After opening the season 4-0 with non-conference sweeps of Franklin Pierce and Lindenwood, reality has set in for the St. Thomas women’s hockey team. Playing in the daunting WCHA will do that. Ohio State, the nation’s No. 2 team, completed a weekend sweep of the Tommies on Saturday at St. Thomas Ice Arena with a 7-1 victory. The Buckeyes beat St. Thomas 6-2 on Friday. Having lost their first two conference games of the season the previous weekend to the No. 4 Gophers, the Tommies have now been outscored 25-3 in WCHA play. Next up, a weekend series against No. 1 Wisconsin, with the first game Friday night in Mendota Heights. “I think (assistant coaches) Bethany Brausen and Marty Sertich said it better than I did in the dressing room,” St. Thomas head coach Joel Johnson said. “Nobody is feeling sorry for us, so we’re not going to do that…
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