Seniors Lead the Way to a 4-0 Shutout of Ball State

Sunday, October 30

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio State

(11-7)

Ball State

(7-11)

Ball State

Ohio State

Seniors Lead the Way to a 4-0 Shutout of Ball State

10/30/2022 3:18:00 PM | Field Hockey

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Fittingly, Ohio State's seniors led the way to a Senior Day win on Sunday at Buckeye Varsity Field. The Buckeyes finished the regular season with a 4-0 shutout of Ball State, upping their record to 11-7. The Cardinals are 7-11 on the season.

The Short Story
Three of Ohio State's four goals were scored by seniors – Emma Goldean, Leanne Bough and Sarah Charley. The fourth and final goal of the afternoon came from Hanna Killeen, her first of the season.

Much of the game was played on Ohio State's end of the field, as the Buckeyes outshot Ball State 24-2, including 11-0 in the second half. Abby Danson did not make a save but did register her sixth shutout of the season.

How It Happened

After a scoreless first quarter, Goldean scored for the fifth time this season when she cleaned up a rebound in front of the goal. Her shot came from the left side of the goal and slid past Ball State keeper Ally Butler.
Less than a minute into the third quarter, Bough increased Ohio State's lead to 2-0 when she collected a failed clear and shot off a defenders stick with Butler out of the cage. It was Bough's eighth goal of the season and her second of the weekend.
Charley netted her team-leading 11th goal of the season in the 35th minute as she redirected an entry pass from Claudia Thomas and shot in from the right side of the cage.
Killeen's goal, unassisted in the 53rd minute, came when she worked around a defender and shot over Butler, who was on her back.

Statistically Speaking
Shots: Ohio State 24, Ball State 2
Shots on Goal: Ohio State 13, Ball State 1
Penalty Corners: Ohio State 4, Ball State 1
Saves: Ball State (Butler) 9, Ohio State (Danson) 0
Scoring Summary: OSU – 19:38 2nd Goldean (unassisted); OSU – 30:56 3rd Bough (unassisted); OSU 34:52 3rd Charley (Thomas); OSU 52:45 4th Killeen (unassisted)

Buckeye This and That

Ohio State improved to 19-7 all-time against Ball State.
The Buckeyes finished the regular season 6-3 at home and 8-2 against non-conference opponents.
Following the game, Ohio State honored seven seniors: Leanne Bough, Delaney Lawler, Sarah Charley, Grace Kim, Malen Iglesias, Janneke van Stiphout and Emma Goldean.
The Buckeyes' 11 regular season wins are tied for the most in the Jarred Martin era. Martin's 2018 team won 12 total games, including a Big Ten Tournament contest against Rutgers.
Emma Goldean started for the 86th time in his career, breaking the mark previously held by Jenn Sciulli, who made 85 consecutive starts from 2008-11.
Sarah Charley had scored eight goals in the last eight games.
The Buckeyes finish the regular season as winners of eight of their last 10 games.
Ohio State outscored its opponents 20-4 in the third quarter of games during the regular season.

What's Next
For the first time in nine years, Ohio State hosts the Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament. Action gets underway with three quarterfinal games on Thursday. No. 4 seed Michigan faces No. 5 Iowa at 11 a.m., followed by No. 7 Ohio State and No. 2 Maryland at 2 p.m. The game concludes with third-seeded Northwestern tangling with No. 6-seeded Rutgers at 5 p.m.

Top-seeded Penn State has a bye and will face the Michigan/Iowa winner in the first of two semifinals on Friday at 1:30 p.m. The other semifinals is at 4 p.m. The championship game is slated for next Sunday, Nov. 6, at noon.

The semifinal games and championship game will air live on BTN. The three quarterfinal contests can be seen on B1G+.

For more information, including a full schedule and bracket, visit http://go.osu.edu/22_b1gfh

To purchase tickets, visit http://go.osu.edu/B1G_FH22