 | 
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Kiara Zanon | Senior | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Fairport, New York | Penn State | |
| 22 |
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Sloane Matthews | Sophomore | F | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | Plymouth, Minnesota | Wayzata High School | |
| 23 | 
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Cayla Barnes | Graduate | D | 5' 1" (1.55 m) | Eastvale, California | Boston College | |
| 27 |
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Jordan Baxter | Freshman | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Coquitlum, British Columbia | Delta Hockey Academy | |
| 30 |
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Amanda Thiele | Senior | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | Milford, Michigan | Detroit Belle Tire | |
| 34 |
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Lexington Secreto | Sophomore | G | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | New Windsor, New York | CT Polar Bears | |
| 35 |
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Quinn Kuntz | Senior | G | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Warroad, Minnesota | Warroad High School |
Standings
edit| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Ohio State † | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 140 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 51 | |
| #2 Wisconsin * | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 124 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 205 | 62 | |
| #5 Minnesota | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 92 | 60 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 135 | 80 | |
| #7 Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 64 | 47 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 89 | 66 | |
| #10 St. Cloud State | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 59 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 78 | 69 | |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 94 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 97 | 120 | |
| St. Thomas | 28 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 120 | 37 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 74 | 150 | |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 144 | 36 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 42 | 181 | |
| Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| September 29 | 6:00 pm | at #4 Colgate | #2 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Thiele | L 2–3 | 1,200 | 0–1–0 | |||
| September 30 | 3:00 pm | at #4 Colgate | #2 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kirk | W 3–2 OT | 750 | 1–1–0 | |||
| October 13 | 4:00 pm | at #6 Minnesota Duluth | #2 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Thiele | W 5–2 | 956 | 2–1–0 (1–0–0) | |||
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | at #6 Minnesota Duluth | #2 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Kirk | W 2–0 | 935 | 3–1–0 (2–0–0) | |||
| October 20 | 4:00 pm | at St. Thomas | #2 | St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN | Kirk | W 6–2 | 481 | 4–1–0 (3–0–0) | |||
| October 20 | 4:00 pm | at St. Thomas | #2 | St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN | Thiele | W 7–1 | 710 | 5–1–0 (4–0–0) | |||
| October 27 | 6:00 pm | #4 Minnesota | #2 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 4–3 OT | 713 | 6–1–0 (5–0–0) | |||
| October 28 | 3:00 pm | #4 Minnesota | #2 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 6–5 | 617 | 7–1–0 (6–0–0) | |||
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | at Bemidji State | #2 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Kirk | W 9–1 | 371 | 8–1–0 (7–0–0) | |||
| November 4 | 3:00 pm | Bemidji State | #2 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Thiele | W 5–0 | 351 | 9–1–0 (8–0–0) | |||
| November 17 | 6:00 pm | #1 Wisconsin | #2 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 3–0 | 739 | 10–1–0 (9–0–0) | |||
| November 18 | 3:00 pm | #1 Wisconsin | #2 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 2–1 OT | 761 | 11–1–0 (10–0–0) | |||
| November 24 | 6:00 pm | #6 St. Lawrence | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 11–0 | 555 | 12–1–0 | |||
| December 1 | 6:00 pm | #10 St. Cloud State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | L 1–2 | 468 | 13–2–0 (10–1–0) | |||
| December 2 | 3:00 pm | #10 St. Cloud State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | L 6–2 | 677 | 14–2–0 (11–1–0) | |||
| December 9 | 6:00 pm | Minnesota State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 6–1 | 575 | 15–2–0 (12–1–0) | |||
| December 10 | 6:00 pm | Minnesota State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 6–1 | 456 | 16–2–0 (13–1–0) | |||
| January 12 | 7:00 pm | at #2 Minnesota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Kirk | W 7–0 | 2,387 | 17–2–0 (14–1–0) | |||
| January 13 | 3:00 pm | at #2 Minnesota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Kirk | W 6–1 | 2,186 | 18–2–0 (15–1–0) | |||
| January 19 | 6:00 pm | #7 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 3–0 | 768 | 19–2–0 (16–1–0) | |||
| January 20 | 2:00 pm | #7 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 1–0 | 768 | 20–2–0 (17–1–0) | |||
| January 26 | 4:00 pm | at #10 St. Cloud State | #1 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Kirk | W 4–2 | 211 | 21–2–0 (18–1–0) | |||
| January 27 | 4:00 pm | at #10 St. Cloud State | #1 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Thiele | W 3–2 | 365 | 22–2–0 (19–1–0) | |||
| February 2 | 6:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 11–1 | 485 | 23–2–0 (20–1–0) | |||
| February 3 | 3:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 9–1 | 785 | 24–2–0 (21–1–0) | |||
| February 9 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota State | #1 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN | Kirk | W 3–0 | 135 | 25–2–0 (22–1–0) | |||
| February 10 | 3:00 pm | at Minnesota State | #1 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN | Thiele | W 6–2 | 257 | 26–2–0 (23–1–0) | |||
| February 16 | 6:00 pm | St. Thomas | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 12–1 | 779 | 27–2–0 (24–1–0) | |||
| Feb 16 | 3:00 pm | St. Thomas | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 4–1 | 776 | 28–2–0 (25–1–0) | |||
| February 23 | 8:00 pm | at #2 Wisconsin | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Kirk | W 3–1 | 2,273 | 29–2–0 (26–1–0) | |||
| February 24 | 8:00 pm | #2 Wisconsin | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Thiele | L 2–4 | 2,273 | 29–3–0 (26–2–0) | |||
| WCHA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 1 | 6:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (WCHA Quarterfinals) | Kirk | W 10–1 | 709 | 30–3–0 | |||
| March 2 | 3:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (WCHA Quarterfinals) | Kirk | W 8–0 | 714 | 31–3–0 | |||
| March 8 | 2:00 pm | vs. #8 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Semifinals) | Kirk | W 5–0 | 32–3–0 | ||||
| March 9 | 2:00 pm | vs. #2 Wisconsin | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Finals) | Kirk | L 3–6 | 1,518 | 32–4–0 | |||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 16 | 4:00 pm | #8 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (NCAA Columbus Regional) | Kirk | W 9–0 | 795 | 33–4–0 | |||
| March 22 | 4:00 pm | vs. #4 Clarkson | #1 | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals) | Kirk | W 4–1 | 34–4–0 | ||||
| March 24 | 4:00 pm | vs. #2 Wisconsin | #1 | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (NCAA Frozen Four National Championship) | Kirk | W 1–0 | 4,378 | 35–4–0 | |||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[4] | |||||||||||
Rankings
edit| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| USA Today | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Awards and honors
editNational awards
editHCA co-Goaltender of the Month (January 2024): Raygan Kirk[5]
Julie Chu Women's National Rookie of the Year: Joy Dunne[6]
Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player: Raygan Kirk[7]
Conference awards
edit- Joy Dunne, WCHA Rookie of the Year
- Nadine Muzerall, WCHA Coach of the Year
Monthly awards
edit- Emma Peschel, Defender of the Month (October 2023)[8]
- Joy Dunne, Rookie of the Month (November 2023)[9]
- Hadley Hartmetz, Defender of the Month (November 2023)[9]
- Hadley Hartmetz, Defender of the Month (January 2024)[10]
- Raygan Kirk, Goaltender of the Month (January 2024)[10]
Weekly awards
editForward of the Week: Jenn Gardiner (Oct. 30, Nov. 20) Hannah Bilka (Feb. 5)[11][12][13]
Defender of the Week: Hadley Hartmetz (Oct. 16, Nov. 27), Emma Peschel (Nov. 6), Cayla Barnes (Dec. 11), Lauren Bernard (Feb. 19) [14][15][16][17][18]
Goaltender of the Week: Raygan Kirk (Oct.16, Nov. 20, Jan. 15, Feb. 26), Amanda Thiele (Jan. 22) [14][12][19][20][21]
Rookie of the Week: Jocelyn Amos (Oct. 30, Nov. 27, Feb. 5), Joy Dunne (Nov. 6, Jan. 15) [11][16][19][13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ohio State reloads heavily through the transfer portal". The Rink Live. September 29, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "A full list of every pick from the 2023 PWHL Draft". dailyfaceoff.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 14, 2023). "Recruiting Class: Ohio State Goes Big For 2023-2024". The Hockey News. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Abby Hustler and Rutger McGroarty Top HCA Monthly Honors". hockeycommissioners.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Women's National Rookie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Ohio State Wins Second NCAA Championship". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Peschel Named WCHA Defender of the Month". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dunne, Hartmetz Tabbed WCHA Players of the Month". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Hartmetz, Kirk Named WCHA Players of the Month". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Amos, Gardiner Named WCHA Weekly Award Winners". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Pair of Buckeyes Earn WCHA Weekly Awards". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Amos, Bilka Earn WCHA Player of the Week Titles". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Hartmetz, Kirk Awarded Weekly Conference Honors". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Dunne, Peschel Pick Up Weekly Conference Awards". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Amos, Hartmetz Named WCHA Players of the Week". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Barnes Tabbed WCHA Defender of the Week". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Bernard Picks Up WCHA Defender of the Week Award". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dunne, Kirk Pick Up WCHA Weekly Awards". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Thiele Named WCHA Goaltender of the Week". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Kirk Named WCHA Goaltender of the Week". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.