Ohio (3-7-5 overall, 1-3-4 Mid-American Conference) traveled to Paul Hotmer Field to take on Toledo (3-4-6 overall, 0-3-4 MAC), tying the Rockets 1-1.
The Bobcats came out of the gate hot with a shot from junior Jaimason Brooker that Rockets goalkeeper Agnes Stenlund knocked away in the third minute. Three minutes later, Ohio sophomore Iro Fakinou fired a bottom-center shot that was saved by Senlund.
In the 13th minute, Stenlund picked up her third straight save on a top shot off the foot of Brooker. Three minutes later, senior Scout Murray broke free, firing a bottom-right shot that was knocked away by Stenlund.
Ohio kept attacking, and in the 21st minute, Brooker sent her third shot over the goal. Toledo answered back four minutes later as senior goalkeeper Celeste Sloma made back-to-back saves, and 30 seconds later, Murray fired her second shot of the half that was saved by Stenlund.
Late in the 26th minute, the Bobcats finally broke through the Rocket defense with a goal off the foot of graduate student Quintin Tostevin, giving the Bobcats an early 1-0 lead. Brooker continued to find open holes in the Rocket defense, firing her fourth shot that just missed the left side of the net.
After a few substitutions for Toledo, Sloma picked up her third save of the half on a bottom-right shot from freshman Hailee Maynard. In the 39th minute, the Bobcats responded with a shot from junior Anna Burchett and another in the 44th from junior Rylee Mensel before heading into the half leading 1-0.
Burchett fired in her second shot of the game in the 55th minute, which flew right of the goal. Two minutes later, senior Maia Soulis placed a shot off the top post, leading to a corner kick. After several substitutions from both sides, Toledo’s Ella Zoerhoff sent in a shot that missed wide left in the 72nd minute. Zoerhoff tied the game for the Rockets with back-to-back shots in the 80th minute after scoring on a rebounded save by Sloma.
The Bobcats responded right back with a shot of their own from junior Kate Robinson that was saved by Stenlund. Three minutes later, the Bobcats marched back into Toledo territory with a top left shot from senior Maia Kaufman that was batted away by Stenlund.
Zoerhoff continued to find open space in the Bobcat defense, placing her fourth shot in the half that missed wide left in the 85th minute before the final whistle blew with both teams tying at 1-1. The Bobcats finished the game outshooting the Rockets 15-7.
As Brooker led the team with four shots, Murray and Burchett followed not too far behind with two of their own, while Tostevin picked up her second goal of the season, assisted by Robinson, who picked up her first assist of the season.
Sloma had a great game for the Bobcats with four saves on seven shots. The Bobcats will look to continue their offensive success as Buffalo comes to Chessa Field on Thursday, Oct.16, at 4 p.m.
