MINNEAPOLIS – As they work to defend their NCAA title won in 2022, the Ohio State Buckeyes have just two losses in regulation this season, and both of them have come courtesy of the Minnesota Gophers. On Saturday afternoon, the Buckeyes decided to give their conference foes a black mark of their own on the wins and losses ledger, rallying for a 5-1 win and handing the Gophers their first home defeat of the season. Sloane Matthews and Hadley Hartley scored for the Buckeyes less than half a minute apart to erase an early Gophers lead, and Ohio State goalie Amanda Thiele was close to perfect, with 32 saves to snap Minnesota’s 13-game winning streak. “It’s like two heavyweights going at each other. You know it’s going to be a fight. You know you’re going to get hit and you have to hit back,” said Buckeyes coach Nadine Muzerall, after…
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