COLUMBUS, Ohio — After failing to beat the buzzer Friday in a 1-0 home loss to Minnesota Duluth , Ohio State jumped on the Bulldogs much earlier Saturday. The second-ranked Buckeyes were able to force a weekend and regular-season split with the No. 8 Bulldogs by scoring twice in the first period en route to a 3-1 victory in WCHA play at the OSU Ice Rink. Bulldogs sophomore goaltender Jojo Chobak made 38 saves on 41 shots in what was just her second collegiate start. Playing this weekend in place of Olympian Emma Soderberg — who left Friday to join Sweden for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing — she posted a 27-save shutout in her first start Friday. “Jojo was fantastic this weekend,” Bulldogs coach Maura Crowell said. “For her to go and play the way she did all weekend long, she gave us a chance to win today…
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