2025–26 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season

2025–26 Ohio State Buckeyes
women's ice hockey season
WCHA tournament champion
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceWCHA
Home iceThe Ohio State University Ice Rink
Rankings
USCHO#1
USA Hockey#1
Record
Overall36–5–0
Conference24–4–0
Home17–2–0
Road14–2–0
Neutral5–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachNadine Muzerall
Assistant coachesJames Wisniewski
Kelsey Cline
Logan Davis
Captain(s)Jocelyn Amos
Emma Peschel
Alternate captain(s)Joy Dunne
Sloane Matthews
Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season represented the Ohio State University during 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Nadine Muzerall in her tenth season.

Offseason

Departing players

Player Position Class Destintation
Riley Brengman D Senior Boston Fleet
Jenna Buglioni F Senior Seattle Torrent
Lexington Secreto G Senior Lindenwood
Josie St. Martin F Sophomore Minnesota Duluth
Amanda Thiele G Senior Boston Fleet
Makenna Webster F Senior New York Sirens
Maddi Wheeler F Senior New York Sirens
Kiara Zanon F Senior Toronto Sceptres
Emily Zumwinkle D Graduated

Players Drafted

Professional Women's Hockey League[1][2]
Round Player Position Team
1 Jenna Buglioni F PWHL Seattle
2 Kiara Zanon F Toronto Sceptres
3 Makenna Webster F New York Sirens
3 Olivia Mobley F Boston Fleet
4 Riley Brengman D Boston Fleet
4 Maddi Wheeler F New York Sirens
6 Amanda Thiele G Boston Fleet

Incoming players

Player Position Class Previous school
Kassidy Carmichael F Incoming freshman[3]
Maxine Cimoroni F Incoming freshman[4]
Taylor Kressin G Incoming freshman[5]
Kaia Malachino F Junior Colgate
Macy Rasmussen F Incoming freshman[6]
Jenna Raunio D Incoming freshman[4]
Hilda Svensson F Incoming freshman[4]
Sanni Vanhanen F Incoming freshman[4]
Leah Wicks D Incoming freshman[7]

Standings

2025–26 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Wisconsin † 28 23 3 2 1 1 1 72 138 45 41 35 4 2 213 60
#1 Ohio State * 28 24 4 0 2 0 0 70 117 50 41 36 5 0 181 66
#4 Minnesota 28 18 9 1 1 2 1 57 115 70 39 26 12 1 173 86
#10 Minnesota Duluth 28 15 10 3 2 0 2 48 69 59 38 20 15 3 93 76
#13 Minnesota State 28 9 17 2 2 1 1 29 55 95 38 17 19 2 86 113
St. Cloud State 28 7 19 2 1 4 1 27 74 103 37 12 23 2 83 120
St. Thomas 28 7 20 1 3 5 0 24 49 95 36 12 23 1 81 117
Bemidji State 28 3 24 1 1 0 0 9 38 138 36 6 27 3 58 161
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 22, 2026

Roster

As of September 16, 2025.[8]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Genny Klein Sophomore G 5' 6" (1.68 m) 2005-12-20 Apple Valley, Minnesota Shattuck-St. Mary's
4 Sara Swiderski Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2004-11-11 Langley, British Columbia Clarkson University
7 Emma Peschel (C) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 2004-01-20 Edina, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's
8 Hilda Svensson Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 2006-08-24 Oskarshamn, Sweden Sanda High School
9 Jenna Raunio Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2006-09-24 Huskvarna, Sweden Sanda High School
11 Kaia Malachino Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2004-11-02 Brighton, Michigan Colgate University
12 Grace McCoshen Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) 2005-10-08 Northfield, Minnesota Northfield High School
14 Mira Jungåker Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2005-07-22 Jönköping, Sweden HV71
15 Macy Rasmussen Freshman F 5' 4" (1.63 m) 2007-05-17 Orono, Minnesota Orono High School
16 Joy Dunne (A) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 2005-06-13 O'Fallon, Missouri The Fulton School
17 Jocelyn Amos (C) Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2005-02-24 Ailsa Craig, Ontario Medway High School
18 Maxine Cimoroni Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2007-02-27 Toronto, Ontario Bishop Strachan School
19 Jordyn Petrie Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2006-01-10 Lincoln, Nebraska Shattuck-St. Mary's
20 Maria Roth Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2004-10-12 Dubuque, Iowa Shattuck-St. Mary's
21 Sanni Vanhanen Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 2005-07-01 Tampere, Finland Mäkelänrinne High School
22 Sloane Matthews (A) Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 2004-07-18 Plymouth, Minnesota Wayzata High School
23 Leah Wicks Freshman D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 2007-08-19 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Shattuck-St. Mary's
27 Jordan Baxter Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2005-03-14 Coquitlam, British Columbia North Delta Secondary
28 Brooke Disher Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2004-07-14 Fort St. John, British Columbia Boston University
29 Kassidy Carmichael Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2006-10-14 Westford, Massachusetts North American Hockey Academy
30 Taylor Kressin Freshman G 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2007-01-17 Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead High School
35 Hailey MacLeod Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 2004-06-12 Abbotsford, British Columbia Minnesota Duluth

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Attendance Record Ref
Regular Season
October 3 6:00 PM at #7 Colgate* #2 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY MacLeod W 5–3  1,003 1–0–0 [Recap 1]
October 4 3:00 PM at #7 Colgate* #2 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY MacLeod W 9–4  423 2–0–0 [Recap 2]
October 10 6:00 PM Bemidji State #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 6–0  490 3–0–0 (1–0–0) [Recap 3]
October 11 3:00 PM Bemidji State #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 2–1  402 4–0–0 (2–0–0) [Recap 4]
October 18 3:00 PM at #3 Minnesota #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN MacLeod W 4–1  2,880 5–0–0 (3–0–0) [Recap 5]
October 19 3:00 PM at #3 Minnesota #2 Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN MacLeod L 3–6  1,642 5–1–0 (3–1–0) [Recap 6]
October 24 6:00 PM #11 St. Cloud State #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 5–1  461 6–1–0 (4–1–0) [Recap 7]
October 25 3:00 PM #11 St. Cloud State #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Kressin W 4–2  566 7–1–0 (5–1–0) [Recap 8]
October 31 3:00 PM at #13 St. Thomas #2 Lee & Penny Anderson Arena • St. Paul, MN Kressin W 3–2 OT 664 8–1–0 (6–1–0) [Recap 9]
November 1 3:00 PM at #13 St. Thomas #2 Lee & Penny Anderson Arena • St. Paul, MN Kressin W 8–0  894 9–1–0 (7–1–0) [Recap 10]
November 14 6:00 PM Minnesota State #3 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Kressin W 5–2  777 10–1–0 (8–1–0) [Recap 11]
November 15 3:00 PM Minnesota State #3 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 7–3  542 11–1–0 (9–1–0) [Recap 12]
November 21 7:00 PM at #5 Minnesota Duluth #3 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN MacLeod W 3–1  1,056 12–1–0 (10–1–0) [Recap 13]
November 22 4:00 PM at #5 Minnesota Duluth #3 Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN Klein W 4–1  1,327 13–1–0 (11–1–0) [Recap 14]
November 28 4:00 PM vs. #10 Clarkson* #2 MedStar Capitals Iceplex • Arlington, VA (D1 in DC) MacLeod W 8–0  882 14–1–0 [Recap 15]
November 29 5:00 PM vs. #12 Colgate* #2 MedStar Capitals Iceplex • Arlington, VA (D1 in DC) Klein W 5–0  1,037 15–1–0 [Recap 16]
December 5 6:00 PM #1 Wisconsin #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod L 1–2  744 15–2–0 (11–2–0) [Recap 17]
December 6 3:00 PM #1 Wisconsin #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Klein L 1–6  703 15–3–0 (11–3–0) [Recap 18]
January 2 6:00 PM #4 Penn State* #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 5–1  682 16–3–0 [Recap 19]
January 3 3:00 PM #4 Penn State* #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 4–1  676 17–3–0 [Recap 20]
January 9 7:00 PM at #15 St. Cloud State #2 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN MacLeod W 4–0  313 18–3–0 (12–3–0) [Recap 21]
January 10 3:00 PM at #15 St. Cloud State #2 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN Klein W 5–1  273 19–3–0 (13–3–0) [Recap 22]
January 16 7:00 PM at #14 Minnesota State #2 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN Klein W 7–4  320 20–3–0 (14–3–0) [Recap 23]
January 17 4:00 PM at #14 Minnesota State #2 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, MN Kressin W 4–1  390 21–3–0 (15–3–0) [Recap 24]
January 23 6:00 PM St. Thomas #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH Kressin W 2–1 OT 713 22–3–0 (16–3–0) [Recap 25]
January 24 1:00 PM St. Thomas #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 5–0  719 23–3–0 (17–3–0) [Recap 26]
January 30 6:00 PM #9 Minnesota Duluth #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 6–2  696 24–3–0 (18–3–0) [Recap 27]
January 31 3:00 PM at #9 Minnesota Duluth #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 3–1  654 25–3–0 (19–3–0) [Recap 28]
February 6 4:00 PM at #1 Wisconsin #2 LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI MacLeod W 4–1  2,273 26–3–0 (20–3–0) [Recap 29]
February 7 3:00 PM at #1 Wisconsin #2 LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI MacLeod L 1–4  2,273 26–4–0 (20–4–0) [Recap 30]
February 13 6:00 PM #3 Minnesota #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 4–2  707 27–4–0 (21–4–0) [Recap 31]
February 14 3:00 PM #3 Minnesota #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH MacLeod W 3–1  730 28–4–0 (22–4–0) [Recap 32]
February 20 7:00 PM at Bemidji State #2 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN MacLeod W 7–1  231 29–4–0 (23–4–0) [Recap 33]
February 21 4:00 PM at Bemidji State #2 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN MacLeod W 6–3  271 30–4–0 (24–4–0) [Recap 34]
WCHA Tournament
February 27 6:00 PM St. Thomas #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (Quarterfinals) MacLeod W 5–1  674 31–4–0 [Recap 35]
February 28 3:00 PM St. Thomas #2 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (Quarterfinals) MacLeod W 4–1  678 32–4–0 [Recap 36]
March 5 8:30 PM #4 Minnesota #2 Lee & Penny Anderson Arena • St. Paul, MN (Semifinals) MacLeod W 4–0  1,687 33–4–0 [Recap 37]
March 7 3:00 PM #1 Wisconsin #2 Lee & Penny Anderson Arena • St. Paul, MN (Championship) MacLeod W 2–1  2,302 34–4–0 [Recap 38]
NCAA Tournament
March 14 6:00 PM #8 Yale #1 Ohio State University Ice Rink • Columbus, OH (Quarterfinals) MacLeod W 6–1  690 35–4–0 [Recap 39]
March 20 4:00 PM #4 Northeastern #1 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA (Frozen Four) MacLeod W 5–0  1,960 36–4–0 [Recap 40]
March 22 4:00 PM #2 Wisconsin #1 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA (National Championship) MacLeod L 2–3  3,785 36–5–0 [Recap 41]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[9]

Milestones

Player Milestone Date
Jenna Raunio[10] First collegiate point October 3, 2025
Hilda Svensson[10] First collegiate point
Hilda Svensson[11] First collegiate goal October 4, 2025
Kassidy Carmichael[11] First collegiate goal
First collegiate assist
Sanni Vanhanen[11] First collegiate point
Maxine Cimoroni[11] First collegiate point
First collegiate goal
Macy Rasmussen[11] First collegiate goal
Sanni Vanhanen[12] First collegiate goal October 10, 2025
Leah Wicks[13] First collegiate goal October 11, 2025
Jenna Raunio[14] First collegiate goal October 19, 2025
Leah Wicks[15] First collegiate assist October 24, 2025
Maria Roth[15] First collegiate point
Taylor Kressin[16] First collegiate start October 25, 2025
First collegiate win

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