No. 14 Buckeyes Down No. 10 Blue Jays, Earn Second B1G Win Saturday

Saturday, April 11

Columbus, Ohio

Noon

Ohio State

9-3, 2-2

Johns Hopkins

7-4, 2-2

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Johns Hopkins	2	0	2	2	6
Ohio St.	1	2	2	2	7

No. 14 Buckeyes Down No. 10 Blue Jays, Earn Second B1G Win Saturday

4/11/2026 4:01:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 14 Ohio State men's lacrosse team picked up a top 10 victory on home turf Saturday, defeating No. 10 Johns Hopkins, 7-6, at Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 9-3 on the year and 2-2 in the Big Ten.

Short Story
Ohio State recovered from a first quarter deficit to come away with the Big Ten Conference win. The game was tied twice, but a 2-0 second quarter by the Buckeyes proved to be the deciding frame with the teams both tallying four goals in the second half.

The Buckeye defensive held Johns Hopkins to its lowest scoring performance of the season. In goal for the Buckeyes, Caleb Fyock stopped 14 shots, with five saves in the final frame. The junior saved 70 percent of the shots he faced. Cullen Brown ended the day with a career high-tying four caused turnovers. Brown and Fyock tied for the team lead with five ground balls each.

Jake Struck and Jackson Walsh tallied three points on the day. Both scored twice for their fourth multi-goal game of the season.

How it Happened

Both teams' defenses were unbeatable in the opening minutes of the games. Both goalies made two saves to start the top 15 contest.
Johns Hopkins scored the first goal of the day at 5:10 and doubled its lead a minute later.
Walsh scored Ohio State's first goal of the game with 41 seconds to play in the first quarter, and was assisted by Struck, to cut the Hopkins lead to one after the first frame.
Ohio State went on a four-goal scoring run through three quarters, starting with Walsh's goal in the first. A pair of goals from Struck (10:25) and Dillon Magee (2:39) in the second and the first goal of the third quarter from Struck (9:29) gave the Buckeyes a two-goal advantage five minutes into the third quarter.
In the stretch, Ohio State held the Blue Jays scoreless for nearly 28 minutes. Fyock made seven saves in that time, including six in Hopkins' scoreless second quarter.
The teams traded goals in the third quarter to finish the frame 2-2. For both Ohio State goals in the quarter, Johns Hopkins had a response, but the Buckeyes held a 5-4 lead entering the fourth.
The game was tied with 11:40 to play in the game with Hopkins scoring its second straight.
Ohio State was man-up after a push was called on the Blue Jays at 9:35 and Walsh needed just 15 seconds to put Ohio State back in front.
With just over three minutes to play in the game, Dominic Shaw caused a turnover and Cullen Brown took the ball into the Blue Jays' half. He connected with Marinier, who sent a shot right over the crosse of Oran Gelinas for the two-goal Buckeye lead.
Hopkins scored with 29 seconds on the clock to pull within one of the Buckeyes. The Blue Jays won the ensuing faceoff, but Fyock made a save with 10 seconds on the clock to secure the Ohio State win.

Game Notes

Ohio State's win over Johns Hopkins in Columbus is the team's first victory over the Blue Jays at Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium, and its first home win in the series since 2022. The team is now 9-11 in the all-time series.
Saturday's game is Ohio State's third in four weeks decided by one goal.
Jackson Walsh is the fifth Buckeye this season to record double-digit goals this season with 11 on the year after his two-goal performance against the Blue Jays.
Struck finished the game with a career-high three points and two goals.
Dillon Magee's first goal of the season put the team in the lead at the half.
Caleb Fyock tied his season-high with 14 saves on the day. He has now recorded at least a .700 save percentage in two games this season.

Up Next
Ohio State closes the regular season with a home game against Michigan Friday, April 17 at Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium. The Buckeyes and Wolverines face off at 6 p.m. and the game will be televised on Big Ten Network.

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