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.
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