Buckeyes Fall at No. 9/10 Denver

Friday, February 23

Denver, Colo.

3:00 PM

Ohio State

4-1

University of Denver

2-1

Ohio State

Denver

Buckeyes Fall at No. 9/10 Denver

2/23/2024 5:52:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's lacrosse team lost for the first time this season, falling to No. 9/10 Denver, 15-5, Friday afternoon in Denver. The Buckeyes are now 4-1 this year, with the Pioneers 2-1.

Denver led 4-1 after the first quarter and 8-1 at halftime. Each team scored twice in the third quarter and Denver pulled away in the fourth, with five of the seven goals, for the 15-5 final. Buckeye goalie Regan Alexander had a career-high 16 saves in the game. Leah Sax led Ohio State with a career-best two assists and three points.

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The game vs. the Pioneers ended a stretch of three straight away from Columbus for Ohio State. The Buckeyes will return home to host March 2 vs. Butler. First draw is set for noon in Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium and admission and parking are free.

How it Happened

Denver opened the scoring at 13:08, answered by Buckeye freshman Kampbell Stone at 12:55.
The Pioneers scored three goals in the final 5:53 of the first quarter for a 4-1 lead through 15 minutes.
Ohio State was held scoreless in the second quarter and Denver scored four times, leading to an 8-1 DU lead at halftime.
After Denver opened the scoring at 9:20 of the third, Ohio State notched the next two goals. Leah Sax tallied off an assist from Sophie Patton at 8:06 and then set up Brynn Ammerman for a goal at 5:19 on a fast break started by goalie Regan Alexander.
The Pioneers notched the last goal of the quarter, scoring player-down at 1:26, for a 10-3 lead.
With two goals in just over a minute in the fourth, Denver stretched the advantage to 12-3.
A free position, player-up goal for the Buckeyes from Jamie Lasda at 4:35 ended the DU run.
After a player-down goal from the Pioneers at 3:36, Sax found Emily Magalotti for a goal at 1:29.
Denver scored twice in the final 40 seconds for the 15-5 final.
The Buckeyes were outshot, 44-19, and Denver had the edge in ground balls, 17-6, and draw controls, 16-7.
Alexander played all 60 minutes and had 16 saves for the Scarlet and Gray.
Audrey Schoemer and Lilli Sherman led the Buckeyes with two caused turnovers each.

Buckeye This and That

Alexander's previous high for saves was 15, set twice in 2023 vs. both Northwestern and Marquette.
Sax, who scored two goals in each of the first four games, marked her first career assists and first career three-point day.
Ammerman leads the Buckeyes with 12 assists and 19 points on the year. She has at least one goal and point in all five games.
Magalotti's goal was her first of the year.
Lasda now leads the Buckeyes with 17 goals and she moved her scoring streak to 11. She has 28 goals, 12 assists and 40 points in the stretch and now has 81 goals, 43 assists and 124 points in her 47-game Buckeye career.
Patton has a point in each of the last three games and notched her first assist as a Buckeye.
Stone has at least one goal in each of her first five collegiate games.