The Ohio State Women’s Hockey team swept Minnesota State in the WCHA tournament first round, effectively locking up an NCAA tournament bid. The Buckeyes would have been pretty confident in the bid coming into the weekend, but avoiding a loss to Minnesota State removed any doubt. © Provided by Buckeyes Wire As they have for a while, the Buckeyes sit at fifth in the PairWise Rankings, which always accurately predict the NCAA tournament. With four at-large bids available in an eight-team tournament, the Buckeyes are solidly in the second at-large position. Since they are currently ahead of two conference leaders, no amount of bid thieves can keep the Buckeyes out of the tournament. This weekend’s games were both safe wins, though Saturday’s game was a close affair. The Buckeyes never trailed in Friday’s win, though Minnesota State tied it at 2-2 with two second-period goals. Ohio State got two third-period…
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