Buckeyes Rally to Down No. 19 Penn State, 9-8

Thursday, March 28

Columbus, Ohio

7:00 PM

Ohio State

7-4, 1-3B1G

Penn State University

6-5, 2-1B1G

Penn State

Ohio State

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Buckeyes Rally to Down No. 19 Penn State, 9-8

3/28/2024 9:57:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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Ohio State scores final seven goals, including three by freshman Kate Tyack

COLUMBUS, Ohio –What a comeback! The Ohio State women's lacrosse team scored the last seven goals of the game – including four in the final three minutes (three by freshman Kate Tyack) – to rally from an 8-2 deficit and defeat No. 19 Penn State, 9-8, Thursday evening in Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium. Ohio State improves to 7-4 on the year (1-3 B1G) with the win.

Penn State (6-5, 2-1 B1G) led 2-0 after the first quarter, 6-1 at the half and 8-2 through three quarters. It was all Buckeyes from there. In the fourth, Brynn Ammerman, Kampbell Stone and Leah Sax tallied for an 8-5 game with 5:35 remaining. Tyack made it a two-goal game at 2:56, with Annie Hargraves scoring 46 seconds later for an 8-7 contest. Tyack deadlocked the score at 1:04 and then notched the gamewinner with 10 seconds on the clock. Three of the Buckeyes' goals in the fourth quarter came on free position opportunities. Goalie Regan Alexander had 11 saves in the game, including six in the fourth quarter to help fuel the comeback. Ohio State controlled the draw throughout the contest, ending ahead 16-5. Jamie Lasda had seven draws, with Hargraves recording six.

Up Next

Ohio State will play its next three games on the road, traveling to Cincinnati April 5, Louisville April 9 and Northwestern April 13.
The regular season finale is April 18 vs. Rutgers, with the Buckeye seniors recognized that night.

How it Happened

Penn State scored the only goals of the first quarter, at 11:59 and 6:00
Three tallies in the first half of the second quarter pushed the Nittany Lions' lead to 5-0.
Jamie Lasda drove the net and scored at 2:13 to put the Buckeyes on the board.
Penn State tallied in the final minute of the half and carried a 6-1 lead into the lockerroom after 30 minutes.
Ohio State's Emily Magalotti opened the scoring in the second half with a goal 37 seconds into the third quarter.
Penn State held Ohio State scoreless the rest of the quarter, scoring twice at 13:22 and 5:34, for an 8-2 advantage.
A Brynn Ammerman goal, set up by Kate Tyack, at 12:06 of the fourth quarter started the Buckeye comeback.
Kampbell Stone tallied unassisted at 6:19 for an 8-4 game.
Three straight free position goals drew the Buckeyes within one. Leah Sax scored at 5:35, Tyack converted with the Buckeyes player-up at 2:56 and Annie Hargraves made it a one-goal contest at 2:10.
With 1:04 left Tyack came around the corner and scored for an 8-8 game.
The Buckeyes won the ensuing draw and called timeout after getting the ball in the Penn State zone.
Ohio State held for a late shot and Tyack put the Buckeyes ahead with just 10 seconds remaining, driving through her defenders and getting a shot off.
The Buckeyes shut out the Nittany Lions for the final 20:34 of the contest.
Regan Alexander, who led the Buckeyes with four ground balls, had 11 saves in the game, with seven in the second half (six in the fourth quarter).
Lasda and Hargraves led the Buckeye draw unit, with seven and six, respectively. Ohio State controlled 16 of the game's 21 draws.
Ohio State had 14 turnovers in the game, but just three in the second half. The Buckeyes were 18-for-18 on clear attempts.

Buckeye This and That

Tyack, from Dublin, Ohio, marked her first collegiate hat trick and third multiple-goal game, with a career-high four points. A starter in the last three games, she has 11 goals and two assists for 13 points on the year, with a goal in each of the last three games.
Alexander had her sixth game this season with double-digit saves, including in six of the last seven games. She has a .513 save percentage this year. She now has 404 saves as a Buckeye.
Lasda leads the Buckeyes with 31 goals and 37 points. She moved her career-long scoring streak to 17 games and has 42 goals, 18 assists and 60 points in the stretch. In her career, Lasda has 95 goals, 49 assists and 144 points in 53 games. The seven draw controls were a season high and one off the personal best eight she had at USC Feb. 19, 2023.
Hargraves has a point in nine of 11 games and now has 16 goals and 17 points on the year. The six draw controls matched her career high, set earlier this year vs. Kent State.
Ammerman has at least one point in each game this season and is second on the squad with 33 points, ranking first with 18 assists and third with 15 goals.
Sax is second on the team with 18 goals and third with 24 points.
Stone has a goal in nine of her first 11 collegiate games and an 11-1-12 line on the year.