Ohio State are women’s Frozen Four champions at last. The Buckeyes won the first title in program history on Sunday, defeating Minnesota-Duluth 3-2 in the championship game. Ohio State had been the tournament’s top-seeded team for the first time ever as well, following the Buckeyes’ first 30-plus-win regular season (31-6). Sunday’s result came in particularly crushing fashion for the unseeded Bulldogs, who last won a championship in 2010. While it was Buckeyes forward Kenzie Hauswirth credited with the game-winning score, her shot went off UMD defender Brenna Fuhrman’s skate for an own-goal that fooled netminder Emma Soderberg. Soderberg had been the Bulldogs’ best player throughout the tournament, backstopping UMD to wins over Harvard (4-0), No. 2 Minnesota (2-1) and No. 3 Northeastern (2-1). She was sensational again in the final, turning in a 33-save performance. The Buckeyes were the nation’s top team for a reason, though, and they proved why…
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