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THE BASICS
Score: Ohio 4, Michigan State 1
Records: Ohio (6-6), Michigan State (5-9)
Location: Athens, Ohio (Pruitt Field)
Short Story: The Ohio field hockey team (6-6) scored three unanswered second half goals to take out Big Ten Conference foe Michigan State (5-9), 4-1, on Sunday (Oct. 11) in a non-conference clash at Pruitt Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bobcats outshot the Spartans, 17-9.
• Ohio broke the scoreless tie in the 26th minute as senior Adele Sammons (Upminster, England) scored her career-high fifth goal of the season to give the Bobcats a 1-0 lead.
• Michigan State wasted almost no time evening the score, finding the back of the cage on a penalty corner chance on a goal by redshirt senior midfielder Heather Howie, with junior midfielder Kristin Matula providing the assist. Howie's goal marked her fourth of the year while Matula added her third helper.
• Ohio began its second-half scoring barrage in the 55th minute when senior Clarissa Leickly (Gahanna, Ohio) found the back of the cage for her career-high fourth goal of the year on a penalty corner chance, with assists coming from Sammons and junior Kristen Buchanan (San Diego, Calif.).
• The 'Cats extended their lead to 3-1 on a goal by their leading scorer in the 57th minute as sophomore Maria Russell (Hudson, Ohio) converted on a breakaway chance for Ohio for her career-high ninth goal of the season. Freshman Emma Eggleston (Houston, Texas) dished out her first career assist on the play.
• Ohio put the contest out of reach in the 65th minute when sophomore Elena Curley (Louisville, Ky.) scored for a career-high fourth time this year on a penalty corner chance. Sammons and Buchanan once again assisted, with Sammons totaling her career-high seventh helper of the season and Buchanan adding her career-high fifth. The duo ranks first and second, respectively, on the squad in assists in 2015.
• Sammons led Ohio with four shots -- including three on goal. She ranks second on the team in both shots (31) and shots on goal (18) this season.
• Leickly and Curley each added three shots -- including two on goal for each. Leickly leads Ohio with 32 shots and 20 shots on goal this year while Curley ranks third on the squad with 23 shots and fourth with 10 shots on goal.
• Russell recorded her 12th shot on goal this year, which ranks third on the team. She has posted 19 shots, which ranks fourth on the squad.
• Eggleston added two shots on goal, bringing her season shots total to seven and her season shots on goal total to four.
• Redshirt junior goalkeeper Lina Trucco (Lake Bluff, Ill.) posted three saves in 70 minutes for the Bobcats, bringing her season stops total to 48.
• Howie led the match with six shots -- including three on goal for the Spartans. She's now tallied a team-high 38 shots on the year -- including 18 on goal.
• Redshirt sophomore Kendall Anderson added two shots -- including one on goal -- for Michigan State. She's posted 19 shots on the season -- including six on goal.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Katie Miller made nine saves in 70 minutes for the Spartans, upping her season saves total to 38.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• The Bobcats have already matched their entire win total from the 2014 season.
• Ohio recorded its first victory over Michigan State since a 2-1 overtime win on Sept. 27, 1992. The 'Cats are now 2-12 (.143) all-time against the Spartans.
• The Bobcats snapped a two-match losing skid with the victory over Michigan State.
• The 'Cats have scored 28 goals through 12 matches in 2015 after scoring just 20 in 17 matches during the entire '14 season. Ohio has also earned 90 penalty corners this year after garnering 86 all of last year.
• Sammons career goal total now stands at 12, with a career-high five coming in 2015. Her career assist total currently stands at 14. She has now notched 86 career shots, with 46 coming on goal.
• Leickly has now posted five career goals. Her career shots total now stands at 44, with 26 coming on goal.
• Russell has now scored 11 career goals. Her nine goals in 2015 are the most by a Bobcat since Luli Gomez Teruel scored 11 during her senior season of 2013 en route to being named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year. Russell has now recorded 25 career shots, with 18 coming on goal.
• Curley has now scored five career goals. Her career shots total now stands at 35, with 19 coming on goal.
• Buchanan's career assist total now stands at six.
• Trucco's career saves total is now up to 57.
• Eleventh-year head coach Neil Macmillan is now four victories away from becoming the program's winningest head coach. He is now 119-97 (.551) at the helm of the Bobcats.

QUOTABLE
"I think the team focused themselves yesterday at practice and this morning going through the game plan on doing what we needed to do. Fair credit to them because they're the ones that made that change in attitude." - 11th-year head coach Neil Macmillan on team bouncing back from two straight losses

"I think it was just a combination of a lot of good attacks that we had. I think, really, in the second half, with the second goal followed quickly by the third, that really put the icing on the cake. " - Macmillan on team's offense

"I think we did a great job with looking for the open shots on goal." - Sophomore Maria Russell on the team's offense

"We really just got the ball and went quickly at them. They didn't set up very quickly. They were giving us steady tackles where they're in front of you, so I tried to take the ball early, and they were offset, so I could get the early shot off." - Senior Adele Sammons on the team's offense

UP NEXT
Ohio concludes its three-match home stand next weekend, welcoming Ball State on Friday (Oct. 16) in a 7 p.m. ET showdown that will serve as the program's Bobcat Blackout, then hosting Longwood on Sunday (Oct. 18) in a noon ET clash that will serve as Rufus Kids Club Day and Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day.

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