Sophomore forward Laura McIntosh has three-point game with goal and two assists

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State women's hockey team fell by a score of 5-3 to No. 5 Wisconsin Saturday in front of 2,803 fans at the Kohl Center to leave Madison with a series split after defeating the Badgers 4-3 Friday.

The Buckeyes (2-3-3, 2-3-1-0 WCHA) came back once to take the lead at 2-1, but the defending NCAA champ Badgers (3-3-0, 3-3-0 WCHA) regained the lead in the second period held on to it for the rest of the game.

Trailing 1-0 after the first intermission with a UW goal by Geena Prough 16:12 into the game, Ohio State evened the score in the opening minute of the second period. Sophomore defenseman Teal Bishop scored 33 seconds in off assists by freshman Hokey Langan and sophomore Laura McIntosh.

McIntosh then added a breakaway goal of her own off a long pass by senior defenseman Rachel Davis at 3:02 to give Ohio State its first lead of the game at 2-1.

As play became increasingly physical, the Buckeyes looked to break up a scoring attempt by Brooke Ammerman but resulted in her earning a penalty shot at 4:28, which she capitalized on to tie the score at 2-all.

Prough then added her second goal of the game 17 seconds later and Anne Dronen scored at 14:10 as the Badgers carried a 4-2 lead into the second intermission.

Ohio State was able to cut the Wisconsin lead to one goal when McIntosh set up Langan 4:35 into the third period. The Buckeyes had a 40-second 5-on-3 power play opportunity halfway through the stanza, but were unable to take advantage.

The Badgers sealed the win with a goal by Mallory Deluce at 13:30 for a 5-3 final.

In net, Ohio State freshman Chelsea Knapp made 20 saves to move to 2-3-3 this year. Becca Ruegsegger had 17 saves for Wisconsin and is 2-2-0.

The Badgers had a 25-20 edge in shots and were 0-of-6 on the power play. The Buckeyes were 0-of-5 with the man-advantage.

After back-to-back road series, Ohio State returns home to the OSU Ice Rink next weekend to host Minnesota State (3-0-1, 1-0-1 WCHA) in a conference series, Oct. 30-31. Games begin at 7 p.m. both Friday and Saturday and admission, as always, is free.

Game Notes:

• The loss puts an end to a three-game unbeaten streak for the Buckeyes.
• For the series, Ohio State's penalty kill was a perfect 14-of-14. The PK is operating at 92.7 percent (38-of-41).
• The last time a Buckeye opponent was assessed a penalty shot was vs. Minnesota Duluth, Feb. 2, 2008. Karine Demeule of the Bulldogs missed the shot.
• With her goal and assist, Hokey Langan became OSU's point leader this season with nine (4g, 5a).
• Langan and Laura McIntosh each had two goals and two assists for four points in the Wisconsin series.