UMD NOTES VS OHIO STATE FULL PDF

THE SERIES:  UMD is 52-11-4 all-time against OSU after sweeping the Buckeyes earlier this season.  The Bulldogs swept OSU in Columbus, OH in November with 3-2 and 2-0 wins.  On Nov. 15 the Bulldogs used three first period goals by Jamie Kenyon, Lara Stalder and Jenna McParland to jump out to a 3-0 lead after the first 20 minutes.  Despite OSU outshooting UMD 31-22 in the game, including 12-8 in the opening period, the Bulldogs held on for a 3-2 win.

The following afternoon (Nov. 16), the Bulldog rookies stepped up to the scoring table, with a first period score from Ashleigh Brykaliuk and a second stanza goal from Bailey Wright.  Those two goals ended up being more than enough for UMD, with sophomore goaltender Kayla Black impressive between the pipes and saving all 36 shots she faced for her sixth career shutout.  

Kenyon had a goal and two assists in the series, while Tea Villila, fresh off Team Finland duty, had three assists on the weekend.  Wright figured in both of UMD's goals Saturday with a goal and an assist.

OSU outshot UMD 67-47 in the series -- the second time in 2013 that UMD had been outshot by the Buckeyes and still won.

The Buckeyes ended the Bulldogs 2012-13 season the last time they were at AMSOIL, upsetting UMD in two games in the first round of the WCHA playoffs back on March 1-2, 2013.

ABOUT OHIO STATE:  OSU is currently sitting on the bottom of the WCHA but earned two points against Minnesota last weekend with a 2-2 tie and a 1-0 shootout win Saturday after losing at Ridder 6-0 Friday night.  The Buckeyes are led by Kari and Sara Schmitt, who each have 17 points.  Kari Schmitt has six goals and 11 assists, while Sara Schmitt has five goals and 12 assists.  Both Lisa Steffees and Chelsea Knapp are splitting time in net, with Steffes owning a 1.97 GAA and Knapp a 3.72.

LAST TIME OUT:  UMD kicked off 2014 with a home sweep of Minnesota State last Friday and Saturday night by scores of 3-1 and 4-2.  Eight different players contributed a point in Friday's 3-1 win, with junior forward Zoe Hickel recording a goal and an assist and blueliner Tea Villila redirecting home the game-winning goal.  The Bulldogs scored three, third period power-play goals to work over the Mavericks, while Kayla Black made 30 save saves in goal.

Saturday night, UMD netted two power-play goals by Ashleigh Brykaliuk and Jamie Kenyon and two even-strength goals by Hickel -- including an open netter with 53 seconds remaining to seal the game at 4-2.  UMD was 2-of-8 on the power-play and 5-of-13 in on the weekend with the extra skater.  Black made 27 stops for the Bulldogs.  Hickel figured in five of UMD's seven goals on the weekend, tallying three goals and two assists -- both game-winners.

NOTES FROM THE MINNESOTA STATE SERIES:  UMD is now 53-7-1 all-time against MSU and currently owns a five-game winning streak against the Mavericks dating to last season.  The Bulldogs swept MSU in all four regular season games they played in 2013-14, outscoring MSU 16-6.

--In four games against the Mavericks this season, Zoe Hickel compiled five goals and four assists for nine points.

--The Bulldogs were hugely successful against MSU in four contests with an extra skater, going 9-of-22. Senior Jamie Kenyon had three of UMD's nine power-play goals against the Mavericks this season.

BULLDOG NOTES:  UMD sits just one point behind third place North Dakota in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association conference race.  UND sits with 33 total points on a 10-4-1 record (two shootout wins) in conference play, while the Bulldogs own 32 points and a 9-6-2 (3 shootout wins) record in the WCHA. 

--Senior forward Jamie Kenyon has now scored in her last four games, compiling four goals and two assists in those last four skates.  Junior forward Jenna McParland has also recorded a point in her last four outings, scoring one goals and dishing four assists.

--Brand new rookie forward Katerina Mrazova, new to the team last Wednesday, had an assist in each game of the series.

--McParland continues to lead UMD in scoring with 24 points (9g, 15a) in 22 games, while Kenyon is right behind her with 23 points on 11 goals and 12 assists.  McParland now is just 16 points shy of 100 career points.

--Kenyon is tied for No. 1 in the NCAA with five power-play goals and ranks third with four game-winning tallies.  Rookie Lara Stalder ranks sixth among the nations defensemen with 19 points in 22 games for a 0.86 points per game average.  She also ranks seventh among the NCAA's rookies in scoring.

--The Bulldogs own the nation's sixth most successful power-play, with a 20.2 average, but are averaging the sixth most penalty minutes per skate at 12.3.

--Sophomore goaltender Kayla Black surpassed Tuula Puputti for fourth place in career saves at UMD last Saturday.  Black now owns 1,316 saves in 52 games as a Bulldog.  Black has also cracked into the top-10  with 541 saves so far this season, ranking her with the ninth most in a year and trailing Patrice Sautter's mark of 553 for eighth set in 2002-03.

--This weekend's series against OSU marks the last action Stalder and Tea Villila will see for UMD ahead of the Winter Olympics.  Both defenseman will leave next week to meet up with their Olympic squads and miss the next eight games for the Bulldogs.

--With four consecutive wins, UMD currently owns its longest winning streak of the season.  The Bulldogs last won more than four games in a row between Jan. 12-Jan. 26 of last year, running off six straight triumphs.

THE BULLDOG OLYMPICS:  11 current and former UMD players and one former assistant coach will suit up in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics.  The Bulldogs have players on six of the eight teams competing and have UMD connections on the ice for seven of the eight teams.

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