At Columbus, Ohio, the Wisconsin men's hockey squad secured its first Big Ten regulation win of the season on Saturday night, topping host Ohio State by a 3-2 margin.
Freshman Adam Rockwood notched the night's game-winning goal, firing home a score off an assist from teammate Joseph LaBate at 15:41 of the third period. That helped Wisconsin up its record to 3-19-4 overall and 1-9-2-2 in conference play.
LaBate had tied the game at 2-all midway through the second period, when he lit the lamp at 12:09 of the period. Earlier, Grant Besse scored for the Badgers.
Besse, Rockwood and LaBate all recorded a goal and an assist to lead Wisconsin. Netminder Joel Rumpel also greatly aided the Badgers' effort, recording 28 saves.
Ohio State (8-16-2 overall, 3-9-0-0 Big Ten) was paced on Saturday night by sophomore goalie Christian Frey, who posted 25 saves.
Wisconsin returns to action next Friday at 8 p.m. against Michigan State, at the Kohl Center.
