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Current Record: 5-3

Current Rank: None

2/7 vs. Duquesne - W 11-9
2/9 vs. Robert Morris - W 13-8
2/12 vs. Kent State - W 22-11
2/15 @ #10 Stony Brook - L 20-7
2/19 vs. Cincinnati - W 15-10
2/23 @ #2 Notre Dame - L 18-7
3/1 vs. #19 UMass (Atlanta, GA) - L 21-16
3/7 @ Marquette - W 16-14

The Buckeyes will begin their season next Friday when they host Duquesne. They are coming off a 9-8 season.

Kicking off the 2020 season, the Buckeyes hosted Duquesne last night and picked up an 11-9 victory. Ashley Turner (3 goals, 1 assist) and Liza Hernandez (2 goals, 2 assists) led the way for OSU on Friday night. Rilee Bradshaw was Duquesne's leader on the night with 4 goals.

Next up, Ohio State will host Robert Morris on Sunday.

The Buckeyes were able to move their record to 2-0 on the young season, as they defeated visiting Robert Morris 13-8 on Sunday afternoon. A massive total of six different Buckeyes were able to produce 2 goals, and Ali Beekhuizen (2 goals & 2 assists) led the way with 4 total points.

Next up, Ohio State will host Kent State on Wednesday.

OSU picked up their third consecutive home victory to open the season, defeating visiting Kent State 22-11 on Wednesday night. The Golden Flashes actually opened up the game with a 3-0 lead, just 4 minutes into the game. Then the Buckeyes began scoring, and never really looked back again. Sophie Baez led the way for OSU, scoring 6 points (4 goals, 2 assists), followed by a slew of Buckeyes scoring 3 points each. Abby Jones had a huge game for Kent State, tallying 6 goals.

Goalie Line:
Jill Rizzo (OSU; 3-0): 8 saves, 10 goals allowed
Grace Merrill (KSU; 0-1): 12 saves, 22 goals allowed

Next up, Ohio State faces their first road competition of the season, they'll play at #10 Stony Brook on Saturday.

The Buckeyes learned on Saturday that they still have some work to do before they can compete with the best of the best, as they traveled to #10 Stony Brook on Saturday and were trounced 20-7. Stony Brook scored the first 8 goals of the game before the Buckeyes could even tally one. Leading Stony Brook was Kailyn Hart with 6 points (4 goals, 2 assists). Leading the way for OSU was Caly O'Brien and Chloe Johnson with 3 goals each.

Goalie Line:
Kameron Halsall (SBU; 2-0): 1 save, 7 goals allowed
Jill Rizzo (OSU; 3-1): 4 saves, 18 goals allowed

Next up, Ohio State will host Cincinnati on Wednesday.

After getting blown out in their last game, the Buckeyes bounced back with a 15-10 victory over visiting Cincinnati on Wednesday night. OSU led by three goals at halftime, and extended that lead by two more by the end of the game. The first 20 minutes of the first half was a little back and forth where the Bearcats scored the first goal of the game as well. But near the end of the first half, OSU took over the game. Buckeye goalkeeper, Jill Rizzo recorded her 600th career save in this one, which is a new Ohio State record.

Sophie Baez led the Buckeyes with 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists). Liza Hernandez and Maura McGregor each tallied 3 goals for OSU. Leading the way for Cincy was Monica Borzillo with 7 points (4 goals, 3 assists).

Goalie Line:
Win - Jill Rizzo (4-1): 15 saves, 10 goals allowed
Loss - Kate Brocato (0-2): 10 saves, 15 goals allowed

Next up, Ohio State will travel to #2 Notre Dame on Sunday.

The Buckeyes were dominated by #2 Notre Dame in South Bend on Sunday, by a final score of 18-7. The Buckeyes were actually the first team to get on the board, but once the Irish started scoring, they never looked back. Leading the Buckeyes was Liza Hernandez with 3 goals, and Nicole Ferrara with 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist). For the Fighting Irish, it was Kasey Choma with 6 goals.

Goalie Line:
Win - Bridget Deehan (4-0): 9 saves, 7 goals allowed
Loss - Jill Rizzo (4-2): 11 saves, 18 goals allowed

Next up, Ohio State plays another solid team when they play #19 UMass in Atlanta on Sunday.

Playing against #19 UMass on a neutral field in Atlanta, the Buckeyes hung tough, but ultimately fell 21-16. OSU got on the board first, but the first half was largely controlled by the MInutemen, then in the second half, the two teams played very even. Ali Beekhuizen and Sophie Baez each scored 4 points (3 goals and 1 assist each) for the Buckeyes. Kaitlyn Cerasi led the way for UMass with 5 points (4 goals, 1 assist).

Goalie Line:
Win - Lauren Hiller (3-1): 17 saves, 16 goals allowed
Loss - Jill Rizzo (4-3): 20 saves, 21 goals allowed

Ohio State's next game will be on Saturday when they play at Marquette.

OSU picked up a much needed victory on Saturday afternoon, as they defeated Marquette, on the road, 16-14. Leading the Buckeyes with 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists), was Ashley Turner. Nicole Ferrara and Liza Hernandez each tallied 4 goals for the Buckeyes. For Marquette, Carolina Steller had a monster game with 5 goals.

Goalie Line:
Win - Jill Rizzo (5-3): 17 saves, 14 goals allowed
Loss - Jules Horning (3-3): 5 saves, 12 goals allowed

Next up, Ohio State will travel to Towson on Tuesday evening.

Final Season Rankings:
Inside Lacrosse: None
RPI Rankings: #38
Coach Ranking: None

Any time that any Sports news can be reported on or talked about so far in the year 2020 has to be good news as we've certainly lacked in that area so far. If you happen to be a Lacrosse fan, and especially a Women's Lacrosse fan, National Title Winner Kelsey Reed will be joining the Lady Buckeyes this coming fall. This should really be a shot in the arm for the Ladies as they have really struggled in the past few seasons. Kelsey has played in 49 games for James Madison, including 15 games during there run to the Title in 2018. She was a 2 time Captain while at James Madison, had 27 points ( 19 goals,8 assists ) in 2019, and had started the 2020 season with 6 goals in 6 games before the season was curtailed. If it said, I may have missed it, but I would assume that she will be a Senior and will have 1 remaining year to play for the Buckeyes.

The Lady Buckeyes Lacrosse Team today picked up a great addition to there team, in adding Mary Kate Bonanni, a Graduate Transfer from Cornell University. She was All-Ivy league in 2019 on defense, starting 52 games out of the 56 games during her career at Cornell. She should be a very welcome addition to the Women's Lacrosse team.

It's always a big disappointment when you lose one of your more valuable assistant coaches to another school. Today the Lady Buckeyes Offensive Cooridinator Kara Mupa, has landed the head coaching position at George Mason University. You can't really blame her for wanting to be a head coach, and put her own stamp on her own program. She had certainly turned the Lady Buckeyes offensive around while being at OSU. In college she was an outstanding player at Stony Brook, and led her team to the #1 ranked offense in Womens Lacross in the year 2018.

The Lady Buckeye Lacrosse team just announced earlier today, the hiring of Ex Buckeye Gabby Capuzzi as Associate Head Coach. Capuzzi was an incredibly accomplished Buckeye lacrosse player from 2009-2012. She had started her coaching career at OSU in 2014, before moving on to Navy, helping that program set records on both offense and defense during her time there. I would say without a doubt, this should be an immediate impact for the Buckeye program.

I just about didn't catch this one as the Lady Buckeye Lacrosse team has added a new assistant coach. Coach Bokker has hired Taylor VanThof to fill out her coaching staff. Coach VanThof was the 2019 Patriot League Midfielder of the year for Loyola, Md, and holds several records for the Greyhounds program after her career there. VanThof is a current Pro Lacrosse player herself, and should bring a ton of experience to her coaching position. VanThof was an assistant coach at UConn last year.