The Ohio State Buckeyes attempted to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
Offseason May 19: Chelsea Knapp was included in the list of invitees to USA Hockey's Warren Strelow National Team Goaltending Camp. Four Buckeyes were among Hockey Canada's recently released list of 109 players that were invited to its National Women's Camp. The Buckeyes at the Canadian camp are: Hokey Langan, Laura McIntosh and Natalie Spooner as well as incoming goalie Lisa Steffes. The Canadian camp took place May 25–30 at the University of Calgary in Alberta (with a breakdown of 19 goalies, 33 defensemen and 57 forwards). June 3, 2010: Christina Mancuso was voted captain by her teammates. Juniors Laura McIntosh, Natalie Spooner and Kelly Wild were named assistant captains. It is the first time that any have been voted captains at Ohio State. June 18: Ohio State players Kelly Wild and Chelsea Knapp were named to the U.S. Women's Under-22 Team. It is the first time two Buckeyes earned spots on the same U.S. U-22 squad. The team will participate in both the 2010 USA Hockey Women's National Festival and the 2010 Under-22 Series. The Women's National Festival will run from August 13–21 while the Under-22 Series against Canada will be in Toronto from August 18–21. June 24, 2010: Former Ohio State player Rachel Davis, was invited to attend the U.S. Women's National Festival Aug. 13–21 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Davis is one of seven defenders on the 22-player roster.
Recruiting Player Nationality Position Notes Becky Allis Defense Played for the Chicago Mission Under-19 team Lindsay Brown Goaltender Played for Minnesota Thoroughbreds in 2009-10 Loren Carrier Goaltender Attended the Ontario Hockey Academy in Cornwall Madison Marcotte Defense Captain of the White Bear Lake hockey team as a junior and senior in high school Lisa Steffes Goaltender Invited to Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Selection CampPlayed four seasons with the Bluewater Jr. Hawks Annie Svedin Defense Played with the Swedish National Team at the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup held in Vancouver Ally Tarr Forward Invited to Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Selection Camp in 2008 and 2009Played four seasons with the Bluewater Jr. Hawks
Exhibition Date Opponent Location Time Score Goal ScorersSat, Oct 02 Wilfrid Laurier Columbus, Ohio 2:00 p.m. Ohio State, 2-0 Hokey Langan, Tina Hollowellhttp://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87740&SPID=10407&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=205005202
Regular season Lisa Steffes was in net for the sweep of Robert Morris in a non-conference road series (Oct 8–10). She allowed only one goal in each game. Steffes stopped 40 of the 42 shots on goal in both games. In addition, she faced in the series for a .952 save percentage. In addition, she also helped blank the host Colonials on all seven of their weekend power-play opportunities. October 16: Laura McIntosh tied the Ohio State University women's hockey record for points in a game with five. This was accomplished against WCHA rival St. Cloud State. McIntosh became just the fifth Buckeye to have five points in a game. October 15–16: Freshman Becky Allis had assists in each game against St. Cloud State. These were the first collegiate points of her career. October 29–30: Shannon Reilly contributed two assists, two blocked shots and earned a +3 plus/minus rating in the two-game sweep of the Syracuse Orange. Her two assists came on Saturday October 30 as she factored in the fourth and fifth goals to help the Buckeyes best the Orange, 6–2.WCHA.com - BSU's Cody, OSU's Reilly, UW's Ammerman Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week January 14–15: Goaltender Lisa Steffes led visiting Ohio State to a pair of 3-2 league road victories at Minnesota State. She made 49 saves in OSU's first WCHA road sweep of the season. She made 28 saves on January 24 and made 21 saves the following day. Her save percentage for the two games was .925. For the season, she surpassed the 700-save milestone. She is one of only two goalies in the NCAA to already reach the 700-save mark and she also leads all NCAA Div. 1 women's goalkeepers in minutes played this season with 1454:50. Jan 28-29: Natalie Spooner scored four goals and contributed six points as the Buckeyes swept conference rival St. Cloud State on the road. In Ohio State's 6–1 victory on January 28, Spooner recorded her third-career hat trick as well as an assist. Her goal at 9:58 of the second period, came shorthanded and proved to be the game-winner. In the second game, Spooner had two points as the Buckeyes prevailed by a 3–2 mark. Spooner leads the Buckeyes with 14 multi-point games this season and owns a team-high 24 goals. Spooner owns the Buckeye record for career game-winning goals with 12
Standings
Schedule Date Opponent Location Time Score Record Conf RecordFri, Oct 08 Robert Morris at Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:00 p.m. 1-0-0 0-0-0Sat, Oct 09 Robert Morris at Pittsburgh, Pa. 2:00 p.m. 2-0-0 0-0-0Fri, Oct 15 St. Cloud State * Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sat, Oct 16 St. Cloud State * Columbus, Ohio 4:00 p.m. Fri, Oct 22 Wisconsin * at Madison, Wis. 7:00 p.m. Sat, Oct 23 Wisconsin * at Madison, Wis. 7:00 p.m. Fri, Oct 29 Syracuse Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sat, Oct 30 Syracuse Columbus, Ohio 4:00 p.m. Sat, Nov 06 North Dakota * at Grand Forks, N.D. 2:00 p.m. Sun, Nov 07 North Dakota * at Grand Forks, N.D. 2:00 p.m. Fri, Nov 12 Minnesota State * Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sat, Nov 13 Minnesota State * Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Fri, Nov 19 Minnesota Duluth * at Duluth, Minn. 7:00 p.m. Sat, Nov 20 Minnesota Duluth * at Duluth, Minn. 7:00 p.m. Fri, Nov 26 Bemidji State * Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sat, Nov 27 Bemidji State * Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Fri, Dec 10 Minnesota * at Minneapolis, Minn. 6:00 p.m. Sat, Dec 11 Minnesota * at Minneapolis, Minn. 2:00 p.m. Fri, Dec 31 Wayne State Columbus, Ohio 2:00 p.m. Sat, Jan 01 Wayne State Columbus, Ohio 2:00 p.m. Fri, Jan 07 Wisconsin * Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sat, Jan 08 Wisconsin * Columbus, Ohio 4:00 p.m. Fri, Jan 14 Minnesota State * at Mankato, Minn. 7:00 p.m. Sat, Jan 15 Minnesota State * at Mankato, Minn. 3:00 p.m. Fri, Jan 21 Minnesota * Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sat, Jan 22 Minnesota * Columbus, Ohio 4:00 p.m. Fri, Jan 28 St. Cloud State * at St. Cloud, Minn. 2:00 p.m. Sat, Jan 29 St. Cloud State * at St. Cloud, Minn. 1:00 p.m. Fri, Feb 04 North Dakota * Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sat, Feb 05 North Dakota * Columbus, Ohio 4:00 p.m. Fri, Feb 11 Minnesota Duluth * Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sat, Feb 12 Minnesota Duluth * Columbus, Ohio 4:00 p.m. Fri, Feb 18 Bemidji State * at Bemidji, Minn. 2:00 p.m. Sat, Feb 19 Bemidji State * at Bemidji, Minn. 2:00 p.m.
Conference record WCHA school Record Bemidji State Minnesota Minnesota State Minnesota Duluth North Dakota St. Cloud State Wisconsin
Awards and honors Becky Allis, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 19) Laura McIntosh, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 19)WCHA.com - OSU's McIntosh & Allis, BSU's McElhinney, UND's Slavin Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week Shannon Reilly, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 3, 2010) Natalie Spooner, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 2, 2011)WCHA.com - Ohio State's Spooner, Minnesota Duluth's Fridfinnson, Wisconsin's Rigsby Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week Natalie Spooner, 2011 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Lisa Steffes, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 12)WCHA.com - UW's Prevost, UND's Ney, OSU's Steffes Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week Lisa Steffes, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 19, 2011)
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