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Wisconsin falls short at No. 8 Ohio State
February 15, 2025 | Men's Hockey
Mosley notches 50th career goal in his 160th career game
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio State goal with three minutes left in the third period proved to be the difference as the Wisconsin men's hockey team fell, 4-2, to the No. 8 Buckeyes on Saturday night at the Schottenstein Center.Â
Ohio State (20-8-2, 13-6-1 Big Ten - 40 points) opened the scoring with 1:42 remaining in the first period. Wisconsin (11-18-3, 6-15-1 Big Ten - 24 points) rebounded early in the second as Ryland Mosley and Ryan Botterill struck in the opening two minutes of the frame to give the Badgers a 2-1 lead. The Buckeyes then tied the game at two 5:51 into the second period. With three minutes left in the game, OSU scored the go-ahead goal before adding an empty-net tally with 10 seconds left to secure a 4-2 victory.
How it Happened
OSU got on the board first with 1:42 left in the opening frame when Patrick Guzzo capitalized on a turnover in front of the Wisconsin net.Â
Graduate student forward Mosley tied the game at one 10 seconds into period two. Mosley took a shot, which rebounded off the goaltender's pads and into midair before the forward batted it into the net to score his 50th career NCAA goal.Â
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— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) February 16, 2025
Career goal #50 for Ryland Mosley (@Ryland68)! pic.twitter.com/7d3EPVaicp
Just 1:25 later, freshman forward Botterill gave Wisconsin a 2-1 lead. Botterill took a sharp-angle shot from the right side of the goal which bounced off Buckeye goaltender Kristoffer Eberly and into the net to give the freshman his fourth goal of the year.Â
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— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) February 16, 2025
The freshman tallies his fourth goal of the year! pic.twitter.com/PSORafkQHb
At 5:51 into the second, the Buckeyes made it a 2-2 game after Max Montes scored a wrap-around goal.Â
Damien Carfagna scored the game-winner for OSU 16:59 into the final frame to give the Buckeyes a 3-1 advantage.
Ohio State's Davis Burnside tallied an empty-net goal with 10 seconds left in the game to seal a 4-2 victory.
Wisconsin went 0-for-2 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. UW finished the contest with a 30-20 advantage in shots on goal.
Notes to know:
- Ryland Mosley scored his 50th career goal in his 160th career game
- The Badgers were perfect on the penalty kill this weekend, killing off four OSU power plays. They currently sit second place in the Big Ten with an 81.6 penalty-kill percentage and have allowed just five power-play goals over the last 21 games (40 for 45)
Up Next: The Badgers return to Madison to face Notre Dame for their final regular season home series of the year on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22. Both contests begin at 7:30 p.m. CT and air on the Big Ten Network. Audio play-by-play can be found on 1310 WIBA as well as on the Badgers app and the Varsity Network app. You can also follow along on X/Twitter and Instagram at @BadgerMHockey.
