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No. 3 Ohio State Hits the Road for Two Big Ten Matchups
10/17/2024 2:51:00 PM | Field Hockey
The Buckeyes are 2-1 in the conference and 11-1 overall
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After back-to-back wins at home, the No. 3-ranked Ohio State field hockey team is on the road again this weekend. Friday, they'll travel to College Park to face No. 8 Maryland (8-3, 4-1) at 5 p.m. and then head northeast to New Jersey to take on Rutgers (4-7, 1-4) on Sunday at 12 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on B1G+ and information on live stats can be found on the schedule page of OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
The Basics
Ohio State vs. Maryland // Friday, Oct. 18 // 5 p.m. // Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex // College Park, Md.
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Ohio State vs. Rutgers // Sunday, Oct. 20 // 12 p.m. // Bauer Track & Field Complex // Piscataway, N.J.
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Briefly on the Buckeyes
- The Buckeyes are hot off an undefeated weekend, completing two shutouts against No. 17 Penn State and Kent State at home. Ohio State combined for seven goals in the wins and only allowed 12 shots by its opponents.
- The scarlet and gray didn't allow a single penalty corner by the Golden Flashes on Sunday. The Buckeyes have out-cornered their opponents 90-46 this season.
- With last weekend's wins, the Buckeyes move to six shutouts on the year, which already tops last season's total of five. The Ohio State offense has notched 23 goals in those wins.
- Ohio State sits at third in the NFHCA Poll, joining five other Big Ten teams: No. 2 Northwestern, No. 7 Michigan, No. 8 Maryland, No. 16 Penn State and No. 17 Iowa.
- Totaling 44 goals on the year, Ohio State comes in at second in the Big Ten and fifth nationally for total goals. The Buckeyes have out-scored their opponents 44-9 on the year.
- With 11 wins so far in 2024, the Buckeyes are only three behind last season's total of 14. Ohio State still has six matches scheduled for the regular season.
- Ten Buckeyes have started in all 12 games for Ohio State: forwards Makenna Webster, Hallie Brost and Cameryn Forgash; backs Katie Fichtner, Sarah Richards and Erin Little; midfielders Anne Marie Krebs, Claudia Thomas and Cam Standish and goalkeeper Abby Danson.
Scouting Maryland
- The Terrapins sit at 8-3 on the season and 4-1 in the Big Ten, good enough for third place in the Big Ten.
- Maryland is coming off three consecutive Big Ten wins against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State. The Terrapins outscored its opponents 11-1 in those wins.
- A win on Friday would be the first time the Buckeyes have topped Maryland in series history. Ohio State is 0-20 against the Terrapins with last season's meeting being a 2-1 Buckeye loss at home.
- The 2024 squad leads the Big Ten in shots on goal percentage (.629). The Buckeyes are right behind in second place (.617).
- Maryland has been ranked in the top 10 of the NFHCA poll every week this season. It currently sits at No. 8.
- Forwards Hope Rose and Ella Gaitan—a freshman—lead the Terrapins in points with 11 apiece. Gaitan has totaled four goals Maryland's last two games.
- Three Buckeyes on this year's roster are from Maryland: Loryn Jordon (Owings Mills), Ellen Ford (Bethesda) and Katie Fichtner (Harwood)
- Ohio State goalkeeper Kelly Davis will reunite with fellow teammates Maci Bradford and Josie Hollamon, who both went to Delmar High School in Maryland with Davis. The trio won four Maryland DII State Championships together for the Wildcats.
Scouting Rutgers
- The Scarlet Knights lead the all-time series with Ohio State 8-6. Last year's meeting was a 1-0 Ohio State loss in a penalty shootout.
- At 1-4 in the Big Ten, Rutgers holds eighth place in the conference, only above Michigan State (0-3 B1G)
- Senior midfielder Guillermina Causarano totals nine assists on the year, good enough to tie for first in the Big Ten. Ohio State's Webster and Michigan's Abby Tamer also lead the league.
- Goaltender Sophia Howard won DPOTW honors for both the Big Ten and the NCAA on October 2 after notching six saves in the Scarlet Knights' penalty shootout victory over then No. 7 Iowa. The senior totals 223 saves in her career.
- Two Scarlet Knights are in double-figures for points: Causarano (21) and senior Paulina Niklaus (15). The duo account for 12 goals on the season.
- Riley Hudson is the only Buckeye on this year's roster from New Jersey (Medford).
Ohio State in NCAA Rankings…
Winning percentage: 4th (0.917)
Goals/game: 5th (3.67)
Assists/game: 9th (2.75)
Points/game: 5th (10.08)
Scoring average: 5th (3.65)
Scoring margin: 3rd (2.90)
Save percentage: 5th (.804)
Goals against average: 5th (0.75)
Shutouts /game: T-5th (0.50)
Did You Know: Ohio State is one of just two teams nationally (North Carolina is the other) to rank in the top five in both scoring average and goals-against average.
More Fun with Numbers
Three: Veteran goalkeeper Danson ranks fifth in the nation in three major stat categories: save percentage (.805), goals against average (0.65) and W-L percentage (0.917)
95: Webster totals 95 points in her career through 54 games played. The St. Louis native only needs six more to tie Katie Hobson (1997-00) who holds tenth in Ohio State program history.
Five: Five Buckeyes are in double-figures for points this season: Webster (33), Brenna Bough (12), Fichtner (12), Brost (10) and Lindsey Roberts (10)
22.4: The Buckeyes lead the Big Ten in shot percentage (.224). Ohio State totals 196 shots on the year—121 of them on goal—and 44 goals.
