2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season

2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes
women's ice hockey season
2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes; women's ice hockey season
Conference	6th WCHA
Home ice	OSU Ice Rink
Record
Overall	17–16–3
Home	8–8–1
Road	9–8–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Nate Handrahan
Assistant coaches	Carson Duggan; Joey Olson
Captain(s)	Sara Schmitt
Alternate captain(s)	Kari Schmitt ; Kara Gust
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Last updated September 01, 2024

The Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program represented The Ohio State University during the 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

August 12: Sara and Kari Schmitt were invited to participate in the USA Hockey Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y.^[2]

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Jessica Dunne	Defender	United States	Member of Chicago Fury
Allison Gasuik	Forward	United States	Played with the Buffalo Bison
Selena Hunter	Goaltender	United States	Redshirt in 2014–15; attended North American Hockey Academy
Julianna Iafallo	Forward	United States	Played with Allison Gasuik in Buffalo
Alex LaMere	Goaltender	United States	2014–15 Redshirt
Dani Sadek	Defender	United States	Member of Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
Kassidy Sauve	Goaltender	Canada	Minded the net for the Whitby Wolves
Lauren Spring	Forward	Canada	Attended Pursuit of Excellence Academy

Roster

2014–15 Buckeyes

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Cara Zubko	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Preeceville, Saskatchewan	Pursuit of Excellence
5	Breanne Grant	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	New Liskeard, Ontario	Toronto Aeros
6	Taylor Kuehl	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Minnetrista, Minnesota	Mound Westonka HS
7	Kayla Sullivan	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Flower Mound, Texas	Shattuck-St. Mary's
8	Dani Sadek	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North HS
9	Bryanna Neuwald	Sophomore (RS)	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Aurora Jr. Panthers
10	Kara Gust ( A )	Senior (RS)	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Orland Park, Illinois	Quinnipiac
11	Allison Gasuik	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Bison (WNYAHL)
12	Haley Studler	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Grosse Isle, Manitoba	Balmoral Hall
13	Jessica Dunne	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	O'Fallon, Missouri	Chicago Fury
14	Maggie Rothgerie	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Elyria, Ohio	Mercyhurst
16	Melani Moylan	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Mississauga, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets
17	Julia McKinnon	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Kelowna, British Columbia	Ontario Hockey Academy
18	Julianna Iaffalo	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Eden, New York	Buffalo Bison (WNYAHL)
19	Danielle Gagne	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Brampton, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
20	Kari Schmitt ( A )	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Canton, Michigan	Belle Tire
21	Alexa Ranahan	Sophomore	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Salmon Run, British Columbia	Okanagan Hockey Academy
22	Sara Schmitt ( C )	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Canton, Michigan	Belle Tire
23	Katey Matheny	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Chesterfield, Missouri	St. Louis Lady Blues
24	Claudia Kepler	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Verona, Wisconsin	Madison Capitols
26	Kendall Curtis	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Highlands Ranch, Colorado	Colorado Selects
27	Lauren Spring	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Kelowna, British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence
30	Alex LaMere	Freshman	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Albertville, Minnesota	North Wright County HS
32	Kassidy Sauve	Freshman	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Whitby, Ontario	Whitby Wolves
35	Selena Hunter	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	North American Hockey Academy
39	Stacy Danczak	Junior (RS)	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Macedonia, Ohio	Ohio Flames

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 3	New Hampshire *		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	W 1–0	1–0–0
October 4	New Hampshire*		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	W 4–3	2–0–0
October 10	at #2 Wisconsin		LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Kassidy Sauve	L 0–6	2–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 12	at #2 Wisconsin		LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Kassidy Sauve	L 0–3	2–2–0 (0–2–0)
October 17	Bemidji State		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	W 5–1	3–2–0 (1–2–0)
October 18	Bemidji State		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	W 1–0	4–2–0 (2–2–0)
October 31	St. Cloud State		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	L 2–4	4–3–0 (2–3–0)
November 1	St. Cloud State		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	W 3–0	5–3–0 (3–3–0)
November 7	at Minnesota State		All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN	Kassidy Sauve	W 3–1	6–3–0 (4–3–0)
November 8	at Minnesota State		All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN	Stacy Danczak	W 2–0	7–3–0 (5–3–0)
November 11	#8 Mercyhurst *		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	L 0–3	7–4–0
November 14	#2 Minnesota		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	L 2–5	7–5–0 (5–4–0)
November 15	#2 Minnesota		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	L 3–5	7–6–0 (5–5–0)
November 21	at North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Stacy Danczak	T 2–2 ^OT	7–6–1 (5–5–1)
November 22	at North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Stacy Danczak	L 3–4	7–7–1 (5–6–1)
November 28	at Robert Morris *		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Stacy Danczak	W 5–1	8–7–1
December 5	#8 Minnesota Duluth		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	T 2–2 ^OT	8–7–2 (5–6–2)
December 6	#8 Minnesota Duluth		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	L 1–4	8–8–2 (5–7–2)
December 19	at #9 Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Stacy Danczak	W 2–0	9–8–2 (6–7–2)
December 20	at #9 Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Stacy Danczak	W 2–1	10–8–2 (7–7–2)
January 3, 2015	at [[{{{school}}}\|Penn State]]*		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Stacy Danczak	W 3–1	11–8–2
January 4	at Penn State*		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Kassidy Sauve	W 6–0	12–8–2
January 9	at St. Cloud State	#10	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Stacy Danczak	W 3–1	13–8–2 (8–7–2)
January 10	at St. Cloud State	#10	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Kassidy Sauve	W 4–0	14–8–2 (9–7–2)
January 16	North Dakota	#10	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	L 0–1	14–9–2 (9–8–2)
January 17	North Dakota	#10	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	L 0–1	14–10–2 (9–9–2)
January 30	at #2 Minnesota		Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Stacy Danczak	T 3–3 ^OT	14–10–3 (9–9–3)
January 31	at #2 Minnesota		Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Kassidy Sauve	L 1–3	14–11–3 (9–10–3)
February 6	Minnesota State		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	W 3–2	15–11–3 (10–10–3)
February 7	Minnesota State		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	W 6–0	16–11–3 (11–10–3)
February 13	#3 Wisconsin		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Kassidy Sauve	L 0–2	16–12–3 (11–11–3)
February 14	#3 Wisconsin		OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	W 4–3	17–12–3 (12–11–3)
February 20	at #9 Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN	Kassidy Sauve	L 1–3	17–13–3 (12–12–3)
February 21	at #9 Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, MN	Stacy Danczak	L 2–5	17–14–3 (12–13–3)
WCHA Tournament
February 27	at #8 North Dakota*		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Stacy Danczak	L 2–5	17–15–3
February 28	at #8 North Dakota*		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Kassidy Sauve	L 1–2 ^3OT	17–16–3
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Kassidy Sauve (Goaltender), WCHA All-Rookie Team^[5]

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References

↑ "Ohio State Names Captains for 2014–15 Campaign". CBS Interactive. September 16, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
↑ "2014 USA Hockey National Festival Features Three Buckeyes". CBS Interactive. August 12, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
↑ "2014–15 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
↑ "2014–15 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
↑ "Sauve Named to WCHA All-Rookie Team". CBS Interactive. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

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[1] "Ohio State Names Captains for 2014–15 Campaign". CBS Interactive. September 16, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[2] "2014 USA Hockey National Festival Features Three Buckeyes". CBS Interactive. August 12, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[3] "2014–15 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[4] "2014–15 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[5] "Sauve Named to WCHA All-Rookie Team". CBS Interactive. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

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