Bulldogs Fall to Ohio State in NCAA Regional Finals

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Yale women's ice hockey team's magical run ended on Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio. The Bulldogs fell to No. 1 Ohio State 6-1 in the NCAA Regional Finals.

Molly Boyle scored Yale's lone goal, and

Samson Frey made 43 saves in net.

Yale competed in its fifth-ever NCAA Tournament game and fell just short of its second Frozen Four berth. The Elis reached the Regional Finals with a 1-0 win over Minnesota Duluth on Thursday. The Bulldogs wrapped up the 2025-26 campaign with a 26-10 record. With the win, Ohio State improved to 35-4 overall and will advance to its sixth consecutive Frozen Four. The national semifinals and finals will take place at Penn State University. The Buckeyes will play No. 5 Northeastern on March 20.

Scoring Summary

• P1, 6:01 | Ohio State struck first on a goal by Jocelyn Amos.

1-0 OSU

• P1, 11:25 |

YALE GOAL! Avery Peters possessed the puck in the defensive zone and delivered a breakout pass to Molly Boyle, who was able to skate behind the OSU defenders. Boyle deked the goaltender and scored the equalizer for the Bulldogs. 1-1

• P2, 3:39 | The Buckeyes retook the lead on a goal by Kaia Malachino.

2-1 OSU

• P2, 6:36 | Ohio State added its second goal of the period on a rebound score by Sloane Matthews.

3-1 OSU

• P2, 14:53 | Jordan Baxter scored a wraparound goal for the Buckeyes.

4-1 OSU

• P3, 1:57 | Matthews scored her second goal of the game at the beginning of the third period.

5-1 OSU

• P3, 18:35 | Amos tallied her second goal with less than two minutes left in regulation.

6-1 OSU

Game Notes

• Yale squared off with Ohio State for the fifth time in program history. The two teams last played in the 2022 Frozen Four, a 2-1 win for the Buckeyes.

• Boyle scored her 13th goal of the season.

• Peters recorded her first assist of the year.

• Frey recorded a career-high 43 saves. In two NCAA Tournament games, Frey combined for 80 saves.

Season Highlights

• The Bulldogs made their third NCAA Tournament appearance. Yale previously reached the tournament in 2022 and 2023.

• The Bulldogs won their second ECAC Regular Season Championship in program history. They also reached the ECAC Tournament Finals for the second time.

• Yale had the second-longest winning streak in program history with 14, just short of the record set in 2022-23 (15).

• Yale finished the season with 26 victories, tied for the second-highest single-season win total in program history.

• Susan Cavanagh Head Coach of Women's Hockey,

Mark Bolding, won his third ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Award.

• First year

Molly Boyle won the ECAC Hockey Defender of the Year and Ivy League Rookie of the Year awards. She was also a first-team honoree for both conferences.

Carina DiAntonio and Jordan Ray combined for the most points in a single season by a duo in program history (98).

• Ray concluded her historic collegiate career near the top of the Bulldogs' leaderboard. She finished second in assists (90), third in points (145), and fifth in goals (55).

• DiAntonio also will go down as one of the best players in program history, finishing her career second in goals (63), fifth in points (130), and sixth in assists (67).

• Five members of the senior class finished with over 100 career games played.

• Yale graduates a highly impactful, eight-member senior class: Ray, DiAntonio,

Gracie Gilkyson, Sylvia Bojarski, Naomi Boucher, Avery Chesek, Claire Sedgewick, and Ciara Coleman.