OHSAA congratulates 2 Ohio natives after U.S. women’s hockey team wins Olympic gold medal

MILAN — Two Ohio natives won a gold medal as members of the United States women’s hockey team.

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The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) congratulated Laila Edwards and Gwyneth Phillips on Thursday in a social media post.

Team USA beat Team Canada, 2-1, in overtime on Thursday at the Milan Cortina Games. Megan Keller scored the winning goal for the Americans.

This is the U.S women’s hockey team’s third gold medal.

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Edwards is from Cleveland Heights and a senior at the University of Wisconsin.

She was the second-leading scorer at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Edwards finished with eight points, including two goals and six assists. She had the primary assist on Hilary Knight’s game-tying goal with over two minutes left in regulation to tie it at 1-1 against Canada.

Phillips is from Athens.

She started two games at this year’s Olympics. Phillips made 20 saves in a 5-0 win over Switzerland in the preliminary round.

She also stopped six shots in a 6-0 win over Italy in the quarterfinals.

The Americans have now won eight straight games against Canada.

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