Buckeyes Fall to Santa Clara in NCAA Second Round

Saturday, May 1

at ECU, Greenville, North Carolina

Ohio State

8-3-3, 7-1-3

Santa Clara -- NCAA Tournament

7-1-0, 6-1-0

Ohio St.

Santa Clara

Buckeyes Fall to Santa Clara in NCAA Second Round

5/1/2021 10:04:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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COLUMBUS, Ohio –Ohio State (8-3-3) fell 4-1 to No. 10 Santa Clara (8-1) Saturday in the second round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament in Greenville, North Carolina.

Ohio State starting goal keeper Bailey Kolinski was forced to leave the game in the 3^rd minute after getting kicked in the face on a sliding save attempt. Sophomore Maciah Lipsey stepped in after playing only the final 7:22 of the Stony Brook win last Wednesday this season.

Kolinski returned in the 16^th minute and played the remainder of the game.

Santa Clara scored the first goal of the game in the sixth minute for the early lead. The Broncos added another in the 25^th minute to take a 2-0 lead after the first 45 minutes.

Kolinski finished the first half with six saves. Santa Clara outshot the Buckeyes 9-5 in the half with an 8-3 edge in shots on goal.

The Buckeyes were forced to play the final 57 minutes of the game with 10 players after junior Kayla Fischer was issued a red card in the 33^rd minute.

Santa Clara added a goal in the 53^rd minute and then another in the 56^th before Ohio State scored on a Peyton McNamara goal in the 61^st minute, the fifth of the season for the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year. Senior Marissa Birzon was credited with the assist, her fifth of the season and seventh for her career.

The Buckeyes were making their 14^th NCAA Tournament appearance (13-13-2) in program history.

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