November 5th, 2010 turned out to be a memorable night for the Ohio State Women's Soccer program as the Buckeyes defeated the Michigan State Spartans 1-0 on Senior Night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. With the win, Ohio State clinched at least a share of the 2010 Big Ten title and could end up winning a consensus conference championship depending upon the result of the Michigan-Penn State match on Sunday afternoon.
Before Friday night's match, Ohio State honored 5 seniors that had given their heart and hustle to the OSU women's Soccer program for the last 4 years or so: defender and captain Lauren Beachy, defender Genna Brand, defender and three time captain Cassie Dickerson, midfielder Courtney Jenkins, and defender/midfielder Lauren Steuer. These Buckeye seniors have combined to make 270 starts during their time at Ohio State.
The winning goal came in the 14th minute when Paige Maxwell scored her 10th goal of the season by taking a beautiful cross from Lauren Granberg and beating Spartans goalkeeper Elizabeth Watza to the far post from eight yards out. The Buckeyes ended up outshooting the Spartans 7-3, including 4-0 on goal.
As previously mentioned, Ohio State has a chance to become outright Big Ten champions. If Penn State loses to or ties Michigan on Sunday afternoon, the Buckeyes will win the conference outright. If Penn State wins, the Buckeyes and the Nittany Lions share the conference title.
Ohio State will find out where they will be seeded in the upcoming 2010 NCAA tournament on Monday afternoon when they watch the selection show on ESPNU at 4:30 pm EST.
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