Athletics Good Stuff – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | General
Athletes of the Week
Men’s lacrosse senior goalie Stefan Schroder fired in the Buckeyes’ first goal en route to the 15-7 victory over host and No. 8-seed Cornell Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y., to advance to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA tournament. After stopping a shot from Cornell’s Max Siebald, Schroder, a native of Kirkville, N.Y., turned the tables and notched his first-career goal to give Ohio State a 1-0 lead over the Big Red with 11:32 left in the first quarter. Schroder ended the day with nine saves, including three in the first quarter as Ohio State jumped out to a 5-1 lead.
Named to the Great Western Lacrosse League’s second team, Schroder is 15th in save percentage (.581) and 16th in goals-against average (8.02) in the NCAA rankings. In 2008, the Ohio State defense has held its opponents to nine or less goals in 12-of-16 games this season.
Drew Eberly, a senior on the men’s tennis team, sealed Ohio State’s place in the NCAA Championships’ Round of 16 Sunday, defeating East Tennessee State’s Daniel Isaza 6-2, 7-5 in No. 6 singles in the OSU Varsity Tennis Center. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Lake Forest, Ill., native paired with Justin Kronauge to defeat Cleveland State’s duo of Rob West and Robert Fox, 8-5, to clinch the doubles point for the Buckeyes in the 4-0 win over the Vikings Saturday.
In his career, the Buckeye ranked third all-time in doubles victories with 87 wins in four years. In four years of work, Eberly and classmate Dominic Ozanne own an Ohio State 112-14 ledger which stands as the winningest record in program history.
Ohio State Athletics
The Ohio State department of athletics has been selected to receive a Diversity in Athletics Award in the category of Overall Excellence in Diversity. The award is to be presented June 11 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, site of the 2008 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Convention. The Ohio State Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) will host its second annual Buckeyes Got Talent student-athlete talent show at 7 p.m. May 14 in St. John Arena. Doors open at 6 p.m. for an autograph session with the Buckeye student-athletes that will last until 6:45 p.m., allowing the contestants time to prepare for the main event. General admission tickets for the event can be purchased at the door for $5 with Ohio State student tickets discounted to $3 and no charge for children ages 6 and under. All proceeds from the Ohio State student-athlete talent show will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Columbus.
Baseball (27-22; 13-13 Big Ten)
Coach: Bob Todd
In a rain-shortened game May 7 at Bill Davis Stadium, Ohio State defeated Marshall, 8-1, in five innings.
After a 22-minute rain delay in between the top and bottom of the second inning, Ohio State jumped on Thundering Herd starter Ian Kadish for four runs off five hits. The Buckeyes hit three doubles in the inning by Ryan Dew, Brian DeLucia and Tyler Engle and Tony Kennedy had a two-run single.
Returning to Big Ten Conference action May 9-10 at Bill Davis Stadium, Ohio State took two of three games from Illinois. After dropping game one, 9-4, the Scarlet and Gray rallied to win the next two contests, 9-2 and 14-8.
After Illinois scored a run in the first inning in game two, the Buckeyes scored three in the bottom of the inning. Kennedy, Zach Hurley, and J.B. Shuck all walked to load the bases. Justin Miller doubled home Kennedy and Hurley, and Shuck scored on Ryan Meade’s fielder’s choice to short.
The Buckeyes blew the game wide open with six runs in the bottom of the sixth. With two outs, Dan Burkhart singled and then scored after the right fielder could not field DeLucia’s single cleanly. DeLucia later scored on Kennedy’s bases-loaded walk, and Cory Kovanda scored on a wild pitch.
Hurley drove in Engle and Kennedy with a single to center, and Miller had a RBI single to finish the scoring. Dan DeLucia, in his last start at Bill Davis Stadium, pitched 5.1 innings for the win, allowing only four hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.
In game three, after Illinois scored seven runs in the top of the fifth inning, the Buckeyes scored 10 of their own in the bottom half. The first six batters reached base, including Cory Rupert with a two-run double, and Burkhart with a run-scoring single. With two outs and the bases loaded, Miller delivered a big hit, a three-run double down the left field line. Three batters later, Rupert hit a bloop triple down the right field line, scoring two more runs. The Buckeyes scored 10 runs on seven hits in the inning and added another run in the sixth on Shuck’s RBI single.
Up Next: vs. Buffalo, 12:05 p.m. May 13 in Bill Davis Stadium
at Iowa, 7 p.m. May 15 in Iowa City, Iowa
at Iowa, 5 p.m. May 16 in Iowa City, Iowa
at Iowa, 7 p.m. May 16 in Iowa City, Iowa
at Iowa, 2 p.m. May 17 in Iowa City, Iowa
Women’s Golf
Coach: Therese Hession
Ohio State had an exciting final round of the 2008 NCAA West Regional, tying for eighth May 10 in Lincoln, Calif. Upon the conclusion of the round, the Buckeyes battled UC Davis and Stanford on the par 72, 6,338-yard Orchard Course at the Lincoln Hills Golf Club for the final place to advance to the NCAA championships. However, Ohio State did not advance after completing the five-hole playoff with UC Davis and Stanford 1-over. UC Davis came out on top at 1-under.
Sophomore Emma Jandel continued to improve throughout the regional, closing with a final round of even-par 72. The Dayton, Ohio, native had a solid third round with three birdies and three bogeys. Combined with her previous scores of 76 and 74, she tied for 30th at 6-over 222.
Other Buckeye participants:
T-30. Haley Brown 73-75-74222 (+6)
T-49. Carling Coffing 76-72-78226 (+10)
55. In Hong Lim 74-77-76227 (+11)
T-86. Jessica Hauser 83-78-73234 (+18)
No. 11/12 Men’s Lacrosse (11-5; 4-1 GWLL)
Coach: Joe Breschi
Ohio State will play in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the first time in program history May 18 when it takes on No. 1 Duke in the round of eight. The Buckeyes, who received an at-large bid into the tournament, defeated No. 8-seed Cornell, 15-7, in the first round May 10 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Goalie Stefan Schroder, a native of the Central New York area (Kirkville) led the way against the Big Red, opening the scoring for the Buckeyes and making nine saves in the win. Junior Joel Dalgarno had two goals and two assists for a team-best four points. Junior Peet Poillon had a hat trick in the win and senior Kevin Buchanan had three points on two goals and an assist. Sophomore James Green and senior Chris Friel each chipped in two goals. A different player scored each of the team’s first nine goals and four defensive players combined for five goals in the victory.
The Buckeyes jumped out to a 5-1 lead at the end of the first quarter and extended the lead to 11-2 at halftime. The lead reached 10 four times in the second half, with Cornell scoring twice late for the 15-8 final. As a team, Ohio State scored its 15 goals on just 29 shots (.517), including 11 goals on 15 shots in the first half.
Up Next: vs. No. 1-seed Duke, noon May 18 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Softball (33-23; 7-13 Big Ten)
Coach: Linda Kalafatis
Ohio State dropped an 8-0 decision to No. 12 and top-seed Northwestern May 8 in quarterfinal action of the Big Ten Tournament in Evanston, Ill.
Despite the loss, the Buckeyes made their seventh Big Ten tournament appearance in the last eight years. Only Michigan (eight), Iowa (eight) and Illinois (seven) have been to as many Big Ten tournaments in that span.
No. 2 Men’s Tennis (34-1; 10-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Ty Tucker
For the fifth time overall and third-consecutive time, Ohio State advanced to the round of 16 of the NCAA championships. The Buckeyes downed East Tennessee State, 4-0, May 11 in OSU Varsity Tennis Center in the second round to remain in contention. In the first round, Ohio State dropped Cleveland State, 4-0, at Stickney Tennis Center May 10.
Against ETSU, senior Drew Eberly clinched the match and a trip to the round of 16 for the Scarlet and Gray after beating Daniel Isaza 6-2, 7-5. Freshman Matt Allare concluded Ohio State’s match against Cleveland State when he topped Robert Fox 6-0, 6-3.
The Buckeyes won the doubles point in both the First and Second Round matches.
Up Next: vs. Illinois, 4 p.m. ET May 16 in Tulsa, Okla.
No. 35 Women’s Tennis (19-8, 6-4 Big Ten)
Coach: Chuck Merzbacher
Ohio State, making its seventh appearance in the NCAA championships, dropped its first-round match to Auburn in a close 4-3 final in Gainesville, Fla., May 9. The 19 wins by the Buckeyes this season matches their program best for victories, also tallied in 2002.
For the 19th time in 2008, the Scarlet and Gray clinched the doubles point, with the pair of Julie Blackmore and Cami Hubbs picking up the 8-6 win over Whitney Chappell and Fani Chifchieva at the No. 2 spot. The doubles win for Blackmore was her 31st of the season, which broke the Ohio State record previously held by Wendy Stewart (1979) and Monica Rincon (2001).
At No. 5 singles, Christina Keesey topped Jil Hastenrath 6-4, 6-4, while Caitlin O’Keefe defeated Dunja Djuranovic 6-3, 6-4 at the sixth spot.
Women’s Track and Field
Coach: Karen Dennis
Ohio State competed at Akron’s Campbell/Wright Invitational May 10 in Akron, Ohio, as it was the team’s final tune up before the Big Ten championships next week in Champaign, Ill.
The Buckeyes took first place in the women’s 4×100-meter relay. The team of Bever-Leigh Holloway, Ayrizanna Favours, Letecia Wright and Jenna Griffin finished with a season and Big Ten best time of 45.10.
Wright finished first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.53. Holloway was third with a time of 14.33.
In the 400m, Ashley Caldwell and Ashley Jones finished first and fourth with times of 56.24 and 58.13, respectively. Mardez Desmond was ninth with a time of 59.83.
Griffin took first in the 100m finals with a time of 11.83, while Ashley Bennett took fifth with her time of 12.47. Favours took first in the 200m dash with a time of 23.76.
In the women’s 800m, Kesha Brooks finished fourth (2:18.68), Jordan Jennewine fifth (2:20.22), Emily Thompson eighth (2:22.15) and Alana Gray 11th (2:45.25).
Ashley Riehm was fourth in the hammer throw with a toss of 171 feet, five inches.
Up Next: at Big Ten Championships, All Day May 16-18 in Champaign, Ill.
at NCAA Regional Championships, All Day May 30-31 in Fayetteville, Ark.
Ohio State Athletics Schedule
May 12-18
May 12-16
Men’s tennis vs. Illinois at NCAA Championships, 4 p.m.
Tulsa, Okla.
May 13
Baseball vs. Buffalo, 12:05 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio
Bill Davis Stadium
May 15-17
Men’s golf hosting NCAA Central Regional, All Day
Columbus, Ohio
Scarlet Course
May 15
Baseball at Iowa, 7 p.m.
Iowa City, Iowa
May 16
Women’s track and field at Big Ten Championships, All Day
Champaign, Ill.
Men’s track and field at Big Ten Championships, All Day
Champaign, Ill.
Baseball at Iowa, 5 p.m.
Iowa City, Iowa
Baseball at Iowa, 7 p.m.
Iowa City, Iowa
May 17
Women’s track and field at Big Ten Championships, All Day
Champaign, Ill.
Men’s track and field at Big Ten Championships, All Day
Champaign, Ill.
Rowing at Aramark Central/South Region Championships, All Day
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Baseball at Iowa, 2 p.m.
Iowa City, Iowa
May 18
Women’s track and field at Big Ten Championships, All Day
Champaign, Ill.
Men’s track and field at Big Ten Championships, All Day
Champaign, Ill.
Rowing at Aramark Central/South Region Championships, All Day
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
