Final Score From Friday, February 10th
Ohio State 6
St. Thomas 1
#1 Star: Emerson Jarvis, Ohio State
Emerson scored her first goal as a Buckeye, and what a goal it was! Dangling in the neutral zone, she found Emma Maltais at the offensive blue line. Always a good choice. Emma gained the zone, then gave Emerson a quality scoring chance. Stiff shot, but St. Thomas Goalie Saskia Mauer was equal to the task. Deciding that this play wasn't over, Ramsey Parent corralled the rebound and put another challenging shot on goal. Another Mauer save. But tonight was the night. This time Jarvis grabbed the rebound. The third shot was the charm, and Emerson had her inaugural goal.
With completion of the play, the Buckeye Bench erupted into a heartwarming, joyous celebration. If you didn't know better, you might think the celebration a bit excessive. Not so. This is a team that has each other's backs. Every Buckeye was rooting hard for Jarvis to get that first one. Me too.