A collective silence fell over the crowd at Chessa Field Oct. 16, 2011 during Ohio’s match against Bowling Green. Then a junior, Ohio defender Paige Howard went to defend a ball played over the top and as she ran back toward Ohio’s goal, she collided with Ohio keeper Nicole Amari and a Falcon forward, taking a knee to the mouth.
Ohio field hockey coach Neil Macmillan recorded his 100th victory as an Ohio coach Saturday against Ball State, becoming only the second coach in program history to break the century mark.
Missouri State hasn’t provided Ohio with much of an opposition in past seasons, as the Bears historically occupy the Mid-American Conference cellar.
The stat line for Ohio sophomore midfielder Tonya Frasik will not grab most people’s attention. In 12 games, she’s taken 12 shots, four of which were on goal.
On long car rides with the family, it’s common to find oneself running through a full gamut of emotions. Boredom, giggle fits and drowsiness almost always find a way of creeping up on a person stuck in a vehicle for hours on end.
Ohio redshirt junior tight end Troy Hill has gone by the nickname “Money” since grade school, but starting this week against Akron, he will become more valuable to the Bobcats than ever.
Despite having won five consecutive Mid-American Conference matches and ranking among the top three teams in digs, blocks, kills and assists in MAC competition, Ohio does not sit atop the conference standings.
For the second straight week, Mid-American Conference teams that won their games averaged 40 points or more. Offensive outbursts aside, five teams, including Ohio, remain undefeated in conference play.
The Firestone Invitational started in an unusual way Monday morning. The first 18 holes of the tournament were canceled because of a frost-covered course.
Penn State deserves some of Ohio’s gratitude after last weekend.
The path that Ohio defenseman Paul Sergi took on his way to becoming a Bobcat is reminiscent of the one coach Dan Morris took when he came to Athens as a player in 1993.
Ohio allowed Buffalo to convert a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter Saturday, setting the table for a tough come-from-behind march reminiscent of wins against Penn State and Marshall earlier this season.
After obliterating Ball State Saturday, Ohio struggled to find the net in a 1-0 overtime loss to No. 20 Michigan State.
Ohio showed West Virginia why it deserved its recently attained status as the top-ranked team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association as the Bobcats outscored the Mountaineers 9-5 through the weekend and advanced to 6-0 in its young season.
Since Ohio was swept in its Mid-American Conference opener at Bowling Green, the Bobcats have not dropped a set and have now reached a season-high five-match winning streak.
The Bobcats will curtail their longest home stand of Mid-American-Conference play Sunday with a chance to improve on their previous winless weekend.
A little more than two weeks ago, a dejected Ohio squad left the field after a 2-1 loss to Northwestern, wondering how a team that won a Mid-American Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament berth could fall below .500 beyond the halfway point of the season.
Ohio coach Frank Solich’s knowledge of the running back position dates back to his playing days, when he was featured as a bruising back for Nebraska.
With little West Virginia footage for Ohio to go off of heading into its weekend matchup with the Mountaineers, the Bobcats will employ whatever tactics they feel will help them continue chasing perfection.
Solutions by The State News