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Buckeyes Host No. 19 Johns Hopkins on Saturday

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THE SERIESJohns Hopkins holds an 11-6 series advan-tage against Ohio State, last meeting with the Buckeyes on April 20, 2018 and topping OSU, 13-5.

Ohio State defeated the Blue Jays last on March 5, 2016, when the 17th-ranked Buckeyes topped the 18th-ranked team, 8-7.

The series history began on April 6, 2002, when No. 7 Johns Hopkins edged No. 13 Ohio State, 11-10.

Series History2018: Ohio State 5, at Johns Hopkins 132017: Ohio State 6, Johns Hopkins 122016: Ohio State 8, Johns Hopkins 72014: Ohio State 7, at Johns Hopkins 82013: Ohio State 10, Johns Hopkins 9*2013: Ohio State 10, Johns Hopkins 112012: Ohio State 9, at Johns Hopkins 102011: Ohio State 19, Johns Hopkins 122010: Ohio State 8, at Johns Hopkins 92009: Ohio State 22, Johns Hopkins 122008: Ohio State 12, at Johns Hopkins 132007: Ohio State 14, Johns Hopkins 152006: Ohio State 7, at Johns Hopkins 172005: Ohio State 12, Johns Hopkins 92004: Ohio State 5, at Johns Hopkins 132003: Ohio State 9, Johns Hopkins 62002: Ohio State 10, at Johns Hopkins 11

A LOOK AT LOUISVILLEThe Blue Jays enter the weekend with a 9-5 record, including a 1-2 conference led-ger. Hopkins is one of four Big Ten teams to be ranked in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Assocation Top 25, ranking at No. 19.

Johns Hopkins was last in action on Tues-day, April 9, and dropped a home contest to No. 20 Stony Brook, 12-9.

In conference play, the Blue Jays downed Rutgers, 16-9, to start out the Big Ten sea-son but have since fallen to No. 8 Michi-gan, 16-11, and No. 4 Northwestern, 20-13.

Ohio State to honor 11 seniors at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium

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FEBRUARY8 at Cincinnati ...........................................W, 16-610 DETROIT MERCY ................................ W, 19-518 BROWN ......................................W, 15-14 (OT)22 NOTRE DAME ..................................... L, 19-10MARCH 1 MARQUETTE ....................................... W, 11-93 NIAGARA ........................................... W, 16-129 BINGHAMTON .................................... W, 13-711 vs UMass (1) ...........................................L, 15-1416 at Maryland ..............................................L, 16-121 MICHIGAN (BTN) ............................... L, 15-10 24 SAN DIEGO STATE ........................... W, 16-1030 vs. Oregon (2) .........................................W, 11-5APRIL 4 at Penn State (BTN) ..................................L, 21-59 at Louisville ..............................................L, 19-713 JOHNS HOPKINS .................................. 1 p.m. 20 at Rutgers ...................................................Noon25 NORTHWESTERN (BTN) ................. 4:30 p.m.MAY 3-5 Big Ten Tournament (3) .................................TBA

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2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Junior Maggie Schneidereth leads the team in scoring, posting 62 points on 42 goals and 20 assists. She is currently 14th in the nation in points. Sophomore Aurora Cordingley is second on the team in point production, registering 47 from 28 goals and 19 assists.

Senior Haley Crosson has played in all 14 games for the Blue Jays, earning a 10.92 goals-against average in 769 minutes of play.

Head coach Janine Tucker is the all-time winningest coach at Johns Hopkins, post-ing a 271-144 record in 24 seasons and a 203-128 mark at the Division I level. Tucker is a five-time IWLCA Regional Coach of the Year and has led the Blue Jays to three NCAA Tournament appearances in the last five years.

LAST TIME OUTThe Buckeyes wrapped up non-conference play on the road at Louisville on Tuesday, April 9, dropping to the Cardinals, 19-7.

The Buckeyes started out the game with a two-goal lead twice, but the Cardinals found the equalizing goal each time and when taking the lead for the second team, didn’t relinquish.

Senior Baley Parrott led the scoring ef-forts with three points on a goal and two assists, and also led the team in draw controls with five. Junior goalie Jill Rizzo made eight saves.

OHIO STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSEApril 13, 2019

Ohio State (8-6, 0-3 B1G)vs

Johns Hopkins (9-5, 1-2 B1G) Saturday, April 13, 20191 p.m. ETJesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Columbus, OhioBig Ten Network Plus

TEAM COMPARISON

Record...................8-6, 0-2 Record .................9-5, 1-2IWLCA Rank ...................-- IWLCA Rank ............... 19Goals/Gm ................. 11.71 Goals/Gm ............... 13.57Assists/Gm .................. 5.5 Assists/Gm ............... 6.71Shot Pct. ................... .424 Shot Pct. ................... .436Shots/Gm ................. 27.64 Shots/Gm ................ 31.14FP Pct. ........................ .470 FP Pct. ....................... .329

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MAKING MILESTONESParrott, the current active leader in goals on the team, reached the 100 milestone against San Diego State (March 24). With eight more goals, Parrott will land in 10th on Ohio State’s Top-10 career goal list. Par-rott also recorded her 100th draw control on March 24, moving up to eighth on the career leader rankings.

After passing the 500-save mark, Rizzo is now second all-time in career saves, only 44 away from the program record.

Junior Liza Hernandez passed the career 100-point mark this season, topping out at 112 points thus far. Hernandez leads the Buckeyes with a career-high 51 points overall this season.

BIG TEN WEEKLY HONORSOhio State has claimed four Big Ten weekly honors so far this season, three of which are Offensive Player of the Week.

Junior Liza Hernandez, senior Baley Parrott and sophomore Sophie Baez have earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. Junior goalie Jill Rizzo was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in the first week of the season, as well.

TEAM LEADERSOhio State currently leads the conference in ground balls, averaging 22.1 per game and is second in caused turnovers, with an average of 10.6. Nationally, the team ranks 12th in ground balls per game and 28th in caused turnovers per game.

Nationally, Jill Rizzo is second in overall saves at 147 and ninth in groundballs per game at 3.54. Rizzo also ranks in the Top-10 in saves per game (11.31) and is 13th in save percentage (.498). In the confer-ence, Rizzo leads in saves per game and in groundballs.

Liza Hernandez leads the conference in as-sists per game at 1.62 and in gamewinning goals (four).

Riley Ewing is tied for fifth in the Big Ten in draw controls, leading the team with 52 for an average of four per game.

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, 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 makes 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

INSIDE LACROSSE TOP 20 POLL

Rk. Team (1st votes) Record Points Prv. 1. Boston College (21) .... 14-0...........439 ..............1 2. Maryland (1)............. 14-0...........419 ..............2 3. Syracuse................... 13-2...........394 ..............3 4. Notre Dame .............. 11-2...........373 ..............4 5. North Carolina ......... 10-3...........351 ..............5 6. Northwestern .......... 10-3...........328 ..............6 7. Virginia ...................... 10-5...........295 ..............7 8. Michigan .................. 13-1...........282 ..............7 9. Penn .......................... 9-2.............271 ..............9 10. James Madison ....... 10-3...........238 ............11 11. Loyola ........................ 9-3.............206 ............14 12. Duke .......................... 8-5.............193 ............12 13. Navy .......................... 9-3.............159 ............13 14. USC ............................ 13-2...........136 ............10 15. Denver....................... 10-2...........114 ............18 16. Princeton .................. 7-3.............110 ............17 17. Johns Hopkins......... 9-4.............93 ..............16 18. Florida ....................... 7-6.............80 ..............19 19. Stanford .................... 9-4.............74 ..............15 20. Colorado ................... 7-5.............32 ..............24

TOP 20 POLLS

IWLCA COACHES TOP 20 POLL

Rk. Team (1st votes) Points Record Prv. 1. Boston College (25) . 625 ............14-0 .............1 2. Maryland .................. 600 ............14-0 .............2 3. Syracuse ..................... 574 ............13-2 .............3 4. Notre Dame .............. 531 ............11-2 .............5 5. Northwestern .......... 530 ............9-3 ...............4 6. North Carolina ............ 512 ............10-3 .............6 7. Virginia ....................... 460 ............10-5 .............8 8. Michigan .................. 448 ............13-1 .............7 9. Penn............................ 425 ............9-2 ...............9 10. Loyola ......................... 389 ............9-3 .............11 11. James Madison.......... 386 ............10-3 ...........10 12. Duke ........................... 319 ............8-5 .............13 13. USC............................. 295 ............13-2 ...........14 14. Navy ........................... 273 ............9-3 .............12 15. Princeton .................... 273 ............7-3 .............15 16. Denver ........................ 272 ............10-2 ...........16 17. Florida......................... 238 ............7-6 .............17 18. Stanford...................... 191 ............9-4 .............18 19. Johns Hopkins......... 185 ............9-4 .............19 20. Stony Brook ................ 130 ............7-4 .............20

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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 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 Inside Lacrosse, with Maryland leading the pack at No. 2. Northwestern is No. 6, followed by Michigan at No. 7. Johns Hop-kins rounds out the ranked Big Ten teams at No. 16, and Penn State received votes.

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 three times this season, twice 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 games are set for 7 p.m. ET.

Ohio State will close the season against Northwestern at home at 4:30 p.m. on BTN.

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 .....................................212-181 (.539)Big Ten Record ..........................................5-19 (.208)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 ...............85-69, 9th Season Career Record ...................120-107, 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 Apr 10, 2019)

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 8-6 6-2 1-3 1-1CONFERENCE 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 8-3 6-1 1-1 1-1

Date Opponent Score Att.Feb 08 at Cincinnati W 16-6 152Feb 10 DETROIT MERCY W 19-5 431Feb 18 BROWN Wot 15-14 303Feb 22 #20 NOTRE DAME L 10-19 359Mar 1 MARQUETTE W 11-9 238Mar 03 NIAGARA W 16-12 326Mar 09 BINGHAMTON W 13-7 378Mar 11 vs UMass L 14-15 240

* Mar 16 at #2 Maryland L 1-16 1216* Mar 21 #12 MICHIGAN L 10-15 423

Mar 24 SDSU W 16-10 578March 30 vs Oregon W 11-5 425

* Apr 04 at Penn State L 5-21 425Apr 09 at LOUISVILLE L 7-19 207

TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 164-387 173-433 Goals scored per game 11.71 12.36 Shot pct. . 4 2 4 . 4 0 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 302-387 331-433 SOG pct. . 7 8 0 . 7 6 4 S h o t s / G a m e 27.6 30.9 A s s i s t s 77 65 Free position Made-Att 39-83 51-129 Free position pct. . 4 7 0 . 3 9 5GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 164 173 F r e e - p o s i t i o n 39 51 U n a s s i s t e d 87 108 O v e r t i m e 1 0 Goals scored average 11.69 12.33GROUND BALLS 297 321DRAW CONTROLS 152 198TURNOVERS 218 234CAUSED TURNOVERS 144 142CLEARS 220-267 206-252 Clear Pct. . 8 2 4 . 8 1 7ATTENDANCE T o t a l 3036 2000 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/380 4/500 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/332

## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Gw GB DC TO CT2 Baley Parrott 14 34 10 44 67 1 25 29 17 1212 Liza Hernandez 14 30 21 51 82 4 18 11 32 74 Sophie Baez 13 25 12 37 50 1 22 4 20 916 Sara Dickinson 14 22 10 32 47 0 16 1 18 23 Ali Beekhuizen 13 13 2 15 24 0 8 13 10 18 McKayla Conti 13 12 2 14 25 1 2 0 15 018 Lindsay Epstein 14 9 6 15 18 1 11 7 11 1217 Sage Darling 14 8 0 8 17 0 6 3 9 613 Chloe Johnson 12 5 2 7 17 0 20 12 12 1145 Clare Johnston 12 4 7 11 18 0 11 0 9 236 Maura McGregor 10 1 2 3 5 0 7 3 2 474 Jaclen Moxley 11 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 114 Alex VanderMolen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 Erin Nagle 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 219 Hannah Brink 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 120 MK George 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 125 Catie Beg 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 044 Alyssa Amorison 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 09 Erika Keselman 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 17 Carli Mager 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16 Sarah George 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 132 Riley Ewing 14 0 0 0 1 0 1 54 7 030 Cai Martin 14 0 1 1 2 0 11 1 3 829 Kimberly Apuzzo 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 326 Mackenzie Maring 14 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 2 1323 Hannah Gantt 14 0 0 0 1 0 17 0 5 911 Meg Camden 13 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 2 105 Caroline Mackrides 14 0 0 0 2 0 32 2 1 221 Jill Rizzo 14 0 1 1 0 0 48 0 17 599 Paige Postalwait 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Total 14 164 77 241 387 8 297 152 218 144Opponents 14 173 65 238 433 6 321 198 234 142

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T1 Jill Rizzo 14 815:00 167 12.29 155 . 4 8 1 8-6-099 Paige Postalwait 2 26:48 6 13.43 3 . 3 3 3 0-0-0

Total 14 841:48 173 12.33 158 . 4 7 7 8-6-0Opponents 14 841:48 164 11.69 138 . 4 5 7 6-8-0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalOhio State 81 82 1 164Opponents 87 86 0 173

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalOhio State 78 80 0 158Opponents 72 66 0 138

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalOhio State 198 188 1 387Opponents 221 212 0 433

Shots on Goal 1st 2nd OT TotalOhio State 153 148 1 302Opponents 165 166 0 331

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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.