BUCKEYES UPSET GOPHERS BEHIND FROST'S TWO GOALS

Shana Frost scored a pair of goals and freshman Kelli Halcisak had a goal
and two assists as Ohio State upset second-ranked Minnesota in a Western
Collegiate Hockey Association-Women's League game.

The Gophers jumped on top just one minute, 37 seconds into the opening
period as Ambria Thomas converted a Laura Slominski rebound for her fifth
goal of the season.

Halcisak evened the score with 5:09 to play in the period when her shot from
the right point, after Jeanne Chapple won an offensive zone faceoff back to
the rookie defenseman.

Frost scored the first of her two goals early in the second period and
Corinne Rosen's goal with 5:23 left in the period finished Minnesota goalie
Erica Killewald, who gave way Stefanie Johnson for her collegiate debut.

After outshooting Minnesota 7-1 in the second period, the Buckeyes took a
4-1 lead on Frost's second goal of the game before Ronda Curtin scored with
4:21 to play in the game.

Ohio State outshot the Gophers 23-16 with April Stojak making 14 saves for
the Buckeyes. Killewald had 12 saves on 15 shots while Johnson stopped seven
of eight shots.

SCORE BY PERIODS      1  2  3  Tot
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Ohio State..........  1  2  1 -  4
Minnesota...........  1  0  1 -  2

   1st period - 1, UM, Ambria Thomas 5 (Laura Slominski, La Toya Clarke)
1:37. 2, OSU, Kelli Halcisak 1 (Jeanne Chapple, Carrie Gill) 14:51.
Penalties - Melissa Coulombe, UM (high-sticking) 8:17.
   2nd period - 3, OSU, Shana Frost 1 (Kelli Halcisak, Lindsey Steblen)
5:48. 4, OSU, Corinne Rosen 3 14:37. Penalties - Christine Patno, OSU
(illegal equipment) 9:11; Tracy Engstrom, UM (hooking) 11:10; Carrie Gill,
OSU (holding) 19:10.
   3rd period - 5, OSU, Shana Frost 2 (Kelli Halcisak, Corinne Rosen) 5:20
(pp). 6, UM, Ronda Curtin 2 (La Toya Clarke, Gwen Anderson) 15:39.
Penalties - Jerilyn Glenn, UM (tripping) 4:53; Ambria Thomas, UM (roughing)
10:22; Katie Frohreich, OSU (roughing) 10:22; Courtney Kennedy, UM
(roughing) 13:06.
   Shots on goal - OSU 9-7-7 23; UM 7-1-8 16. Power plays - OSU 1 of 4; UM 0
of 2. Goalies - OSU, April Stojak 2-1-0 (16 shots-14 saves); UM, Erica
Killewald 3-1-0 (15-12) ,Stephanie Johnson (14:37 2nd period, 8-7).
Referee - Krista Knight.  Assistant referees - Evonne Young; Rick Larsen.
A - 703.

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