Ohio State got two wins for the price of one Sunday night when the Buckeyes defeated Wisconsin 3-2 in the deciding game of the Big Ten best-of-3 quarterfinal series at Nationwide Arena.
At the same time in Minneapolis, No. 7 seed Notre Dame stunningly eliminated No. 2 seed and co-conference Read More
Call it the Miracle At Nationwide.
Somehow, some way, Ohio State escaped by inches a near-certain series clinching empty-net goal by Wisconsin before getting a dramatic tying goal by Gunnarwolfe Fontaine with 1:29 left in regulation to rally from a two-goal deficit.
But the job wasn’t done and the No. Read More
Ohio State won all four games against Wisconsin this season, though it should be noted they all weren’t decided until the third period.
None of that matters now because the Badgers pulled off the upset of the No. 3 seeded Buckeyes, 4-1, on Friday to take the first game of Read More
The preliminaries are over. Now the fun begins.
After splitting two home games with Michigan at Value City Arena on Thursday and Friday, Ohio State has all focus on the Big Ten tournament this weekend.
OSU won the opener 2-1 in overtime before losing 4-3.
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From 20 losses to twenty wins (and counting). That’s the amazing one-season turnaround for Ohio State as the Buckeyes took a big step toward a return to the NCAA tournament after a pair of wins against Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday at Value City Arena.
But before the Buckeyes (20-8-2, Read More
Finally, No. 9 Ohio State pulled off a weekend sweep after being frustrated in their previous three attempts.
Since the Buckeyes swept Penn State and Notre Dame on back-to-back weekends in December, they won series openers against Michigan, Minnesota and Michigan State but lost the second night each time.
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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
