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Buckeyes Take on Brown at Home Monday

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THE SERIESOhio State has met Brown only once before in program history. The Buckeyes defeated the Bears, 16-13, on Feb. 25, 2012 at home.

Series History2012: Ohio State 16, Detroit Mercy 13

A LOOK AT BROWNBrown opened the season on Saturday, Feb. 16 at home with a 16-9 win against Quinnipiac. Sophomore Risa Mosenthal scored a career-high eight goals, tying the program’s record for goals scored in a single game. Mosenthal led the team last season with 55 goals.

Maggie Bigelow started 12 games for the Bears, finishing with a 7-4 record. Bigleow earned a goals-against average of 11.89 in 641 minutes of play.

Brown is coached by Keely McDonald, in her 15th season at the helm for the Bears.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...The Ohio State women’s lacrosse team began the 2019 season with a statement on Friday, Feb. 8, downing Cincinnati 16-6 at the Gettler Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

There was no shortage of offense, with four-goal efforts from sophomore Sophie Baez and junior Liza Hernandez. Junior Jill Rizzo was solid in goal, stopping 16 shots for the Buckeyes and denying all eight of Cincinnati’s free-position attempts.

The Buckeyes then defended their home turf with a powerful offensive perfor-mance, taking down Detroit Mercy, 19-5, on Sunday, Feb. 10.

Hernandez scored a career-high 10 points on six goals and four assists, stamping her

Teams meet for just second time in program history

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FEBRUARY8 at Cincinnati ...........................................W, 16-610 DETROIT MERCY ................................ W, 19-518 BROWN ................................................... 3 p.m.22 NOTRE DAME ........................................ 3 p.m.MARCH 1 MARQUETTE .......................................... 3 p.m.3 NIAGARA .................................................Noon9 BINGHAMTON ........................................Noon11 vs UMass (1) ...............................................Noon16 at Maryland ................................................Noon21 MICHIGAN (BTN) .....................................TBA 24 SAN DIEGO STATE .................................Noon30 vs. Oregon (2) .............................................NoonAPRIL 4 at Penn State (BTN) ......................................TBA9 at Louisville ...............................................1 p.m.13 JOHNS HOPKINS .................................. 1 p.m. 20 at Rutgers ...................................................Noon25 NORTHWESTERN ..................................3 P.M.MAY 3-5 Big Ten Tournament (3) .................................TBA

(1) Stetson - Deland, Fla.(2) US Lacrosse - Sparks, Md.(3) Baltimore, Md.Homes games in BOLD CAPSDates and times are subject to changeInsideLacrosse Top 20 rankings

2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

name on a number of single-game record lists for the Buckeyes.

Both Rizzo and senior Paige Postalwait saw action in goal, turning away 10 shots.

HERNANDEZ, RIZZO B1G POTWOn Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Big Ten Confer-ence named midfielder Hernandez and goalie Rizzo the conference offensive and defensive players of the week, respec-tively.

Hernandez earned her first Big Ten Offen-sive Player of the Week. Nine of Hernan-dez’s 10 points came in the first half, giving her the second-most in a half in school history.

Rizzo claimed her second Big Ten Defen-sive Player of the Week. She currently leads the conference in saves-per-game, averaging 11.50, and owns an impressive save percentage at .742.

IN A NUTSHELLEighty-six percent of the offensive effort from last year returns to the lineup for the 2019 season, including 100 percent of the assists led by senior Sara Dickinson, who added 20 helpers. Eighty-two percent of the goals last season were scored by Buckeyes who are back on the team for another season.

The veteran scoring duo of seniors Dickin-son (20G, 20A) and Baley Parrott (35G, 4A) are back for one final season in the Scarlet and Gray. Redshirt junior McKayla Conti (24G, 5A) and junior Liza Hernandez (23G,

OHIO STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSEFeb. 18, 2019

Ohio State (2-0, 0-0 B1G)vs

Brown (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) Monday, Feb. 18, 20193 p.m. ETWoody Hayes Athletic Center, Columbus, Ohio

TEAM COMPARISON

Record...................2-0, 0-0 Record .................1-0, 0-0IWLCA Rank ...................-- IWLCA Rank .................--Goals/Gm ................. 17.50 Goals/Gm ................. 16.0Assists/Gm .................. 7.0 Assists/Gm ................. 2.0Shot Pct. ................... .486 Shot Pct. ................... .432Shots/Gm ................... 36.0 Shots/Gm ................ 37.00FP Pct. ........................ .750 FP Pct. ....................... .500

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4A) were the third and fourth-most prolific scorers on the team and return to make their mark as well.

Also returning to the starting lineup is goalie Jill Rizzo, who saved a program-best 187 shots during the 2018 campaign. Rizzo was the NCAA leader in saves-per-game, averaging 12.47 stops and led the confer-ence in save percentage at .503.

The Buckeyes possess 10 newcomers, including nine freshmen and sophomore transfer Carolina Tatsuoka, who played for Northwestern last season. OSU must re-place Molly Wood in the center circle, who finished her Buckeye career as the program leader with 237 draw controls.

BUCKEYE NATIONOhio State opens the season on the road for second year in a row. The Buckeyes also host the most home games in program history with 10 this season in Columbus.

Fourteen states and one province of Canada amkes up the hometowns of the 2019 Buckeyes - one of the most diverse teams in the country. Seven players hail from New York, the most represented state on the team and home state of head coach Alexis Venechanos. Four players are native to Ohio: Caroline Tatsuoka (Hunting Valley, Ohio), Liza Hernandez (New Albany, Ohio), Catie Beg (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and Jaclen Moxley (Granville, Ohio).

BUCKEYE FAMILYThis season, two pairs of sisters play on the Ohio State roster at the same time. Ju-nior midfielder Sarah George and freshman midfielder MK George are siblings from Monmouth Beach, N.J. Additionally, junior attacker Alex Vander Molen is the older sister to freshman midfielder Mekenzie Vander Molen, both from Ada, Mich.

Senior Erika Keselman is the younger sister of four-year letterwinner Hallie Keselman (2012-15), though the two did not play together in a season. Lastly, though not related, sophomores Lindsay Epstein and Riley Ewing were also teammates in high school at Walton in Marietta, Ga.

CAPTAINS Junior Jill Rizzo and senior Meg Camden captain the 2019 Buckeye squad, Venecha-nos announced in October. Rizzo returns to the captaincy for her second season after being named a team leader as a sophomore. Rizzo ranked eighth in the nation in saves with 187 overall last season. She notched a career-high 23 saves on March 11, 2018 in a contest with UMass. Camden is a first-year captain entering her senior season. She appeared in nine games last season and saw action in all 17 gaves as a sophomore.

B1G PLAYERS TO WATCHSenior Baley Parrott and juniors Jill Rizzo and Liza Hernandez were tabbed as Ohio State's Big Ten Players to Watch.

Parrott was the team's leading scorer last season, finding the back of the net for 35 goals in total. The Airmont, N.Y., native is No. 9 all-time in draw controls with 79, 20 away from the eighth-most in program history.

Rizzo, from Queensbury, N.Y., is one of two captains and returns to the team as the starting goalie. Rizzo owns the program re-cord for saves made in a seasion (187) and was the conference leader in both ground balls (46) and ground balls per game (3.13) last season.

Hernandez is a local from New Albany, Ohio, and totaled 27 points last season off 23 goals and four assists in 10 games played. As a freshman, Hernandez was Big Ten Freshman of the Week four consecu-tive times.

LEADERSHIP COUNCILNine members of the team make up the 2019 Leadership Council - freshmen Clare Johnston and Chloe Johnson, sophomores Lindsay Epstein, Ali Beekhuizen and Carli

INSIDE LACROSSE TOP 20 POLL

Rk. Team (1st votes) Record Points Prv. 1. Boston College (20) .... 2-0.............438 ..............1 2. Maryland .................. 2-0.............408 ..............2 3. North Carolina (2) .... 2-0.............407 ..............3 4. Florida ....................... 1-1.............357 ..............6 5. Stony Brook.............. 0-0.............337 ..............5 6. Northwestern .......... 2-0.............335 ..............7 7. Loyola ........................ 0-1.............270 ..............9 8. Princeton .................. 1-0.............269 ..............8 9. James Madison ....... 1-1.............260 ..............4 10 Penn State ................ 2-0.............240 ............10 11. Syracuse................... 2-1.............226 ............13 12. Virginia Tech ............ 1-2.............209 ............11 13. Penn .......................... 1-0.............185 ............12 14. Virginia ...................... 2-0.............178 ............16 15. Towson ...................... 0-2.............96 ..............14 16. Duke .......................... 2-0.............87 ..............19 17. USC ............................ 1-0.............78 ..............19 18. Navy .......................... 0-1.............71 ..............15 19. Denver....................... 3-0.............69 ................ - 20. Colorado ................... 1-1.............34 ..............18

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IWLCA COACHES TOP 20 POLL

Rk. Team (1st votes) Points Record Prv. 1. Boston College (22) . 622 ............0-0 ............... - 2. Maryland .................. 579 ............0-0 ............... - 2. North Carolina (1) .... 579 ............0-0 ............... - 4. James Madison (2) . 536 ............0-0 ............... - 5. Stony Brooke ........... 505 ............0-0 ............... - 6. Florida ....................... 500 ............0-0 ............... - 7. Northwestern .......... 483 ............0-0 ............... - 8. Princeton .................. 408 ............0-0 ............... - 9. Loyola ........................ 380 ............0-0 ............... - 10. Penn .......................... 362 ............0-0 ............... - 11. Towson ...................... 334 ............0-0 ............... - 12. Penn State ................ 326 ............0-0 ............... - 13. Navy .......................... 319 ............0-0 ............... - 14. Virginia Tech ............ 314 ............0-0 ............... - 15. Syracuse................... 304 ............0-0 ............... - 16. Virginia ...................... 275 ............0-0 ............... - 17. Colorado ................... 252 ............0-0 ............... - 18. Stanford .................... 246 ............0-0 ............... - 19. Denver....................... 128 ............0-0 ............... - 20. Notre Dame .............. 127 ............0-0 ............... -

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Mager, juniors Emily Skrzypczak and Liza Hernandez and seniors Mackenzie Maring and McKayla Conti. The leadership council is made up of individuals that the team goes to for guid-ance and assists in schedule agreement, weekend occurrences, setting goals to accomplish in areas of high intensity and achieving ultra clarity with the coaches.

THE VENECHANOS FILEOhio State head coach Alexis Venechanos enters her ninth season as leader of the Buckeye women's lacrosse program, and 13th overall as a head coach.

In season-openers, Venechanos is now 6-3 as the head coach of Ohio State.

BIG STATE, BIG TENThree of the seven Big Ten teams are ranked in the women's NCAA Division I Media Poll, with Maryland leading the pack at No. 2. Northwestern is slotted seventh, while Penn State rounds out the rankings at No. 10.

In the 2019 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Pre-Season Poll, four Big Ten Teams rank in the Top 25. Maryland (No. 2), Northwest-ern (No. 7) and Penn State (No. 12) are all ranked again, as well as Johns Hopkins at No. 23.

Those four teams also appeared in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, highlighted by top-seeded Maryland's appearance in the semifinal round.

NEW DIGS IN THE ATHLETIC DISTRICTOhio State women's lacrosse recently moved into the brand new Schumaker Complex on OSU's developing athletic campus. This new facility is the training "hub" for 33 Olympic sports teams, located in the heart of the Athletic District and connected to the iconic Woody Hayes Athletic Center.

The Schumaker provides a state-of-the-art facility for the nurtitional, physical and psychological development of the student-athletes on 33 teams at Ohio State. Over 800 student-athletes lift, condition, train and rehabilitate injuries in the complex, while also benefitting from nutritional and mental preparation for peak performance.

PRIMETIME BUCKEYESBuckeye women's lacrosse will be featured on the Big Ten Network twice this season, once at home and once on the road.

The rivalry between Ohio State and Michi-gan will be on full display on Thursday, March 21, at the Buckeys take on the Wol-verines on network television in Columbus. OSU will be featured on BTN again on Thursday, April 4, against Penn State in University Park, Pa. Both game times are to be announced.

UNIVERSITY FACTSLocation ............................ Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m)Founded .................................................................1870Enrollment ......................... 58,322 (Columbus campus)Nickname ..................................................... BuckeyesColors ............... Scarlet (PMS 200) & Gray (PMS 429)Mascot ................................................Brutus BuckeyePresident ........................................... Michael V. Drake Vice President/Director of Athletics ..... Eugene SmithAssistant AD/Women’s Lacrosse .......... Janine Oman

PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Year ............................................................ 1996Conference ..................................Big Ten ConferenceOverall Record .....................................207-177 (.539)Big Ten Record ..........................................5-17 (.227)OSU Scholar-Athlete Selections ........................... 383Academic All-Conference Selections .................... 269First/Second Team All-Conference Honorees ........ 50First/Second Team All-Big Ten Honorees ................. 7IWLCA First/Second Team All-Region .................... 32IWLCA First/Second Team All-Americans ................ 9Home Facilities ............................Ohio Stadium (Turf) Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (Grass) Woody Hayes Athletics Center (Indoor Turf)

TEAM FACTSHead Coach ..................................Alexis Venechanos Alma Mater ...................................Maryland, 2003 Record at Ohio State ...............80-65, 9th Season Career Record ................... 116-103, 13th Season Assistant Coach ................... Kevin Burns, 1st Season Alma Mater .......................Loyola Maryland, 2003Assistant Coach ..............Molly Hendrick, 2nd Season Alma Mater .......................... North Carolina, 2017Director of Operations ...........................Lynda Phlipot Alma Mater ............................Northwestern, 2006

2018 SEASONRecord ................................................................ 5-10B1G Record ...............................................1-5 (T-6th) B1G Tournament ..................................................N/AFinal Season IWLCA Rank ...................................... --2018 Starters Returning/Lost ................................ 9/32019 Newcomers .................................................... 10

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MEDIA SERVICES, CREDENTIAL REQUESTS AND PLAYER INTERVIEWSMembers of the media interested in obtaining credentials or wishing to conduct interviews with any member of the Ohio State women’s lacrosse team should contact Grace Amberg at amberg.7@osu.edu. Please email or call at least one day in advance to al-low setup time. Game notes and starting lineups will be made available to the media prior to each game. Scoring summaries will be distributed to the media about 10 minutes following the game. Any additional requests should be directed to Grace Amberg.

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2019 OHIO STATE ROSTER

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

Seniors (10)2 Baley Parrott5 Caroline Mackrides9 Erika Keselman11 Meg Camden15 Erin Nagle16 Sara Dickinson23 Hannah Gantt26 Mackenzie Maring44 Alyssa Amorison99 Paige Postalwait

Juniors (11)1 Jill Rizzo6 Sarah George8 McKayla Conti12 Liza Hernandez14 Alex Vander Molen17 Sage Darling21 Meghan Matey27 Regina Doty29 Kimberly Apuzzo31 Emily Skyrzypczak74 Jaclen Moxley

Sophomores (7)3 Ali Beekhuizen4 Sophie Baez7 Carli Mager10 Caroline Tatsuoka18 Lindsay Epstein19 Hannah Brink32 Riley Ewing

Freshmen (9)13 Chloe Johnson20 MK George22 KiKi Venza25 Catie Beg30 Cai Martin33 Mekenzie Vander Molen35 Hannah Corwin36 Maura McGregor45 Clare Johnston

2019 ROSTER

No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Jillian Rizzo 5-11 G Jr. Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury 2 Baley Parrott 5-4 M Sr. Airmont, N.Y./Suffern 3 Ali Beekhuizen 5-6 M So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 4 Sophie Baez 5-3 A So. Milton, Ga./Milton 5 Caroline Mackrides 5-4 D Sr. Newton Square, Pa./Villa Maria Academy 6 Sarah George 5-8 M Jr. Monmouth Beach, N.J./Shore Regional 7 Carli Mager 5-7 D So. Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown 8 McKayla Conti 5-3 A R-Jr. Oakhurst, N.J./Ocean Township 9 Erika Keselman 5-9 M Sr. Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck 10 Caroline Tatsuoka 5-2 M So. Hunting Valley, Ohio/Hawken 11 Meg Camden 5-10 D Sr. Downington, Pa./West 12 Liza Hernandez 5-5 M Jr. New Albany, Ohio/New Albany 13 Chloe Johnson 5-6 M Fr. Derwood, Md./Magruder 14 Alex Vander Molen 5-6 A Jr. Ada, Mich./Rockford 15 Erin Nagle 5-9 M Sr. Baldwinsville, N.Y./CW Baker 16 Sara Dickinson 5-7 A Sr. Wilton, Conn./Wilton 17 Sage Darling 5-4 M Jr. Lakefield, Ontario/District Secondary 18 Lindsay Epstein 5-6 M So. Marietta, Ga./Walton 19 Hannah Brink 5-7 D So. Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie 20 MK George 5-4 M Fr. Monmouth Beach, N.J./Shore Regional 21 Meghan Matey 5-3 M Jr. Phoenixville, Pa./John Carroll 22 KiKi Venza 5-1 D Fr. Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue 23 Hannah Gantt 5-10 M Sr. Houston, Texas/Lamar 25 Catie Beg 5-6 M Fr. Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls 26 Mackenzie Maring 5-3 M Sr. Penfield, N.Y./Penfield 27 Regina Doty 5-6 M Jr. St. Louis, Mo./Kirkwood 29 Kimberly Apuzzo 5-7 M Jr. Leawood, Kan./Blue Valley 30 Cai Martin 5-7 M Fr. Florence, N.J./Freehold Township 31 Emily Skrzypczak 5-4 D Jr. Burke, Va./Robinson Secondary 32 Riley Ewing 5-10 M So. Marietta, Ga./Walton 33 Mekenzie Vander Molen 5-8 M Fr. Ada, Mich./Rockford 35 Hannah Corwin 5-8 A Fr. Vicksburg, Mich./Portage Central 36 Maura McGregor 5-6 M Fr. Colleyville, Texas/Grapevine 44 Alyssa Amorison 5-6 A Sr. Huntington, N.Y./Huntington 45 Clare Johnston 5-8 M Fr. Kingston, Ontario/The Hill Academy 74 Jaclen Moxley 6-1 A Jr. Granville, Ohio/Granville 99 Paige Postalwait 5-6 G Sr. Baldwinsville, N.Y./CW Baker

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Alexis Venechanos (9th Season)Assistant Coach: Kevin Burns (1st Season)Assistant Coach : Molly Hendrick (2nd Season)Director of Operations: Lynda Phlipot (1st Season)

ALEXIS VENECHANOS HEAD COACHNINTH SEASON, MARYLAND ‘03

Alexis Venechanos is in her ninth season at the helm of the Ohio State women’s lacrosse team and has turned the program into one of the nation’s best during her tenure. She has amassed a record of 77-65 at Ohio State and a career record of 113-103 as a head coach.

She was named the program’s second head coach on July 1, 2010, after spending four years as the head coach at Massachusetts following a three-year stint as assistant coach Northwestern and a successful playing career at Maryland. A winner on every level, Venechanos (pronounced: ven-eh-CHAN-ohs) has been a part of four NCAA titles (as a player and coach) and a total of eight conference championships and she has now brought those winning ways to Ohio State. Last season Venechanos led a relatively young squad to an 11-6 mark, narrowly missing out on a program-record third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, and posted double-digit wins for the third consecutive season – a first for the program. Ohio State also set program records with its 11-1 start to the season, a nine-game winning streak and a No. 8 national ranking in the Inside Lacrosse Top 20 poll. The senior class also recorded 45 wins over its four years, tying for the most all-time with the 2015 seniors. Venechanos also reached the 100-career win milestone with the Buckeyes’ 18-8 win at Hofstra. Following the season, three Buckeyes were named All-Big Ten: Cian Dabrowski, Christina Turner and Shannon Rosati. Dabrowski also was named to the IWLCA First Team All-West/Midwest Region team, the ninth first team selection for Ohio State since 2011 and the 18th overall in that span under Venechanos. Ohio State turned in another outstanding season in 2015, finishing 13-8 overall and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and for the fourth time in program history. The 13 wins tied for the second-most wins in school history with the 2014 squad. The Buckeyes also finished No. 15 in the final IWLCA Top 20 poll, marking the second consecutive year finishing in the Top 15. The 2015 season also marked the inaugural season of women’s lacrosse in the Big Ten. And the Buckeyes wasted little time leaving their mark, advancing all the way to the Big Ten Tournament championship game. On the way to the championship, Ohio State pulled off arguably the biggest win in program history, knocking off No. 1-ranked and previously undefeated Maryland, 11-10. The victory snapped a 27-game win streak by the Terrapins and gave Ohio State its first win over a No. 1-ranked team in program history. Individual recognition followed, and rightfully so. Four Buckeyes were named to the inaugural All-Big Ten team: Jackie Cifarelli, Kate Chase, Jennifer Porretto and Taylor Donahue. Highlighting the All-Big Ten hon-orees were Chase and Cifarelli, who were also named to the IWLCA All-Region and Big Ten All-Tournament teams. They also were teammates at the IWLCA North/South All-Star game. Donahue joined them on the All-Region team. The season also had it’s share of memorable and record-breaking moments. Chase set a school single-

season record with 59 goals and finished her career as Ohio State’s all-time leader with 221 draw controls and finished second on Ohio State’s all-time goals list with 162. Cifarelli ranked first in the Big Ten and second in the NCAA with 2.6 assists per game and finished her career as the all-time assists leader with 179 -- the third most in NCAA history. She eclipsed the 250-career point mark in the Big Ten Tournament and finished second all-time in the Ohio State record book. Senior goalkeeper Tori DeScenza ended her career as Ohio State’s all-time leader with 43 wins and 569 saves. But the team not only shined on the field, but off it as well, placing 19 student-athletes on the academic All-Big Ten list for having a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, the most of any spring sport at Ohio State. In addition, nine Buckeyes were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for having at least a 3.7 GPA in throughout the academic year, the most of any Ohio State sport. The team also was named an Academic Honor Squad by the IWLCA, an honor bestowed upon any team who has a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.0 or higher for the academic year. In 2014, the Buckeyes finished the 2014 campaign with a 13-7 overall record with a 4-2 mark in ALC play, ending the year with a No. 13 national ranking by the IWLCA -- the second-best finish in school history. It was a year to remember for the Scarlet and Gray as the Buckeyes earned their first trip to the NCAA tourna-ment in 11 years and recorded the second-most wins in school history. Ohio State also advanced to its fourth-consecutive ALC tournament semifinal and posted a program-record nine home victories. In addition, Ohio State defeated back-to-back Top 10 opponents for the first time while the 2014 seniors set a then-Ohio State class wins record with 42 career wins. Prior to her arrival in Columbus, Venechanos spent four seasons at UMass where she inherited a UMass program in August 2006 that had not been to the NCAA tournament in over 20 years. Within three seasons, she took the Minutewomen back to the postseason for the first time in a quarter century. They went on to make a second consecutive NCAA trip in 2010, punctuating a career already marked by a pair of Atlantic 10 cham-pionship tournament titles (2009, 2010), an Atlantic 10

regular-season title (2009) and three appearances in the A-10 Tournament championship game. In all, Venechanos registered an overall record of 36-38, including double-digit wins in each of the last two years, an Atlantic 10 regular-season record of 18-10 and an A-10 tournament record of 5-1. Prior to taking over the program at UMass, Venechanos served as the first assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Northwestern for the 2004-06 seasons, helping the Wildcats to the first two of five-consecutive national championships. They posted a 56-4 record during that span, winning 93 percent of their games, including a 41-1 record in her last two years. Venechanos primarily mentored the goalies and defense at Northwestern, placing the defensive unit among the nation’s best. In her final season in 2006, the Wildcats led the nation in scoring margin and were in the Top 5 in scoring defense, all with a rookie goalie. In the undefeated season of 2005, Venechanos tutored NU goalkeeper Ashley Gersuk as she posted the NCAA-best GAA and earned ALC Goalie of the Year honors, while helping the team become the top scoring defense in the nation. As a player, Venechanos was an All-America goalie at the University of Maryland, the winningest women’s lacrosse program of all-time, where she captured two national championships in 2000 and 2001. The Terps went 73-15, an 83 percent win mark, during her four seasons in College Park, including a 23-0 mark in 2001, Venchanos’ first as starting goalie. As a senior captain in 2003, Venechanos was the re-cipient of the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Award, given to the nation’s top goalkeeper. She also was a consensus first team All-American, as well as first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and ACC Tournament MVP. Despite playing the second half of the season with a torn ACL, Venechanos posted 164 saves vs. 121 goals allowed and was in the Top 10 nationally in both save percentage (.575) and goals-against average (6.62). In addition, Venechanos assumed the role of head coach of the Canadian national team in 2011 and led them to the Gold Medal game of the 2013 World Cup, marking the first time the Canadians advanced beyond the semifinals.

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Ohio State Combined Team StatisticsAll games (as of Feb 11, 2019)

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att.Feb 08 at Cincinnati W 16-6 152Feb 10 DETROIT MERCY W 19-5 431

TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 35-72 11-45 Goals scored per game 17.50 5.50 Shot pct. . 4 8 6 . 2 4 4 Shots on goal-Attempts 55-72 37-45 SOG pct. . 7 6 4 . 8 2 2 S h o t s / G a m e 36.0 22.5 A s s i s t s 14 4 Free position Made-Att 12-16 2-12 Free position pct. . 7 5 0 . 1 6 7MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES G o a l s - O p p o r t u n i t i e s 1-0 0-0 Conversion Percent . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 35 11 M a n - u p 1 0 M a n - d o w n 0 0 F r e e - p o s i t i o n 12 2 U n a s s i s t e d 21 7 O v e r t i m e 0 0 Goals scored average 17.50 5.50GROUND BALLS 73 69DRAW CONTROLS 28 19TURNOVERS 41 45CAUSED TURNOVERS 36 30CLEARS 33-42 27-41 Clear Pct. . 7 8 6 . 6 5 9PENALTIES N u m b e r 0 0 M i n u t e s 0:00 0:00ATTENDANCE T o t a l 431 152 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/431 1/152 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Up Dn GB DC TO CT12 Liza Hernandez 2 10 4 14 17 0 0 4 1 6 24 Sophie Baez 2 5 1 6 8 1 0 9 3 4 516 Sara Dickinson 2 5 0 5 9 0 0 3 0 3 02 Baley Parrott 2 4 0 4 6 0 0 6 2 3 13 Ali Beekhuizen 2 3 0 3 4 0 0 1 2 1 013 Chloe Johnson 2 2 1 3 7 0 0 4 6 1 48 McKayla Conti 2 2 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 5 045 Clare Johnston 2 2 4 6 8 0 0 7 0 1 174 Jaclen Moxley 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 117 Sage Darling 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 16 Sarah George 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 Carli Mager 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 Erika Keselman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 114 Alex VanderMolen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 Erin Nagle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 Hannah Brink 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 MK George 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 125 Catie Beg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 027 Regina Doty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 036 Maura McGregor 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 144 Alyssa Amorison 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 032 Riley Ewing 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 030 Cai Martin 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 329 Kimberly Apuzzo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 226 Mackenzie Maring 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 523 Hannah Gantt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 218 Lindsey Epstein 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 111 Meg Camden 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 Caroline Mackrides 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 11 Jill Rizzo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 099 Paige Postalwait 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Total 2 35 14 49 72 1 0 73 28 41 36Opponents 2 11 4 15 45 0 0 69 19 45 30

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T1 Jill Rizzo 2 98:12 8 4.89 23 . 7 4 2 2-0-099 Paige Postalwait 1 21:48 3 8.26 3 . 5 0 0 0-0-0

Total 2 120:00 11 5.50 26 . 7 0 3 2-0-0Opponents 2 120:00 35 17.50 20 . 3 6 4 0-2-0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd TotalOhio State 24 11 35Opponents 5 6 11

Saves by Period 1st 2nd TotalOhio State 10 16 26Opponents 13 7 20

Shots by Period 1st 2nd TotalOhio State 46 26 72Opponents 20 25 45

Shots on Goal 1st 2nd TotalOhio State 37 18 55Opponents 15 22 37

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O H I O S T A T E W O M E N ’ S L A C R O S S E 2 0 1 9 G A M E N O T E S

2019 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

1 • Jill RizzoJunior / GQueensbury, N.Y.

2 • Baley ParrottSenior / MAirmont, N.Y.

3 • Ali BeekhuizenSophomore / MFt. Lauderdale, Fla.

4 • Sophie BaezSophomore / AMilton, Ga.

5 • Caroline MackridesSenior / DNewton Square, Pa.

6 • Sarah GeorgeJunior / MMonmouth Beach, N.J.

7 • Carli MagerSophomore / DYorktown Heights, N.Y.

8 • McKayla ContiRS Junior / AOakhurst, N.J.

10 • Caroline TatsuokaSophomore / MHunting Valley, Ohio

11 • Meg CamdenSenior / DDownington, Pa.

12 • Liza HernandezJunior / MNew Albany, Ohio

13 • Chloë JohnsonFreshman / MDerwood, Md.

14 • Alex Vander MolenJunior / AAda, Mich.

16 • Sara DickinsonSenior / AWilton, Conn.

17 • Sage DarlingJunior / MLakefield, Ontario

18 • Lindsay EpsteinSophomore / MMarietta, Ga.

19 • Hannah BrinkSophomore / DEden Prairie, Minn.

20 • MK GeorgeFreshman / MMonmouth Beach, N.J.

21 • Meghan MateyJunior / MPhoenixville, Pa.

22 • KiKi VenzaFreshman / DPort Jefferson Station, N.Y.

23 • Hannah GanttSenior / MHouston, Texas

25 • Catie BegFreshman / MChagrin Falls, Ohio

26 • Mackenzie MaringSenior / MPenfield, N.Y.

9 • Erika KeselmanSenior / MColts Neck, N.J.

27 • Regina DotyJunior / MSt. Louis, Mo.

32 • Riley EwingSophomore / MMarietta, Ga.

33 • Mekenzie Vander MolenFreshman / MAda, Mich.

36 • Maura McGregorFreshman / MColleyville, Texas

44 • Alyssa AmorisonSenior / AHuntington, N.Y.

45 • Clare JohnstonFreshman / MKingston, Ontario

Alexis VenechanosHead Coach9th Season

Kevin BurnsAssistant Coach1st Season

Lynda PhlipotDirector of Operations1st Season

74 • Jaclen MoxleyJunior / AGranville, Ohio

15 • Erin NagleSenior / MBaldwinsville, N.Y.

29 • Kimberly ApuzzoJunior / MLeawood, Kan.

31 • Emily SkrzypczakJunior / DBurke, Va.

99 • Paige PostalwaitSenior / GBaldwinsville, N.Y.

Molly HendrickAssistant Coach2nd Season

30 • Cai MartinFreshman / MFlorence, N.J.