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LGHL No. 15 Ohio State hockey completes sweep of No. 7 Minnesota with 4-1 victory

No. 15 Ohio State hockey completes sweep of No. 7 Minnesota with 4-1 victory
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The game was tied at 1-1 late into the third before the Buckeyes scored three in the last 5:13.

No matter how you do it or what process it entailed, a sweep over the No. 7 team in the country is one you’ll take whether you’re winless or ranked No. 1. Ohio State found a way to do just that with its second win over No. 7 Minnesota in Columbus. This time, it was a 4-1 victory.

The game was tied at 1-1 with just over five minutes left in the third period before a seemingly innocuous point shot off a faceoff win by Matt Miller beat Mat Robson and turned out to be the game winning goal.

Make no mistake: Ohio State was not the better team tonight. They outshot the Gophers 14-8 in the first and gained a 1-0 lead to show for it, but after that, they were absolutely manhandled possession wise by a more talented team. But sometimes you don’t play your best and yet find a way to win.

Mason Jobst scored that first goal for Ohio State to put the Bucks up 1-0, at 16:54 of the first. John Wiitala and Tommy Parran had the assists on Mason’s eighth of the year. A strong Ohio State forecheck at the top of the Minnesota zone forced a puck free, where Wiitala got it down low to Jobst, who walked to the front of the net with a 2-on-1. With the defender playing the pass, Jobst walked in and beat Robson.


Mason Jobst got the Buckeyes on the board in the first period at 16:54 with his eighth goal of the year.#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/5aROX2ae9H

— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) December 10, 2017

Minnesota would respond in a big way in the second and third period, however. The Gophers outshot the Buckeyes 13-3 in the second and 13-7 in the third. But they’d only find a way to get one past Sean Romeo, who again provided a big boost to a relatively undermanned Ohio State team.

Goalies can be the equalizers between more and less talented teams, and Romeo has been better than both Robson and Eric Schierhorn in this weekend series, stopping 66/68 shots for a ridiculous .971 save percentage.

Minnesota would get that one, though, late in the second as Brent Gates beat Romeo with 13:54 left in the second. But that’d be all the Golden Gophers would get.

Minnesota ran over the Buckeyes in the third as well; it wasn’t to the same extent as in the second with Ohio State not sitting back to the same degree in a time game, but it was still a bulldozing. The shots were 13-7 and it sure seemed as though the game was trending in Minnesota’s direction once they tied it.

Then Matt Miller won the battle of the Mat(t)’s and won it for the good guys with double T’s.


GOAL! Matt Miller blasts a shot off a Matt Weis faceoff win for a 2-1 Buckeye lead. 4:45 left/3rd. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/iE8uMnltXo

— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) December 10, 2017

Weis won the faceoff back and gained the lone assist on Miller’s third of the year at 14:47 of the third.

That marker would prove to be the difference in the game, but Ohio State wasn’t done.

Tanner Laczynski scored his eighth of the year on an empty net shot from the neutral zone to make it 3-1. Jobst and Dakota Joshua were on to prevent a Gopher goal and gained the assists on the goal with 1:12 left.


GOAL! Empty net score by Tanner Laczynski for the 3-1 Buckeye lead with 1:12 left.#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/kvDBu7m7t0

— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) December 10, 2017

Jobst would add his second of the night for OSU’s second empty netter to make it 4-1 and completely salt this one away. He shot it from shy of the red line with a defenseman in his face but hit the twine nonetheless. Weis and Laczynski had the assists on Mason’s ninth of the year at 19:45.


GOAL!! Another empty net score!

This time by Mason Jobst. His second of the night!#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/3jXo2EVoCx

— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) December 10, 2017

A close game that looked headed for overtime if Ohio State was lucky turned into a multiple goal victory over the No. 7 team in the country. Even if Ohio State got run over for nearly two periods and couldn’t stem Minnesota’s comeback, they got the win and then added two goals for good measure.

That’s a pretty nice way to cap the first half of Ohio State’s season. The team will be back in action on Dec. 29 in Columbus, as the 10-4-4 Buckeyes host Niagara.

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Columbus, Ohio – Matt Miller's goal for Ohio State at 14 minutes, 47 seconds of the third period broke a 1-all tie and carried the Buckeyes to a 4-1 victory over the No. 7 Gophers on Saturday night in Big Ten hockey. No. 15 Ohio State (10-4-4, 5-4-1 ...
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As a Navy vet I was disappointed that they choked. 2 penalites that made a last second 38 yard FG into a not-makeable 48 yard one was just unforgivable.
Dude's kid had plenty to spare, it was just wide left. When he first kicked it, I thought he made it. You're right, though, in that the penalties most likely caused them to lose.
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COLUMBUS – When you're hot, you're hot. And that's what Ohio State was on Saturday afternoon. The Buckeyes (8-3, 20 Big Ten) defeated William & Mary (6-3) 97-62, shooting 64.8 percent from the court. OSU was led by a career-high 27 points from redshirt ...
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LGHL Ohio State extends win streak to three games after defeating William & Mary, 97-62

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The Buckeyes reached a 40-point lead against the Tribe.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are now on a three-game winning streak after defeating the William & Mary Tribe on Saturday afternoon, 97-62. With the win, OSU now improves to 8-3 (2-0) on the season.

11,158 fans in attendance made the trek out to Value City Arena for the noon tipoff to witness the Buckeyes continue their winning ways.

Keita Bates-Diop led all players on the floor in points. On 11-of-16 shooting, Bates-Diop scored 27. Sixteen of those points came in the second half; on top of that, the forward secured five rebounds.

From the field, Kaleb Wesson had the best percentage (70%) after making 7-of-10 shots. He ended up with 17 points in the game—good enough for second most on the team.

Right behind Wesson was C.J. Jackson. Jackson had 16 points in the game, scoring eight points in either halves. Of the Buckeyes, Jackson had the best long distance shot, making 4-of-5 three-point attempts. He also ended the game with six assists and two rebounds.

Prior to the game, it was announced that freshman Kyle Young wouldn’t play for the Buckeyes due to a sprained right ankle.

Here’s how this one went down.

For the first four minutes, the Tribe were sticking with the Buckeyes. Both teams went into the first media timeout at 10-10. Two William & Mary three-pointers were a reason for how well their offense was operating in the early going.

On top of that, both teams were trading baskets. Not long after the media timeout, a Nathan Knight jumper for W&M was answered by a layup from OSU’s Kaleb Wesson; a Jae’Sean Tate layup was then answered by a Tribe layup—with Knight being the scorer.

At the 11:35 mark of the half, the home team only held a 22-20 lead against the visitors. However, things were about to bust open in favor for the Buckeyes.

Shots made by Bates-Diop, free throws made by Wesson, and a three-pointer from Andrew Dakich fueled an 18-2 Ohio State scoring run. At the same time, the Tribe were struggling to move the ball toward the basket. Over the course of 7:23, five turnovers were committed by the visitors, as well as a scoring drought that reached five minutes. In all of this hustle and bustle, the Buckeyes were able to take a commanding 15-point lead, 37-22, with 4:23 left in the first half.

After the under-4 timeout, WIlliam & Mary continued their shooting slump—ultimately causing their deficit to increase. There was a stretch where the Tribe went 1-of-10 from the field. On the other side, C.J. Jackson hit an NBA-range three-pointer and kept the scoring run going. Even though the visiting side put a few points on the board, it wasn’t enough to completely stop OSU’s run. With just under two minutes left in the half, the Buckeyes had a run that got up to 17-2. The run, in large part, fueled Ohio State’s largest lead of the game, 22 points with 1:37 remaining in the half, and paced the Buckeyes in the first half.

When the halftime siren sounded, the Bucks held a 48-32 lead. At the break, two Buckeyes crossed the double-digit scoring mark, as Wesson had 13 points and Bates-Diop had 11.

From the field, Ohio State shot a very nice 69 percent; William & Mary had a slightly less nice mark, hitting 50 percent of their shots. Both teams attempted 26 shots from the field in the first half. In the turnover category, both teams were close to each other. WM had eight TOs, while OSU had six.

Down 16 off the break, William & Mary needed to get hot from the field if they wanted to extend their winning streak to six games. On their first possession, Knight made a layup via a David Cohn assist. However, Bates-Diop answered with a two-pointer of his own.

Bates-Diop’s make started off a streak of six-straight made shots for Ohio State. Two of those made shots were from beyond the arc—and both belonged to Kam Williams. Not before long, the under-16 minute timeout came with the Buckeyes pushing their lead out to 23 points, 62-39.

Ohio State maintained the hot-hand, and hit 10 (!) straight shots from the floor. On the backend of the streak, Dakich and Jackson buried three-pointers. With 12:24 left in regulation, the Buckeyes were way out in front, 74-50.

Even though they treaded on a 20-plus point lead, the Scarlet and Gray were about to venture into the more impressive depths. Continuing their successful shooting ways, and mixed with William & Mary going on a four-minute point drought, OSU went up by as many as 32. Ohio State hit the plateau with the help of an 11-0 scoring run.

Also fueling the run, William & Mary struggled to hold onto the ball, turning it over seven times in just 13 minutes of second half play. (In comparison, the Buckeyes only coughed the ball up three times in the same time span.)

But, the scoring run wasn’t done, as OSU went on a 16-0 run in the waning minutes of the half. Coupled with a six-minute duration of zero Tribe points, the Buckeyes were up 92-52 with 4:49 left in the game.

Down 40, there was no coming back from it, and the Buckeyes rode off into the afternoon with another home win.

The Buckeyes get a six-day break before they have to hit the hardwood again. Their next game will be next Saturday at home against Appalachian State. Tip-off for that one will be at 6 p.m. ET.

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LGHL No. 15 Ohio State hockey upsets No. 7 Minnesota, 2-1

No. 15 Ohio State hockey upsets No. 7 Minnesota, 2-1
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The Buckeyes rebounded from last weekend’s sweep with a win on the road against the best team in the Big Ten

Hockey is a very unpredictable sport. You can be outshot by 30 and win. You can get swept at home against an unranked team and then beat the No. 7 team in the country.

Ohio State got that last one’s cheat code enabled, and beat No. 7 Minnesota in Columbus on Friday night, 2-1 in overtime, on a Christian Lampasso goal. The Buckeyes improve to 9-4-4 and earn a split, at minimum, with the conference leader for the weekend.

Not too shabby.

Truth be told, this was about as well as Ohio State can play, and doing it against a top-10 team and conference favorite certainly speaks volumes about where this team’s come to, even after losing Nick Schilkey, David Gust and the entire goaltending lineup from last year’s team.

Sean Romeo’s been the biggest difference maker this year. Christian Frey and Matt Tomkins personified mediocrity and Sean Romeo’s come in and blown them away. He made 33 saves on the night in Columbus, allowing only a single goal to Minnesota. He came in with a .920 save percentage and that’ll only go up after his 33/34 save night.

Tanner Laczynski scored his seventh goal and 21st point of the season in just 17 games as the sophomore put home the first one of the game at 14:46 of the first period tonight. Mason Jobst and Matthew Weis had the assists.

Laczynski got the feed across the netmouth from in below the circles on the man advantage and put it past Minnesota’s version of J.T. Barrett, the player who just never seems to graduate, Eric Schierhorn. Somehow he’s only a junior.

Jobst’s assist was his 100th career point, in just 91 career games as a Buckeye.

OSU outshot Minnesota 10-7 in the first, showing an advantage at 5-on-5 even strength, but were outgunned by a tally of 16-7 in the second. Minnesota coming from behind is where your favorable ratio of shots on goal goes to die.

Minnesota just couldn’t tie this one, though.

The score would remain 1-0 in favor of the No. 15 Buckeyes all the way into the waning minutes of the third. Romeo stopped all of Minnesota’s shots, clearly a feat in itself, until 16:16 of the third. Rem Pitlick scored the tying goal for the Golden Gophers and suddenly we were off to overtime.

Minnesota and Ohio State both had 11 shots on goal each in the third and overtime, despite the Gophers being down until 3:44 was all that remained in the game and they tied it.

They wouldn’t score another one, however.

Christian Lampasso scored his sixth of the year. He came into the night shooting a percentage unsustainable if it was cut in half, 29.4 percent, and then scored tonight on one of his only two shots.


Buckeyes win!

Lampasso with the OT winner for a 2-1 victory over No. 7 Minnesota. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/Zx52LC8mHl

— Ohio State M Hockey (@OhioState_MHKY) December 9, 2017

Lampasso found a way to get the puck after Dakota Joshua crashed the net and hit the open side. Sometimes the puck just finds you in the right place. Joshua had the primary assist and Luke Stork the secondary.

The Buckeyes will hope to continue the magic tomorrow night as they host No. 7 Minnesota again on Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio—Rem Pitlick notched his team-leading ninth goal of the year at 16:16 of the third period. Pitlick's equalizer was set up by Casey Mittelstadt and Scott Reedy as the Gophers forced overtime. Tanner Lacyzynski put the Buckeyes (9-4-4, 4-4 ...

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The Tribe come to Columbus for a showdown with the Buckeyes.

Ohio State, fresh off of back-to-back Big Ten wins, will play out of conference for the next three weeks. On Saturday they'll tip off against William & Mary to start that stretch, looking to build on a positive early season that's seen the Buckeyes get out to a 7-3 record under new coach Chris Holtmann.

A throttling of Wisconsin a week ago and a come-from-behind win over Michigan two days later were just what the doctor ordered for the Buckeyes. They'd previously blown second-half leads in consecutive games, eventually falling to Butler (Holtmann's last school) in overtime and Clemson in regulation.

Now, Ohio State gets a brief respite before facing No. 11 North Carolina on Dec. 23. The Buckeyes' mid-December schedule resembles a late-season SEC football powerhouse's: William & Mary, Appalachian State, and The Citadel are next up for Holtmann's promising young squad. (Who are we kidding—an SEC football team would never schedule a program as good as Appalachian State in November.)

Meanwhile, the William & Mary Tribe sit at 6-2, having faced down a slate of opponents that most people would be hard-pressed to find on a map. They lost their opener to High Point—seems fitting, IMO—but have since only stumbled against UCF. Along the way, the Tribe have racked up wins over the likes of Hampton, Shenandoah, and Savannah State.

They'll face a much taller task on Saturday, as they head to Value City Arena in Columbus to try to knock off a storied major-conference program and gain a signature win for coach Tony Shaver.

Numbers to know

47.3


They may not be a powerhouse, but the Tribe can shoot from deep with the best of them. They're shooting threes at a 47.3 percent clip this season, and it's not as though they've got the benefit of a small sample size here: they've attempted a whopping 207 three-pointers this season, good for more than 25 attempts per game. The Buckeyes, by comparison, have attempted 15 fewer threes in two more games, and are also only hitting 34.4 percent of them.

99


Keita Bates-Diop, far and away the most prolific rebounder on either team, has 99 of them on the year so far. That's 37 more than the next-closest Buckeye (Jae'Sean Tate) and 30 more than William & Mary's best rebounder, Nathan Knight. If the Buckeyes can clean up the glass at their normal clip behind KBD's efforts, they should have little trouble controlling this game.

65


It's been a tale of two teams for the Tribe so far this season. In their two losses, they averaged just 65 points; that number jumps all the way up to 94 PPG for their wins. This is a team with a ton of explosive scoring potential, but they haven't fared well when they've been dragged down into defensive showdowns. Look for KBD (14 blocks) and Tate (12 steals) to try to force William & Mary closer to 65 than 94.

Cast of Characters

Ohio State


Keita Bates-Diop

The junior forward from Normal, Ill., has been Ohio State's MVP through the first quarter of the season, and it isn't particularly close. Bates-Diop leads the team in minutes, points, and blocks per game, shoots free throws at an 80 percent clip, and turns the ball over fewer than two times a game despite his high usage rate. He's the best two-way player on Chris Holtmann's team, and he should have no trouble eating against a team that's 301st nationally in scoring defense.

C.J. Jackson

Jackson, a junior guard hailing from North Carolina, has really come into his own as Ohio State's primary ball-handler this season. He's dishing out close to four assists to go with his 13.2 points per game. He's also nearly automatic from the line, making just shy of 85 percent of his free throws. Jackson's about as solid a contributor as the Buckeyes could ask for—look for him to make a big impact against the Tribe.

William & Mary


Connor Burchfield

Remember those absurd three-point stats up above? Senior guard Connor Burchfield is the best of the bunch at putting them up from deep. He hits threes at a 54.7 percent clip, making 29 out of his 53 attempts through eight games. Burchfield has been a key contributor in multiple Tribe wins, putting up a cool 30 points to help sink Marshall and adding another 27 to help put away Savannah State a week ago. If the Buckeyes can limit him, they'll likely cruise, but if Burchfield gets hot, this one might get too close for comfort.

Nathan Knight


Burchfield might be the team's guy from distance, but Knight is the most complete offensive player the Tribe have. He leads William & Mary in scoring, averaging 20.3 PPG, and gets to the free throw line at a rate three times higher than any of his teammates. He makes the most of those charity stripe opportunities, too, making 80 percent of his attempts. Knight has potential to stuff the stat sheet and get some Buckeye defenders in foul trouble.

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