The Ohio State women's hockey team is on a roll.
After taking care of business in Madison in February, beating then-No. 1 Wisconsin 4-1 on the road, the Buckeyes did it again on Saturday, beating the Badgers 2-1 in the WCHA Final Faceoff to win the conference championship and punch their ticket to the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship tournament.
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— Ohio State Women's Hockey (@OhioStateWHKY) March 7, 2026
With both teams scoreless through nearly the game's first 50 minutes, Wisconsin took a 1-0 lead with 10:02 remaining in the game.
Less than five minutes later, freshman Hilda Svensson knotted things at 1-1 with a tremendous backhanded tip to open the scoring for Ohio State.
The rookie with the backhanded tip to tie the game #GoBucks | @BigTenPlus pic.twitter.com/3HYD6MaUTc
— Ohio State Women's Hockey (@OhioStateWHKY) March 7, 2026
Just over two minutes later, Jordan Baxter found the back of the net to give the Buckeyes a 2-1 lead, one that OSU kept for good.
Baxter#GoBucks | @BigTenPlus pic.twitter.com/csKdDcbTOK
— Ohio State Women's Hockey (@OhioStateWHKY) March 7, 2026
Ohio State has now won the WCHA Final Faceoff three times under Nadine Muzerall. The Buckeyes have advanced to the Final Faceoff championship in six of the last seven seasons, only missing it in 2024.
As a result of their Final Faceoff win, the Buckeyes earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Ohio State will host a regional at the OSU Ice Rink next weekend, facing the winner of a first-round game between Minnesota Duluth and Yale at 6 p.m. Saturday.
1 SEED@OhioStateWHKY #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/UTq0pFahgX
— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) March 8, 2026
