2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season

2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes
women's ice hockey season
2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes; women's ice hockey season
Conference	WCHA
Home ice	The Ohio State University Ice Rink
Rankings
USCHO	No. 5
USA Hockey	No. 2
Record
Overall	4–2–0
Home	0–2–0
Road	4–0–0
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Nadine Muzerall
Assistant coaches	Peter Elander; Kelsey Cline
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The 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season will represent the Ohio State University during 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They will be coached by Nadine Muzerall in her 9th season. The Buckeyes are going into the season as defending National Champions.

Offseason

Departing players

Player^[1]	Position	Class	Destintation
Cayla Barnes	D	Graduated
Hannah Bilka	F	Graduated
Delaney Fleming	F	Sophomore	Cornell
Jennifer Gardiner	F	Graduated
Hadley Hartmetz	D	Graduated
Kenzie Hauswirth	F	Graduated
Kelsey King	F	Graduated
Raygan Kirk	G	Graduated
Stephanie Markowski	D	Graduated
Olivia Mobley	F	Graduate	Minnesota Duluth
Quinn Kuntz	G	Graduate	Wisconsin

Players Drafted

Professional Women's Hockey League^[2]
Round	Player	Position	Team
1	Hannah Bilka	F	Boston Fleet
1	Cayla Barnes	D	Montreal Victoire
2	Jennifer Gardiner	F	Montreal Victoire
4	Gabby Rosenthal	F	New York Sirens
4	Stephanie Markowski	D	Ottawa Charge
4	Lauren Bernard	D	Toronto Sceptres
7	Hadley Hartmetz	D	Boston Fleet
7	Raygan Kirk	G	Toronto Sceptres

Incoming players


Player^[1]^[3]	Position	Class	Previous school
Brooke Disher	D	Junior	Boston Univeristy
Mira Jungåker	D	Incoming freshman
Genny Klein	G	Incoming freshman
Hailey MacLeod	G	Junior	Minnesota Duluth
Grace McCoshen	D	Incoming freshman
Jordyn Petrie	F	Incoming freshman
Maria Roth	D	Incoming freshman
Josie St. Martin	F	Incoming freshman
Sara Swiderski	D	Junior	Clarkson
Maddi Wheeler	F	Graduate	Wisconsin
Emily Zumwinkle	D	Senior	Minnesota

Standings

2024–25 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference										Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Wisconsin	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	24	41	7	12	12	0	0	75	9
#2 Ohio State	10	6	2	2	1	0	1	20	34	17	15	11	2	2	65	26
#4 Minnesota Duluth	8	5	2	1	0	0	1	17	22	20	10	6	3	1	27	25
#3 Minnesota	8	4	3	1	1	0	0	12	24	20	12	8	3	1	37	25
#9 St. Cloud State	8	3	3	2	0	0	1	12	11	20	12	7	3	2	25	23
St. Thomas	8	2	5	1	0	1	1	9	10	20	12	5	6	1	29	29
Minnesota State	6	0	5	1	0	1	0	2	13	25	8	2	5	1	21	26
Bemidji State	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	30	12	1	10	1	16	42
Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 10, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 21	3:00 p.m.	#7 Minnesota Duluth	#1	Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio	Amanda Tiele (0-1-0)	L 1-2	0-1-0 (0-1-0)
September 22	1:00 p.m.	#7 Minnesota Duluth	#1	Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio	Hailey MacLeod (0-1-0)	L 3-4	0-2-0 (0-2-0)
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Bemidji State	#5	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Tiele (1-1-0)	W 8-2	1-2-0 (1-2-0)
September 28	4:00 p.m.	at Bemidji State	#5	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	MacLeod (1-1-0)	W 3-0	2-2-0 (2-2-0)
October 4	6:00 p.m.	at St. Lawrence	#5	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	Tiele (2-1-0)	W 3-2 ^OT	3-2-0 (2-2-0)
October 5	3:00 p.m.	at St. Lawrence	#5	Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	MacLeod (2-1-0)	W 5-3	4-2-0 (2-2-0)
October 11	6:00 p.m.	#2 Minnesota	#4	Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio	Tiele (3-1-0)	W 4-3	5-2-0 (3-2-0)
October 12	3:00 p.m.	#2 Minnesota	#4	Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio	Tiele (3-1-1)	T 1-1 ^SOW	5-2-1 (3-2-1)
October 18	7:00 p.m.	at #11 St. Cloud State	#2	Brooks Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Tiele (4-1-1)	W 5-1	6-2-1 (4-2-1)
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at #11 St. Cloud State	#2	Brooks Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	MacLeod (2-1-1)	T 3-3 ^SOL	6-2-2 (4-2-2)
October 22	6:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst*		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
October 25	3:00 p.m.	vs. Stonehill*		Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Women's Icebreaker Tournament Semifinal)
October 26	1:00 or 4:00 p.m.	vs. TBD*		Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio (Women's Icebreaker Tournament 3rd-Place or Championship Game)
November 1	3:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas		St. Thomas Ice Arena • St. Paul, Minnesota
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas		St. Thomas Ice Arena • St. Paul, Minnesota
November 15	6:00 p.m.	Wisonsin		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
November 16	3:00 p.m.	Wisconsin		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
November 22	7:00 p.m.	at Minnesota State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Minnesota State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
December 2	6:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst*		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania
January 2	--:-- p.m.	at Wisconsin		LaBahn Arena • Madison, Wisconsin
January 4	--:-- p.m.	vs. Wisconsin		Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois
January 10	6:00 p.m.	Benidji State		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
January 11	3:00 p.m.	Bemidji State		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
January 17	7:00 p.m.	at Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
January 18	4:00 p.m.	at Minneosta Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
January 24	6:00 p.m.	Minneosta State		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
January 25	3:00 p.m.	Minnesota State		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
January 31	7:00 p.m.	at Minnesota		Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 1	3:00 p.m.	at Minnesota		Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 7	6:00 p.m.	St. Thomas		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
February 8	1:00 p.m.	St. Thomas		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
February 21	6:00 p.m.	St. Cloud State		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
February 22	3:00 p.m.	St. Cloud State		Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio
WCHA Tournament
TBD	TBD	TBD		TBD • TBD (WCHA Tournament)
NCAA Tournament
TBD	TBD	vs. TBD		TBD • TBD (NCAA Regional)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[4]

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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	1	4	4
USA Hockey	2	5	5

References

^ ^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 2024 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.
^ "2024-35 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[:8-1] "Ohio State reloads heavily through the transfer portal". The Rink Live. September 29, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

[2] "A full list of every pick from the 2024 PWHL Draft". dailyfaceoff.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

[3] Kennedy, Ian (June 14, 2023). "Recruiting Class: Ohio State Goes Big For 2023-2024". The Hockey News. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

[4] "2024-35 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

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Playing venues	OSU Ice Rink
Head coaches	Jackie Barto (1999–2011) Nate Handrahan (2011–2015) Jenny Schmidgall-Potter (2015) Nadine Muzerall (2016–present)
Seasons	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)
National championships	2022 2024
Women's Frozen Four appearances	2018 2021 2022 2023 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances	2018 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament champions	2020 2022
Olympians	Tessa Bonhomme Andrea Brändli Lisa Chesson Jincy Dunne Emma Laaksonen Emma Maltais Natalie Spooner Sara Säkkinen Minttu Tuominen
Patty Kazmaier winners	Sophie Jaques (2023)
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