Buckeyes Post 17-9 Win at Youngstown State

Friday, February 16

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Buckeyes Post 17-9 Win at Youngstown State

2/16/2024 7:58:00 PM | General, Women's Lacrosse

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's lacrosse team posted a 17-9 win over Youngstown State in its first road game of the season Friday afternoon. The Buckeyes scored the game's first eight goals, including six in the first quarter, en route to the win. The game was the first between the Buckeyes, who are now 3-0, and Penguins (0-2).

Against Youngstown State, Brynn Ammerman had a team-best three assists and four points for Ohio State. Jamie Lasda, Leah Sax, Kampbell Stone and Kate Tyack each scored twice. Brooke Vinson had a three-point game with a goal and two assists and Casey Roberts also had two helpers. Gracie Shoup had a goal and an assist in the win.

Up Next

The Buckeyes will continue their stretch of three straight road games with a noon contest at Akron Sunday. Ohio State will travel for a game at No. 4 Denver Feb. 23.
The next home game is March 2 vs. Butler.

The Short Story

Ohio State scored the first eight goals of the game, jumping out to a 6-0 first-quarter lead.
Annie Hargraves and Kampbell Stone scored in the first five minutes.
At 8:52 Jamie Lasda converted and Leah Sax scored off a Brynn Ammerman pass at 6:35.
Casey Roberts set up two goals in the final 1:59 of the stanza, by Amani Kimball-McKavish and Zoe Coleman.
Ammerman scored a goal of her own just nine seconds into the second quarter and then found Sax for a player-up goal at 13:28.
Youngstown State scored its only goal of the first half at 12:29 to stop the Buckeye run.
Ohio State tallied four more times before halftime.
Stone scored off another Ammerman pass at 11:36.
Three goals came in the final four minutes. Lasda notched her second of the game, Kate Tyack tallied and Mackenzie Fitzgerald notched her first as a Buckeye, with Brooke Vinson assisting for her first OSU point.
There were just three goals scored in the third quarter. Youngstown State scored the first two and Sophie Patton tallied her first as a Buckeye. Ohio State led 13-3 through 45 minutes.
Vinson found Tyack just 15 seconds into the fourth quarter for a 14-3 Buckeye lead.
The Penguins tallied the next three for a 14-6 game.
Gracie Shoup set up Vinson for a goal at 5:56, marking Shoup's first collegiate point.
After a YSU goal, Lexie Kupka scored on a free position chance for her first collegiate tally. The Penguins notched the next two and Shoup closed out the game with her first goal in the Scarlet and Gray for the 17-9 final.
Ohio State outshot Youngstown State, 32-24. Regan Alexander and Whitney Robinson each played a half for the Buckeyes and each made five saves.
Ohio State had the edge in draw controls, 17-11, and in ground balls, 10-7.
Roberts had a team-best four draw controls and Lasda had three. Emily Magalotti led the Buckeyes with three ground balls.

Buckeye This and That

Ammerman had a career-high three assists, adding a goal for her fourth career four-point game (including her third in a row). She already has a career-best seven assists and 12 points this year, leading the team in assists and points.
Katie Chisholm made her first career start.
Junior Mackenzie Fitzgerald, junior transfer Sophie Patton, sophomore Brooke Vinson and freshmen Gracie Shoup and Lexie Kupka all scored their first goals in the Scarlet and Gray.
Vinson picked up two assists for three points, her first as a Buckeye, and Shoup had an assist for a two-point day and her first collegiate points.
Freshman Kate Tyack had her first career two-goal game and has a goal in each of her first three collegiate contests.
Freshman Kampbell Stone marked her second straight two-goal outing and has a goal in three straight games.
Sophomore Casey Roberts matched her career best with two assists, her fourth career two-assist outing.
Whitney Robinson made a career-high five saves in the cage.
With two goals, Jamie Lasda moved her scoring streak to nine. She has 22 goals, 12 assists and 34 points in the stretch. Lasda has 75 goals, 43 assists and 118 points in her 45-game Buckeye career. She leads the Buckeyes with 11 goals this year.