# 2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season

The Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program will represent the Ohio State University during the 2022-23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Alaina Giampietro | Forward | United States | Played for Gilmour Academy |
| Gali Levy | Forward | United States | Played for Buckingham Browne & Nichols |
| Emerson Jarvis | Forward | Canada | Played for the Edmonton U-18 Pandas |
| Sofie Lundin | Forward | Sweden | Played for the Sweden National Team |
| Sloane Matthews | Forward | United States | Played for Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps |
| Sydney Morrow | Defense | United States | Played for Shattuck-Saint Mary's |
| Emma Peschel | Defense | United States | Played for Benilde-St. Margaret's |
| Lexington Secreto | Goalie | United States | Played for the CT Polar Bears |
| Makenna Webster | Forward | United States | Transfer from Wisconsin |

## Regular season
### Standings

2022–23 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #2 Ohio State † | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 119 | 52 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 169 | 71 |
| #3 Minnesota * | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 126 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 177 | 72 |
| #1 Wisconsin | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 113 | 46 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 169 | 67 |
| #7 Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 87 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 125 | 53 |
| #12 St. Cloud State | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 57 | 82 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 87 | 96 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 55 | 92 | 36 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 91 | 105 |
| St. Thomas | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 110 | 36 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 53 | 130 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 130 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 40 | 154 |
| Championship: March 4, 2023 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 19, 2023 ||||||||||||||||

### Schedule

Source
| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| Sep 30 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota State | #1 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN | Thiele | W 2–1 | 512 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| Oct 1 | 2:00 pm | at Minnesota State | #1 | Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Makato, MN | Thiele | W 5–4 | 250 | 2–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| Oct 7 | 5:00 pm | St Cloud State | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 5–2 | 679 | 3–0–0 (3–0–0) |
| Oct 8 | 2:00 pm | St Cloud State | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 6–2 | 636 | 4–0–0 (4–0–0) |
| Oct 15 | 3:00 pm | at Bemidji State | #1 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Kirk | W 4–0 | 504 | 5–0–0 (5–0–0) |
| Oct 16 | 2:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Thiele | W 5–2 | 278 | 6–0–0 (6–0–0) |
| Oct 21 | 5:00 pm | #4 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 556 | 7–0–0 (7–0–0) |
| Oct 22 | 2:00 pm | #4 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 3–2 | 569 | 8–0–0 (8–0–0) |
| Oct 28 | 5:00 pm | #2 Minnesota | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | L 2–4 | 421 | 8–1–0 (8–1–0) |
| Oct 29 | 2:00 pm | #2 Minnesota | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | T 4–4 $^{SO}$ | 319 | 8–1–1 (8–1–1) |
| Nov 5 | 6:00 pm | at St. Thomas | #2 | St. Thomas Ice Arena • St. Paul, MN | Kuntz | W 4–0 | 395 | 9–1–1 (9–1–1) |
| Nov 6 | 2:00 pm | at St. Thomas | #2 | St. Thomas Ice Arena • St. Paul, MN | Thiele | W 6–0 | 255 | 10–1–1 (10–1–1) |
| Nov 18 | 6:00 pm | Bemidji State | #2 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | W 5–0 | 458 | 11–1–1 (11–1–1) |
| Nov 19 | 2:00 pm | Bemidji State | #2 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 7–1 | 601 | 12–1–1 (12–1–1) |
| Nov 22 | 5:00 pm | #6 Colgate | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Thiele | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 597 | 12–1–2 (12–1–1) |
| Nov 23 | 2:00 pm | #6 Colgate | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | Kirk | W 6–2 | 407 | 13–1–2 (12–1–1) |
| Dec 2 | 3:00 pm | #8 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN | Kirk | W 2–1 | 911 | 14–1–2 (13–1–1) |
| Dec 3 | 3:00 pm | at #8 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN | Kirk | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 1,015 | 13–2–1 (13–2–2) |
| Dec 17 | 7:00 pm | #10 Cornell | #1 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | | W 4–3 | | |
| Dec 18 | 3:00 pm | #10 Cornell | #1 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | | W 4–3 | | |
| Dec 30 | 8:10 pm | Lindenwood | #1 | Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, MO | | W 9–1 | | |
| Dec 31 | 3:10 pm | Lindenwood | #1 | Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, MO | | W 6–0 | | |
| Jan 13 | 6:00 pm | #8 Wisconsin | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | | |
| Jan 14 | 3:00 pm | #8 Wisconsin | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | | W 5–0 | | |
| Jan 20 | 4:00 pm | at St. Cloud State | #1 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | | W 6–2 | | |
| Jan 21 | 3:00 pm | at St. Cloud State | #1 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | | |
| Jan 27 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota State | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | | W 6–2 | | |
| Jan 28 | 3:00 pm | at Minnesota State | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | | W 4–2 | | |
| Feb 3 | 7:00 pm | #3 Minnesota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | | L 2–4 | | |
| Feb 4 | 3:00 pm | #3 Minnesota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | | W 5–1 | | |
| Feb 10 | 6:00 pm | St. Thomas | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | | W 6–1 | | |
| Feb 11 | 1:00 pm | St. Thomas | #1 | The Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH | | W 5–0 | | |
| Feb 17 | 3:00 pm | at #6 Wisconsin | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | L 5–6 $^{OT}$ | | |
| Feb 18 | 2:00 pm | at #6 Wisconsin | #1 | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | | W 3–1 | | |
| Feb 24 | 6:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (WCHA Quarterfinals) | Thiele | W 4–1 | 586 | |
| Feb 25 | 3:00 pm | Bemidji State | #1 | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (WCHA Quarterfinals) | Thiele | W 2–1 | 688 | |
| March 3 | 3:00 pm | vs. #7 Minnesota Duluth | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Semifinals) | Thiele | W 2–1 | 2,334 | 31–4—2 |
| March 4 | 2:00 pm | vs. #3 Minnesota | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (WCHA Championship) | Thiele | L 1–3 | 2,616 | 31–5–2 |
| March 11 | 5:00 pm | #8 Quinnipiac | #1 | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (NCAA Quarterfinals) | Thiele | W 5–2 | 750 | 32–5–2 |
| March 17 | 2:30pm | vs. #5 Northeastern | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN (NCAA Frozen Four) | Thiele | W 3–0 | 3,443 | 33–5–2 |
| March 19 | 3:00pm | #6 Wisconsin | #1 | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN (NCAA Championship) | Thiele | L 0–1 | 3,940 | 33–6–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. ||||||||