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Celebrating The Ohio State University’s 2023-2024 Women’s Ice Hockey Team
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WHEREAS, The Ohio State University’s Women’s Ice Hockey team has made it to their third title game and taken their second victory in three years at the NCAA championships with a score of 1-0 in the championship game; and
WHEREAS, head coach Natalie Muzerall has led this program for its last 8 seasons, leading the
acclaimed team to their first historic victory in 2021 and a return as runner up in 2022; and
WHEREAS, The Women’s Ice Hockey team has completed their season with a 35-4-0 overall record and 26-2-0 conference record for this season with 18 home wins and 14 away wins; and
WHEREAS, Raygan Kirk, an OSU senior, earned the Frozen Four 2024 Most Outstanding Player award for her prowess in the goaltender position and strong defense throughout the series; and
WHEREAS, Joy Dunne, an OSU freshman, earned the Julie Chu Women’s National Rookie of the Year Award for her 2023-2024 season and made the sole goal of their championship game off two assists; and
WHEREAS, Columbus is proud to be home to many dominant women’s sports teams including many of The Ohio State University’s athletics teams; and
WHEREAS, teams like OSU’s Women’s Ice Hockey team continue to inspire girls, women and athletes across the state and nation to participate and find a home in sports; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby celebrate the tremendous victory of The Ohio State University’s 2023-2024 Women’s Ice Hockey team and congratulates them on their second national NCAA title.