Webster’s Late Goal Give No. 3 Ohio State a 2-1 win at No. 8 Maryland

Friday, October 18

College Park, Md.

5:00 PM

Ohio State

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Maryland

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Ohio State

Maryland

Webster’s Late Goal Give No. 3 Ohio State a 2-1 win at No. 8 Maryland

10/18/2024 8:19:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

Buckeyes improve to 12-1 on the season and pick up their first-ever win over the Terrapins

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Makenna Webster scored with 29 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the third-ranked Ohio State field hockey team over No. 8 Maryland by a 2-1 final on Friday evening. It was Ohio State's first-ever win over Maryland.

Goalkeeper Abby Danson had a season-high nine saves: besting her previous record of seven set at Ohio State's win over Syracuse on Sept. 8. Junior Katie Fichtner and Webster saw goal-scoring action for the Buckeyes in the fourth quarter.

How it Happened
Maryland took charge in the first quarter offensively—drawing six penalty corners and notching seven shots—with Ohio State only recording one apiece. Danson had three saves in the first quarter alone to keep the Terrapins off the scoreboard. The scoreless second quarter was a defensive battle, with both teams combining for four shots.

The third quarter saw only two shots, both from the Terps, but the score still held at 0-0 heading into the fourth. Ohio State scored the first goal of the match after a penalty corner in the 50th minute to take a 1-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, Maryland answered on a penalty corner to tie it 1-1. With 29 seconds left in the game, Ohio State converted another penalty corner for the game-winning goal.

How The Goals Were Scored

Fichtner scored for the Buckeyes with 10 minutes left in the match on a near-perfect penalty corner insertion by Erin Little. Fichtner totals six goals on the season.
Two minutes later, Annemijn Klijnhout scored her second goal of the season on a penalty corner opportunity at the 52:43-minute mark.
Makenna Webster scored the game-winning goal in the 59th minute after a shot by Cameryn Forgash was blocked. She, however, was in the right place to clean up the rebound and find the back of the cage. Webster now has 13 goals on the season, which is only four behind last year's total of 17.

Buckeye This and That

This is the first time the Buckeyes have bested Maryland in 21 tries in program history.
Today's win is Ohio State's sixth against an NFHCA-ranked team. In those wins, the Buckeyes have out-scored their opponents 23-5.
Webster now totals four game-winning goals on the season and 12 in her career. She sits at tied for fourth in Ohio State program history.
Maryland generated 10 penalty corners on the day, which is the first time Ohio State has allowed its opponent to reach double figures in that category. The Buckeyes still have out-cornered their opponents 95-56 on the year.
Friday's game pitted two of the top defenses in the nation, with Maryland coming in at fourth in the nation for goals against average (0.73), and Ohio State following closely in fifth (0.75).
Two Buckeye defenders finished the game with defensive saves - senior Sarah Richards and Fichtner.
After today's season-high nine saves, Danson totals 262 in her career as a Buckeye. She needs 13 more to tie Kim Wills, who holds the eighth place spot in Ohio State history with 275.
Ohio State has only allowed its opponents 10 goals through 13 games on the season. The Buckeyes haven't allowed a single goal in the second quarter of a game this year.

Statistically Speaking
Shots: Maryland 15, Ohio State 6
Shots on Goal: Maryland 12, Ohio State 4
Penalty Corners: Maryland 10, Ohio State 5
Saves: Ohio State 11, Maryland 2
Scoring Summary: OSU Q4 52:43 Katie Fichtner (Erin Little/Claudia Thomas); MD Q4 52:45 Annemijn Klijnhout (unassisted); OSU Q4 59:31 Makenna Webster (unassisted)

What's On Tap
The Buckeyes are back in action on Sunday, where they'll face Big Ten foe Rutgers in Piscataway at 12 p.m. Information on live stats and how to stream can be found on the schedule page of OhioStateBuckeyes.com.