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Undefeated Buckeyes Travel to Rival Michigan This Weekend
10/3/2024 10:17:00 AM | Field Hockey
Buckeyes are 9-0 for the first time in program history
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A top-10 matchup awaits the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-0) on Sunday, where they'll face rival No. 6 Michigan (7-1) at 1 p.m. in Ann Arbor. The game will be streamed live on B1G+ and a link to live stats is available on the field hockey schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
The Basics
Ohio State at Michigan // Sunday, Oct. 6 // 1 p.m. // Phyllis Ocker Field // Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Buckeyes This and That
- After Sunday's overtime thriller win over Louisville, the Buckeyes sit at 9-0 on the year—the program's best-ever start.
- The Buckeyes' win against Louisville was the last time Ohio State has went into overtime since November 2023, where the scarlet and gray defeated Penn State, 4-3, in the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament.
- Ohio State is one of four undefeated teams left in the nation: No. 1 North Carolina (6-0), No. 2 Northwestern (10-0) and No. 3 Virginia (9-0)
- Sunday's match marks the fifth matchup between the Buckeyes and another NFHCA top-20 team. Ohio State is 4-0 against ranked teams this season and has combined for 17 goals in those wins.
- Makenna Webster's game-winning goal on Sunday puts her at 10 for the season, enough to place her at second in the Big Ten for goals scored. Webster also leads the conference in assists with nine and is second in points (29).
- Junior back Katie Fichtner has seen goal-scoring action in three straight games.
- The Buckeyes have won six games this season by three goals or more.
- Four of eight wins this season have been shutouts. The scarlet and gray combined for 16 goals in those matches.
Scouting the Wolverines
- Sunday's match will be both teams' second Big Ten matchup of the season. The Buckeyes and Wolverines both shut out Michigan State earlier this year.
- Last year's meeting was a 5-1 Buckeye win in Columbus—the first time since 2011 that Ohio State came out on top. Sophomore Brenna Bough notched two goals while Webster recorded one in the match.
- Michigan's only loss this season was to No. 2 North Carolina in the first match of the year.
- The maize and blue lead the Big Ten in three stat categories: goals (39), assists (31) and shot percentage (.250). The Buckeyes sit in second for goals and assists (37 and 29) and third in shot percentage (.231)
- Graduate forward Kate McLaughlin has won Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week twice this season. She totals nine goals and four assists on the year.
- Graduate student Lora Clarke is the only Wolverine from Ohio on this year's roster (Shaker Heights).
Buckeyes vs. Wolverines: A History Lesson
First matchup: 1977 (W, 2-0)
Overall series record (W-L-T): Michigan leads, 47-25-2
Largest Ohio State margin of victory: 6-1 (2005)
Longest Ohio State win streak: 2008-10 (3-0)
Number of shutouts: 10
Most goals scored by the Buckeyes: 6 (9/23/2005, W 6-1)
Games won by one goal: 16
Games won by two goals: 3
Games won by three or more goals: 6
Games won in overtime: 4
A Tough Slate
- Of the nine opponents left in the regular season, the Buckeyes will face five that are currently ranked in the late NFHCA poll: Michigan (No. 6), Penn State (No. 17), Maryland (No. 5), Iowa (No. 10) and Northwestern (No. 2)
- Ohio State's remaining Big Ten opponents have a combined record of 36-19.
- The Buckeyes are scheduled to be on the road for four and at home for five of the remaining regular season matches.
More Fun with Numbers
4: Ohio State has four Buckeyes in double-figures for points: Makenna Webster with 29 (10G 9A), Brenna Bough with 12 (5G 2A), Katie Fichtner with 12 (5G 2A) and Lindsey Roberts with 10 (5G)
91: Webster's career total of 91 points has her on the verge of breaking into Ohio State's list of top 10 highest point scorers. She only needs 10 more to tie Katie Hobson (1997-00), who recorded 101 on 35 goals and 31 assists.
37-8: The scarlet and gray offense has outscored its opponents 37-8 through nine games. The Buckeyes haven't allowed a single goal in the second quarter of a game all year.
7: Ohio State is in the nation's top five of seven major stat categories: win percentage (T-1st), goals per game (3rd), assists per game (4th), points per game (2nd), scoring average (3rd), scoring margin (3rd) and goals against average (5th).
