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.
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