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Sept. 28, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senior Jenna Chrismer (Mountain Top, Pa.) posted two goals and the No. 7 Penn State field hockey team defeated Big Ten foe Ohio State, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon. Senior Taylor Herold (Fredericksburg, Va.) had a goal and a career-high two assists, giving her 100 points for her career.
"It was a total team effort today with some great goals by Jenna (Chrismer), Taylor (Herold) and Emilee (Ehret)," said head coach Charlene Morett-Curtiss. "I thought we showed a lot of grit playing two games on the road in the Big Ten this weekend."
Penn State improved to 8-2 and 2-1 in Big Ten play, while Ohio State dropped to 3-6 and 0-2 in conference action. The Nittany Lions held a 19-11 advantage in shots and a 7-5 edge in penalty corners. Chrismer had her fourth multi-goal game of her career and third of the season.
The Nittany Lions got on the board first just 2:41 into the contest. Herold fed a pass into the circle and Chrismer corralled it and put it into the back of the cage from about three yards out.
The Buckeyes responded, as Emma Royce scored off a penalty corner at the 7:09 mark.
Not long after, Herold tipped in a rebound to help Penn State regain the lead, making it 2-1 just 9:26 into the contest.
Chrismer made her presence felt again 37 seconds later. The senior dribbled into the circle and put the ball past Ohio State goalkeeper Liz Tamburro and the Nittany Lions led 3-1 with 24:57 remaining in the half.
Ohio State trimmed Penn State's advantage to 3-2 with 15:25 to go in the first period, as Brooke Hiltz put in a rebound directly following another penalty corner attempt. That score would remain at the break. The Nittany Lions held a 12-6 advantage in shots in the first half.
Penn State pushed the lead to 4-2 with a goal off a penalty corner with 24:16 remaining in regulation. Following the insert, senior Laura Gebhart (Mount Joy, Pa.) pushed the ball to Herold, who fired the it towards the cage. Sophomore Emilee Ehret (Philadelphia, Pa.) deflected it in for the goal, her fourth in the last five games.
The Buckeyes again cut the lead to one goal, this time on a penalty stroke form Kaitlyn Wagner. The Nittany Lions held a 4-3 lead with 7:50 to go in regulation
With less than five minutes to go, Ohio State had another penalty corner attempt, but a big save by redshirt senior Kylie Licata (Mountain Top, Pa.) kept the Buckeyes off the board. The Nittany Lions held the Buckeyes for the remainder of the contest to secure the win.
Penn State is next in action on the road, traveling to Philadelphia to take on Drexel on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. before facing Temple on Oct. 5 at noon.