Andrea Braendli stopped 21 shots as No. 4 Ohio State edged the No. 2 Gophers 2-1 on Friday in WCHA women’s hockey at Ridder Arena. Minnesota was held scoreless until Emily Brown’s goal with 51 seconds left in the game. It came with Gophers goalie Mikayla Pahl out for an extra attacker. The Buckeyes (10-5) outshot Minnesota 17-3 in the opening period and 13-4 in the second when they scored their two goals. Emma Maltais got the first unassisted at 9 minutes, 4 seconds. It was her third goal this season — all versus the Gophers. Paetyn Levis, a junior forward from Rogers, made it 2-0 at 12:51. Her fourth goal of the season proved to be the winner. This is the third time the Gophers (9-6-1) and Ohio State have met this season; they split their first two series with Minnesota winning the opener both times. Not this time…
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