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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Ohio State Women's Soccer Rallies Past West Virginia, Wins 3-1

The Buckeyes were able to come back against West Virginia 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

The Buckeyes fell behind early when Mountaineers Forward Bri Rodriguez drilled a shot far post from 20 yards out past a diving Rachel Middleman in the 38th minute.

The Buckeyes then came out on fire after halftime as they went on to score three goals in the second half. Lauren Granberg got the Buckeyes on the board when she found the back of the net in the 52nd minute. Granberg scored her first goal of the season on a volley off of a nice ball from Tiffany Cameron.

A little over a minute later, Granberg struck again, scoring the go-ahead goal off of a great feed from midfielder Lauren Steuer.

The Buckeyes would later tack on an insurance goal when Caitlyn Martin scored off of a Courtney Jenkins corner kick to give Ohio State a 3-1 advantage. The goal was Caitlyn Martin's first as a Buckeye.

The Buckeyes will travel down I-70 and take on the Dayton Flyers on Friday night at 6:00 pm. They will then come back home to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium and take on the Akron Zips on Sunday night at 6:00 pm.

Ohio State Women's Volleyball Double Header

The Sports Imports Classic Continued Saturday, August 28th, as Ohio State Defeated Western Michigan and Pittsburgh at St.John Arena. The lady Buckeyes won 3-1 (25-14, 25-27, 25-18, 25-12). Buckeyes, now (2-0 overall) were lead by Senior, Katie Dull with a match-high 22 points. Dull, also added 19 kills, one solo block, 2 assisted blocks, and one ace serve. After leading 6-5 in set one, Ohio State went on a 9-1 scoring run, pushing the score to 15-6. This run was exactly was OSU needed to secure the win in the first set. The second set was taken by the Broncos as this game had multiple lead changes. An error by the Buckeyes at 26-25 (Broncos) ended the second set allowing Western Michigan to tie it 1-1. Ohio State hit .364 for the match while Western Michigan hit .129.

Ohio State swept Pittsburgh Saturday night (3-0). This victory gave Ohio State their second consecutive Sports Imports Classic title in St. Johns Arena. Katie Dull, registered a match-high 15.5 points, 11 kills, one ace serve, 2 solo blocks, and three assisted blocks. Anna Szerszen, also added 13.5 points will 13 kills, and one assisted block. The shinning star in the match was Emily Danks, as she posted 13 points with seven kills, and career-high six ace serves. These upper-classman for Ohio State are amazing and their seniority and experience show when on the court. This victory over Pittsburgh pushes Ohio State to (3-0 overall) as they hit the road for the Kentucky Classic ( Sept 3-4). The Buckeyes return home to host Michigan Friday, October 1st at 7:00pm.


Ohio State Women's Volleyball Season Opener

Friday, August 27th, The Ohio State Women's Volleyball team started the 2010 season by co-hosting the Sports Imports Classic at St John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The lady Buckeyes defeated Virginia Commonwealth 3-1, (17-25, 25-13, 25-16, 25-16). It was a 1-2- uh 16 punch for the buckeyes, as #1 Emily Danks, #2 Kelli Barhorst, and #16 Katie Dull for Ohio State were completely dominate in Friday's Match. Barhorst, recorded a career-high 19.5 points and tied her career-high with 13 kills. Danks and Dull locked in 14 and 13.5 points to contribute in the victory over the Rams. Ohio State still has a few kinks to work out before they get set for the heat of their schedule, as they committed 12 service errors. At the end of the day a win is a win, and head coach Geoff Carlston, was happy to head into Saturdays matchup with a victory.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Ohio State Women's Soccer Picks Up 1st Win of the 2010 Season, 2-0 over Pittsburgh Panthers

The Ohio State Women's Soccer team got their first win of the season, shutting out the Pittsburgh Panthers 2-0 on Friday night.

Tiffany Cameron got the Buckeyes on the board with her first goal of the 2010 campaign when she found the back of the net off a corner deflection from Caitlyn Martin in the 20th minute.

Liz Sullivan would later tack on another goal as she scored off of a free kick from midfield in the 63rd minute. The insurance tally by Sullivan was her first ever goal as a Buckeye.

After playing Marquette last Sunday and Pittsburgh on Friday night, the Buckeyes (1-1-1) will take on another team from the Big East Conference in the West Virginia Mountaineers (1-1-0) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 pm. West Virginia has made the NCAA tournament 10 years running and continues to be one of the top Women's Soccer programs in the Big East Conference.