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2011–12 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season

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2011–12 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 coachNate Handrahan
Assistant coachesJosh Liegl
Alison Domenico
Alternate captain(s)Natalie Spooner, Kelly Wild, Laura McIntosh

The Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey team represented Ohio State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Buckeyes attempted to win their first NCAA women's Frozen Four championship. Canadian Natalie Spooner entered her senior season with the Buckeyes. Spooner ranked second in career goals with 69 and was sixth in Buckeyes career points with 113.[1]

Offseason

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News and notes

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Recruiting

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Player Nationality Position Notes
Stacy Danczak  United States Goaltender Played with the Ohio Flames
Danielle Gagne  Canada Forward Gagne competed with the Mississauga Chiefs
Taylor Kuehl  United States Forward She was a member of the United States Under 18 national team
Kari Schmitt  United States Defense She competed with Belle Tire in Michigan
Sara Schmitt  United States Defense She competed with Belle Tire in Michigan
Kayla Sullivan  United States Forward Played hockey at Shattuck-Saint Mary's

Exhibition

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Date Opponent Location Time Score Goal scorers
9/23/2011 Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey Columbus, OH 7:07 pm Ohio State, 3-1[4] Kayla Sullivan, Danielle Gagne, Melissa Feste

Regular season

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  • October 14: Laura McIntosh 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.[5]
  • November 25: Natalie Spooner scored four goals for the third time in her NCAA career, including a natural hat trick as the Buckeyes enjoyed a home-ice conference victory over Minnesota Duluth.[6] She scored all four goals as the final score was 4–1 in the Buckeyes favor. It was the second time in the 2011-12 campaign that she scored four goals in a game. The natural hat trick (three consecutive goals) was scored in the second period as the Buckeyes faced a 1–0 deficit against the Bulldogs. The eventual game-winner was scored at 10:56 of the second period. The hat trick was the fifth of her collegiate career. The four goal performance moved Spooner to fourth overall on the Buckeye career points list with 129. Spooner is now four goals away from tying Jeni Creary's Ohio State record of 86 career goals.
  • January 27: Three Buckeyes reached milestones in a 6–2 upset of North Dakota. Laura McIntosh finished the game with three assists. Natalie Spooner totaled two goals and Hokey Langan finished with two assists. McIntosh's three helpers moved her into a tie for the all-time lead on Ohio State's all-time career points list. Her 160 career points are now tied with former Buckeye Jana Harrigan. The two goals by Spooner were both on the power-play (increasing her season total to seven). With the goals, Spooner reached the 150 career point plateau, moving her into third all-time in Ohio State history. The two assists from Langan helped her reach the 100-point milestone, only the eighth Buckeyes player to reach the mark.[7]
  • February 4: The Buckeyes defeated No. 9 Minnesota Duluth by a 4–3 mark at the AMSOIL Arena. Laura McIntosh broke the Buckeyes all-time scoring record with three points, while Natalie Spooner notched a hat trick for the Buckeyes.[8] Prior to the game, McIntosh was tied with Jana Harrigan with 160 career points. She now is the all-time leaders with 163 points. The hat trick by Spooner was her third of the season (and sixth in her career). Spooner stands third overall in career points with 156.
  • February 11: The Buckeyes were defeated by No. 2 Minnesota by a 7–4 mark. Natalie Spooner had a hand in all four Buckeye goals, with two goals and two assists. A pre-game ceremony was held to honour the Buckeyes five seniors: Brittany Carlson, Natalie Spooner, Kelly Wild, Melissa Feste and Laura McIntosh.[9]

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin 28 23 3 2 1 72 113 44 37 31 4 2 170 53
#2 Minnesota* 28 21 5 2 1 66 113 43 37 30 5 2 167 50
#6 North Dakota 28 16 9 3 2 53 116 75 36 22 11 3 154 89
#9 Minnesota Duluth 28 15 12 1 1 47 91 61 36 21 13 1 121 77
Ohio State 28 13 14 1 1 41 75 96 36 16 16 4 99 115
Bemidji State 28 11 15 2 0 35 70 73 37 17 17 3 101 85
St. Cloud State 28 4 24 0 0 12 32 150 36 5 29 2 37 130
Minnesota State 28 3 24 1 0 10 37 105 36 7 28 1 64 133
Championship: Minnesota
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
National rankings:[1] Conference rankings:[2]
Updated March 23, 2012

Schedule

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Date Opponent Location Time Score
10/07/11 vs. Bemidji St Columbus, Ohio 7:07 p.m. ET 4-4
10/08/11 vs. Bemidji St Columbus, Ohio 4:07 p.m. ET 5-3
10/14/11 vs. St. Cloud State Columbus, Ohio 7:07 p.m. ET 5-1
10/15/11 vs. St. Cloud State Columbus, Ohio 4:07 p.m. ET 5-1
10/21/11 at North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 8:07 p.m. ET 1-11
10/22/11 at North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 8:07 p.m. ET 1-7
10/28/11 at Minnesota State Mankato, Minn. 8:07 p.m. ET 2-1
10/29/11 at Minnesota State Mankato, Minn. 4:07 p.m. ET 1-0
11/04/11 vs. Wisconsin Columbus, Ohio 7:07 p.m. ET 1-3
11/05/11 vs. Wisconsin Columbus, Ohio 7:07 p.m. ET 0-2
11/18/11 at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ET 6-3
11/19/11 at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. 4:00 p.m. ET 4-3
11/25/11 vs. Minnesota Duluth Columbus, Ohio 7:07 p.m. ET
11/26/11 vs. Minnesota Duluth Columbus, Ohio 4:07 p.m. ET
12/02/11 vs. Niagara Columbus, Ohio 7:07 p.m. ET
12/03/11 vs. Niagara Columbus, Ohio 2:07 p.m. ET
12/10/11 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 3:07 p.m. ET
12/11/11 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 3:07 p.m. ET
12/30/11 vs. Princeton Columbus, Ohio 4:07 p.m. ET
12/31/11 vs. Princeton Columbus, Ohio 2:07 p.m. ET
01/06/12 at St. Cloud State St. Cloud, Minn. 8:07 p.m. ET
01/07/12 at St. Cloud State St. Cloud, Minn. 5:07 p.m. ET
01/13/12 at Bemidji St Bemidji, Minn. 8:07 p.m. ET
01/14/12 at Bemidji St Bemidji, Minn. 8:07 p.m. ET
01/20/12 vs. Minnesota State Columbus, Ohio 7:07 p.m. ET
01/21/12 vs. Minnesota State Columbus, Ohio 4:07 p.m. ET
01/27/12 vs. North Dakota Columbus, Ohio 7:07 p.m. ET
01/28/12 vs. North Dakota Columbus, Ohio 4:07 p.m. ET
02/03/12 at Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn. 8:07 p.m. ET
02/04/12 at Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn. 8:07 p.m. ET
02/10/12 vs. Minnesota Columbus, Ohio 7:07 p.m. ET
02/11/12 vs. Minnesota Columbus, Ohio 4:07 p.m. ET
02/17/12 at Wisconsin Madison, Wisc. 3:07 p.m. ET
02/18/12 at Wisconsin Madison, Wisc. 3:07 p.m. ET

Conference record

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WCHA school Record
Bemidji State
Minnesota
Minnesota State
Minnesota Duluth
North Dakota
St. Cloud State
Wisconsin

Awards and honors

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  • Taylor Kuehl, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)[10]
  • Laura McIntosh, WCHA Player of the Week (Week of October 18, 2011)[5]
  • Natalie Spooner, WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 12, 2011)[11]
  • Natalie Spooner, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 28, 2011)[6]
  • Natalie Spooner, 2011-12 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: Second Team[12]
  • Lisa Steffes, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 1, 2011)[13]

CWHL Draft

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Round Pick Player Team
2 7 Natalie Spooner Toronto Furies
3 13 Laura McIntosh Brampton Thunder

References

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  1. ^ "Get to Know Your Buckeyes: Spooner & Semenza". October 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "Spooner, McIntosh Invited to Canada's U-22/Development Team Camp". August 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "Buckeyes Compete at IIHF Twelve Nations Invitational". August 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ohio State Tops Wilfrid Laurier in Exhibition, 3-1". September 23, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Full Slate of Conference Games Set for Oct. 20-22 .. MSU at UM, SCSU at BSU, UW at UMD, League-Leading OSU at UND". WCHA. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "OSU's Spooner, BSU's Wheelhouse, UW's Josephs Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week for November 30" (PDF). WCHA. November 30, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Race for WCHA Championship, Four Home Playoff Berths Heads into February; Four Upcoming League Series have OSU at UMD, BSU at UND, UM at SCSU, MSU at UW; Women's Record Crowd of 12,402 Watches Host Badgers Edge BSU at Kohl Center" (PDF). WCHA. January 31, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014.
  8. ^ "McIntosh Sets Ohio State Points Record in 4-3 Win at No. 9 Minnesota Duluth". February 4, 2012.
  9. ^ "Buckeyes Drop 7-4 Decision to No. 2 Minnesota". February 11, 2012.
  10. ^ "UM's Kessel, UW's Prévost, UND's Molle, OSU's Kuehl Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF). WCHA. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "Minnesota's Kessel and Lorence, Bemidja State's Wheelhouse, Ohio State's Spooner named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". WCHA. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014.
  12. ^ "Natalie Spooner Earns All-America Honors". March 19, 2012.
  13. ^ "Minnesota Duluth's Wilson, Ohio State's Steffes, Bemidji State's Kelly Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". WCHA. November 2, 2011. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020.