# 2008–09 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season
## Exhibition

| Date | Opponent | Location | Score |
| Fri, Sep 26 | Wilfrid Laurier | Columbus, Ohio | 1 - 2 (L) |

## Regular season

* Freshman goaltender Barbara Bilko appeared in two games. Both games were against nationally ranked Minnesota on January 9 and 10. In her first career appearance in net, she played over 33 minutes and made 26 saves. In both appearances, she totaled 43:21 in net with 38 saves and eight goals allowed.

### Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Shoots | Height | Year |
| 3 | Carlson, Brittany | D | L | 5-3 | Fr. |
| 5 | Spooner, Natalie | F | R | 5-10 | Fr. |
| 6 | Bishop, Teal | D | L | 5-7 | So. |
| 7 | Kilpatrick, Jenna | F | L | 5-7 | So. |
| 8 | Wild, Kelly | D | L | 5-3 | Fr. |
| 9 | Reilly, Shannon | D | R | 5-5 | So. |
| 10 | Feste, Melissa | F | R | 5-3 | Fr. |
| 11 | McIntosh, Laura | F | L | 5-4 | Fr. |
| 14 | Tonnessen, Michele | F | R | 5-7 | Jr. |
| 15 | Hostasek, Megan | D | R | 5-9 | Sr. |
| 17 | Marziali, Morgan | F | L | 5-9 | Sr. |
| 18 | Antognoli, Olivia | F | R | 5-9 | Sr. |
| 19 | Mancuso, Christina | F | L | 5-7 | So. |
| 21 | Theut, Kim | F | L | 5-6 | Fr. |
| 23 | Klassen, Hayley | F | R | 5-7 | Sr. |
| 24 | Nelson, Sandy | D | L | 5-4 | So. |
| 27 | Davis, Rachel | D | R | 5-6 | Jr. |
| 28 | LaRocque, Raelyn | F | L | 5-6 | Jr. |
| 29 | Bonanno, Liana | G | L | 5-7 | Sr. |
| 33 | Bilko, Barbara | G | | 5-5 | Fr. |
| 34 | Facklis, Deidre | G | L | 5-8 | So. |

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Location | Score |
| Fri, Oct 03 | Providence | at Providence, R.I. | 2 - 1 (W) |
| Sat, Oct 04 | Providence | at Providence, R.I. | 3 - 2 (W) |
| Fri, Oct 10 | Wisconsin * | Columbus, Ohio | 4 - 7 (L) |
| Sat, Oct 11 | Wisconsin * | Columbus, Ohio | 0 - 4 (L) |
| Fri, Oct 17 | Minnesota * | at Minneapolis, Minn. | 1 - 8 (L) |
| Sat, Oct 18 | Minnesota * | at Minneapolis, Minn. | 2 - 8 (L) |
| Fri, Oct 24 | Bemidji State * | Columbus, Ohio | 3 - 0 (W) |
| Sat, Oct 25 | Bemidji State * | Columbus, Ohio | 2 - 1 (W) |
| Sat, Nov 01 | North Dakota * | at Grand Forks, N.D. | 2 - 4 (L) |
| Sun, Nov 02 | North Dakota * | at Grand Forks, N.D. | 4 - 5 (L) OT |
| Sat, Nov 08 | St. Cloud State* | at St. Cloud, Minn. | 3 - 2 (W) |
| Sun, Nov 09 | St. Cloud State * | at St. Cloud, Minn. | 2 - 5 (L) |
| Fri, Nov 14 | Minnesota Duluth * | Columbus, Ohio | 0 - 3 (L) |
| Sat, Nov 15 | Minnesota Duluth * | Columbus, Ohio | 3 - 8 (L) |
| Fri, Nov 28 | St. Lawrence | at Canton, N.Y. | 1 - 5 (L) |
| Sat, Nov 29 | St. Lawrence | at Canton, N.Y. | 4 - 5 (L) |
| Fri, Dec 12 | Minnesota State * | at Mankato, Minn. | 6 - 5 (W) |
| Sat, Dec 13 | Minnesota State * | at Mankato, Minn. | 5 - 5 (T) W SO 1-0 |
| Sun, Dec 14 | U.S. Women's Select Team (Exhibition) | at Blaine, Minn. | 1 - 8 (L) |
| Fri, Jan 02 | Boston University | Columbus, Ohio | 3 - 5 (L) |
| Sat, Jan 03 | Boston University | Columbus, Ohio | 2 - 2 (T) OT |
| Fri, Jan 09 | Minnesota * | Columbus, Ohio | 2 - 9 (L) |
| Sat, Jan 10 | Minnesota * | Columbus, Ohio | 1 - 12 (L) |
| Fri, Jan 16 | St. Cloud State * | Columbus, Ohio | 2 - 3 (L) |
| Sat, Jan 17 | St. Cloud State * | Columbus, Ohio | 3 - 4 (L) |
| Fri, Jan 23 | Bemidji State * | at Bemidji, Minn. | 3 - 3 (T) W SO 1-0 |
| Sat, Jan 24 | Bemidji State * | at Bemidji, Minn. | 1 - 3 (L) |
| Sat, Jan 31 | Wisconsin * | at Madison, Wis. | 0 - 7 (L) |
| Sun, Feb 01 | Wisconsin * | at Madison, Wis. 0 - 7 (L) |
| Fri, Feb 06 | North Dakota * | Columbus, Ohio | 4 - 1 (W) |
| Sat, Feb 07 | North Dakota * | Columbus, Ohio | 4 - 2 (W) |
| Fri, Feb 13 | Minnesota Duluth * | at Duluth, Minn. | 1 - 4 (L) |
| Sat, Feb 14 | Minnesota Duluth * | at Duluth, Minn. | 2 - 7 (L) |
| Fri, Feb 20 | Minnesota State * | Columbus, Ohio | 5 - 6 (L) |
| Sat, Feb 21 | Minnesota State * | Columbus, Ohio | 1 - 2 (L) |

### Player performances

* As a freshman, Laura McIntosh led the Buckeyes in points with 39 and assists with 28. McIntosh never had more than one penalty called against her in a game. Her 39 points rank third all-time in the Buckeye records for freshman scoring, while her 28 assists are an OSU rookie record. In the WCHA, she ranked fifth in rookie scoring. In the NCAA, she ranked seventh in rookie scoring with 1.08 points per game. Thirty-four of her points (10g, 24a) came against WCHA opponents, which tied for eighth in the league. From November 29 to January 10, she had a seven-game point streak. On October 4, she recorded her first point by scoring the game winning goal in a 3-2 triumph over the Providence Friars. On October 10, the Buckeyes had their home opener, and McIntosh had two assists vs. Wisconsin. In a sweep of the Bemidji State Beavers, she assisted on three of five goals (Oct. 24–25). McIntosh had a point in 10 of 11 games between Nov. 29 – Jan. 24. On February 20, McIntosh recorded her first career hat trick with three goals in 6-5 loss to Minnesota State. Her season finished by assisting on a Buckeye goal in a 4-1 loss to Wisconsin on February 28.
* In her freshman season, Natalie Spooner played in 30 games (she missed six games due to her commitments with Team Canada). Despite playing in only 30 games, Spooner scored 21 goals to lead the Buckeyes. She added nine assists for 30 points, which ranked third on the Buckeyes.

## Postseason
### WCHA Playoffs

| Date | Opponent | Location | Score |
| Fri, Feb 27 | Wisconsin | Verona, Wis. | 0 - 7 (L) |
| Sat, Feb 28 | Wisconsin | Verona, Wis. | 1 - 4 (L) |

## Player stats
### Skaters

| Player | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Penalty Minutes |
| Laura McIntosh | 36 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 107 | 22 |
| Hayley Klassen | 32 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 111 | 41 |
| Natalie Spooner | 30 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 177 | 22 |
| Shannon Reilly | 35 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 82 | 36 |
| Morgan Marziali | 27 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 36 |

### Goaltenders

| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Goals Against | Wins | Losses | Ties | Shutouts | Save % | Goals Against Average |
| Barbara Bilko | 2 | 43:21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .826 | 11.07 |
| Liana Bonnano | 31 | 1706:37 | 108 | 7 | 20 | 2 | | .891 | 3.80 |
| Deidre Facklis | 10 | 417:41 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | .842 | 6.61 |

## Awards and honors

* Laura McIntosh, team's Most Valuable Freshman award (2008–09)
* Laura McIntosh, Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2008–09)
* Laura McIntosh, WCHA Rookie of the Week honors (for the week of Nov. 1, 2008)
* Kelly Wild, Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2008–09)