Ohio State Concludes Home Slate against Northwestern, Illinois
10/15/2019 2:03:44 PM | Women's Soccer
ADDITIONAL INFO
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s soccer team wraps up its home schedule against Northwestern and Illinois this week at Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Field at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The contest against the Wildcats is set for 7 p.m. Thursday with the home finale against the Illini slated for 2 p.m. Sunday in Columbus.
OHIO STATE OF LATE
Ohio State played to a scoreless double-overtime draw at Purdue last Thursday night before suffering a 1-0 defeat at Indiana Sunday afternoon. Goalkeepers Bailey Kolinski and Jordan Silkowitz combined to make nine saves against the Boilermakers on their way to the Buckeyes’ fourth clean sheet of the year and third in Big Ten play.
BUCKEYE BITS
– Ohio State ranks third in the Big Ten with 15.50 shots per game.
– Kayla Fischer and Marissa Birzon are tied for the team lead with four goals.
– Fischer’s two game-winners are tied for eighth in the conference.
– Ohio State allowed just one shot on frame against the Spartans Sept. 19, tying a season low set against Miami (Ohio) Sept. 13.
MOUSSET, RODRIGUEZ 2019 CAPTAINS
Senior Marike Mousset and junior Izzy Rodriguez have been named captains of the 2019 Ohio State women’s soccer team, head coach Lori Walker-Hock announced Aug. 27.
Mousset, now in her second season as a captain of the Buckeyes, and Rodriguez both are in their third season serving in a starting role for Ohio State.
RODRIGUEZ ON MAC HERMANN LIST
Junior Izzy Rodriguez was named to the 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy watch list, United Soccer Coaches announced Aug. 1. Rodriguez becomes the fourth Buckeye, and the first since Paige Maxwell in 2011, to be named to the watch list for the award given to the Division I collegiate player of the year.
Over her first two seasons, Rodriguez played in 40 matches, including 39 starts, picking up first team All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore and third team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Freshman team laurels in her opening season. Rodriguez was a 2018 United Soccer Coaches first team All-North Region selection and 2017 TopDrawerSoccer.com second team Freshman All-American.
SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN
Northwestern is 5-7-2 on the year, 3-3-1 in Big Ten play, after splitting matches against Michigan State and Michigan last weekend. Mikayla Hampton leads the Wildcats with two goals while Mackenzie Wood has posted a 1.31 goals-against average.
The Buckeyes hold a 15-7-2 lead in the all-time series with the Wildcats after a 1-0 overtime win in Evanston last season.
SCOUTING ILLINOIS
Illinois enters the week with an 8-6-0 record, 2-5-0 in conference play, after splitting contests against Michigan and Michigan State last weekend. Makena Silber leads the Illini with six goals while Jaelyn Cunningham has recorded a 1.98 goals-against average.
Ohio State leads the all-time series, 11-9-3, after earning a 2-0 victory in Champaign a year ago.
THE COACHING STAFF
Ohio State is under the direction of 23rd-year head coach Lori Walker-Hock. The three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year has guided the team to 13 NCAA Tournament berths (2002-03-04-07-09-10-11-12-13-15-16-178), two Big Ten regular season championship (2010, 2017) and three Big Ten Tournament championships (2002, 2004, 2012). Her record at Ohio State is 254-174-47 and her career record, including two seasons at Kansas, is 267-197-48.
Assistant coaches Brian Jankowski and Michael Needham are each in their third season on Walker-Hock’s staff.
UP NEXT
Ohio State travels to Iowa for a 2 p.m. ET match Oct. 27.
