No. 24 Ohio State Falls to No. 4 Maryland in Big Ten Finale

Friday, October 29

College Park, Md.

Ohio State

(7-10, 1-7)

Maryland

(13-5, 4-4)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	1	2	2	1	6

No. 24 Ohio State Falls to No. 4 Maryland in Big Ten Finale

10/29/2021 7:57:03 PM | Field Hockey

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Final Stats // 2021 Schedule & Results // 2021 Roster

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State field hockey team closed out the Big Ten portion of its 2021 schedule on Friday night, falling to No. 4 Maryland 6-0 on a rainy, wet night at the Maryland Lacrosse/Field Hockey Complex in College Park, Md.

With the loss, Ohio State is 7-10 on the season and 1-7 in the Big Ten while Maryland improves to 13-5 and evened its conference record at 4-4. The game was Ohio State’s fifth in a row against a top-10 ranked team (No. 6 Northwestern, No. 1 Iowa, No. 7 Penn State, No. 3 Rutgers, No. 4 Maryland).

How the Goals Were Scored

Maryland’s Hope Rose put the Terrapins on top 1-0 with under five minutes to play in the first quarter when she cashed in a Maryland penalty corner for her eighth goal of the season.
The Terps put two more on the board in the second quarter, via a penalty corner and one off a deflection.
Riley Donnelly scored the first on a penalty corner 3:03 into the second period and then Mayv Clune extended the lead to 3-0 when she deflected in a Margot Lawn shot.
Maryland put two more in during the third quarter, first from Anna Castaldo 3:37 after halftime and then again by Kyler Greenwalt, who scored off a penalty corner.
The Terrapins goals were scored by six different players. Maura Verleg, Emma DeBerdine and Margot Lawn each had two assists.

This and That

Senior Aaliyah Hernandez got the start in goal. It was her 10th starting assignment of the season and the 49th of her career.
Senior Emma Goldean played in her 71st career game and started for the 68th time. She’s Ohio State active career leader in both games played and games started.
Friday was the 17th all-time meeting between Ohio State and Maryland.
Ohio State statistical leaders were Sammy Stone and Sarah Charley, who each took two shots. Both of Stone’s shots came on goal.
Hernandez and Abby Danson split playing time in goal. Hernandez made three stops while Danson finished with two.
Seven of Ohio State’s eight total shots were on goal.

Statistically Speaking
Shots: Maryland 17, Ohio State 8
Shots on Goal: Maryland 12, Ohio State 7
Penalty Corners: Maryland 11, Ohio State 3
Saves: Maryland 7, Ohio State 6

What’s Next
Ohio State wraps up the regular season on Sunday in Philadelphia as it takes on No. 12 Saint Joseph’s. The game will be streamed in the U.S. on ESPN+ and for an international audience on the A-10 Network. Live stats will be available as well on the schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com.