No. 12 Saint Joseph’s Edges No. 24 Ohio State, 4-3

Sunday, October 31

Philadelphia, Pa.

Ohio State

(7-11)

St. Joseph's

(14-4)

Ohio State

Saint Joseph's

No. 12 Saint Joseph’s Edges No. 24 Ohio State, 4-3

10/31/2021 3:02:03 PM | Field Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a back-and-forth regular season finale, Saint Joseph’s scored on a penalty stroke with 55 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to pull out a 4-3 victory over Ohio State on Sunday at Ellen Ryan Field in Philadelphia. The Buckeyes finish the 2021 slate with a 7-11 record while Saint Joseph’s is now 14-4.

The statistical stars for Ohio State were Sarah Charley, who had a goal and an assist, and Emma Golden, who scored early in the fourth quarter to give the Buckeyes a 3-2 lead. Jessica Hourihane also found the back of the cage in the first quarter.

How It Happened

Saint Joseph’s struck first, getting the game’s first penalty corner less than two minutes into the first quarter to converting when Freke Van Tilburg scored off assists from Cassidy Atchison and Katy Benton. It was Van Tilburg’s team-leading 12th goal of the season.
Five and a half minutes later, Hourihane was in the right place at the right time to clean up a rebound in front of the cage and score her second goal of the season to even the score at 1-1. An initial shot came off the stick of Sarah Richards and was saved by Robin Bleekemolen, but the rebound trickled out to Hourihane, who was in position to score.
Ohio State broke a 1-1 halftime tie 2:56 into the third quarter when Sarah Charley found the back of the cage for the fourth time this season. The junior from Worthington deflected the ball past SJU goalie Robin Bleekemolen. Sarah Richards got credit for the assist.
Three minutes later, SJU once again countered with a goal after a corner thanks to Sol Borensztein, tying the score at 2-all. That’s how things stayed until early in the fourth quarter.
Emma Goldean broke the 2-2 tie when she tipped in a ball on the corner 3:16 into the fourth quarter to put Ohio State back in front, 3-2. The initial shot came off the stick of Charley, who had the assist on the play.
With under seven minutes to play in the fourth quarter, SJU’s Cassidy Atchison tipped in a ball on a corner to tie the score at 3-all. Atchison would also convert the penalty stroke with 55 seconds for the game-winning score.

This and That

Senior goalie Aaliyah Hernandez started for the 50th time in her career. She was an 11-game starter in 2021 and had double figure saves twice (vs. Wake Forest and vs. Michigan).
Hourihane’s goal was the 10th of her career in 70 games played. She also scored this season in a 4-3 win over Ohio.
Emma Goldean made her 69th career start in 72 games, the most in both categories among active players.
Golden had a team-high 11 points this season on five goals and one assist. She had career totals of 13 goals, 12 assists and 38 pints with double figure points in the spring 2021 and fall 2021 seasons.
Sunday’s game served as a homecoming for five players who are from Pennsylvania: Sarah Richards (Mountain Top, Pa.), Julia Dickinson (Collegeville, Pa.), Cameryn Forgash (Swoyersville, Pa.), Katie Pyle (Lititz, Pa.) and Rachel Levan (Fleetwood, Pa.).
Dickinson’s hometown is the closest to Saint Joseph’s campus at just 30 miles.
The Hawks were the 12th ranked team the Buckeyes faced during the regular season.
Each of the Buckeyes’ final six games were against teams ranked in the top-12 of this week’s NFHCA poll.

Statistically Speaking
Shots: Ohio State 9, Saint Joseph’s 8
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 7, Saint Joseph’s 5
Penalty Corners: Saint Joseph’s 7, Ohio State 5
Saves: Saint Joseph’s 4, Ohio State 1
Records: Ohio State 7-11; Saint Joseph’s 14-4