The Ohio State women’s hockey team opens up the 2009-10 season this weekend with games at Robert Morris.
The Buckeyes come in ranked 10th in the USA Today pre-season poll and look to build off the momentum of last season. Ohio State made the WCHA semifinals last year and was picked fourth in the WCHA by the league’s coaches.
The Buckeyes are returning 19 players, including their top three scorers. The new captain is Senior Christina Mancuso. Juniors Kelly Wild, Natalie Spooner, and Laura McIntosh are the team’s assistant captains.
Wild said having a letter does not change what type of leadership she and the other captains provide.
The team started practice on September 18th and had an exhibition game on October 2nd, where the Buckeyes beat Wilfrid Laurier 2-0. Freshman Lisa Steffes stopped all 25 shots fired at her by the Golden Hawks. Hokey Langan scored Ohio State’s first goal from McIntosh and Wild. Sophomore Tina Hollowell scored the second goal from Langan and Wild.
Head coach Jackie Barto said last week the team still needed experience playing as a group and that this year’s sophomore class has greatly improved over where they were last year as freshman.
After this weekend’s games at Robert Morris the Buckeyes will return home on October 15th and 16th to open WCHA play.
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Scarlet and Gray Sports Radio was hoping to provide coverage of the October 2nd exhibition game but was unable because of internet issues at the ice rink. We hope to bring you as many home games as possible this year.
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