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No. 4 Buckeyes to Host No. 13 Louisville on Sunday
9/25/2024 2:33:00 PM | Field Hockey
Ohio State is ranked highest in program history at No. 4 in the nation
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes are home once again this weekend where they'll face No. 13 Louisville on Sunday at 1 p.m. Information on live stats and streaming for the match can be found on the schedule page of OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
The Basics
Ohio State vs. Louisville // Sunday, Sept. 29 // 1 p.m. // Buckeye Varsity Field // Columbus, Ohio
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Promotions This Weekend
- Sunday's match will serve as Ohio State's youth game. Promotions will include inflatables, a Brutus Buckeye appearance and a post-game meet and greet with the squad.
- Admission to all Ohio State field hockey games is free. Parking is available in the lots surrounding Buckeye Varsity Field, specifically at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
Briefly on the Buckeyes…
- The No. 4 Buckeyes join five other Big Ten teams in the NFHCA Poll: No. 2 Northwestern, No. 5 Maryland, No. 7 Iowa, No. 8 Michigan and No. 19 Penn State.
- Ohio State is one of four undefeated teams left in the nation: Northwestern (8-0), No. 1 North Carolina (6-0) and No. 3 Virginia (7-0)
- 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.
- The Buckeyes have defeated three NFHCA ranked teams this season: UAlbany, Syracuse and Old Dominion.
- Ohio State sits tied for first in the Big Ten for total goals scored with 33. The Buckeyes are tied with rival No. 8 Michigan, who they'll face on October 6.
- Senior goalkeeper Abby Danson holds third in the Big Ten in saves this season with 33. Danson also notched her 41st career win against Brown on Sunday, moving her into first in program history for all-time wins.
- Two of the top-five assists leaders in the Big Ten are Buckeyes: forward Makenna Webster is first with eight, followed by Claudia Thomas at fifth with four.
Scouting Louisville
- The Cardinals sit at 5-3 on the season, with their only losses coming from ranked teams: No. 4 Maryland, No. 15 Princeton and No. 1 Northwestern. All of those losses have been by two goals or less.
- Louisville was picked to finish fourth in the ACC in the conference's preseason poll.
- Ohio State leads the all-time series against Louisville 18-13. The Cardinals hold a 7-3 advantage in the last 10 matchups between the teams.
- Louisville sits tied for first in the ACC for saves on the year at 33
- The ACC Preseason Players to Watch List featured one Cardinal in Aimee Plumb, a fifth-year dual midfielder/forward. Plumb totals two goals on the season in wins against Ball State and Penn.
The Last Time the Buckeyes…
Were 8-0: the 2006 season
Were ranked No. 4 or higher: Never—that's a first in program history. The highest ranking prior to this week was during the 2006 season, where the Buckeyes finished at No. 5.
Allowed more than two goals: 11/3/23 vs. Northwestern (L, 3-1)
Allowed more than three goals: 9/22/23 vs. Northwestern (L, 4-3)
Allowed more than 11 shots: 11/02/23 vs. Penn State (W, 4-3 2OT)
More Fun with Numbers
3: Ohio State has three Buckeyes in double-figures for points: Makenna Webster with 25 (8G 9A), Brenna Bough with 12 (5G 2A) and Katie Fichtner with 10 (4G 2A).
70-29: The Buckeye offense has out-cornered their opponents 70-29, with 10 of them resulting in goals. Ohio State has the advantage 24-4 in first quarters alone.
33: The scarlet and gray offense has combined for 33 goals through eight games. That's the most since the 2006 season, which saw Ohio State start the season at 8-0 and notch 39 goals.
12: Twelve different Buckeyes have scored at least one goal this season: Makenna Webster, Hallie Brost, Cam Standish, Cameryn Forgash, Brenna Bough, Katie Fichtner, Anne Marie Krebs, Emily Barker, Zella Bailey, Lindsey Roberts, Sienna Golden and Reagan Eickhoff.
243: Abby Danson totals 243 saves in her career. She sits at eighth in program history.
