Huskies open WCHA Quarterfinals at No. 2 Ohio State

Friday, February 25

Columbus, Ohio

5:00 p.m. CST

St. Cloud State

Ohio State

Photo by: Kylie Macziewski

2/24/2022 9:00:00 PM | Women's Hockey

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Hockey opens postseason play this weekend with the WCHA Quarterfinals, traveling to Columbus to face No. 2 Ohio State for the best-of-three series. The second-seeded Buckeyes play host to the seven seed Huskies with Game One at the OSU Ice Rink scheduled for 5:00 p.m. CST on Friday. Game Two will begin at 2:00 p.m. CST on Saturday, with the if-necessary Game Three scheduled for 2:00 p.m. CST on Sunday.

Coverage of the series can be seen on B1G+ and heard on 88.1 FM KVSC, with links available on the SCSU Women's Hockey schedule page.

SCSU closed their regular season with a 9-21-3 record, 4-20-3 in conference for the seventh seed. First Team All-WCHA goaltender Emma Polusny enjoyed a tremendous showing in 2021-22, stopping shots at a .925 clip with a 2.85 GAA. Taylor Lind (8-17-25) and Emma Gentry (15-8-23) have anchored the top line and will be rejoined by Jenniina Nylund (7-8-15) as she makes her return from earning Bronze in Beijing. Olivia Cvar (10-4-14) has scored 10 goals in her junior season and is joined on the second line by Olympic returnee Klara Hymlarova (2-4-6), centered by Courtney Hall (3-10-13). Dayle Ross leads the blueliners with 56 blocks while McKenna Wesloh is the D point leader with a 1-7-8 line.

No. 2 Ohio State finished 25-6-0, 21-6-0 in WCHA action for the second seed. Andrea Braendli went 9-3-0 with a 1.84 GAA and a .924 save percentage while spending time in Beijing with Switzerland, while tending partner Amanda Thiele chartered a 12-3-0 record with a 1.27 GAA and a .940 save percentage in her absence. Sophie Jaques (18-35-53), Jenna Buglioni (17-25-42), Paetyn Levis (18-23-41), Liz Schepers (18-23-41) and Clair DeGeorge (13-28-41) each eclipsed the 40-point mark while Jennifer Gardiner (14-24-38) and Gabby Rosenthal (17-14-31) both topped the 30-point mark. The Buckeyes closed out the regular season winning six of seven, including a 6-2 final over the Huskies at the HBNHC on February 8.

For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.