SCORE: #14 Ohio State 6, #20 UAlbany 1
 
LOCATION: Buckeye Varsity Field - Columbus, Ohio
 
RECORDS: #20 UAlbany 0-1, 0-0 AE | #14 Ohio State 1-0, 0-0 Big Ten
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes earned an early lead but a strong Buckeye offense was too much and the team fell in their first game of the season, Friday evening.
 
COACH PHIL SYKES: "It was a tough one today. We still have some growing pains as we need to grow and learn from this."

KEY STATS

• Sophomore Mara Küskes scored the lone Great Dane goal.
• Senior goalkeeper Lara Behn totaled six saves.
• UAlbany outshot Ohio State, 4-0, in the first quarter but the Buckeyes held the advantage, 18-11, in overall shots.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Great Danes came out strong with junior Sophia Schoonmaker tallying the first shot in under three minutes of action.
• On the first penalty corner of the game, UAlbany totaled three shots - one of which ended up in goal.
• Nine minutes and 15 seconds into the contest, Küskes collected her own rebounded shot and lifted the ball over a defender for an unassisted goal.
• The Buckeyes tied the score three minutes into the second quarter before taking the lead with less than a minute left in the first half.
• UAlbany began the second half strong with two shots in three minutes but Ohio State extended their lead to two with less than a second remaining in the third quarter.
• The Buckeyes sealed the deal and ended the game with three goals in the fourth quarter.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will continue the weekend in Ohio with a neutral contest against Ohio University on Sunday (Sept. 1).
 
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