SCSU falters late in midweek loss to No. 2 Ohio State

Tuesday, February 8

St. Cloud, Minn.

2:00 p.m. CST

St. Cloud State

9-17-2, 4-16-2

Ohio State

22-5-0, 18-5-0

Ohio St.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Kylie Macziewski

2/8/2022 5:20:00 PM | Women's Hockey

Box Score

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Hockey trailed 3-2 entering the final 20 minutes of regulation against No. 2 Ohio State on Tuesday but saw the Buckeyes tack on three in the third period, going on to fall 6-2 in the midweek tilt. The Huskies were outshot 45-19 on the afternoon, with Taylor Lind supplying a team-high five shots on goal to go with a two-point game (1-1-2). Trailing 2-0 late in the first, Lind threaded a pass from circle to circle across to Emma Gentry standing alone on the right dot. Gentry launched a heavy wrister past the Buckeye tender, cutting the deficit to one with her 14th goal of the season. Ohio State scored again to open the second, followed shortly by Lind redirecting a left point shot by Taytum Geier around the goaltender, making it a 3-2 game.

TURNING POINT

The Buckeyes scored three times in the third period, maintaining momentum throughout the final frame.

TOP HUSKIES

• Emma Gentry and Taylor Lind each scored a goal
• Addi Scribner had a two-assist night while Lind added one helper to give SCSU a pair of multi-point scorers.
• Devyn Millwater blocked a career-high six shots.

NOTES

• Both teams killed their lone penalty.
• Taytum Geier added an assist and wore the "A" for the first time in her career as the Huskies' acting captain. (Note – Geier was the acting captain on Sunday against St. Thomas but did not have the "A" on her jersey.)
• OSU outshot the Huskies 45-19.
• Sanni Ahola made 39 saves in the loss.

QUOTABLES

St. Cloud State Women's Hockey Head Coach Steve Macdonald

"We put ourselves in a good position against a very good hockey team. We had them in a spot where we felt we could be successful, and we just got a little loose in the D-zone in the third period. Good teams are going to capitalize, and that's what they did. That's something we need to stay sharp on. I thought we did well in the first two periods, they got a few in with their offensive zone structure and we just let it get away from us in the third. I'm happy with a lot of pieces of how we played."

On the top line's performance… "When you put points on the board, that's what we look to that line for. You look to them for points and good defensive structure, you rely on them as a couple of our leading scorers. They were able to do that, but we need to be able to hold a team to less than six goals in order to win. That's something we need to sharpen up on for Friday."

On takeaways going into the upcoming Minnesota series… "We know we can compete with the best. We've proven it here against Wisconsin. We can play with the top teams. It's that belief – taking that into Friday. That's what we'll be looking to do."

UP NEXT

The Huskies begin a home-and-home on Friday at the HBNHC against No. 1 Minnesota with a 3:00 p.m. CT puck drop. Coverage can be found on B1G+ with links available on the St. Cloud State Women's Hockey schedule page.

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