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Wisconsin women's hockey wins second straight NCAA title with 3-2 win over Ohio State in Frozen Four final

By Kari AndersonYahoo Sports

The Badgers are the back-to-back women's hockey champs.

For the second year in a row, Wisconsin has defeated Ohio State to win 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. 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.

Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season 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.