# 2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season represented the Ohio State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Nadine Muzerall in her eighth season. The Buckeyes finished the season 35–4–0 and won their second national championship in program history.

## Offseason
### Departing players

| Player | Position | Class | Destintation |
| Brooke Bink | F | Graduated | Graduated |
| Alaina Giampietro | F | Freshman | Robert Morris |
| Teagan Grant | D | Graduated | Graduated |
| Jamie Grinder | D | Sophomore | Maine |
| Emerson Jarvis | F | Freshman | Quinnipiac |
| Gali Levy | F | Freshman | Brown |
| Sydney Morrow | D | Freshman | Colgate |
| Ramsey Parent | F | Graduated | Graduated |

### Players Drafted

Professional Women's Hockey League :
| Round | Player | Position | Team |
| 2 | Sophie Jaques | D | Boston |
| 2 | Emma Maltias | F | Toronto |
| 8 | Madison Bizal | D | Montreal |
| 10 | Paetyn Levis | F | New York |

### Incoming players

| Player | Position | Class | Previous school |
| Jocelyn Amos | F | Incoming freshmen | Incoming freshmen |
| Cayla Barnes | D | Graduate | Boston College |
| Hannah Bilka | F | Graduate | Boston College |
| Jordan Baxter | F | Incoming freshmen | Incoming freshmen |
| Joy Dunne | F | Incoming freshmen | Incoming freshmen |
| Delaney Fleming | F | Incoming freshmen | Incoming freshmen |
| Kelsey King | F | Graduate | Minnesota State |
| Stephanie Markowski | D | Graduate | Clarkson |
| Olivia Mobley | F | Senior | Quinnipiac |
| Kiara Zanon | F | Senior | Penn State |

## Standings

2023–24 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #1 Ohio State † | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 140 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 51 |
| #2 Wisconsin * | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 124 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 205 | 62 |
| #5 Minnesota | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 92 | 60 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 135 | 80 |
| #7 Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 64 | 47 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 89 | 66 |
| #10 St. Cloud State | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 59 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 78 | 69 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 94 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 97 | 120 |
| St. Thomas | 28 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 120 | 37 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 74 | 150 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 144 | 36 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 42 | 181 |
| Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023 ||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| September 29 | 6:00 pm | at #4 Colgate | #2 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Thiele | L 2–3 | 1,200 | 0–1–0 |
| September 30 | 3:00 pm | at #4 Colgate | #2 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kirk | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 750 | 1–1–0 |
| October 13 | 4:00 pm | at #6 Minnesota Duluth | #2 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Thiele | W 5–2 | 956 | 2–1–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | at #6 Minnesota Duluth | #2 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN | Kirk | W 2–0 | 935 | 3–1–0 (2–0–0) |
| October 20 | 4:00 pm | at St. Thomas | #2 | St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN | Kirk | W 6–2 | 481 | 4–1–0 (3–0–0) |
| October 20 | 4:00 pm | at St. Thomas | #2 | St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, MN | Thiele | W 7–1 | 710 | 5–1–0 (4–0–0) |
| October 27 | 6:00 pm | #4 Minnesota | #2 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 713 | 6–1–0 (5–0–0) |
| October 28 | 3:00 pm | #4 Minnesota | #2 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 6–5 | 617 | 7–1–0 (6–0–0) |
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | at Bemidji State | #2 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Kirk | W 9–1 | 371 | 8–1–0 (7–0–0) |
| November 4 | 3:00 pm | Bemidji State | #2 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Thiele | W 5–0 | 351 | 9–1–0 (8–0–0) |
| November 17 | 6:00 pm | #1 Wisconsin | #2 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 3–0 | 739 | 10–1–0 (9–0–0) |
| November 18 | 3:00 pm | #1 Wisconsin | #2 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 761 | 11–1–0 (10–0–0) |
| November 24 | 6:00 pm | #6 St. Lawrence | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 11–0 | 555 | 12–1–0 |
| December 1 | 6:00 pm | #10 St. Cloud State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | L 1–2 | 468 | 13–2–0 (10–1–0) |
| December 2 | 3:00 pm | #10 St. Cloud State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | L 6–2 | 677 | 14–2–0 (11–1–0) |
| December 9 | 6:00 pm | Minnesota State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 6–1 | 575 | 15–2–0 (12–1–0) |
| December 10 | 6:00 pm | Minnesota State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 6–1 | 456 | 16–2–0 (13–1–0) |
| January 12 | 7:00 pm | at #2 Minnesota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Kirk | W 7–0 | 2,387 | 17–2–0 (14–1–0) |
| January 13 | 3:00 pm | at #2 Minnesota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Kirk | W 6–1 | 2,186 | 18–2–0 (15–1–0) |
| January 19 | 6:00 pm | #7 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 3–0 | 768 | 19–2–0 (16–1–0) |
| January 20 | 2:00 pm | #7 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 1–0 | 768 | 20–2–0 (17–1–0) |
| January 26 | 4:00 pm | at #10 St. Cloud State | #1 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Kirk | W 4–2 | 211 | 21–2–0 (18–1–0) |
| January 27 | 4:00 pm | at #10 St. Cloud State | #1 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Thiele | W 3–2 | 365 | 22–2–0 (19–1–0) |
| February 2 | 6:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 11–1 | 485 | 23–2–0 (20–1–0) |
| February 3 | 3:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 9–1 | 785 | 24–2–0 (21–1–0) |
| February 9 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota State | #1 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN | Kirk | W 3–0 | 135 | 25–2–0 (22–1–0) |
| February 10 | 3:00 pm | at Minnesota State | #1 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN | Thiele | W 6–2 | 257 | 26–2–0 (23–1–0) |
| February 16 | 6:00 pm | St. Thomas | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 12–1 | 779 | 27–2–0 (24–1–0) |
| Feb 16 | 3:00 pm | St. Thomas | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 4–1 | 776 | 28–2–0 (25–1–0) |
| February 23 | 8:00 pm | at #2 Wisconsin | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Kirk | W 3–1 | 2,273 | 29–2–0 (26–1–0) |
| February 24 | 8:00 pm | #2 Wisconsin | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Thiele | L 2–4 | 2,273 | 29–3–0 (26–2–0) |
| WCHA Tournament ||||||||
| March 1 | 6:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (WCHA Quarterfinals) | Kirk | W 10–1 | 709 | 30–3–0 |
| March 2 | 3:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (WCHA Quarterfinals) | Kirk | W 8–0 | 714 | 31–3–0 |
| March 8 | 2:00 pm | vs. #8 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Semifinals) | Kirk | W 5–0 | | 32–3–0 |
| March 9 | 2:00 pm | vs. #2 Wisconsin | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Finals) | Kirk | L 3–6 | 1,518 | 32–4–0 |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||||
| March 16 | 4:00 pm | #8 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (NCAA Columbus Regional) | Kirk | W 9–0 | 795 | 33–4–0 |
| March 22 | 4:00 pm | vs. #4 Clarkson | #1 | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals) | Kirk | W 4–1 | | 34–4–0 |
| March 24 | 4:00 pm | vs. #2 Wisconsin | #1 | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (NCAA Frozen Four National Championship) | Kirk | W 1–0 | 4,378 | 35–4–0 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| USA Today | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |

## Awards and honors
### National awards

HCA co-Goaltender of the Month (January 2024): Raygan Kirk
Julie Chu Women's National Rookie of the Year: Joy Dunne
Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player: Raygan Kirk

### Conference awards

* Joy Dunne, WCHA Rookie of the Year
* Nadine Muzerall, WCHA Coach of the Year

### Monthly awards

* Emma Peschel, Defender of the Month (October 2023)
* Joy Dunne, Rookie of the Month (November 2023)
* Hadley Hartmetz, Defender of the Month (November 2023)
* Hadley Hartmetz, Defender of the Month (January 2024)
* Raygan Kirk, Goaltender of the Month (January 2024)

### Weekly awards

Forward of the Week: Jennifer Gardiner (Oct. 30, Nov. 20) Hannah Bilka (Feb. 5)
Defender of the Week: Hadley Hartmetz (Oct. 16, Nov. 27), Emma Peschel (Nov. 6), Cayla Barnes (Dec. 11), Lauren Bernard (Feb. 19)
Goaltender of the Week: Raygan Kirk (Oct.16, Nov. 20, Jan. 15, Feb. 26), Amanda Thiele (Jan. 22)
Rookie of the Week: Jocelyn Amos (Oct. 30, Nov. 27, Feb. 5), Joy Dunne (Nov. 6, Jan. 15)