WLAX Meets No. 20/16 OSU On BTN
Apr 15 | Women's Lacrosse
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers women's lacrosse begins a string of three road games to end the regular season Thursday at No. 20/16 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. The game will be televised live on Big Ten Network.
| No. 20/16 Ohio State (10-5, 1-2 Big Ten) | |
| Date | Thursday, April 16 |
| Time | 7 p.m. EST |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium |
| TV | BTN |
| Live Stream | BTN Plus |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Rutgers | Ohio State |
| Statistics | Rutgers | Ohio State |
| Social Media | @rulaxbrand |Facebook/RUWlax |
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Knight Notes
- According to the NCAA's Toughest Schedule report through April 14, RU owns the third-toughest schedule in the nation and toughest slate in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights' past opposition has a 123-51 record (.707 winning percentage) to date.
- Redshirt senior Lauren Sbrilli (Martinsville, N.J.) has scored 19 goals over the last seven games.
- Senior goalie Candice Dandridge (Cherry Hill, N.J.) leads the Big Ten Conference with 8.71 saves per game.
- Redshirt senior Hollie DiMuro (West Babylon, N.Y.) is fourth in the Rutgers record books with 80-career caused turnovers. She is within reach of third-place Robin Erthal (1996-99), who has 81, and second-place Nadia Rogala (1996, 98-00), who has 83.
Last Time Out
RU hung tough with No. 5/5 Northwestern for the majority of the first half, but was unable to quiet the Wildcat attack in an 18-6 loss last Friday night at High Point Solutions Stadium.
Sbrilli led the Scarlet Knights with a hat trick, junior attacker Halley Barnes (Garnet Valley, Pa.) scored twice and freshman attacker Kerri Puckhaber (Wantagh, N.Y.) added a goal in the loss.
Scouting Ohio State
No. 20/16 Ohio State (10-5, 1-2 Big Ten) wraps up its home season against Rutgers on Thursday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Buckeyes look to snap a three-game losing skid after falling to No. 1 Maryland on April 12, No. 3 Duke on April 9 and No. 12 Penn State on April 4.
OSU, the No. 15 scoring offense in the country, is paced by Katie Chase's 39 goals. Jackie Cifarelli holds the points lead with 16 goals and 40 assists -- the second-highest assists mark in the nation.
Taylor Donahue is the Buckeyes' leader defensively with 20 caused turnovers and 26 ground balls. In cage, Tori DeScenza has seen action in all 15 games and has a 9.95 GAA. She has made 199 saves, the 14th-most nationally, and has a .459 save percentage.
The Series
Rutgers and Ohio State are split 1-1 in the all-time series. RU dropped the most recent meeting on the road, 14-9, on April 30, 2006. The Scarlet Knights won the first meeting, 10-9, on April 24, 2005, using six goals from Katie Batiuk to help knock off the No. 19 Buckeyes at Yurcak Field.
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