BRECLAV, Czech Republic -- Canadas mens under-18 team opened the Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament with a 4-0 victory over the Czech Republic on Monday. Spencer Watson scored on a penalty shot for Canada, which also got goals from Michael Dal Colle, Hayden Fleury and Daniel Audette. Goaltender Julio Billia earned a shutout stopping 13 shots, while Czech goaltender Vitek Vanecek was far busier with 38 saves. Billia was named Canadas player of the game, but head coach Dale Hunter pointed to defenceman Aaron Ekblad as key to the teams win. Ekblad, the teams captain who Hunter calls "a big horse," finished the game with three assists. Hunter said Ekblad is versatile as both an offensive and defensive blue-liner, and that his locker-room influence is invaluable. "Hes a leader on and off the ice. Hes got a presence about himself," said Hunter. "He cares about the kids and takes care of them. Hes one of these leaders that talks to them. He doesnt yell and scream at them. 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Sierra Calhoun, a Duke transfer, had 13 points and Shayla Cooper 12.Mitchell, an AP first-team selection in 2016 as a sophomore and a second team member in 2015, was third in the nation last season when she averaged 26.1 points.Chassidy Omogrosso led the Dukes with 17 points. Julijana Vojinovic had 16 and Amadea Szamosi 13.Mitchell only scored seven points in the first half. She played 34 minutes and went 6 of 17 from the field and 2 of 9 on 3-pointers.The Buckeyes led 46-26 at the half and increased the lead to 55-29 midway through the third quarter. Duquesne went on a 12-2 run to make it 57-41, but Ohio State got a basket by Cooper and two more by Mitchell to build the lead to 63-42 with 2:30 left in the third.Mavunga is a redshirt junior transfer from North Carolina who was first team All-ACC in 2014-15 for the Tar Heels when she averaged 14.4 points and 9.6 rebounds as a sophomore and had 15 double-doubles. She sat last season per NCAA transfer rules.Calhoun played 13 games for Duke in 2014-15 and averaged 10.1 points and 3.8 rebounds.Duquesne stayed with the Buckeyes early before the Buckeyes went on an 18-6 run to finish the first quarter. OSU then pulled away after a stretch of cold shooting by tthe Dukes.dddddddddddd They went scoreless for 4:16 and missed all eight field shots as the Buckeyes scored seven straight points to go ahead 45-24 before Szamosi scored with 34 seconds remaining in the half.Ohio State was 26-8 last season when it reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011. Duquesne, 28-6 last season, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.ON THE BOARDSOhio State finished ahead 55-33, with 23 offensive boards. The Buckeyes had 22 second-chance points compared to nine for the Dukes.TAKING A STANDBoth teams participated in the latest YouTube craze, the Mannequin Challenge, filmed in various still positions for a minute during warm-ups.TIP-INSDuquesne: The Dukes are 24-20 in season openers. . Although Duquesne dropped to 1-6 vs. the Buckeyes, the Dukes won the most recent game against them, 71-67 on Dec. 18, 2010, in Columbus. .OSU State coach Kevin McGuff had a 10-2 record vs. Duquesne as coach at Xavier. This was his first meeting as the Buckeyes coach.Ohio State: The Buckeyes returned to their original home for the game because Value City Arena hosted a mens hockey team later. OSU first played in St. John Arena in the 1974-75 season and have won 265 games and lost 65. This was the 26th game in the building since the move to Value City Arena prior to the 1998-99 season.UP NEXTDuquesne hosts Lehigh on Sunday.Ohio State hosts No. 4 South Carolina on Monday. ' ' '