2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season

2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes
women's ice hockey season
2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes; women's ice hockey season
Conference	7th WCHA
Home ice	OSU Ice Rink
Record
Overall	10-25-1
Home	4-12-0
Road	6-12-1
Neutral	0-1-0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Jenny Potter
Assistant Coaches	Joey Olson
Captain(s)	Melani Moylan
Alternate captain(s)	Julia McKinnon ; Kendall Curtis
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Last updated August 23, 2023

The Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program represented The Ohio State University during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Lauren Boyle	Defender	United States	Attended Eden Prairie (MN) High School
Jincy Dunne	Defender	United States	Played for Team USA U18
Maddy Field	Forward	Canada	Member of the Oakville Jr. Hornets
Erin Langermeier	Forward	United States	Played with Connecticut South Stars
Dana Rasmussen	Forward	United States	Member of the Dodge City Wildcats

Roster

2015–16 Buckeyes

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Cara Zubko	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Preeceville, Saskatchewan	Pursuit of Excellence
5	Breanne Grant	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	New Liskeard, Ontario	Toronto Aeros
6	Lauren Boyle	Freshman	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie HS
7	Dana Rasmussen	Freshman	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Kasson, Minnesota	Dodge City Wildcats
8	Dani Sadek	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North HS
9	Bryanna Neuwald	Junior (RS)	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Aurora Jr. Panthers
10	Erin Langermeier	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Westlake, Ohio	Connecticut South Stars
13	Jessica Dunne	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	O'Fallon, Missouri	Chicago Fury
14	Maggie Rothgerie	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Elyria, Ohio	Mercyhurst
16	Melani Moylan ( C )	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Mississauga, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets
17	Julia McKinnon ( A )	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Kelowna, British Columbia	Ontario Hockey Academy
18	Julianna Iaffalo	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Eden, New York	Buffalo Bison (WNYAHL)
21	Alexa Ranahan	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Salmon Run, British Columbia	Okanagan Hockey Academy
22	Maddy Field	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets
23	Katey Matheny	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Chesterfield, Missouri	St. Louis Lady Blues
24	Claudia Kepler	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Verona, Wisconsin	Madison Capitols
26	Kendall Curtis ( A )	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Highlands Ranch, Colorado	Colorado Selects
27	Lauren Spring	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Kelowna, British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence
30	Alex LaMere	Sophomore	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Albertville, Minnesota	North Wright County HS
32	Kassidy Suave	Sophomore	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Whitby, Ontario	Whitby Wolves
33	Jincy Dunne	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	O'Fallon, Missouri	St. Louis Lady Blues U19
39	Stacy Danczak	Senior (RS)	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Macedonia, Ohio	Ohio Flames

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 2	at Lindenwood *	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Stacy Danczak	W 5–1	1–0–0
October 3	at Lindenwood*	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Alex LaMere	W 3–2	2–0–0
October 8	at #3 Wisconsin	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Stacy Danczak	L 0–7	2–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 11	at #3 Wisconsin	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Alex LaMere	L 0–8	2–2–0 (0–2–0)
October 16	#1 Minnesota	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	L 2–7	2–3–0 (0–3–0)
October 17	#1 Minnesota	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Alex LaMere	L 2–11	2–4–0 (0–4–0)
October 23	Minnesota State	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	W 5–3	3–4–0 (1–4–0)
October 24	Minnesota State	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Alex LaMere	W 4–0	4–4–0 (2–4–0)
November 6	#5 Bemidji State	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Alex LaMere	L 1–2	4–5–0 (2–5–0)
November 7	#5 Bemidji State	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Alex LaMere	L 1–3	4–6–0 (2–6–0)
November 14	at #6 North Dakota	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Alex LaMere	W 3–2	5–6–0 (3–6–0)
November 15	at #6 North Dakota	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Alex LaMere	L 1–4	5–7–0 (3–7–0)
November 20	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Alex LaMere	L 2–3	5–8–0 (3–8–0)
November 21	at St. Cloud State	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN	Stacy Danczak	L 1–4	5–9–0 (3–9–0)
November 28	at Vermont *	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic, Opening Game)	W 5–2	6–9–0
November 29	vs. Boston University *	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic, Championship Game)	L 3–5	6–10–0
December 11	Minnesota-Duluth	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Alex LaMere	L 2–4	6–11–0 (3–10–0)
December 12	Minnesota-Duluth	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	L 2–5	6–12–0 (3–11–0)
January 2, 2016	Penn State *	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Alex LaMere	W 2–1	7–12–0
January 3	Penn State*	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	L 2–3	7–13–0
January 9	at #3 Minnesota	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Alex LaMere	L 1–3	7–14–0 (3–12–0)
January 10	at #3 Minnesota	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN	Alex LaMere	L 0–9	7–15–0 (3–13–0)
January 15	St. Cloud State	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Alex LaMere	L 1–2	7–16–0 (3–14–0)
January 16	St. Cloud State	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Alex LaMere	L 1–2	7–17–0 (3–15–0)
January 22	at Minnesota State	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Alex LaMere	T 3–3 ^OT	7–17–1 (3–15–1)
January 23	at Minnesota State	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Alex LaMere	W 8–3	8–17–1 (4–15–1)
January 29	at Minnesota-Duluth	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Alex LaMere	W 6–4	9–17–1 (5–15–1)
January 30	at Minnesota-Duluth	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, MN	Alex LaMere	L 3–4	9–18–1 (5–16–1)
February 5	#2 Wisconsin	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	L 1–2	9–19–1 (5–17–1)
February 6	#2 Wisconsin	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Alex LaMere	L 0–2	9–20–1 (5–18–1)
February 12	at #7 Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Alex LaMere	L 1–3	9–21–1 (5–19–1)
February 13	at #7 Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Stacy Danczak	L 2–6	9–22–1 (5–20–1)
February 19	#9 North Dakota	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Alex LaMere	W 3–1	10–22–1 (6–20–1)
February 20	#9 North Dakota	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Stacy Danczak	L 2–3	10–23–1 (6–21–1)
WCHA Tournament
February 26	at #2 Minnesota*	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Alex LaMere	L 2–5	10–24–1
February 27	at #2 Minnesota*	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Alex LaMere	L 0–5	10–25–1
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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References

↑ "Jenny Potter Named Ohio State Women's Hockey Head Coach". CBS Interactive. April 12, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
↑ "Melani Moylan Bio". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
↑ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
↑ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

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[1] "Jenny Potter Named Ohio State Women's Hockey Head Coach". CBS Interactive. April 12, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[2] "Melani Moylan Bio". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[3] "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[4] "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

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