Today’s game against Boston College was a historic one for Ohio State University, as this was the first time the Buckeyes participated in the NCAA national tournament. Before puck drop the fourth seed Eagles likely thought their sixth seed opponent that they were hosting at Kelley Rink that would give them an easy berth into the Frozen Four.
However, as soon as OSU killed off Charly Dahlquist’s checking penalty, which was incurred just 49 seconds into the game, they put BC on their heels, starting with a crashing shot from Dahlquist that goaltender Katie Burt barely stopped. In fact, the first half of the period was spent almost entirely with Ohio State on the attack as the Eagles repeatedly turned over the puck in their own zone, as they were unable to deal with the pressure as they were outshot 17-7.