Buckeyes Fall 4-1 to No. 6 TCU

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State once again showed it could play with the nation’s top teams as the Buckeyes went toe-to-toe with No. 6 TCU on Sunday. OSU had a number of chances, but the Horned Frogs capitalized late to pull away with a 4-1 victory.

TCU scored back-to-back goals in the 66^th and 69^th minutes to take a 2-0 lead. Senior captain Emaly Vatne then scored a beautiful goal to cut the lead in half just a minute later. But as the Buckeyes pushed forward in the wanning moments, TCU took advantage of a couple of one-on-one opportunities to tally two late goals.

The Buckeyes have completed non-conference play at 5-3-0 while TCU remains undefeated at 7-0-0.

How it Happened

TCU’s Lauren Memoly scored the first two goals of the match as she tapped home a rebound in the 66^th minute and then finished a cross three minutes later.

But Buckeye Emaly Vatne responded quickly as she corralled a pass in the box from Emma Sears, turned and right-footed a shot into the net for her first goal of the season. That gave the Buckeyes, and the fans at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, a little bit of life.

Goal Buckeyes!!

Emaly Vatne corrals a ball in the box and scores her first goal of the season.

2-1 TCU in the 70th min pic.twitter.com/wU3UQypOad

— Ohio State WSOC (@OhioStateWSOC) September 12, 2021

With just seven minutes to play, the Buckeyes pushed forward looking for the equalizer. That’s when TCU took advantage with a couple of deep through balls and Messiah Bright scored twice in the final six and a half minutes to complete the scoring.

Notes

Emaly Vatne scored her first goal of the season and the first since she had a hat trick as a freshman vs. Morehead State on Aug. 30, 2018.
The Vatne goal was just the third goal surrendered by TCU this season.
Sears now has 12 points on the season with five goals and two assists.
The Buckeyes just completed a seven-match home stand, the longest in program history. They went 5-2-0 in those seven matches.

Up Next

Ohio State has completed non-conference action and will be in Big Ten play the rest of the regular season. The first conference match will be Sunday, Sept. 19 at Maryland.

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