Ohio State, Rutgers Meet Friday in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State field hockey team hosts a Big Ten Conference matchup against Rutgers Friday, October 9. The penultimate regular season home game for the Buckeyes (4-6, 0-3 B1G) is set for 1 p.m. at Buckeye Varsity Field.

The Basics
Ohio State vs. Rutgers | Friday, Oct. 9 | 1 p.m. | Buckeye Varsity Field
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Briefly on the Buckeyes

Ohio State is coming off four straight games against top 15 ranked opponents. Last weekend, the team was tested by top ranked Northwestern and No. 13 Indiana. The Buckeyes fell 4-0 to the Wildcats before being narrowly beaten by the Hoosiers, 2-1.
The Buckeyes have held five opponents to five or less shots on goal this season. Most recently, Ohio State limited Indiana to a season-low five shots on target.
Last weekend, junior back Madeline Bogle recorded her first career goal and points against the Hoosiers. Eleven Buckeyes have recorded a goal and fourteen have a point on the year.
Leading Ohio State in points and goals in 2026 is Sienna Golden with five goals and 10 points. She is the first Buckeye to double digit points on the year. Emily Barker (3), Phillippa Jowett (2) and Lea DeWan (2) also have multiple goals this season. Golden and Barker are tied with a team-high nine shots on goal.
Three of the Buckeyes' four game-winning goals have been scored by Golden.
In goal for Ohio State, Avery Alleva and Maddie Stevens both have two wins and a shutout on the year. Alleva owns a team-best .686 save percentage and has 35 saves in her rookie season. Stevens has started eight of nine games for the Buckeyes with 11 stops in her junior campaign.
Ohio State head coach Jarred Martin is 96-82 in his career at Ohio State. Martin is assisted by associate head coach Kate Lipton and assistant coach Patrick Cota.

Series History – Buckeyes vs. Scarlet Knights

Friday marks the 15th meeting all-time between Ohio State and Rutgers and the seventh meeting in Columbus.
Ohio State has six wins in the series against Rutgers.
In the last meeting between the teams, Rutgers escaped with a 2-1 double overtime win at home.

Up Next
Ohio State goes on the road for a pair of Big Ten games against Penn State (Oct. 16) and Maryland (Oct. 18). The Buckeyes and Nittany Lions will play at 5 p.m. from University Park, Pa. with the game broadcast on Big Ten Network. The matchup against the Terrapins in College Park, Md. is set for noon.

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