NCAA

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. —  For the fourth consecutive year, the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers met in the NCAA Division 1 women’s hockey championship. The previous three matchups were all one-goal victories — a 1-0 Badgers win in 2023, a 1-0 Buckeyes win in 2024, and a 4-3 overtime win for the Badgers last season. In fact, the last time a women’s division 1 champion was not Ohio State or Wisconsin was in 2018, when Clarkson defeated Colgate in Minneapolis.  The 2026

Ohio State goaltender Hailey Macleod (35) makes a save against the Northeastern Huskies in the NCAA Women’s Hockey Semifinals Friday Afternoon at Pegula Ice Arena. — Ed Major II / PHC STATE COLLEGE, Pa. –   The No. 1 seed Ohio State Buckeyes used a four-goal first period and a shutout effort from goaltender Hailey Macleod and easily cruised past the No. 5 seed Northeastern Huskies Friday afternoon at Pegula Ice Arena, 5-0, to punch its ticket to the national championship game