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THE BASICS
Score: Ohio 4, Appalachian State 0
Records: Ohio (3-3), Appalachian State (1-5)
Location: Athens, Ohio (Pruitt Field)
Short Story: Goals from sophomore Elena Curley (Louisville Ky.), sophomore Maria Russell (Hudson, Ohio), and two goals from senior Adele Sammons (Upminister, England) led the Ohio field hockey team (3-3) to a 4-0 win over Appalachian State (1-5) on Sunday (Sept. 13) at Pruitt Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Ohio dominated the statistical category, leading the match in both penalty corners (17-5) and shots (22-5).
• Curley (Louisville, Ky.) struck first for the 'Cats, scoring her second goal of the 2015 season off a penalty corner opportunity in front of the cage in the 23rd minute. Junior Kristen Buchanan (San Diego, Calif.) and junior Hannah Kingsbury (Louisville, Ky.) assisted on Ohio's initial strike -- the second helpers of the season by both players. 
• Ohio extended its lead to 2-0 in the 48th minute as Russell found the back of the cage, scoring on another penalty corner chance after being set up by an assist by classmate Rachel Kho (Oakville, Ontario). The goal was the team-leading fourth of the season by Russell while the assist by Kho marked her first helper of the year. 
• Sammons scored a pair of goals on penalty corner opportunities in the 69th and 70th minutes for her first two goals of the season. Senior Clarissa Leickly (Gahanna, Ohio) assisted on both scores. Her season assist total now stands at three.
• Sammons led the match with a season-high eight shots -- including a season-high six on goal. She is currently second on the team with 14 shots this year. Curley finished with a season-high five shots -- a season-high four of which were on goal. She has tallied a team-high 15 shots this year -- seven of which have been on goal. Leickly also had a season-high five shots and matched her season high with three on goal. She has posted 12 shots in 2015 to rank third on the squad and is tied with Sammons for the team lead with nine shots on goal.
• Redshirt junior goalkeeper Lina Trucco (Lake Bluff, Ill.) totaled two saves in 68:49. She increased her season save total to a career-high 30.
• Senior Caroline Phillips led Appalachian State with two total shots -- one of which came on goal. Sophomores Taylor Cimbalist and Rebecca McLean also posted shots on goal for the Mountaineers. 
• Appalachian State senior goalkeeper Cristina Ceppi (Vienna, Va.) had a match-high 12 saves during the match.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• Ohio is now 9-1 (.900) all-time against Appalachian State.
• The Bobcats recorded their second shutout of the 2015 season.
• Sammons' career goal total now stands at nine.
• Russell has now recorded six career goals.
• Curley tallied her second career goal.
• Leickly now has notched four career assists.
• Buchanan now owns three career assists.
• Kingsbury's career assists total now stands at three.
• Kho recorded her first career assist.
• Trucco's career saves total is now up to 39.

QUOTABLE
"They (penalty corners) are really good opportunities for goals, obviously. Your numbers are in your favor for the attack. I would prefer us to be able one-in-four; we executed at one-in-six today. But, a lot of them resulted in another corner, so we're getting something positive out of them. That was great. We were getitng shots off of pretty much every one of them." - 11th-year head coach Neil Macmillan

"Clarissa is a senior, and she knows this is her last season, so she's really stepping up. Her play in the back is outstanding. She's really doing a great job. Great awareness of where to move with the ball. She's a great option for us up on corners. She had a few good shots. The goalkeeper made a couple good saves. Her passing, especially down to Adele, was excellent." - Macmillan

UP NEXT
Ohio makes the short drive to Columbus to battle in-state rival Ohio State next Sunday (Sept. 20) in a 1 p.m. ET contest.

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