Ohio State Unveils 2019 Schedule
12/21/2018 10:09:11 AM | Women's Lacrosse
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s lacrosse schedule is set for 2019 season, featuring matchups with four teams that appeared in the NCAA Tournament and five that are currently ranked in the Inside Lacrosse Top 25, head coach Alexis Venechanos announced on Friday.
The Buckeyes host 10 home contests, including a six-game homestand following the first game of the season, and travel for five road games as well as two neutral site games throughout 2019. OSU will visit five different states outside of Ohio – Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and New Jersey.
“The Buckeyes are ready for the 2019 season,” Venechanos said. “This schedule allows us to compete against great competition from across the country and conferences. The Big Ten conference is one of the best conferences in the country and we are looking forward to competing for a Big Ten Championship in May.”
Ohio State opens the season down the road with an interstate clash against Cincinnati on Feb. 8. The Buckeyes then return home to host Detroit Mercy (Feb. 10), Brown (Feb. 18), Notre Dame (Feb. 22), Marquette (March 1), Niagara (March 3) and Binghamton (March 9).
Making a trip down south on March 11, OSU will play UMass on the campus of Stetson University in Deland, Fla., before opening conference action versus Maryland on March 16 in College Park. The Buckeyes host rival Michigan on March 21, followed by a home tilt with San Diego State on March 24.
The second neutral game of the regular season is set for March 30 at U.S. Lacrosse in Sparks, Md., where the Buckeyes face Oregon. The squad then travels to University Park, Pa., for a game against Penn State on April 4. The final non-conference game of the season is a meeting with Louisville on April 9 in Kentucky.
OSU wraps up the month of April by hosting Johns Hopkins on the 13th, taking one last business trip to Piscataway, N.J., to play Rutgers and closing out the regular season at home against Northwestern on April 25. The Blue Jays host the Big Ten Tournament in Baltimore, Md., from May 2-4.
OPPONENT INFORMATION
Four of the seven conference teams are ranked in the first Inside Lacrosse Top 25 rankings for the 2019 season, including defending conference champion Maryland at No. 2 overall. Northwestern checks in at No. 6 and conference runner-up Penn State is No. 9. Johns Hopkins enters its second season as a member of the Big Ten Conference, picked No. 24 to round out the ranked conference teams. Those four teams also appeared in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, highlighted by top-seeded Maryland’s appearance in the semifinal round.
Notre Dame is the fifth team that ranks inside the Inside Lacrosse Top 25 preseason rankings, slotted at No. 22.
Ohio State meets Marquette for the first time in program history with the contest on March 1. The Golden Eagles enter their seventh season as a women’s lacrosse team and finished the 2018 season with their best record yet of 10-8.
The Buckeyes will play 11 non-conference games against teams across 10 different conferences. The AAC, ACC, America East Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference, Big East Conference, Ivy League Conference, MAAC, MPSF, Pac-12 Conference and SOCON are all represented on the Ohio State schedule for the upcoming season.
