Sears’ Goal Gives Ohio State a 1-0 Win at Kansas

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State ladies’s soccer workforce opened the 2022 season on a victorious notice on Thursday night, defeating Kansas 1-0 in Lawrence on the energy of a second-half objective by senior ahead Emma Sears.

Sears scored almost 9 minutes into the second half to interrupt a scoreless tie, and from there the Ohio State protection, led by beginning goalkeeper Katherine Robinson, made it rise up. Robinson made three second-half saves and completed with 5 stops general on the evening.

The way it Occurred
The primary half was evenly performed between the 2 groups, a minimum of on the scoresheet. The Buckeyes had a 6-5 edge in pictures and every keeper made two saves.

Within the 69th minute, nonetheless, Sears scored off an help from Kailyn Dudukovich for what proved to be the decisive objective. Within the subsequent 4 minutes of recreation motion, Robinson made two saves the protect the one-goal lead.

Notes

• Ohio State is 17-9-4 in season-openers and had not received a season-opener since 2017
• This was the primary assembly all-time between the 2 applications
• OSU head coach Lori Walker-Hock was the primary head coach in Kansas ladies’s soccer historical past. She led the Jawhawks within the 1995 and 1996 season earlier than head to Ohio State. This was her first assembly towards her previous workforce.
• Robinson, a 35-game veteran in her profession at Pittsburgh, registered her ninth profession shutout.
• The competition was the primary official common season competitors for an Ohio State program for the 2022-23 tutorial yr.

Up Subsequent
The Buckeyes stay on the street and can tackle Missouri this Sunday in Columbia. First contact is ready for 12:05 p.m. ET and the match can be streamed (for a charge) on SEC Community+. This would be the sixth all-time assembly between the 2 applications.