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No. 3 Ohio State Welcome Indiana and Iowa This Weekend
10/24/2024 6:32:00 AM | Field Hockey
Buckeyes look to pick up their fourth and fifth conference wins
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With only four games left in the regular season, the third-ranked Ohio State field hockey team (12-2, 3-2 B1G) look to pick up a pair of Big Ten wins this weekend. It will host Indiana (7-7, 2-3) on Friday at 3 p.m., then turn around to face the No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes (8-6, 1-4) on Sunday at noon.
Both games will be streamed on BTN+ (subscription required). More information on live stats and Ohio State's schedule can be found on OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
The Basics
Ohio State vs. Indiana // Friday, Oct. 25 // 3 p.m. // Buckeye Varsity Field // Columbus, Ohio
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Ohio State vs. Iowa // Sunday, Oct. 27 // 12 p.m. // Buckeye Varsity Field // Columbus, Ohio
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Promotions this Weekend
- Friday's match against Indiana will serve as this year's Most Valuable Professor Game. Members of the Buckeye squad will honor and recognize professors who have made a positive impact on them at Ohio State.
- On Sunday, the match against Iowa will be this season's Alumni Game. There will also be a kids trick or treat costume contest.
- Admission to both games is free, as is parking. Fans are encouraged to park in the lots adjacent to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
Briefly on the Buckeyes
- Ohio State split two games on the road last weekend. On Friday, it topped No. 8 Maryland for the first time in program history, but came up short against Rutgers on Sunday by a 1-0 final.
- Senior forward Makenna Webster's buzzer-beater goal on Friday against Maryland marked the 12th game-winning goal of her career, good enough for fourth-best in program history.
- With four games left in the regular season, the Buckeyes total 12 wins on the year so far—the most in the regular season since 2010. That year, the scarlet and gray finished 19-5 and reached the NCAA Final Four for the first time in program history.
- The Buckeyes stayed put at No. 3 in the NFHCA poll this week. Ohio State has been ranked in every poll this season, with all except the preseason selection being in the top 10.
- Friday's win against Maryland marked Ohio State's sixth win against an NFHCA Top-20 opponent. The Buckeyes have scored 23 goals in those wins.
- Ohio State leads the Big Ten in shot percentage (21.9) and is second in shots on goal percentage (.614).
- Veteran goaltender Abby Danson recorded a season-high nine saves against Maryland on Friday and added five more on Sunday, bringing her career total to 262. She holds ninth in program history.
Scouting Indiana
- The Hoosiers sit at 7-7 on the year with two ranked wins. Five of Indiana's losses have been decided by only one goal.
- Indiana is sixth in the Big Ten standings at 2-3, with both of those wins coming in overtime. The Hoosiers totaled six goals in those matches against then-No.12 Iowa and Rutgers.
- Ohio State is 25-10-1 against Indiana, with last year's meeting being a 3-0 shutout by the Buckeyes in Bloomington. Ohio State has out-scored the Hoosiers 30-8 in the last 10 meetings.
- Inés Garcia Prado leads the Hoosiers in points with 13 on the year (6G 1A). The sophomore midfielder was also featured in the Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List.
- Sadie Canelli, a freshman goalkeeper, was awarded Defensive Player of the Week honors for both the Big Ten and the NFHCA on Oct. 14 after allowing only one goal in a pair of wins and 137 minutes of action. The Boxford, Mass., native totals 45 saves on the year.
- That same week, Mijnte Hagen, a forward, won Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. Hagen has scored five goals on the season.
- Three Hoosiers on this year's roster are from Ohio: freshman Charlotte Glasper, sophomore Javi Baeza and senior Maggie Carter (all from Shaker Heights).
Scouting Iowa
- The Hawkeyes lead the all-time series against the Buckeyes 52-17. Last year's matchup, however, was a 2-1 Buckeye win, where Ohio State took down the then-No. 1 Hawkeyes in Iowa City.
- At 1-4 in the Big Ten, Iowa stands at eighth place in the conference, only above Michigan State (0-5 B1G). The Hawkeyes' lone conference win came on Oct. 4 against then-No. 17 Penn State.
- Iowa will play Michigan State on Friday prior to making the trip to Columbus.
- Iowa holds three ranked wins on the year: No. 18 Wake Forest (1-0 SO), No. 17 Penn State (1-0) and No. 18 Cal (3-1).
- Two Hawkeyes are in double-figures for points: Dionne van Aalsum (16) and Annika Herbine (13). Van Aalsum, a sophomore, has scored in three straight games.
- Iowa goalkeeper Mia Magnotta holds second in the Big Ten for shutouts on the year with seven. The junior totals 57 saves this season.
Ohio State's record when
At home: 7-0
On the road: 5-2
In overtime: 1-0
Outshooting its opponents: 10-0
Out-cornering its opponents: 8-1
Against ranked opponents: 6-1
Against unranked opponents: 4-1
Scoring the first goal: 9-0
When opponent scores first goal: 2-2
On Friday: 6-0
On Sunday: 6-2
More Fun with Numbers
Two: The scarlet and gray defense place in the top-five nationally for save percentage (4th, .828) and goals against average (5th, 0.78). Ohio State has only allowed 11 goals by its opponents this year.
97: After a goal in Friday's game against Maryland, Webster is only three points away from notching her 100th career point in 53 games as a Buckeye. She sits in 11th in program history.
73: Danson will make her 73rd career start on Friday against Indiana, and only needs four more to break Ohio State's top 10 all-time. The fifth-year senior has started in 72 of 75 career games played.
13: A baker's dozen of Buckeyes have scored more than one goal on the season: Makenna Webster (13) Katie Fichtner (six), Brenna Bough, Hallie Brost and Lindsey Roberts (five), and Sienna Golden, Cameryn Forgash, Olivia Wallace and Zella Bailey (two)
