Buckeyes Meet Lady Lions Sunday in Crucial B1G Showdown
9/24/2021 10:34:39 PM | Women's Soccer
Ohio State at #12 Penn State
Date: September 26, 2021
Time: 3 p.m.
Venue: State College, Pa. – Jeffrey Field
Watch: B1G+($)
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Penn State
Rosters: Ohio State | Penn State
Season Stats: Ohio State | Penn State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two hungry teams will meet on Sunday afternoon in State College as Ohio State and No. 12 Penn State will tangle in a crucial Big Ten matchup. The Buckeyes fell to Minnesota on Thursday night and is 1-1-0 in Big Ten play. Penn State has lost it’s first two Big Ten matches to Rutgers and Northwestern. Sunday’s match is a big one for both sides.
First touch is set for 3 p.m. and the match will be streamed on B1G+.
- Ohio State and Penn State will meet Sunday afternoon in State College in a crucial match for both teams as each side is coming off a loss in its last time out.
- Penn State leads the all-time series between the two teams 24-7-2. In the last three matches in Columbus since 2017, the teams have gone 1-1-1 which includes a 2-2 draw on March 13 last spring.
- Buckeye senior Kayla Fischer scored both goals in the 2-2 draw last spring while Marissa Birzon added a pair of assists.
- The teams have a common non-conference opponent this season in UCF. The Buckeyes beat the Knights 4-2 in Columbus on Sept. 2 while Penn State lost 2-1 in Orlando on Sept. 5.
- Ohio State opened Big Ten play with a road win last Sunday at Maryland and then fell at home to Minnesota on Thursday. Freshman Kailyn Dudukovich scored three of the four Buckeye goals in the last two contests.
- Penn State is coming in off uncharacteristic back-to-back losses and stand at 6-3-0 on the season. The Lady Lions fell at Rutgers last Sunday and then fell to Northwestern on Thursday.
- Senior Kayla Fischer leads the Buckeyes in points this season with 14 as she has four goals and six assists. She entered the week leading the Big Ten in shots per game at 4.75.
- Emma Sears is tied for the team lead with five goals. Three of those five goals have been game-winners which is tops in the conference.
- Freshman forward Kailyn Dudukovich has scored three goals in the last two matches and is tied with Sears for the team-lead with five goals.
- Kine Flotre entered the week tied for the Big Ten lead with six assists on the year.
- Graduate Emaly Vatne’s goal vs. TCU was her first goal since her freshman year. She also has four assists on the year after assisting on two of Dudukovich’s last three goals.
News and Nuggets
- Ohio State opened Big Ten play with a road win at Maryland, 2-1 on Sunday, Sept. 19. The Buckeyes have not lost in their last four Big Ten road contests.
- The four goals scored against No. 18 UCF was the most against a ranked opponent since the Buckeyes beat No. 23 Indiana 6-0 on Nov. 1, 2009.
- Ohio State is 48th in the first RPI report of the fall
- In goal, Bailey Kolinski has started the last 24 games. She has six career shutouts.
- Izzy Rodriguez is the reigning Big Ten Defender of the Year and a third team United Soccer Coaches All-American. She is also on the MAC Hermann Award Watch List.
- Kayla Fischer leads the team with 14 points. She is fifth in the conference in points per game and leads the conference in shots per game.
- Fischer had 11 points in a four-match stretch from Aug. 29 – Sept. 5. That is the most points by a Buckeye in a four-match stretch since Tiffany Cameron notched 18 points in a four-match stretch in late October of 2012.
- Emma Sears has a team-high tying five goals on the year. Three of those goals have been game-winners which is tops in the Big Ten.
- Midfielder Kine Flotre has been making things happen out of the midfield this season. She leads the team with six assists which is tied for the most in the Big Ten.
- Freshman Kailyn Dudukovich has three goals in the last two matches for a total of five on the year.
- Junior Kitty Jones Black has four assists this season, the first four of her career. She notched a pair of helpers in the 4-2 win over No. 18 UCF.
- Midfielder Brittany Duncan scored her first collegiate goal late in the win over Dayton (Sept. 9)
- Graduate Emaly Vatne scored a goal against TCU, her first goal since her freshman year in 2018.
- Midfielder Christin Baumbick tallied her first collegiate goal at Maryland on Sept. 19.
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