The No. 8 University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team was defeated 5-0 by No. 1 Ohio State University at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. in game one of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association semifinals.

The Bulldogs fell behind 2-0 in the first period when the Buckeyes scored two goals just 44 seconds apart at 11:03 and 11:47. But OSU outshot UMD 19-4 in the second period and added two goals to hold the Bulldogs at bay. The Buckeyes added one final goal at 3:29 of the third period.

"I thought our first period was probably our best period even though we were down two goals," said UMD head coach Maura Crowell. "Once they got that third goal five minutes into the second, we were just in scramble mode. We haven't had a lot of games like that, we are usually in one goal games or have the lead and we had to adjust to that and regain our composure. We did that in the third period, but ultimately you have to find the back of the net. We are going to have to reset and hopefully get another chance next week."

Sophomore goaltender Hailey MacLeod made 39 saves for UMD, which was outshot 44-17 in the contest. Rayan Kirk had 17 saves for the Buckeyes, who had five different goal scorers and improved to 32-3-0 on the season.

The Bulldogs (20-13-4) will await their NCAA postseason fate and find out what's next on the season Sunday during the NCAA selection show. It will air on ESPNews at 11:00 a.m.