Oct. 2 Providence W, 5-1 Oct. 3 Providence W, 8-1 Oct. 10 Ohio State* 2 p.m. Oct. 11 Ohio State* 2 p.m. Oct. 16 at St. Cloud State* 3 p.m. Oct. 17 at St. Cloud State* 3 p.m. Oct. 23 Bemidji St* 7 p.m. Oct. 24 Bemidji St* 3 p.m. Oct. 30 at Minnesota State* 2 p.m. Oct. 31 at Minnesota State* 2 p.m. Nov. 13 at Minnesota Duluth* 3 p.m. Nov. 14 at Minnesota Duluth* 3 p.m. Nov. 20 Lindenwood 2 p.m. Nov. 22 Lindenwood 2 p.m. Nov. 27 Dartmouth 7 p.m. Nov. 28 Dartmouth 3 p.m. Dec. 4 Minnesota* 7 p.m. Dec. 5 Minnesota* 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at North Dakota* 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at North Dakota* 4 p.m. Jan. 8 Minnesota Duluth* 2 p.m. Jan. 10 Minnesota Duluth* 12 p.m. Jan. 15 at Bemidji State* 2 p.m. Jan. 16 at Bemidji State* 2 p.m. Jan. 23 North Dakota* 2 p.m. Jan. 24 North Dakota* 1 p.m. Jan. 30 St. Cloud State* 2 p.m. Jan. 31 St. Cloud State* 12 p.m. Feb. 5 at Ohio State* 6 p.m. Feb. 6 at Ohio State* 3 p.m. Feb. 13 Minnesota State* 2 p.m. Feb. 14 Minnesota State* 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at Minnesota* 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at Minnesota* 4 p.m. Feb. 26 WCHA Playoffs TBA Feb.  27 WCHA Playoffs TBA Feb. 28 WCHA Playoffs TBA March 5 WCHA Final Face-Off% TBA March 6 WCHA Final Face-Off% TBA March 11 NCAA Quarterfinal TBA March 12 NCAA Quarterfinal TBA March 18 NCAA Frozen Four^ TBA March 20 NCAA Frozen Four Championship^ TBA * WCHA Game % WCHA Final Face-off (Minneapolis, Minnesota) ^ NCAA Frozen Four (Durham, NJ) Printable Schedule 1 Jorie Walters SR G 2 Mellissa Channell JR D 3 Mikaela Gardner FR D 5 Jenny Ryan JR D 6 Courtney Burke SR D 8 Katilyn Harding SR F 9 Molly Doner SR F 10 Mikayla Johnson R-JR F 11 Sydney McKibbon JR F 12 Sophia Shaver FR F 13 Maddie Rolfes SO D 16 Sarah Nurse JR F 17 Lauren Williams SO D 19 Annie Pankowski SO F 21 Baylee Wellhausen SO F 23 Kim Drake SR F 25 Erika Sowchuk SR F 26 Emily Clark SO F 27 Rachel Jones SR F 30 Ann-Renée Desbiens JR G 32 Megan Miller R-SR G Complete Roster

The No. 3 Wisconsin women's hockey team, fresh off of a sweep of non-conference foe Providence, returns home to LaBahn Arena to face WCHA rival Ohio State. Faceoff on Saturday and Sunday is set for 2 p.m. and Sunday's contest will be carried live by BTN. 

Key notes to consider
• The Badgers are 12-4 in their previous 16 home-opening games, as UW opened at LaBahn Arena in the 2014-15 season with a 6-0 shutout of Ohio State. 

• Wisconsin is also 56-10-6 in their 72-game all-time series with the Buckeyes, with their last meeting coming on Feb. 14, 2015.

• The Cardinal and White are coming off of a sweep of Providence College, defeating the Friars 5-1 and 8-1 last weekend in San Jose, California.

• UW returns 19 letterwinners from last year's WCHA Final Face-Off champion team including 2014-15 USCHO.com Rookie of the Year Annie Pankowski along with third-team All-WCHA selections Courtney Burke and Ann-Renee Desbiens.

• Six Badgers suited up in the U.S. / Canada Under-22 series in August, as juniors Mellissa CHannel, Sarah Nurse, and sophomore Emily Clark played for Canada, while senior Courtney Burke, junior Jenny Ryan and sophomore Annie Pankowski represented the United States.

• Three current Badgers played in the IIHF World Championships as sophomore Annie Pankowski led the United States to the gold medal as the U.S. defeated junior Ann-Renee Desbiens, sophomore Emily Clark and Team Canada, 7-5, in the gold medal contest. Pankowski tallied a goal in the gold-medal game, Clark had a goal and an assist in the tournament and Desbiens pitched two shutouts for Team Canada in the five-game tournament.

No. 3 Wisconsin (2-0-0) vs. Ohio State (2-0-0)
Date	Saturday, Oct. 2 | 2 p.m. (CT) Sunday, Oct. 3 | 2 p.m. (CT)
Location	Madison, Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena
Radio	None
Video	Saturday Video | Sunday Video
Stats	Saturday Stats | Sunday Stats
Live Coverage	Gameday Live Blog
Twitter	@BadgerWHockey
Tickets	Buy Tickets Here
Game Notes	Wisconsin | Ohio State

• Pankowski earned WCHA Rookie of the Week accolades three times in her freshman season, in addition to being named the USCHO.com and WCHA Rookie of the Year.

• Pankowski scored the Badgers' first goal of the season en route to a 5-1 victory over the Friars on Friday.

• Three goals and an assist from Pankowski ensured an 8-1 win over Providence on Saturday, marking Pankowski's third career hat trick. She is now tied for eighth place in the program records for most career hat tricks, as wella s tying her personal career high of 4 points in a game.

• Two of Pankowski's three goals on Saturday were shorthanded, making her only the third UW player to score two shorthanded goals in one game.

Last time vs. Ohio State: Wisconsin 3, Ohio State 4 (Feb. 14, 2015)
Coming off a 2-0 victory at the OSU Ice Rink the night before, the Badgers faced off for their second game of the series in Columbus, Ohio.

Despite outshooting the Buckeyes 31-23, Wisconsin saw its eight-game unbeaten streak end, along with its 9 game winning streak vs. OSU.

An OSU rush led to an early first-period goal, but the Badgers' Courtney Burke capitalized on a power-play opportunity midway through the second period with a rocket from the point to tie the game at 1-1.

Ohio State reclaimed the lead minutes later on its own power play opportunity, marking the first time the Badgers gave up a power-play goal since Oct. 24, 2014.

Wisconsin's Mellissa Channell knotted the game back up 2-2 just as an OSU penalty expired, her shot from the top of the left circle slipping past OSU goaltender Stacy Danczak.

The Buckeyes then struck twice in the first 11 minutes of the third period, netting a shorthanded goal six minutes in, and an even-strength score five minutes later to take a 4-2 lead over the Badgers.

Annie Pankowski recorded her team-leading 16th goal of the season late in the third period to bring the Badgers within one of the Buckeyes, but the Cardinal and White could not force overtime despite numerous chances in front of the net.

Badgers and Buckeyes to be featured on BTN
• The Wisconsin women's hockey team will wrap up its first home series against Ohio State with a nationally-televised game on BTN

• After playing a 2 p.m. contest on Saturday, Oct. 10, the Badgers and Buckeyes will conclude their series on Sunday, Oct. 11 with a 2 p.m. tilt on BTN. The contest marks Wisconsin's first televised game of the season.

• The Badgers hold a 23-3-3 record against Buckeyes at home, including a perfect 6-0-0 record at LaBahn Arena. Wisconsin has also won 17 of its past 20 meetings with Ohio State.

Last Time Out: Badgers 8, Providence 1 (Oct. 3, 2015)
Thanks to a hat trick by Laguna Hills, California, native Annie Pankowski and a pair of goals by junior Sarah Nurse, the No. 3 Wisconsin women's hockey team dispatched Providence College, 8-1, at Sharks Ice on Saturday night.

Also scoring for the Badgers were sophomore Emily Clark and freshmen Sam Cogan and Sophia Shaver as both Cogan and Shaver netted their first career collegiate goals.
The Badgers (2-0-0) outshot the Friars (0-2-0) 47-11 and allowed only four shots on net during the final 40 minutes of play.

Pankowski lit the lamp first, directing a pass from Sydney McKibbon past Providence netminder Sarah Bryant for the power play score. Mellissa Channell grabbed the secondary assist on the goal.

Exactly four minutes later, Nurse broke away from the Friars' defense with a pass from McKibbon and notched the game winner, and her second goal of the series, to give Wisconsin a 2-0 lead.

UW then went on the penalty kill when Jenny Ryan was called for interference, but with two minutes to play in the first, Pankowski charged in on Bryant for the unassisted short-hander. Shortly after, Providence forward Madison Sansone cashed in on Ryan's penalty for the Friars' single goal of the game.

Less than two minutes into the second period, Cogan tipped a shot from Nurse past Bryant for her first collegiate score and gave Wisconsin the 4-1 lead. Maddie Rolfes picked up her second assist of the weekend with Cogan's goal.

Clark would add a goal late in the second with an over-the-shoulder rocket from the right circle to lift UW to a 5-1 lead after two periods of action.
Nurse would again score midway through the third frame, taking assists from McKibbon and Rolfes as Nurse launched a laser five-hole.

After the Friars took a high sticking penalty, Shaver capitalized on the Badgers' advantage by posting up at the back door of the PC net, putting her in perfect position to one-time a pass from Ryan at the point to extend UW's lead to 7-1. Kim Drake collected the assist on Shaver's first goal with Wisconsin.

A penalty called on Burke couldn't slow the Badgers down, as Pankowski collected a hat trick with her unassisted shorthanded score on Alanna Serviss, who stepped in between the pipes for Bryant midway through the third period.

Oh Captain, My Captains
• Senior Courtney Burke will serve as captain for the Wisconsin Women's hockey team during the 2015-16 season, while juniors Sydney McKibbon and Jenny Ryan will be assistant captains this season.

• Burke is the first defenseman to serve as the Badgers' captain since Emily Morris donned the "C" on her sweater during the 2007-08 season.

• A native of Albany, New York, Burke has been named program's Defensive Player is the Year in each of her three years at Wisconsin. Burke ranks sixth in school history in defenseman scoring with 73 points after tallying 24 points during her junior year. Her 0.06 points per game average ranked 20th nationally among defensemen.

• A native of Oakville, Ontario, McKibbon played in all 40 games for Wisconsin during the 2014-15 season, scoring 10 goals while adding 16 assists. Five of her 15 career goals are game winners, and the junior center ranked second in the conference last year with a .604 face-off win percentage.

• The 2015 NCAA Elite 89 winner for women's hockey, Ryan has played in all 40 games for UW last year, scoring three goals while adding 19 assists. Ryan, a native of Victor, New York, also had a +30 plus/minus rating for the Badgers last year.

Note of the Week
This weekend's series in San Jose marks the fourth time in program history UW has hosted neutral site games outside the NCAA women's hockey footprint. UW played in Lakewood, California, in 2004, Fort Meyers, Florida in 2008 and most recently played in Vail, Colorado in 2013. 

Badgers picked second in WCHA
• The Wisconsin women's hockey team was picked to finish second in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association by the league's coaches, it was announced Sept. 15

• The Badgers collected 44 points and two first-place votes in the WCHA's Preseason Coaches' Poll, while Minnesota was picked to win the league, earning 48 points and six first-place votes.

• North Dakota was third with 35 points, while Bemidji State was close behind in fourth with 31 points. Rounding out the poll was Minnesota Duluth, Ohio State, St. Cloud State and Minnesota State.

• Wisconsin junior Sarah Nurse received a vote for the league's preseason player of the year, while freshmen Mikaela Gardner and Sophia Shaver each earned a vote for the WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year.

About Ohio State
• The Buckeyes finished the 2014-2015 season with a 17-14-3 overall record, placing sixth in the WCHA standings with a 12-13-3 conference record.

• Junior Claudia Kepler recorded 23 points in 2014-1015 with 12 goals and 11 assists, while senior Julia McKinnon totaled 9 goals and 8 assists last season season.

• OSU freshman Maddie Field was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week, as she scored two goals and an assist to help the Buckeyes sweep Lindenwood last weekend.

• Last season Ohio State averaged 2.3 goals per game, just barely edging their opponents' 2.0 goals per game.

Six Badgers participate in U.S./Canada Under-22 series
• Six Wisconsin women's hockey student-athletes represented their countries in August as the United States and Canada under-22 squads met for a three-game series in Lake Placid, New York.

• Wisconsin women's hockey student-athletes Mellissa Channell, Emily Clark and Sarah Nurse played for the Canadian National Women's Development Team after a 10-day camp in Calgary, Alberta.

• Americans Courtney Burke, Annie Pankowski and Jenny Ryan were picked for the United States Under-22 Select Team following a six-day camp in Lake Placid.

• Wisconsin was the only school in the country to have at least three players on both rosters and the Badgers' six total players were the second-most of any NCAA school.

• The U.S. won the series, 2-1, over Canada.