Ohio State Powers Past St. Thomas, Completes Weekend Sweep
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Interstat) — The second-ranked Ohio State women’s hockey team defeated St. Thomas 4-1 on Saturday at Value City Arena to complete a weekend sweep.
The Buckeyes, now 32-4-1 overall, built a two-goal lead in the first period. Mira Jungåker scored just 1:11 into the game, and Hilda Svensson added another goal five minutes later. Sanni Vanhanen extended the lead in the second period before St. Thomas’ Maddie Brown answered 35 seconds later for the Tommies’ lone goal. Vanhanen sealed the win with her second goal in the third period.
Vanhanen finished with two goals for Ohio State, while Jungåker had a goal and two assists. Svensson added a goal and two assists. Goaltender Hailey MacLeod made 19 saves for the win. Maggie Malecha was the top performer for St. Thomas, which fell to 12-23-1. Attendance was 678.
The teams conclude their series Sunday.