Ohio Field Hockey Defeats App State 2-1 Friday Afternoon

Friday, September 25

Athens, Ohio

3 p.m. ET

(3-4, 1-1)

Appalachian State

(5-4, 1-1)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
App State	1	0	0	0	1
Ohio	0	0	2	0	2

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Ohio Field Hockey Defeats App State 2-1 Friday Afternoon

9/25/2026 5:27:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Charlie Fadel

ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio field hockey team (3-4, 1-1 MAC) returned home to Pruitt Field on Friday afternoon (Sept. 25) to host Mid-American Conference foe Appalachian State (5-4, 1-1 MAC), defeating the Mountaineers, 2-1.

The Bobcats went down early, but two goals in the third quarter powered them to their first win over the Mountaineers since 2019.

Individually, junior back Deborah James (Hertfordshire, England) and junior midfielder Marie De Grande (Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium) each had two assists, both coming off penalty corners. Sophomore midfielder Tori Cisney (Cleona, Pa.) had three shots on goal, with one finding the boards for her third goal of the season. Junior forward Addy Basile (Lewes, Del.) had her first goal of the season, with her goal being the eventual game-winner.

In goal, junior Molly Schreiner (State College, Pa.) continued her streak of great starts, playing all 60 minutes allowing one goal while notching two saves.

App State got off to a hot start, maintaining possession early in the first quarter, earning a few early penalty corners early in the contest. One of those penalty corners resulted in an early goal for the Mountaineers, coming just four minutes into the game.

After going down early, it took time for Ohio's offense to get going, as App State controlled the game in the opening period, getting one more penalty corner that did not result in a goal before the end of the quarter.

The second quarter was more of the same, as Ohio still waited for their first shot of the game for over 27 minutes before Cisney fired a shot on goal. Neither team scored nor was given a penalty corner in the second period, putting Ohio down 1-0 going into halftime.

A different Bobcats offense was unleashed after the halftime break however, as they came out aggressive and fast, making sharp runs and putting pressure on the Mountaineers defense.

About halfway through the third quarter, a few shots from Cisney and sophomore back Ava Florence (Louisville, Ky.) kept the pressure on, ultimately leading to a penalty corner, the first of the day for Ohio.

The Bobcats wasted no time, immediately capitalizing off that penalty corner with a goal from Cisney. James and De Grande provided assists.

Ohio's defense held App State in check, not allowing a single shot for the rest of the period. Before the period ended, Ohio tacked on one more, with Basile putting Ohio on top after De Grande and James again assisted on a penalty corner.

Ohio started the fourth quarter with the lead, but App State came out aggressive on offense, earning two penalty corners that were shut down by the Ohio defense.

That defense was lock-down for the rest of the game, only allowing two more shots in the fourth period, allowing Ohio to hold its lead and secure the win.

Up next, Ohio hits the road to play another MAC foe in Bellarmine this Sunday, Sept 27. First touch is set for Noon ET and can be seen on ESPN+.

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