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For the second year in a row, Wisconsin has defeated Ohio State to with the NCAA women’s hockey championship. After an overtime win over No. 3 seed Penn State in the semifinals, the No. 2-seeded Badgers bested the No. 1 Buckeyes with a third-period game winner from senior forward Claire Enright.
It didn’t take long for Wisconsin to pull ahead: Just over a minute into the game, Kelly Gorbatenko got a deflection off a shot from Adéla Šapovalivová. Laney Potter then scored six minutes later to bring the Badgers to an early 2-0 lead.
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But in the third period, Ohio State came alive, scoring two goals within two minutes to tie things up. Kassidy Carmichael struck first for the Buckeyes with a tip, before Jocelyn Amos continued the comeback with a goal off the face-off minutes later.
The Badgers didn’t give in, though: With just over six minutes left in regulation, Enright slid the puck past Ohio State goalie Hailey MacLeod to hit the game-winner and secure the championship.
Wisconsin’s win is not entirely surprising given their highly talented roster. Four members of the Badgers squad traveled to Milan as part of Team USA’s gold medal-winning Olympic roster: defenders Caroline Harvey and Laila Edwards, forward Kirsten Simms and goaltender Ava McNaughton. Harvey and Edwards both played incredibly well at the games, scoring two goals each and pitching in seven and six assists, respectively. (Both players are seniors, and are expected to be early picks in the PWHL draft this summer.)
Sunday was just the latest high-stakes meeting between the two women’s hockey powerhouses. Wisconsin and Ohio State have faced off in the Frozen Four final for the past four straight years; the Buckeyes took home the trophy in 2024, but conceded to the Badgers in the other three years.
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THE WISCONSIN BADGERS ARE WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Claire Enright scores the difference maker in a 3-2 win over Ohio State pic.twitter.com/8PjnREIdHK
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 22, 2026
It didn’t take long for Wisconsin to pull ahead: Just over a minute into the game, Kelly Gorbatenko got a deflection off a shot from Adéla Šapovalivová. Laney Potter then scored six minutes later to bring the Badgers to an early 2-0 lead.
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But in the third period, Ohio State came alive, scoring two goals within two minutes to tie things up. Kassidy Carmichael struck first for the Buckeyes with a tip, before Jocelyn Amos continued the comeback with a goal off the face-off minutes later.
The Badgers didn’t give in, though: With just over six minutes left in regulation, Enright slid the puck past Ohio State goalie Hailey MacLeod to hit the game-winner and secure the championship.
Wisconsin’s win is not entirely surprising given their highly talented roster. Four members of the Badgers squad traveled to Milan as part of Team USA’s gold medal-winning Olympic roster: defenders Caroline Harvey and Laila Edwards, forward Kirsten Simms and goaltender Ava McNaughton. Harvey and Edwards both played incredibly well at the games, scoring two goals each and pitching in seven and six assists, respectively. (Both players are seniors, and are expected to be early picks in the PWHL draft this summer.)
Sunday was just the latest high-stakes meeting between the two women’s hockey powerhouses. Wisconsin and Ohio State have faced off in the Frozen Four final for the past four straight years; the Buckeyes took home the trophy in 2024, but conceded to the Badgers in the other three years.
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