Buckeyes Blank UC Davis For Their Fifth Straight Win

Monday, September 4

Columbus, Ohio

2:00 PM

Ohio State

(5-0)

UC Davis

(1-5)

UC Davis

Ohio State

Buckeyes Blank UC Davis For Their Fifth Straight Win

9/4/2023 4:36:00 PM | General, Field Hockey

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Brenna Bough and Makenna Webster each score twice in the victory

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State's fifth win of the season looked a lot like its first four. The Buckeyes got goals from three different players and outshot UC Davis 32-4 in a decisive 5-0 victory on Monday afternoon at Buckeye Varsity Field. Ohio State is now 5-0 on the season while UC Davis is 1-5.

The Short Story
Senior forward Makenna Webster did what she's done all year long – find the scoring column. She scored twice – one in the first quarter and then again in the third – while freshman Brenna Bough had the first multi-goal game of her career. The freshman from Whitney Point, N.Y. found the back of the cage in the second quarter (21:36) and fourth quarter (55:28).

Zella Bailey had the fifth and final goal of the day in the 59th minute. On the other end of the field, two goalies saw action on Monday. Abby Danson started and made three saves (two in the first quarter, one in the third). Sophomore Kelly Davis played the final 6:45 of the fourth quarter, the first game action in her career.

How The Goals Were Scored

· All five of the Buckeyes' goals on Monday were unassisted. It started 11:06 into the first quarter when Webster cleaned up a rebound in front of the goal for a 1-0 Ohio State lead.

· In the second quarter, Bough worked around a defender and shot past goalie Sarah Lopez from close range. It was the first goal of Bough's collegiate career.

· Webster made it a two-goal day just 41 seconds into the second half as she worked around a defender and converted a backhanded shot over the goalkeeper's shoulder.

· Bough's fourth-quarter goal was off a loose scramble in front of the cage, as was Bailey's, which came after she intercepted a UC Davis pass in Ohio State's offensive zone.

Buckeye This and That

In three games this weekend – all Ohio State wins – Webster had five goals and two assists (12 points). She scored twice against New Hampshire, once yesterday vs. Bucknell and twice more today.
Ohio State, which entered the day with the nation's sixth-best scoring offense, had a season high in both goals scored (five) and shots (32).
The Buckeyes' 5-0 start to the season is the best in program history since going 8-0 to begin the 2006 season.
Webster has 17 points on the season (seven goals, three assists) in five games, which is two more than she had all of last season (19 games).
Abby Danson lowered her goals-against average to 1.02 on the season. She has an .800 save percentage with 20 total stops.
Bough's two-goal day ups her season point total to six (two goals, two assists). She's one of six players who has registered four or more points through five games.

What's Next
After playing three games in four days, the Buckeyes are off until Friday when they return to action against No. 9 Louisville (4-0). The game is set for a 6 p.m. start at Trager Stadium in Louisville, Ky. Live stats will be available on the schedule page of OhioStateBuckeyes.com.