The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team has been stymied by Ohio State’s Andrea Braendli in the past, and it looked for a time Saturday like the goaltender was going to do it again. The second period changed that, and the top-ranked Badgers continued their unbeaten start to the season. Casey O’Brien’s redirection late in the second period gave UW the lead for good in a 3-1 victory against No. 2 Ohio State at LaBahn Arena. The Badgers defeated the Buckeyes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff championship game and the Frozen Four semifinals last season. Saturday’s opener of a conference series didn’t carry the same weight but it was just as tightly played. O’Brien got her stick in the way of Kendra Nealey’s shot to change its direction and send it past Braendli for a 2-1 UW lead. The Badgers’ Daryl Watts scored into an empty net late…
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