Previous six losses
Oct. 5 at Central Michigan 0-1
Oct. 6 at Michigan 2-10
Oct. 11 at Miami (Ohio) 0-7
Oct. 13 at Michigan State 0-8
Oct. 19 vs. Kent State 2-5
Oct. 23 vs. Ohio State 1-2
The Ball State field hockey team changed up its game plan Wednesday against Ohio State University in a 2-1 loss that went down to the wire.
The Cardinals started the game blitzing key players on defense, a new look for the team. This kept the Buckeyes away from the scoring circle.
“We practiced where we wanted to be and how we wanted to attack, and it succeeded,” freshman Lexi Kavanaugh said.
The game remained tied until 54:34 minutes in when Ohio State’s sophomore Emma Royce created offense of a rebounded shot from her teammate.
Five minutes later, scoring leader Kavanaugh capitalized off of an assist from sophomore Natalie Jardell.
After missed attempts both ways, Ohio State scored when Mona Frommhold saved the ball off of a rebound.
This defense resulted in early scoring opportunities for Ohio State as the team earned seven penalty corners in the first half. Kavanaugh, who declined to comment on the foul troubles, was a big part of keeping the defense together.
“We were unlucky to a certain degree,” head coach Beth Maddox said about the penalties.
Ball State gave up 16 penalty corners in the game while earning three. Ball State turned up the pressure defensively toward the end of the first half, double-teaming almost every player with possession, jumping passes and standing strong inside the scoring circle.
The Cardinals have until Saturday to fine-tune the new strategy before facing the Bobcats of Ohio University.
The postseason scenario is simple for the Cardinals: if the team loses, they’re eliminated from postseason consideration. The team is 5-10 on the season.
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