No. 14 Buckeyes fall short to No. 8 Hawkeyes

Friday, September 27

Iowa City, Iowa

Ohio State

(4-4, 0-2)

Iowa

(6-2, 1-0)

Ohio State

Iowa

No. 14 Buckeyes fall short to No. 8 Hawkeyes

9/27/2019 3:51:38 PM | Field Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a battle of two top-15 ranked teams, No. 8 Iowa edged No. 14 Ohio State on Friday, 2-1, at Grant Field in Iowa City. With the loss, Ohio State is 4-4 on the season and 0-2 in Big Ten play while Iowa improves to 8-2, 1-0.

The first goal of the contest was secured in the 18th minute by Hawkeye Leah Zellner. She dribbled it into the circle and fired a successful shot into the goal to put the Hawkeyes up 1-0. Late into the second quarter, freshman Sarah Charley scored the first goal for Ohio State with an assist by Tess Maloney to put the Buckeyes on the board.

The score remained tied in the second half until Leah Zellner secured possession from a turnover and scored her second goal of the game. The Buckeyes were unable to create offensive opportunities in the final ten minutes, and the game ended in favor of the Hawkeyes.

The assist by Maloney marks her third of the season, making her to the fourth leading point scorer for the Scarlet and Gray. Charley’s notched a collegiate first with her second-quarter goal. The Hawkeyes outshot the Buckeyes 15-5 in today’s game with five penalty corners going to Iowa and two to Ohio State. Goalie Aaliyah Hernandez made two saves.

This and That

Three of Ohio State’s four losses have been by one goal and all three of those games have been against top-10 ranked teams.
Today’s game was moved up from its original start time of 3 p.m. ET to 1:30 ET because of the potential for inclement weather.
In less than 48 hours, the Buckeyes head to Indiana for a noon contest against the Hoosiers. The game will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
The assist by Maloney today gives her three on the season, tied for second most on the team.
The freshman duo of Charley, Mackenzie Allessie and Leanna Bough have combined for nine goals, five assists and 23 points. That represents nearly 32 percent of Ohio State’s total point production.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Buckeyes will play on the road again Sunday, facing the Hoosiers of Indiana University. The contest will take place in Bloomington, Ind. with a 12:00 p.m. start time.