Buckeyes Open Big Ten Tournament Wednesday vs. Penn State
4/20/2021 6:51:24 AM | Field Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State will face a familiar opponent when the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals begin on Wednesday. For the third time in less than a week, the Buckeyes will tangle with Penn State. This time, a trip to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals will be on the line.
The Basics
Ohio State vs. Penn State // Wednesday, April 21 // 5 p.m. // Iowa City, Iowa
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Briefly on the Buckeyes
- Ohio State enters the Big Ten Tournament as one of the conference’s hottest teams, having won five of its last six games.
- The Buckeyes finished the regular season last weekend by splitting two games at Penn State. Ohio State dropped the first one, 2-1, on Friday afternoon but rebounded for a 3-2 overtime triumph on Saturday.
- Ohio State possesses the conference’s top-ranked scoring offense at 2.37 goals per game.
- Leading the way on the offensive end of the field is the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year, Mackenzie Allessie.
- Allessie led the Big Ten in goals (14), goals per game (1.17), points (32) and points per game (2.67).
- Emma Goldean is second on the team with 13 points (four goals, five assists). Over the last eight games of the season, she has 11 points.
- The Buckeyes’ defense has three shutouts in the last six games.
- Freshman goalkeeper Abby Danson has started each of the last 10 games with a 2.12 goals-against average, .646 save percentage and 31 total stops.
With a Win, the Buckeyes Would…
- Advance to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2013.
- Face either Rutgers or Northwestern on Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
All-Big Ten Buckeyes
- Mackenzie Allessie became Ohio State’s first player since 2008 to earn the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year award.
- The last Buckeye to take home the honor was Linda Haussener in 2008.
- Allessie was also a first team All-Big Ten selection for the second consecutive season.
- Sophomore Leanne Bough, who has started all 10 games that she’s played in as a midfielder, was a second team All-Big Ten choice.
- Ohio State’s Sportsmanship Award winner was senior captain Nikki Trzaska, who has played in 70 career games.
How to Follow the Tournament
- This year’s Big Ten Tournament will take place at Grant Field in Iowa City, Iowa.
- All eight games will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
- Dean Linke and Kara Lentz will provide the play by play and color commentary, respectively.
- More information, including a complete tournament schedule, can be found HERE.
This and That
- Ohio State ranks first in the Big Ten in goals per game (2.46), points per game (6.92), scoring average (2.37) and penalty corners per game (7.00).
- Over the last six games – five Ohio State wins – the Buckeye are averaging 4.00 goals per game and allowing just 1.00.
- In that span, nearly 62 percent of all their shot attempts have been on goal.
- They also have a 49-13 edge in penalty corners and six different players have produced five or more points.
- Twenty six of Allessie’s 32 points this season have come during this stretch (11 goals, four assists).
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