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Women’s Hockey slated to take on No.2 Ohio State
10/30/2025 10:44:00 AM | Women's Hockey
No. 13 Tommies take on No. 2 Buckeyes in WCHA match up
ST. PAUL, MINN- The No.13/13 St. Thomas women's hockey team (7-3, 2-2) returns to WCHA play to take on the No.2/2 Buckeyes of Ohio State (7-1,5-1). The Tommies are coming off a series split with the Providence Friars and the Buckeyes fresh off a sweep of No. 10 St. Cloud State.
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Last Time Out
The Purple battled the Providence Friars to a series split. The Tommies fell 7-6 in overtime on Friday, before bouncing back for a 5-1 victory on Saturday.
In game one, the Tommies found themselves down 5-2 entering the third period. The Purple stormed back to take a 6-5 lead with 30 seconds remaining before the Friars tied the game at six at the end of regulation. Providence then scored the game-winner in overtime.
After a scoreless first period in game two, the Tommies tallied two in the second to go up 2-0 into the final 20 minutes. From there, the craziness of the third began. Providence tallied a goal to cut the deficit to one before the Tommies answered to seal the deal. Rylee Bartz scored her seventh goal of the season to put the Purple up 3-1, Nora Sauer then tallied an empty netter which was waved off as Ella Boerger had scored a few minutes earlier as shown in the review. Sauer then got a second chance off a pass from Ilsa Lindaman to put the Tommies up 5-1 .
Saturday's victory over Providence marked the first official victory in Lee & Penny Anderson Arena history.
In other historical notes, Teagan Kulenkamp scored the first Tommie Women's Hockey goal in Lee & Penny Anderson Arena.
WCHA Honors
Rylee Bartz – Forward of the week (Sept. 22)
Ellah Hause – Defender of the week (Oct. 20)
WCHA Leader Board
Rylee Bartz leads the Tommies and is second in the WCHA in face-off winning percentage with .736.
Ella Boerger leads the Tommies and is currently second in the WCHA in assists with eleven.
Ilsa Lindaman is second in the WCHA in power play goals with three and leads the Tommies.
Tommie Newcomers
The Tommies have welcomed 11 newcomers to St. Paul ahead of the 2025-26 season. Three transfers and eight freshmen.
Nora DeVries (Fr. D, Lindstrom, Minn. / Chisago Lakes)
Josie Skoogman (Fr. D, St. Paul, Minn. / Hill-Murray)
Maya Engler (Fr. F. Andover Minn. / Andover)
JuliAnna Gazdik (Jr. D, Somerset, Wis. / Minnesota State)
Callie Rice (Fr. F, Lake Country, B.C./ Rink Hockey Academy Kelmpowna)
Teagan Kulenkamp (Fr., Lino Lakes, Minn. / Centennial)
Whitney Horton (Fr. F, Edina, Minn. / Edina)
Courtney Little (Fr. D, Andover Minn. / Andover)
Jenessa Gazdik (Jr. D, Somerset, Wis. / Minnesota State)
Nora Hannan (Fr. G, Edina Minn. / Edina)
Julia Minotti (Gr. G. Laval, Que. Clarkson)
Scouting the Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes currently sit 7-1 overall and 5-1 in WCHA play. Their lone loss was to Minnesota back on October 18th. Most recently, the Buckeyes earned a conference sweep over No. 10 St. Cloud State.
Ohio States offense is led by junior forward Joy Dunne, who has tallied eight goals and three assists thus far. She sits second on the WCHA leader board in points per game with a 1.83 average.
Jocelyn Amos also sits in second on the leader board in shots per game with an average of 6.50.
The Buckeyes are led by head coach Nadine Muzerall, who is in her ninth season at the helm of the program.
History with the Buckeyes
The Purple has yet to beat the Buckeyes and currently holds a 0-18 all-time record against them.
Lee & Penny Anderson Arena
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Up Next
The Purple will head north to take on Bemidji State Nov. 7-8. On Friday Nov. 7th puck drop is set for 3 p.m. Puck drop on Saturday Nov. 8th is slated for 2 p.m.
Follow Along
For any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas women's hockey team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @TommieWHockey.
