NCAA Championship Quarterfinal
Saturday, May 18 – 12:30pm – Byrd Stadium – College Park, Md.
Ohio State
13-3 – Head Coach Nick Myers – 4th NCAA Appearance (2-3 overall)
Defeated Towson 16-6 to reach Qtrs. (1st NCAA home game for program)
Seven game win streak – Averaging 11.5 goals a game while letting up 8.38
Have converted .500 of the EMO’s 23/46 (2nd Nationally)
Versus Towson:
Logan Schuss A (43G, 26A) – 3G, 3A
Jesse King M (30G, 22A) – 4G, 1A
Dominique Alexander M (9G, 18A) – 1G, 3A
David Planning M (16G, 9A) – 2G, 2A
Carter Brown A (27G, 15A) – 3G, 1A
Turner Evans M (25G, 8A) – 1G, 1A
Kacy Kapinos M (1G), Nick Liddil A (4G, 1A) – 1G
Mark Crawford (1A) – D – 1A
Greg Dutton – Goalie – 7 Saves (.538) (8.45 GAA, .541 Save %, 138 saves)
Trey Wilkes (1A) – FO – 169-289 face-offs won (.585%), 68 ground balls (1st on team)
Joe Meurer – D – 16 Caused Turnovers
Cornell
13-3 – Head Coach Ben DeLuca – 26th appearance in the NCAA Tournament
Downed Maryland 16-8 in first round
Lost to Princeton in Ivy League Semis to end regular season.
Versus Maryland :
Rob Pannell A (40G, 47A)- 4G, 3A
Steve Mock A (52G, 8A)- 4G
Matt Donovan A (23G, 8A)- 2G, 1A
Max Van Bourgondien M (27G, 12A), Connor Buczek M (29G, 15A), Connor English A (13G, 11A)- 1G, 1A
Doug Tesoriero M (1G, 1A), Chris Cook M (4G, 1A) – 1A
Dan Lintner, Thomas Keith, John Edmonds – 1G
AJ Fiore – Goalie – 12 saves (.600) – 145 Saves, .523 Save %
Things To Watch
Big Red Attack – Pannell had seven points against the Terps while Mock tallied four goals of his own. These two are a deadly combination together and will keep any defense up at night.
Schuss – Hard worker. Will take on any defense thrown at him.
Midfields – Each team has a midfield that can and probably will score. Transition will play a big factor into this game.
Goalies – Fiore and Dutton are good goalies. AJ lost his position last year, but has made a statement coming into the NCAA’s. Dutton will be a pest to the Big Red offense and will make them work for their goals.
Overlook
Fourth meeting between these two teams – Buckeyes 2-1 overall vs Big Red – Last Meeting: 15-7 OSU win in 2008 NCAA First Round.
Both teams tallied 16 goals in their NCAA First round contests and stand at 13-3 on the season.
Winner advances to NCAA Semifinals to play winner of Duke vs Notre Dame in Philadelphia.