Michigan
Ohio State
Field Hockey Defeats No. 18 Ohio State 3-1
10/25/1998 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Michigan took control of the game in the first half as Jessie Veith (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest HS) netted her seventh goal of the season and Courtney Reid (South Deerfield, Mass./ Northfield Mount Hermon HS) scored her second of the year. Ohio State got on the board on Deanna Menichini's goal with 7:37 remaining in the first half, but the Wolverines shut down the Buckeyes for the remainder of the afternoon.
Jocelyn LaFace (Rossland, B.C./Rossland Secondary School) capped the scoring for Michigan with her first goal of the season and third of her career with 22:54 remaining in the contest.
Michigan dominated the game off the scoreboard as well. The Maize and Blue outshot OSU 20-6 and Michigan goalie Kati Oakes (Lititz, Pa./Warwick HS) was forced to make just two saves in the entire game. The Wolverines also earned 11 penalty corners to Ohio State's three.
MATCH SUMMARY
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
| Michigan | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Jessie Veith (7), 28:11 (Jeanne Shin)
1st -- U-M, Courtney Reid (2), 19:52 (unassisted)
1st -- OSU, Deanna Menichini, 7:37 (Camilla Robinson)
2nd -- U-M, Jocelyn LaFace (1), 22:54 (unassisted)
Shots: U-M 20, OSU 6
Saves: U-M 2 (Kati Oakes), OSU 12 (Anna Schwartz)
Defensive Saves: U-M 0, OSU 1
Penalty Corners: U-M 11, OSU 3
NOTES
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