2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season

The Ohio State Buckeyes attempted to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.

2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceOSU Ice Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineNot ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College SportsNot ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachJackie Barto
Assistant CoachesJosh Liegl
Alison Domenico

Offseason

  • May 19: Chelsea Knapp was included in the list of invitees to USA Hockey's Warren Strelow National Team Goaltending Camp. Four Buckeyes were among Hockey Canada's recently released list of 109 players that were invited to its National Women's Camp. The Buckeyes at the Canadian camp are: Hokey Langan, Laura McIntosh and Natalie Spooner as well as incoming goalie Lisa Steffes. The Canadian camp took place May 25–30 at the University of Calgary in Alberta (with a breakdown of 19 goalies, 33 defensemen and 57 forwards).[1]
  • June 3, 2010: Christina Mancuso was voted captain by her teammates. Juniors Laura McIntosh, Natalie Spooner and Kelly Wild were named assistant captains. It is the first time that any have been voted captains at Ohio State.[2]
  • June 18: Ohio State players Kelly Wild and Chelsea Knapp were named to the U.S. Women's Under-22 Team. It is the first time two Buckeyes earned spots on the same U.S. U-22 squad. The team will participate in both the 2010 USA Hockey Women's National Festival and the 2010 Under-22 Series. The Women's National Festival will run from August 13–21 while the Under-22 Series against Canada will be in Toronto from August 18–21.[3]
  • June 24, 2010: Former Ohio State player Rachel Davis, was invited to attend the U.S. Women's National Festival Aug. 13-21 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Davis is one of seven defenders on the 22-player roster.[4]

Recruiting

PlayerNationalityPositionNotes
Becky Allis United StatesDefensePlayed for the Chicago Mission Under-19 team
Lindsay Brown United StatesGoaltenderPlayed for Minnesota Thoroughbreds in 2009-10
Loren Carrier United StatesGoaltenderAttended the Ontario Hockey Academy in Cornwall
Madison Marcotte United StatesDefenseCaptain of the White Bear Lake hockey team as a junior and senior in high school
Lisa Steffes CanadaGoaltenderInvited to Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Selection Camp
Played four seasons with the Bluewater Jr. Hawks
Annie Svedin SwedenDefensePlayed with the Swedish National Team at the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup held in Vancouver
Ally Tarr CanadaForwardInvited to Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Selection Camp in 2008 and 2009
Played four seasons with the Bluewater Jr. Hawks

Exhibition

DateOpponentLocationTimeScoreGoal Scorers
Sat, Oct 02Wilfrid LaurierColumbus, Ohio2:00 p.m.Ohio State, 2-0[5]Hokey Langan, Tina Hollowell[6]

Regular season

  • Lisa Steffes was in net for the sweep of Robert Morris in a non-conference road series (Oct 8-10). She allowed only one goal in each game. Steffes stopped 40 of the 42 shots on goal in both games. In addition, she faced in the series for a .952 save percentage. In addition, she also helped blank the host Colonials on all seven of their weekend power-play opportunities.
  • October 16: Laura McIntosh tied the Ohio State University women's hockey record for points in a game with five. This was accomplished against WCHA rival St. Cloud State. McIntosh became just the fifth Buckeye to have five points in a game.
  • October 15–16: Freshman Becky Allis had assists in each game against St. Cloud State. These were the first collegiate points of her career.
  • October 29–30: Shannon Reilly contributed two assists, two blocked shots and earned a +3 plus/minus rating in the two game sweep of the Syracuse Orange. Her two assists came on Saturday October 30 as she factored in the fourth and fifth goals to help the Buckeyes best the Orange, 6-2.[7]
  • January 14–15: Goaltender Lisa Steffes led visiting Ohio State to a pair of 3-2 league road victories at Minnesota State. She made 49 saves in OSU’s first WCHA road sweep of the season. She made 28 saves on January 24 and made 21 saves the following day. Her save percentage for the two games was .925. For the season, she surpassed the 700-save milestone. She is one of only two goalies in the NCAA to already reach the 700-save mark and she also leads all NCAA Div. 1 women’s goalkeepers in minutes played this season with 1454:50.[8]
  • Jan 28-29: Natalie Spooner scored four goals and contributed six points as the Buckeyes swept conference rival St. Cloud State on the road. In Ohio State’s 6-1 victory on January 28, Spooner recorded her third-career hat trick as well as an assist. Her goal at 9:58 of the second period, came shorthanded and proved to be the game-winner. In the second game, Spooner had two points as the Buckeyes prevailed by a 3-2 mark. Spooner leads the Buckeyes with 14 multi-point games this season and owns a team-high 24 goals. Spooner owns the Buckeye record for career game-winning goals with 12

Standings

2010–11 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin†* 28242227614050 38342220366
#3 Minnesota 28188215710052 37269213165
#6 Minnesota-Duluth 28187305710949 33228313153
#8 North Dakota 28161020509679 3620133116103
Bemidji State 28111342395371 35141747088
Ohio State 28817333069100 361419399116
Minnesota State 28720102247101 36825353122
St. Cloud State 2812611523135 35133131177
Championship: Wisconsin
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationTimeScoreRecordConf Record
Fri, Oct 08Robert Morrisat Pittsburgh, Pa.7:00 p.m.1-0-00-0-0
Sat, Oct 09Robert Morrisat Pittsburgh, Pa.2:00 p.m.2-0-00-0-0
Fri, Oct 15St. Cloud State *Columbus, Ohio7:00 p.m.
Sat, Oct 16St. Cloud State *Columbus, Ohio4:00 p.m.
Fri, Oct 22Wisconsin *at Madison, Wis.7:00 p.m.
Sat, Oct 23Wisconsin *at Madison, Wis.7:00 p.m.
Fri, Oct 29SyracuseColumbus, Ohio7:00 p.m.
Sat, Oct 30SyracuseColumbus, Ohio4:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 06North Dakota *at Grand Forks, N.D.2:00 p.m.
Sun, Nov 07North Dakota *at Grand Forks, N.D.2:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 12Minnesota State *Columbus, Ohio7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 13Minnesota State *Columbus, Ohio7:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 19Minnesota Duluth *at Duluth, Minn.7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 20Minnesota Duluth *at Duluth, Minn.7:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 26Bemidji State *Columbus, Ohio7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 27Bemidji State *Columbus, Ohio7:00 p.m.
Fri, Dec 10Minnesota *at Minneapolis, Minn.6:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 11Minnesota *at Minneapolis, Minn.2:00 p.m.
Fri, Dec 31Wayne StateColumbus, Ohio2:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 01Wayne StateColumbus, Ohio2:00 p.m.
Fri, Jan 07Wisconsin *Columbus, Ohio7:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 08Wisconsin *Columbus, Ohio4:00 p.m.
Fri, Jan 14Minnesota State *at Mankato, Minn.7:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 15Minnesota State *at Mankato, Minn.3:00 p.m.
Fri, Jan 21Minnesota *Columbus, Ohio7:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 22Minnesota *Columbus, Ohio4:00 p.m.
Fri, Jan 28St. Cloud State *at St. Cloud, Minn.2:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 29St. Cloud State *at St. Cloud, Minn.1:00 p.m.
Fri, Feb 04North Dakota *Columbus, Ohio7:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 05North Dakota *Columbus, Ohio4:00 p.m.
Fri, Feb 11Minnesota Duluth *Columbus, Ohio7:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 12Minnesota Duluth *Columbus, Ohio4:00 p.m.
Fri, Feb 18Bemidji State *at Bemidji, Minn.2:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 19Bemidji State *at Bemidji, Minn.2:00 p.m.

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Conference record

WCHA schoolRecord
Bemidji State
Minnesota
Minnesota State
Minnesota Duluth
North Dakota
St. Cloud State
Wisconsin

Postseason

Awards and honors

  • Becky Allis, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 19)
  • Laura McIntosh, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 19)[10]
  • Shannon Reilly, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 3, 2010)
  • Natalie Spooner, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 2, 2011)[11]
  • Natalie Spooner, 2011 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award[12]
  • Lisa Steffes, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 12)[13]
  • Lisa Steffes, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 19, 2011) [8]

References

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