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USA Today
24-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
RECAP: Wisconsin women's hockey beats Ohio State in overtime, earns eighth national title
RECAP: Wisconsin women's hockey beats Ohio State in overtime, earns eighth national title TIE GAME. TIE GAME. SIMMS. BADGERS REMAIN ON THE POWER PLAY (0:29 remaining). — Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerWHockey) March 23, 2025 The Wisconsin women's hockey program claimed its eighth national title with a 4-3 overtime win over Ohio State on Sunday afternoon. In one of the UW's more thrilling victories of a dominant 2024-25 season, junior forward Kirsten Simms played the hero. The junior forward made the two biggest plays of the evening, the first in the final seconds of the third period and the second in overtime. Trailing 3-2 late in the third period, Wisconsin was awarded a penalty shot after an Ohio State player appeared to cover a puck in the crease. Only 18.9 seconds remained in regulation. Head coach Mark Johnson sent out Simms, a First-Team All-American and WCHA Player of the Year, to take the shot. The forward dangled the puck left, deked Buckeye goaltender Amanda Thiele out of position and put the puck in the back of the net, tying the game at three. The goal ultimately pushed the championship game into a sudden victory overtime period, a frame that proved historic for one of the most decorated programs in the country. Within the first three minutes of the extra period, redshirt senior Lacy Eden fired a shot from the right of the net in open space. Thiele deflected the shot, though did so right to Simms, the game's hero, who flipped the winning shot into the back of the net. A jam-packed Ridder Arena erupted as the Badgers immediately rallied around Simms in celebration. THE BADGERS BATTLE BACK FOR THE NATTY IN THE OVERTIME WIN 😤 @badgerwhockey takes back the national title from the Buckeyes for the second time in the last three years 🏆 — espnW (@espnW) March 23, 2025 The Badgers bested the Buckeyes in the Frozen Four title game for the second time in the last three seasons. The Badgers have now won four championships in the last six Frozen Fours and eight overall since 2006. No program has won more than six since the championship began in 2001. Wisconsin finished the season with an overall record of 38-1-2. Its only loss came against Ohio State back on Nov. 16. From then on, Mark Johnson's group went an incredible 25-0-2. With the title-clinching win, the Badgers continue to cement themselves as one of the most prolific dynasties in the history of college athletics. Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion
USA Today
16-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ohio State women's hockey advances to Frozen Four after win over St. Lawrence
Ohio State women's hockey advances to Frozen Four after win over St. Lawrence The Ohio State women's hockey team is headed back to the Women's Frozen Four once again. The program has won two of the last three national championships and has been to five straight Frozen Fours. In other words, the Buckeyes are one of the best programs running right now. OSU did it in dominating fashion on Saturday as well, beating St. Lawrence by a score of 6-1 but it didn't start out that great. In fact, St. Lawrence got on the board first in the opening period with a tally on the power play at the 13:34 mark. From there, it was all Scarlet and Gray. The Buckeyes scored two in the first period to take the lead into the first break, scored no goals in the second period, but put three into the back of the net in the third period to make the regional final into a laugher, with a winning score of 6-1 and a rather comfortable and impressive win. The Saints wouldn't sniff another goal the rest of the way thanks to great defense and goaltending by the Buckeyes. With the victory, Ohio State now advances to play No. 3 Cornell on Friday, March 22, just a little over a week from today. A win would then send the Buckeyes to a national title appearance once again. No. 1 overall seed Wisconsin will face off with No. 4 overall seed Minnesota in the other semifinal. There is not a time set yet for the national semifinal, but when it becomes available, we'll bring it to you.
