Ohio's Grant Hazel, left, and Derek Rahme move the puck away from Robert Morris' Stan Sojka during a game at Bird Arena on Nov. 20.
With leading scorer Michael Harris serving a one-game fighting suspension Friday because of a fight during Ohio's win over Robert Morris last weekend, the Bobcats needed to call on their depth to pick up the offensive production.
At even strength and on the power play, the Bobcats did enough to build a lead and hold off Iowa State’s late charge to win 5-3 at Bird Arena.
In the early stage of the third period, Ohio had built a 4-0 lead on goals from players in each of its top three lines.