Field Hockey: 'Cats fall to Spartans in overtime
By Christian Hoppens | Oct. 6, 2012After obliterating Ball State Saturday, Ohio struggled to find the net in a 1-0 overtime loss to No. 20 Michigan State.
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.
For the second consecutive weekend, Ohio will play two Mid-American Conference matches at The Convo as the Bobcats attempt to continue their three-match winning streak.
Ohio’s club hockey team has outscored its opponents by a combined 27-4 margin and coasted to a perfect record through two weekends of play, so it’s easy to think the team hasn’t had much to sweat about in the season’s opening stages.
The last time field hockey coach Neil Macmillan coached in Winston-Salem, N.C., he was the assistant coach of national champion Wake Forest.
When Angela Codian, a freshman golfer at Ohio, is asked to describe herself, one word comes to mind: positive.
The most creativity conventionally found on a football field takes the form of a swing pass or deep route. Playbooks leave little to no interpretation, and routine is an expectation rather than a guideline. Players on the defensive side of the ball have even less room for expression.
Last weekend’s Mid-American Conference slate followed a current trend in the college football landscape, in which offensive schemes are being catered to more explosive play calling, thus resulting in higher scoring.
When I spoke with Massachusetts coach Charley Molnar earlier this season, I thought he was crazy. Out of his mind. Bonkers, if you will.
The Bobcats’ success after their shutouts against Pittsburgh last weekend is bittersweet for freshman center James Howard, who said it’s hard to be away from home while his son celebrates his first birthday Tuesday.
Ohio’s trio of goalkeepers might be listed in different spots on the depth chart, but they are a cohesive unit pushing each other to get better.
Former Ohio field hockey coach Catherine Brown died Aug. 6, but her legacy lives on in the form of a commemorative patch.
Fireworks lit up the sky above Gillette Stadium after Ohio’s 37-34 triumph against Massachusetts on Saturday, but both teams saw explosiveness on the field long before the game ended.
After last weekend’s disappointment and frustration, Ohio righted the ship Friday