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Women’s Frozen Four: Can Wisconsin repeat against these three powerful teams? – The Rink Live

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DURHAM, N.H. — The top four teams in the nation will all be vying to win a national title at the Women’s Frozen Four in Durham, New Hampshire from March 22-24.

Will No. 1-ranked Ohio State win its second-ever national title? Can reigning champion Wisconsin pull off a two-peat? Or will eastern teams like Colgate and Clarkson finally take away the WCHA’s recent dominant reign in the championship game?

Find out more about each of the four teams below and how they will likely fair in the 2024 Women’s Frozen Four.

No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Clarkson

Game Time: 3 p.m. CT on March 22

Stream/Broadcast: ESPN+

Path to the Frozen Four: Ohio State had a dominant showing in the NCAA regionals where the Buckeyes trounced WCHA rival Minnesota Duluth, 9-0. Forwards Olivia Mobley and Jocelyn Amos both had three-point nights while goaltender Raygan Kirk stopped each of the 16 shots that she faced in net.

Clarkson had to play a gauntlet of a NCAA regional last weekend. The Golden Knights won a

four-overtime final against the University of Minnesota

where Dominique Petrie scored the game-winner 5:44 into the fourth overtime. Petrie, a fifth-year forward, had two goals in the game, defender Haley Winn registered three points that night and goalie Michelle Pasiechnyk stopped a whopping 61 shots on goal.

Ohio State’s Hannah Bilka (9) smiles as she skates the puck up the ice during a rush opportunity against St. Cloud State on Jan. 26, 2024 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

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Quick Facts: Ohio State, the No. 1-ranked team in the entire nation, has sat at the top of the polls for most of the 2023-24 season. The Buckeyes won its first-ever national title in 2022 and were the national runner-ups to Wisconsin last year in 2023. Ohio State is…

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