Field Hockey: Focusing in on Ohio’s weekend matchups

Ohio is again in motion this weekend with an away match Friday at No. 52 Ball State and a house match Sunday vs. No. 20 Ohio State.

Right here’s a rundown of Ohio’s competitors this weekend:

Match Data

Friday:

Opponent: Ball State (5-5, 2-1 Mid-American Convention)

Location: Briner Sports activities Advanced (Muncie, IN)

Date and Time: Oct. 7 at 3 p.m.

Reside stats may be accessed right here

The Cardinals are sitting at 5-5 this season as they put together to tackle the Bobcats at dwelling Thursday. After a tricky 7-0 loss to Michigan Sunday, the Cardinals are up for a combat towards the Bobcats, who even have a 5-5 file after falling to Michigan State of their most up-to-date match.

Ball State is coached by Caitlin Walsh, who took over the top coach place this 12 months. Walsh beforehand spent the final three years as an assistant coach for Kent State’s area hockey staff. Throughout her three seasons there, Kent State completed with a 34-18 file.

Gamers to Watch: Ball State freshman Fleur Knopert, from Raalte, Netherlands, at present leads the staff in objectives scored this season with six and complete factors with 16.

As well as, Ohio’s Mijntje Ligtenberg continues to be a dominating drive. She added one other objective to her resume on Sept. 30 in a tricky battle towards Kent State. The objective introduced her complete objectives to seven this season. One other participant to observe is Meela Koop, who additionally had a objective towards Kent State and scored Ohio’s solely objective in its final match towards Michigan State.

Sunday:

Opponent: Ohio State (5-5, 1-3 Huge Ten)

Location: Pruitt Area (Athens, OH)

Date and Time: Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.

Reside Broadcast may be accessed right here

Reside Stats may be accessed right here

The Buckeyes can be touring from Columbus, Ohio, Sunday to tackle the Bobcats for a match in celebration of Pleasure Day.  The Buckeyes’ 1-3 convention file and general 5-5 file was gained with a current 4-0 win towards the Golden Flashes. The Buckeyes scored in each quarter towards the Golden Flashes and had 19 complete pictures.

Gamers to Watch: Ohio State’s Sarah Charley at present leads the staff in objectives with 4, and she or he scored twice in its current win. As well as, goalkeeper Abby Danson has held down the Buckeyes’ protection with 48 saves this season.

The Bobcats can be up for a problem of their subsequent two matches.

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