- Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey
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Ohio State Buckeyes 
Current season
University Ohio State University Conference WCHA Head coach Nate Handrahan 1st year, 0–0–0 Arena OSU Ice Rink
Capacity: 1,415 (hockey)[1]Location Columbus, Ohio Colors Scarlet and Gray The Ohio State Buckeyes women’s ice hockey team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I competition in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The team plays homegames at OSU Ice Rink, located on the Ohio State campus in Columbus, Ohio.
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History
The Buckeyes competed in the WCHA championship in March 2001. Ohio State defeated St. Cloud State in the first round. In the next round, the Buckeyes blanked No. 1 Minnesota to advance to the championship final. The Buckeyes were defeated by eventual national champion Minnesota Duluth. The Buckeyes had an 18-16-3 overall record, including 11-10-3 in the WCHA. The Buckeyes finished No. 8 in the national polls. During the regular season, the Buckeyes were 12-5-1 in their last 18 contests and finished 7-1-0. The 2001-02 season had a breakthrough season by defeating several nationally-ranked teams. OSU upset No. 3 New Hampshire and No. 4 St. Lawrence and also tied No. 6 Dartmouth. Five players received postseason honors. Jeni Creary was named the WCHA Rookie of the Year and All-WCHA First Team selection after leading the nation in scoring for the first half of the season. Emma Laaksonen earned JOFA/AHCA Second Team All-America accolades and All-WCHA Second Team honors despite missing 10 games while representing her native Finland at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
In 2006-07 season, Ohio State reached the 20-win mark for the first time in program history. The team finished with a 20-13-4 mark. In addition, the team set the record for the Buckeyes’ longest unbeaten streak at 10 games (9-0-1, Oct. 28-Dec. 8). Ohio State also posted a team-best 30 points in the WCHA with a 13-11-4 conference mark. The Buckeyes had a 12-5-3 home record at OSU Ice Rink. The Buckeyes finished fourth in the league standings. OSU swept Minnesota State in the best-of-three series and advanced to the WCHA semifinals against eventual national champion Wisconsin. The Buckeyes completed the season as the 10th-ranked team in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey national polls.
Jackie Barto recorded her 200th career win November 24, 2007 with a 4-1 victory against St. Cloud State at the OSU Ice Rink. In 2008, Tessa Bonhomme was Ohio State's first two-time Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given to the top Division I women's hockey student-athlete in the nation. She was also the team captain of the 2007-08 Buckeyes.[2] Bonhomme also made Ohio State history when she was named both WCHA Player of the Year and WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Buckeye to receive either award. Last spring, Liana Bonanno became the program's first ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America at-large selection, earning a place on the third team. Jody Heywood also was a two-time finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award in 2007 and '08, the first Buckeye on either men's or women's teams to be a finalist for the award.
Natalie Spooner scored 21 goals in 2009 to lead the Buckeyes and rank seventh in the OSU single-season records. She had a six-game point streak, Nov. 15-Jan. 9, that included a five-game goal streak to tie for the second-longest in Buckeye history. On December 12, 2008, Natalie Spooner set the Ohio State record for goals in a game with four in a 6-5 win at Minnesota State. She scored a natural hat trick in the second period of that game with three goals in a span of 1 minute, 56 seconds. [3] The opening game of the 2009-10 season was Jackie Barto's 500th career game behind the bench.
Laura McIntosh was recognized as WCHA Offensive player of the week for October 19, 2011. She had a record-breaking weekend in the Buckeyes’ conference series sweep over St. Cloud State. During the series, she produced four scoring points, seven shots on goal and a +5 plus/minus rating. On October 14, she notched her first goal of the season to give the Buckeyes a 2-1 lead. Said goal would stand as the game-winner. In addition, she picked up an assist on a Hokey Langan goal. The assist made McIntosh Ohio State’s all-time leader in career points against WCHA opponents. She surpassed Jana Harrigan’s 110 league points set in 2006. The following day, she would accumulate another pair of points. She assisted on Ally Tarr’s shorthanded, game-winning goal at 10:45 in the first. At 12:10 in the first period, she scored the Buckeyes third goal of the game.[4]
Season by season results
Season Wins Losses Ties Coach Postseason 2011-12 - - - Nate Handrahan TBD 2010-11 14 19 3 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 2009-10 17 15 5 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 2008-09 8 25 3 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 2007-08 17 17 3 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 2006-07 20 13 4 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 2005-06 13 18 5 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 2004-05 17 17 3 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 2003-04 16 16 3 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 2002-03 12 22 3 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 2001-02 18 15 4 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 2000-01 18 6 3 Jackie Barto Did not qualify 1999-2000 8 26 3 Jackie Barto Did not qualify Coaches
Nate Handrahan is the current head coach of the Buckeyes women's ice hockey team. Handrahan became the second coach in program history in May 2011,[6] replacing Jackie Barto who served as the first head coach of the Ohio State women's ice hockey team from 1999-2011. Barto has led Ohio State to a program record of 178 209 42 (.464). During Barto’s first 10 years as coach, Ohio State has received a total of 14 All-WCHA honors. Barto served on the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship Committee from2000 to 2006 and also is a member of the American Women's Hockey Coaches Association.[7] She retired in April 2011 after 12 seasons as head coach of OSU and 27 seasons of coaching in total.[8]
Players
Current roster
Number Name Position Height Class 33 Bilko, Barbara G 5-5 So. 6 Bishop, Teal D 5-7 Jr. 18 Boskovich, Amanda F 5-4 Fr. 3 Carlson, Brittany D 5-3 So. 27 Davis, Rachel D 5-6 Sr. 34 Facklis, Deidre G 5-8 Jr. 10 Feste, Melissa F 5-3 So. 23 Hollowell, Tina F 5-5 Fr. 7 Kilpatrick, Jenna F 5-7 Jr. 31 Knapp, Chelsea G 5-9 Fr. 12 Langan, Hokey F 5-4 Fr. 28 LaRocque, Raelyn F 5-6 Sr. 19 Mancuso, Christina F 5-7 Jr. 11 McIntosh, Laura F 5-4 So. 24 Nelson, Sandy D 5-4 Jr. 9 Reilly, Shannon D 5-5 Jr. 17 Rizzo, Liz F 5-5 Fr. 25 Semenza, Paige F 5-4 Fr. 5 Spooner, Natalie F 5-10 So. 21 Theut, Kim F 5-6 So. 14 Tonnessen, Michele F 5-7 Sr. 15 Tuominen, Minttu F 5-5 Fr. 8 Wild, Kelly D 5-3 So. Buckeyes in professional hockey
Player Team League Amber Bowman Mississauga Chiefs CWHL International
On the international level, Jackie Barto led the U.S. Women's National Team to the gold medal at the 2008 IIHF World Women's Championship in Harbin, China. Barto also guided the U.S. Women's Select Team to a silver medal at the Four Nations Cup in November 2007. She was named head coach of the U.S. Women's Under-22 Team for 2008-09, after serving as head coach of the U.S. Women's National and Select teams in 2007-08. She was a member of the selection committee for the 2006 Winter Olympic U.S. National Women's Hockey team. She was also an assistant coach for the 2003 U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team. In August 1999, she was one of four head coaches at the USA Hockey Women's Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y. and was an assistant coach there in 1998.
Natalie Spooner was a member of the Canadian National Women’s Team for the 2008 4 Nations Cup in November. Spooner also competed for the 2009-10 Canada Under 22 Hockey team.[10] On January 8, 2010, Spooner scored 4:59 into overtime, giving Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team a 4-3 victory over Sweden on Friday and sent Canada to the gold medal game at the 2010 MLP Cup.[11] Canada would win the gold medal.
Olympians
Player Position Nationality Event Emma Laaksonen Defense 
Finland1998, 2002, 2006 Winter Olympics[12] Tessa Bonhomme Defense 
Canada2010 Winter Olympics Lisa Chesson Defense 
United States2010 Winter Olympics Awards and honors
- Tessa Bonhomme, AHCA All-America honors (2008)
- Tessa Bonhomme, AHCA Second Team All-America pick (2007)
- Tessa Bonhomme, Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2007)[13]
- Tessa Bonhomme, Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2008)
- Tessa Bonhomme, WCHA Player of the Year
- Tessa Bonhomme, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
- Tessa Bonhomme, Third Team All-USCHO (2006-07)
- Tessa Bonhomme, First Team All-WCHA (2006-07)
- Tessa Bonhomme, WCHA All-Tournament Team (2006-07)
- Tessa Bonhomme, Buckeyes Most Valuable Defensive Player (2004-05)
- Tessa Bonhomme, Buckeyes Most Valuable Freshman (2003-04).
- Liana Bonanno, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America at-large selection, earning a place on the third team.
- Jeni Creary Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2002)
- Jeni Creary was named the WCHA Rookie of the Year (2002)
- Jeni Creary, All-WCHA First Team selection (2002)
- Rachel Davis, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant[14]
- Jana Harrigan AHCA Second Team All-America pick (2006)
- Jana Harrigan Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2006)
- Jody Heywood, finalist, Hockey Humanitarian Award in 2007
- Jody Heywood, finalist, Hockey Humanitarian Award in 2008
- Emma Laaksonen WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year (2004)
- Emma Laaksonen AHCA Second Team All-America pick (2002)
- Emma Laaksonen Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (2002)
- Emma Laaksonen, JOFA/AHCA Second Team All-America accolades (2002)
- Emma Laaksonen, All-WCHA Second Team honors (2002)
- Hokey Langan, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee[15]
- Corinne Rosen, WCHA all-tournament team (2001)
- Natalie Spooner, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
- April Stojak, WCHA all-tournament team (2001)
See also
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey
- List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins
References
- ^ "Women's Hockey Quick Facts" (Press release). Ohio State University Department of Athletics. http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/osu/sports/w-hockey/auto_pdf/quick-facts.pdf. Retrieved 2006-07-31.
- ^ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057476
- ^ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1549995
- ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201110/oct18wcw.php
- ^ http://www.uscho.com/stats/teamYxY.php/ohio-state-buckeyes/womens-college-hockey/team,osu/gender,w.html
- ^ Edwards, Matt (May 25, 2011). "Nate Handrahan set to bring revival to Ohio State women’s hockey". The Lantern. http://www.thelantern.com/sports/nate-handrahan-set-to-bring-revival-to-ohio-state-women-s-hockey-1.2256508. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ^ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057461
- ^ Staff (April 20, 2011). "Ohio State women’s coach Barto calls it a career". U.S. College Hockey Online. http://www.uscho.com/2011/04/20/ohio-state-womens-coach-barto-calls-it-a-career/. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&KEY=&SPID=10407&SPSID=87742
- ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/63263/la_id/1.htm
- ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/69045/la_id/1.htm
- ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/emma-laaksonen-1.html
- ^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030507aac.html
- ^ http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031010aaa.html
- ^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021810aaa.html
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