No. 1 Badgers fall 3-1 to No. 6 Ohio State

Saturday, February 3

Columbus, Ohio

2 PM

Wisconsin Badgers

26-3-1, 17-2-1WCHA

Ohio State

19-7-4, 12-4-4WCHA

Wisconsin

Ohio State

Photo of Alexis Mauermann women's hockey 2017

Photo by: Jack McLaughlin

No. 1 Badgers fall 3-1 to No. 6 Ohio State

February 03, 2018 | Women's Hockey

Box Score

Sophomore Alexis Mauermann scored Wisconsin’s only goal in the setback

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The top-ranked Wisconsin women's hockey team suffered a 3-1 loss to No. 6 Ohio State on Saturday at the OSU Ice Rink.

Alexis Mauermann put UW (26-3-1, 17-2-1-1 WCHA) on the board early in Columbus, beating Ohio State (19-7-4, 12-4-4-2 WCHA) netminder Kassidy Sauve to give the Badgers a 1-0 lead.

However, the Buckeyes evened the game at 1-1 in the second frame after Emma Maltais scored, before earning a 2-1 lead early in the third period thanks to a Charly Dahlquist goal.

OSU scored an empty-net goal with three seconds left to put the game out of reach.

Three Notes of the Game

After being outshot 27-26 in Friday's 1-0 setback, the Badgers controlled play on Saturday, outshooting OSU 35-20.
Sophomore Kristen Campbell stopped 17 of the 19 shots she faced in the setback.
Defensemen Mekenzie Steffen and Lauren Williams both picked up assists on Mauermann's 11th of the year.

Straight from the Rink
UW head coach Mark Johnson
On Saturday's game:
"We played well today. We competed hard and created some chances. Overall it was a good team effort."

Up Next
Wisconsin continues its road swing with a trip up to Duluth to take on the UMD Bulldogs. Puck drop on Friday, Feb. 9 is set for 7 p.m., before the Badgers and Bulldogs wrap up their series on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. Both games can be heard on 100.9 FM, with Reid Magnum on the call.