The Buckeyes won by a large margin in their 52-10 game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers last night. I was a little stunned after Minnesota quickly responded to tie the game at 7-7 after Ohio State had a nice drive to get their first TD. I was also surprised with how Minnesota completed a couple good deep balls during the game. But the Ohio State defense still had a pretty good game, only allowing 232 total yards.
The Buckeye offense had a productive night as well. Pryor passed efficiently, completing 18/22 for 222 yards. His interception was the only thing that I saw that was a bad mistake, other than that, I think he did everything he needed to do. Boom Herron had a great running game, one of the better rushing games I've seen in a long time from an Ohio State back, as he ran for 114 yards with nearly 7 per carry.
All is well for Buckeye Nation, I would be surprised if we don't move up back into the top 10, with Michigan State and Missouri losing. Although we could (and arguably should)get jumped by Nebraska, but I guess we will see when the standings are released.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
No. 17 Buckeyes come up short against No. 14 Illini 2-1
The Buckeyes suffered their first Big Ten Conference loss as they dropped a 2-1 decision against the Illinois Fightin' Illini at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Thursday night. Despite the loss, Ohio State remains at the top of the Big Ten standings with a 6-1-0 record in conference.
In the first half, there was not a lot of offensive opportunities for both teams as each team only had 5 shots total. That would change in the second half when Danica Wu in the 52nd minute put the Buckeyes on top 1-0 on not only her first goal of the season, but also her first goal of her Ohio State career. The freshman scored on a shot from twenty yards out that beat Illini goalkeeper Alexandra Kapicka in the top right hand corner.
Unfortunatley for the Buckeyes, the lead would be short lived as the Illini came roaring back with a pair of goals in the second half. Illinois tied the match in the 62nd minute when Illinois fresman midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo scored from 25 yards out on a shot that deflected off of the hands of Ohio State goal keeper Rachel Middleman and into the back of the net. The Illini would take the lead for good in the 84th minute when Niki Read found the right post from 30 yards out.
The Buckeyes will head to West Lafeyette this weekend to take on the Purdue Boilermakers. The game will be on Sunday, October 24th at 1:00 pm EST. Ohio State will then head to Bloomington, Indiana on October 31st to square off against the Indiana Hoosiers. Kickoff for that game is 12:00 pm EST. After those road contests, the Buckeyes return home to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium for their Senior Night. They will be facing the Michigan State Spartans on November 5th in their final regular season match at the Jesse. That game kickoffs at 7:30 pm EST.
In the first half, there was not a lot of offensive opportunities for both teams as each team only had 5 shots total. That would change in the second half when Danica Wu in the 52nd minute put the Buckeyes on top 1-0 on not only her first goal of the season, but also her first goal of her Ohio State career. The freshman scored on a shot from twenty yards out that beat Illini goalkeeper Alexandra Kapicka in the top right hand corner.
Unfortunatley for the Buckeyes, the lead would be short lived as the Illini came roaring back with a pair of goals in the second half. Illinois tied the match in the 62nd minute when Illinois fresman midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo scored from 25 yards out on a shot that deflected off of the hands of Ohio State goal keeper Rachel Middleman and into the back of the net. The Illini would take the lead for good in the 84th minute when Niki Read found the right post from 30 yards out.
The Buckeyes will head to West Lafeyette this weekend to take on the Purdue Boilermakers. The game will be on Sunday, October 24th at 1:00 pm EST. Ohio State will then head to Bloomington, Indiana on October 31st to square off against the Indiana Hoosiers. Kickoff for that game is 12:00 pm EST. After those road contests, the Buckeyes return home to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium for their Senior Night. They will be facing the Michigan State Spartans on November 5th in their final regular season match at the Jesse. That game kickoffs at 7:30 pm EST.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Buckeyes Drop on the Road
As a Buckeye, I've certainly grown accustomed to the target that we receive when we are #1, but I did not expect to get beat the way we did against Wisconsin. Starting with the re-occurring special teams blunder to start the game, along with John Clay and James White averaging around 5 yards per carry, the Buckeyes were under pressure the entire game.
Terrelle Pryor finished the game with pretty average numbers, but a slow start to the game for the Buckeye offense cost them many opportunities for points. I was hoping to cash in on the Andrew Sweat INT, but a missed field goal spoiled my dreams.
When the Buckeyes came within 3, I believed we had a chance. But the Wisconsin offense answered back with a long drive that ended with rushing TD. The rushing attack for the Badgers was unstoppable and made the OSU D-line look mediocre. I've been waiting for Cameron Heyward to have a monster game, but this was not that night.
Boom Herron looked strong on a few runs, and turned in 91 yards with 2 TD's for the game. He seemed to be running with a lot more push, as he was dragging Wisconsin defenders with him to fight for the extra yard.
During and after losing the game, I felt terrible. I can never stand to see the Buckeyes get outmatched by any opponent, its like watching a close friend or family member get beat up. After dropping to 10 in the BCS, the chances of a National Championship are slim, but not out of the question. I think the Buckeyes next biggest challenge is at Iowa, if they can get past that, they should run the table. Hopefully Michigan State can lose and we can at least share the Big Ten.
Redemption against Purdue this week.
Terrelle Pryor finished the game with pretty average numbers, but a slow start to the game for the Buckeye offense cost them many opportunities for points. I was hoping to cash in on the Andrew Sweat INT, but a missed field goal spoiled my dreams.
When the Buckeyes came within 3, I believed we had a chance. But the Wisconsin offense answered back with a long drive that ended with rushing TD. The rushing attack for the Badgers was unstoppable and made the OSU D-line look mediocre. I've been waiting for Cameron Heyward to have a monster game, but this was not that night.
Boom Herron looked strong on a few runs, and turned in 91 yards with 2 TD's for the game. He seemed to be running with a lot more push, as he was dragging Wisconsin defenders with him to fight for the extra yard.
During and after losing the game, I felt terrible. I can never stand to see the Buckeyes get outmatched by any opponent, its like watching a close friend or family member get beat up. After dropping to 10 in the BCS, the chances of a National Championship are slim, but not out of the question. I think the Buckeyes next biggest challenge is at Iowa, if they can get past that, they should run the table. Hopefully Michigan State can lose and we can at least share the Big Ten.
Redemption against Purdue this week.
Monday, October 18, 2010
McIntosh, Buckeyes Roll Past Huskies
UPDATE: Here is this weeks USCHO.com poll.
From uscho.com:
1Wisconsin
2Cornell
3Mercyhurst
4Minnesota-Duluth
5Boston University
6North Dakota
7Boston College
8Minnesota
9Harvard
10Ohio State
The 10th ranked Ohio State women’s hockey team continued their unbeaten streak and picked up six points this weekend by sweeping St. Cloud State. The series was the first two home games and WCHA games for the Buckeyes.
On Friday the Buckeyes won 3-0 with goals coming from Hokey Langan, Shannon Reilly, and Natalie Spooner. Julia Gilbert got St. Cloud State’s only goal.
Saturday’s game belonged to Laura McIntosh. The junior from Waterloo, Ontario scored a hat trick and had two assists for five points on the afternoon. McIntosh was the fifth Buckeye to ever have a five point game, the Ohio State record. Natalie Spooner, Shannon Reilly, and Kelly Wild also scored in Ohio State’s 6-1 victory.
The Buckeyes fired 38 shots on St. Cloud State goalie, Ashley Nixon, on Friday and another 41 on Saturday.
Freshman goalie Lisa Steffes continued her solid play in net for the Buckeyes and has only allowed one goal in each of her first four collegiate games.
The referees, Ray Doocy and Shaen Thiele, called it tight all weekend with the teams combining for 28 penalties over the two games.
Next weekend Ohio State travels to Madison to take on Wisconsin in a match between two top ten WCHA teams.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Buckeyes Knock Off Wisconsin and Minnesota, Improve Conference Record to Perfect 6-0
The Buckeyes came away with two Big Ten Conference wins last weekend as they were able to knock off the Wisconsin Badgers 1-0 on Friday night and defeat the 15th ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers 2-1 in overtime Sunday afternoon.
In what turned out to be a defensive struggle, the Buckeyes defeated Wisconsin 1-0 Friday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The lone goal turned out to be an own goal as Wisconsin accidentally knocked the ball into the back of the net just inside the far post. It was initially thought that Buckeye forward Caitlyn Martin knocked it in with a diving header in the 28th minute.
Ohio State was able to hold on despite the fact that Wisconsin had multiple opportunities at the end of the game to tie it up, including a shot by Wisconsin forward Kodee Williams that narrowly sailed over the cross bar with a little over nine minutes to go.
After the victory Friday night, the Buckeyes were back at it at the Jesse Sunday afternoon ,taking on the 15th ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. After a scoreless first half, Minnesota drew first blood as Tamara Strahota was able to collect a loose ball and drill it in from six yards out in the 57th minute. The Buckeyes would score the equilizer in the 82nd minute when Paige Maxwell scored her 8th goal of the season from 6 yards out.
The game would then head into overtime, where Lauren Granberg would play the role of hero. Forty three seconds into overtime, Granberg took a through ball from Lauren Steuer and scored from the right side of the box, beating Minnesota goalkeeper Cat Parkhill to the far post. It was the third time this season that Ohio State has beaten a Big Ten opponent in overtime.
The wins over Wisconsin and Minnesota pushed the Buckeye's Big Ten Conference record to a perfect 6-0. Ohio State will take on Illinois on Thursday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The kick-off is at 7;30 pm EST.
In what turned out to be a defensive struggle, the Buckeyes defeated Wisconsin 1-0 Friday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The lone goal turned out to be an own goal as Wisconsin accidentally knocked the ball into the back of the net just inside the far post. It was initially thought that Buckeye forward Caitlyn Martin knocked it in with a diving header in the 28th minute.
Ohio State was able to hold on despite the fact that Wisconsin had multiple opportunities at the end of the game to tie it up, including a shot by Wisconsin forward Kodee Williams that narrowly sailed over the cross bar with a little over nine minutes to go.
After the victory Friday night, the Buckeyes were back at it at the Jesse Sunday afternoon ,taking on the 15th ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. After a scoreless first half, Minnesota drew first blood as Tamara Strahota was able to collect a loose ball and drill it in from six yards out in the 57th minute. The Buckeyes would score the equilizer in the 82nd minute when Paige Maxwell scored her 8th goal of the season from 6 yards out.
The game would then head into overtime, where Lauren Granberg would play the role of hero. Forty three seconds into overtime, Granberg took a through ball from Lauren Steuer and scored from the right side of the box, beating Minnesota goalkeeper Cat Parkhill to the far post. It was the third time this season that Ohio State has beaten a Big Ten opponent in overtime.
The wins over Wisconsin and Minnesota pushed the Buckeye's Big Ten Conference record to a perfect 6-0. Ohio State will take on Illinois on Thursday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The kick-off is at 7;30 pm EST.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Buckeye Hockey Season Opens
The Ohio State women’s hockey team opens up the 2009-10 season this weekend with games at Robert Morris.
The Buckeyes come in ranked 10th in the USA Today pre-season poll and look to build off the momentum of last season. Ohio State made the WCHA semifinals last year and was picked fourth in the WCHA by the league’s coaches.
The Buckeyes are returning 19 players, including their top three scorers. The new captain is Senior Christina Mancuso. Juniors Kelly Wild, Natalie Spooner, and Laura McIntosh are the team’s assistant captains.
Wild said having a letter does not change what type of leadership she and the other captains provide.
The team started practice on September 18th and had an exhibition game on October 2nd, where the Buckeyes beat Wilfrid Laurier 2-0. Freshman Lisa Steffes stopped all 25 shots fired at her by the Golden Hawks. Hokey Langan scored Ohio State’s first goal from McIntosh and Wild. Sophomore Tina Hollowell scored the second goal from Langan and Wild.
Head coach Jackie Barto said last week the team still needed experience playing as a group and that this year’s sophomore class has greatly improved over where they were last year as freshman.
After this weekend’s games at Robert Morris the Buckeyes will return home on October 15th and 16th to open WCHA play.
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Scarlet and Gray Sports Radio was hoping to provide coverage of the October 2nd exhibition game but was unable because of internet issues at the ice rink. We hope to bring you as many home games as possible this year.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Buckeyes Win OT Thriller, Beat Penn State 1-0
Another day, another win for the Buckeyes as they prevailed Sunday afternoon against the Penn State Nittany Lions 1-0 in overtime at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Early in the game, Ohio State had many offensive chances as shots from Paige Maxwell and Courtney Jenkins sailed high and wide right, respectively. Tiffany Cameron had a golden opportunity to put the Buckeyes up by one with 15 minutes left in the first half, but was robbed of a goal on a great diving save by Nittany Lions goal keeper Krissy Tribbett.
It would go on to be a back and forth contest for much of the match as both teams were battling damp conditions on the field. Late in the second half, Penn State had a great opportunity to score when Nittany Lion forward Hayley Brock beat Rachel Middleman and had a one-on-one opportunity. Fortunately for the Buckeyes, Brock's shot sailed wide left.
After avoiding disaster, the Buckeyes again had opportunities to score. Paige Maxwell tried a header from the center of the box with less than 10 minutes to go in regulation, but the shot sailed over the cross bar. Tiffany Cameron then tried a shot from 20 yards out with three minutes left that was just wide of the left post.
The game would then go into overtime where Paige Maxwell played the part of hero for the Buckeyes. Maxwell was able to find the back of the net in the 96th minute when she scored the game winner off of a failed clearance by the Penn State goal keeper Tribbett. The goal was Maxwell's 4th goal overall as well as her second game winning goal for the Buckeyes this season.
Ohio State improves their record to 8-2-1 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten Conference play. They will travel to Iowa City, Iowa to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes Friday, October 8th at 8:00 pm EST. The Buckeyes will then head to Northwestern to take on the Wildcats on Sunday, October 10th at 3;30 pm EST. Their next home game at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium will be Friday, October 15th when they take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Kickoff is at 7:30 pm EST.
Early in the game, Ohio State had many offensive chances as shots from Paige Maxwell and Courtney Jenkins sailed high and wide right, respectively. Tiffany Cameron had a golden opportunity to put the Buckeyes up by one with 15 minutes left in the first half, but was robbed of a goal on a great diving save by Nittany Lions goal keeper Krissy Tribbett.
It would go on to be a back and forth contest for much of the match as both teams were battling damp conditions on the field. Late in the second half, Penn State had a great opportunity to score when Nittany Lion forward Hayley Brock beat Rachel Middleman and had a one-on-one opportunity. Fortunately for the Buckeyes, Brock's shot sailed wide left.
After avoiding disaster, the Buckeyes again had opportunities to score. Paige Maxwell tried a header from the center of the box with less than 10 minutes to go in regulation, but the shot sailed over the cross bar. Tiffany Cameron then tried a shot from 20 yards out with three minutes left that was just wide of the left post.
The game would then go into overtime where Paige Maxwell played the part of hero for the Buckeyes. Maxwell was able to find the back of the net in the 96th minute when she scored the game winner off of a failed clearance by the Penn State goal keeper Tribbett. The goal was Maxwell's 4th goal overall as well as her second game winning goal for the Buckeyes this season.
Ohio State improves their record to 8-2-1 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten Conference play. They will travel to Iowa City, Iowa to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes Friday, October 8th at 8:00 pm EST. The Buckeyes will then head to Northwestern to take on the Wildcats on Sunday, October 10th at 3;30 pm EST. Their next home game at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium will be Friday, October 15th when they take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Kickoff is at 7:30 pm EST.
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