Ohio Field Hockey Concludes Regular Season Against Kent State; Earn Sixth Seed in 2026 MAC Tournament

Friday, October 30

Athens, Ohio

3 p.m. ET

(7-9, 4-5)

Kent State

(4-5, 5-13)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Kent St.	0	2	0	1	3
Ohio	0	0	0	1	1

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10/30/2026 5:48:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Charlie Fadel

ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio field hockey team (7-9, 4-5 MAC) played its final home game and regular season game of the year on Friday, falling to Kent State (4-13, 3-5 MAC) 3- at Pruitt Field. With the conclusion of the season, the Bobcats have earned the sixth seed in the 2026 MAC Tournament where they will take on No. 3 James Madison in the quarterfinals on Wednesday Nov. 4 in Oxford, Ohio.

Overall, Ohio scored one goal on two shots on goal, while taking one penalty corner. Kent State scored three goals on 10 shots on goal, while taking eight penalty corners.

Individually, sophomore back Ava Florence (Louisville, Ky) had one goal on one shot on goal, converting on a penalty shot. Senior forward Natalie LaFleur (Fredericksburg, Va) had one shot on goal while junior back Deborah James (Hertfordshire, England) had one shot as well.

In goal, junior Molly Schreiner (State College, Pa) made seven saves while allowing three goals in 60 minutes of action.

The first period did not see a lot of action, as Kent State held Ohio without a shot in the opening 15 minutes while the Golden Flashes had just two shots themselves. Kent State did earn a penalty corner right at the end of the period, but the Bobcat defense stopped any threat of a goal.

Kent State broke through early in the second period, scoring the first goal of the game with less than two minutes gone in the second period to take a 1-0 lead. They kept the pressure on, earning another penalty corner, but Ohio got one of its own, with James putting up a shot that was blocked.

The Flashes found the board again, this time with nine minutes left in the second period to take a 2-0 lead into the half.

It was more of the same in the third period, with Kent State earning penalty corners that were stopped by the Ohio defense. The Golden Flashes took four corners in the third period, but the period ended with the same score of 2-0.

Kent State scored early again in the fourth period, taking a 3-0 lead with under two minutes gone in the final frame.

Ohio was able to battle back late in the period with Florence earning a penalty shot that she was able to fire home for the Bobcats' opening goal, cutting the Kent State lead to 3-1 with less than three minutes remaining. Ohio would look to get another goal across before the end of the frame, but would be unable to do so falling 3-1.

Up next, the Bobcats travel to Oxford, Ohio to compete in the 2026 MAC Field Hockey Tournament. The sixth-seeded Bobcats will face off with No. 3 James Madison on Wednesday, Nov. 4 with first touch set for 2:30 p.m. ET.

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