Ohio State celebrates a goal during the first period of the Ohio State-St. Cloud State game Feb. 26. Ohio State won 3-0. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor The No. 2 Buckeyes defeated No. 4 Wisconsin 2-1 Saturday and will advance to their third-consecutive Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Faceoff Championship. Ohio State (28-6, 22-6 WCHA) overcame a 1-0 deficit with two-unanswered goals in the second period. Senior forward Gabby Rosenthal broke a 1-1 tie with a goal between the circles 8:11 into the second period to give the Buckeyes a lead from which they didn’t surrender. In a rematch of last season’s WCHA Final Faceoff Championship, the Badgers (25-7-4, 18-7-3 WCHA) held the edge in the shot department 61-41. However, Ohio State forced three penalty kills to stop Wisconsin when it held a man-advantage on the ice. Senior defenseman Sophie Jaques, who assisted on Rosenthal’s go-ahead goal, tied the…
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