 | | |  | 2 Wisconsin 3, Ohio State 2
OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio • Attendance: 600
Box Score | Box Score  | Highlights  |  | |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | Wisconsin
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ohio State
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | Scoring Summary | | 1st | 9:24 | WIS | Ammerman (Sylvester, Turnbull) | | 2nd | 4:34 | WIS | Nurse (Jones, Packer) | | 2nd | 11:29 | OSU | Tarr (Studler, Moylan) | | 3rd | 6:15 | WIS | Ammerman (Sowchuk) | | 3rd | 13:18 | OSU | K. Schmitt (Gagne, S. Schmitt) | | | Goaltender Summary | Min | GA | Sv | | WIS | Rigsby (13-2-2) | 59:52 | 2 | 23 | | WIS | EMPTY NET | 00:08 | - | - | | OSU | Steffes (9-8-4) | 59:27 | X | XX | | OSU | EMPTY NET | 00:33 | - | - | | Statistical Comparison
| WIS | OSU | | Shots on Goal | 29 | 25 | | Power Plays | 1-4 | 1-3 | | Penalties-Minutes | 3-6 | 4-8 | | |
Feb. 8, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A two-goal performance by redshirt junior Brittany Ammerman propelled the No. 2 Wisconsin women’s hockey team to a 3-2 victory over conference opponent Ohio State Saturday as the Badgers swept the Buckeyes in the weekend series at OSU Ice Rink in Columbus, Ohio.
Ammerman and freshman Sarah Nurse led the way for the Badgers (23-3-2, 19-3-2), who blanked the Buckeyes (11-14-5, 6-13-5), 3-0, in the first tilt of the series Friday. Ammerman now has 20 goals and 37 points on the season, leading the team in both categories.
Senior Alex Rigsby was solid in net for Wisconsin, making 23 saves to record her 96th career win and improve her season record to 13-2-2. Wisconsin outshot Ohio State 29-25 overall.
| Fast Facts | | • Brittany Ammerman scored two goals in the win | | • Alex Rigsby makes 23 saves to record her 96th career win | | • The Badgers claim all of six possible points in the series | |
Ammerman scored first for the Cardinal and White, sending a wrister to the upper shelf on a UW power play with 10 minutes remaining in the first period. Wisconsin entered the second frame with a 1-0 lead after outshooting OSU 12-2 in the first.
Next to light the lamp was Nurse, who knocked in a pass from sophomore Rachel Jones on a 2-on-1 rush at the 4:34 mark of the second stanza to tally her 10th collegiate goal and extend UW’s lead to two.
The Buckeyes retaliated, punching in a puck that was bouncing around the Badgers’ net to score their first goal of the weekend and cut Wisconsin’s lead in half. OSU outshot Wisconsin in the second, taking 11 shots to Wisconsin’s seven.
But Ammerman wasn’t finished, as she slid the puck past OSU goaltender Lisa Steffes early in the third frame to push UW to a 3-1 advantage. Thirteen minutes into the period, Ohio State’s Kari Schmitt slipped a loose puck past Rigsby during a 5-on-4 OSU advantage, leaving the Badgers with a one-goal lead during an intense final seven minutes of the game.
Despite Ohio State’s last-minute offensive push after pulling Steffes from the net, the Buckeyes were unable to knot the score and the Badgers claimed all six possible points on the weekend.
UW takes the ice next weekend in a home series against WCHA-foe and No. 1-ranked Minnesota. The series begins at LaBahn Arena on Friday with a 7 p.m. contest before concluding with the Fill-the-Bowl game at the Kohl Center on Saturday at 7 p.m.
