Buckeyes Fall at Cincinnati, 13-11

Friday, April 5

Cincinnati, Ohio

12:00 PM

Ohio State

7-5

University of Cincinnati

10-4

Ohio State

Cincinnati

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

Buckeyes Fall at Cincinnati, 13-11

4/5/2024 3:00:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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Game opened stretch of three straight road games for Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A rally fell short for the Ohio State women's lacrosse team at Cincinnati Friday afternoon, as the Buckeyes lost to the Bearcats, 13-11, in Nippert Stadium.

Ohio State (7-5) led 4-2 midway through the first quarter but the Bearcats (10-4) scored the next five goals, leading 6-4 at the end of the opening period and 7-4 with 8:27 left in the second. Ohio State tallied three of the next four goals to draw within one (8-7) but a player down goal gave Cincinnati a 9-7 lead at the half. The Bearcats pushed the lead to 12-7 with the first three goals of the third quarter. Ohio State then went on a four-goal run to make it a one-goal game (12-11) with 11:04 remaining, but the Buckeyes were held off the scoresheet the rest of the way and a final UC goal sealed the 13-11 win.

Brynn Ammerman paced the Buckeyes with four points on two goals and two assists, while Jamie Lasda and Kate Tyack both had hat tricks and Zoe Coleman posted two assists. Erin O'Neil led the Buckeyes with four ground balls and two caused turnovers and Regan Alexander made seven saves.

Up Next

The game at Cincinnati opened a stretch of three straight road games for Ohio State. The Buckeyes will travel to Louisville for a 1 p.m. game Tuesday and play at No. 1 Northwestern at 1 p.m. ET April 13.
The regular season home finale is at 6 p.m. April 18 vs. Rutgers, with the Buckeye seniors recognized that night. Admission and parking are free for all regular season games in Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium.

How it Happened

Brynn Ammerman found Annie Hargraves in front to open the scoring just 49 seconds into the game.
Cincinnati notched the next two, at 13:38 and 11:35, for a 2-1 lead.
The Buckeyes responded with a three-goal run to take a 4-2 lead with 7:46 left in the first quarter. Emily Magalotti and Ammerman converted free position shots at 10:19 and 9:16, respectively. Ammerman then found a cutting Kate Tyack at 7:46.
The Bearcats scored five in a row to take the lead and stretch the advantage to 7-4. Four were tallied in the final 6:40 of the first quarter, along with the opening goal of quarter two at 8:27.
Jamie Lasda ended the UC run with an unassisted goal at 7:37 for a 7-5 game.
After a Cincinnati score at 6:35, Kate Tyack used a free position opportunity to draw the Buckeyes within two (8-6) at 5:45.
Lasda's second of the day made it a one-goal game (8-7) at 3:48 but the Bearcats regained their two-goal lead at 2:08 with a player down goal and carried that advantage into halftime.
The Bearcats tallied the first three goals of the third quarter to push the cushion to 12-7 with 6:55 left.
Ohio State scored the next four to draw within one.
In the third quarter, Leah Sax drove and scored at 4:33 for a 12-8 game. Coleman set up Lasda and Tyack for back-to-back goals at 3:41 and 1:15, respectively, to cut the UC lead to two through three quarters (12-10).
Ammerman tallied unassisted less than four minutes into the fourth quarter to make it a one-goal game (12-11).
The Bearcats held the Buckeyes scoreless the rest of the way and regained their two-goal lead with 4:15 left to help close out the win.
Ohio State was outshot in the game, 27-21. Regan Alexander made seven saves for the Buckeyes, with five in the third quarter and six total in the second half.
Lasda had a game-high six draw controls, with Ohio State ending the game ahead, 13-12. UC had the advantage in ground balls, 12-9. Erin O'Neil led the Buckeyes with four ground balls and had a team-best two caused turnovers.

Buckeye This and That

Lasda leads the Buckeyes with 34 goals and 40 points and recorded her sixth game this season with three or more goals. She moved her career-long scoring streak to 18 games and has 45 goals, 18 assists and 63 points in the stretch. In her career, Lasda has 98 goals, 49 assists and 147 points in 54 games. She has 13 draw controls in the last two games combined and is first on the team with 34 this year.
Tyack had her second straight game with a hat trick and her fourth multiple-goal outing. A starter in the last four games, she has 14 goals and two assists for 16 points on the year, with at least one goal in each of the last four games.
Ammerman has at least one point in each game this season and is second on the squad with 37 points, ranking first with 20 assists and tying for third with 17 goals. She now has five four-point games and eight with four or more points. She has seven multiple-assist outings and seven games with two or more goals.
The four ground balls were a career high for O'Neil and it was her third game this year with multiple caused turnovers.
Sax is second on the team with 19 goals and third with 25 points, with at least one point in 10 of 12 outings.
Coleman recorded her fourth multiple-assist outing as a Buckeye. She is second on the squad with 13 assists on the year, adding 11 goals for 24 points to rank fourth in scoring.
Hargraves has a point in 10 of 12 games and now has 17 goals and 18 points on the year.
Magalotti has a goal in six of the last eight games and has seven total this season.