COLUMBUS, OHIO – Just as they did in their first meeting of the season, the No. 3-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes got another split with the No. 2 Gophers, beating them 3-1 on Saturday afternoon after losing the series opener 7-4 the day before. The Buckeyes (9-5 overall/WCHA) took a 2-0 lead on goals by Tatum Skaggs on a power-play nearly 16 minutes into the game and by Sara Seekkinen with 49 seconds left in the second period. Emma Maltais scored OSU’s third goal, an empty-netter with 13 seconds in the game. The Gophers (9-4) scored with one second left in the second period. Abigail Noreen got her fourth goal this season and second in two games. Goalie Amanda Thiele stopped everything else for the Buckeyes, finishing with 29 saves. Gophers backup goalie Makayla Pohl stopped 41 shots. In the season-opening series on Nov. 21-22 at Ridder Arena, Minnesota beat Ohio…
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