Buckeye 411

• We Talkin’ About Practice? Tuesday was a return to the WHAC for the Buckeyes after Spring Break, and it sounds as if it was a bit of a “rusty day” for the Scarlet and Gray. No need to panic, though- this is typical for teams the first time they put the pads on in the spring or in the fall.
• Injury Update- Barrett, Shazier, Wood, and Bogard were in “orange” jerseys today, although JT was taking mental reps behind Braxton as the practice went along. Jordan Hall had
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Softball

2/8-10 – Ohio State opened up its season at the Red and Black Showcase in Athens, GA this weekend.  On Sunday afternoon, Ohio State defeated Winthrop 4-3 in eight innings after a bases loaded hit-by-pitch.  After the win, the Buckeyes were crowned tournament champions after posting a 4-1 record for the weekend. On Saturday, the Buckeyes defeated the No. 8 Georgia Bulldogs 5-4 in extra innings and on Friday, they defeated Elon 10-2.

Women’s Gymnastics

2/8 – The No. 20 Buckeyes posted a season best score, but fell to No. 5 Michigan 196.925-196.250.  Aly Marohn tied for the vault event title with a career best 9.900, while Sarah Miller tied for the beam title with a score of 9.875.

Women’s Hockey

2/8-9 – The Buckeyes dropped two games to Minnesota this weekend. On Friday, they dropped a 5-2 decision to the Badgers and on Saturday, a 5-3 decision.

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The Ohio State men’s hockey team beat Michigan State last Friday with a 1-0 win.

On Friday, Ryan Dzingel’s third period goal broke a scoreless game to give Ohio State a 1-0 lead and eventually the win.  OSU goalie Brady Hjelle had 31 saves to tally his 3rd shut out this season.

The Spartans could not score in the first period despite a 14-8 shot advantage and a power play. Hjelle finished the period with 14 saves.

In the second period, both the Buckeyes and Spartans had goals overturned by video review, leaving the game scoreless.  Ohio State led the period in shots 13-5 but could not capitalize on any of them. Spartan goalie Jake Hildebrand had 13 saves.

In the third period, at 17:47, Dzingel scored off a pass from Curtis Gedig to give the Buckeyes the lead. Both teams had … [Read More]

The Ohio State women’s volleyball team ended its regular season this past week. On 11/21, the No. 14 Buckeyes dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 1 Penn State.  Senior Mari Hole led the Buckeyes with 10 kills and 8 digs.  Teammate Kaitlyn Leary added six kills while Anna Faul had three kills and two blocks.  Penn State won the first set 25-18, the second set 25-16, and the third set 25-14.

On Friday, the Buckeyes dropped their season finale to TSUN by a score of 3-1 at St. John Arena.  Ohio State honored seniors Mariah Booth, Mari Hole, Emily Danks, and Amanda Peterson before the game.  Hole notched her 17th double-double of the season with 15 kills and 11 digs.  The Wolverines took the first set 25-22, the third set 25-18, and the fourth set 25-20.

The Buckeyes will now go on to play in the … [Read More]

The Ohio State Men’s Hockey team opened its home schedule with a 1-1 tie and a shootout win against Alaska on Friday night at Value City Arena.  Sophomore Alex McCormick tied the game almost as soon as the third period began to tie the game at 1.  In the shootout, Ryan Dzingel scored to secure the win for the Buckeyes in the sixth round.

The game was scoreless after one period after the goalies had combined for 24 saves. Then, at 5:05 into the second period, Alaska took a 1-0 lead after a Colton Parayko goal. Curtis Gedig tied it up for the Buckeyes at 1-1 early in the third period.

Neither team was able to score in overtime, and each goalie tallied two saves.  The shootout went six rounds, and finally, Dzingel’s goal gave Ohio State the win.  The … [Read More]

The Ohio State women’s soccer team defeated Illinois 2-1 on Sunday afternoon (11/4) to win the Big Ten Tournament.  The Buckeyes, seeded second, defeated the fifth-seeded Illini to bring back the third conference tournament title in program history. The team finished 16-4-1 on the season.

A physical back and forth first half had the game scoreless at halftime.  In the second half, Tiffany Cameron scored her 19th goal of the season to give the Buckeyes a 1-0 lead.  She scored the second goal for her team in the 69th minute off a pass from teammate Michela Paradiso.  Illinois cut the lead to 2-1 around the 80th minute after a goal by Allie Osoba, but they could not manage to tie it up.

Ohio State led the Illini in shots 19-7, led by Cameron’s six shots.  She was named the Offensive Player of the … [Read More]