COLUMBUS, Ohio (Interstat) — Sara Swiderski scored two goals and added two assists to lead the Ohio State women’s hockey team to a 5-1 victory over St. Thomas on Friday night at Value City Arena.

The Buckeyes improved to 31-4-1 overall, while the Tommies fell to 12-22-1 before an announced crowd of 674.

Swiderski opened the scoring in the first period and netted her second goal early in the second. Joy Dunne and Hilda Svensson also scored for Ohio State, which built a 3-0 lead through two periods.

St. Thomas broke the shutout bid at 3:55 of the third period on a goal from Julia Minotti. Ohio State responded with two more goals, including an empty-netter from Svensson, to seal the conference win. The teams meet again Saturday.