In order to sweep a two-game series you have to win the first game.
Duh. It’s a simple conclusion but one that has been hard to negotiate lately for Ohio State.
The good news is the No 11. Buckeyes were in position twice in January to take a pair from Read More
Good but not good enough was the theme for Ohio State’s weekend series at Penn State with the Nittany Lions taking four of six points against the No. 9 Buckeyes.
Penn State (11-10-3, 2-9-3 Big Ten) took a 7-6 shootout victory (which counts as a tie in the standings) on Read More
Ohio State was less than 20 minutes away from a perfect weekend before settling for taking four of six points in the series with No. 9 Michigan.
The No. 13 Buckeyes (14-5-1, 7-3-0-2-1-0 Big Ten) had a lot of eyeballs on them when they played their rival at Wrigley Field Read More
It will be a happy holiday season for Ohio State and in some sense the Buckeyes probably hope they weren’t going on a three-week Christmas break.
After all, the No. 15 Buckeyes (13-4-1, 6-2-0 Big Ten) can’t do much better than their past two weekends. After allowing two goals in Read More
After ending a six-game trip with consecutive losses to Princeton, No. 17 Ohio State returned home and to Big Ten play to defeat Penn State 4-0 and 4-2 at Value City Arena on Thursday and Friday.
Sophomore Kristoffer Eberly was the star of the series with a 22-save shutout, his Read More
Ohio State got knocked down a few pegs, literally and figuratively, when the No. 12 Buckeyes ended six straight road games on a sour note after dropping consecutive 3-1 results to Princeton on Friday and Saturday.
The Buckeyes (9-4-1) entered the series vs. the Tigers (3-4-1) ranked 12th in Read More
The best way to go into an open weekend is on a high note, so for No. 14 Ohio State it was a mission accomplished after a road sweep of Lindenwood, 5-2 and 3-2, on Friday and Saturday in Maryland Heights, Mo.
Riley Thompson topped the series scoring for the Read More
Ohio State’s dream start turned into a nightmare when they traveled to East Lansing, Mich., for a series against the defending Big Ten champions and came away with 4-2 and 4-1 losses to the No. 4 Spartans.
The No. 13 Buckeyes (7-2-1, 2-2-0 Big Ten) had their seven-game Read More
The goals came fast and furious when No. 15 Ohio State twice turned close games into routs for 9-3 and 6-2 victories over Lake Superior State in a nonconference series at Value City Arena on Friday and Saturday.
With the sweep, the Buckeyes (7-0-1) extended their winning streak to seven Read More
There is no D in Buckeye but there’s plenty of it on the ice for Ohio State as one of the nation’s top defenses stymied Bowling Green to sweep the Falcons 3-1 in Columbus on Friday and 2-0 on the road Saturday.
The No. 19 Buckeyes (5-0-1) have won five Read More
