Ohio State Buckeyes W 1, Notre Dame Fightin` Irish W 0

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Interstat) — In a defensive struggle defined by a single, second-half goal, the Ohio State Buckeyes women’s soccer team secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Thursday night. The match, an NCAA women’s soccer contest played before an intimate crowd of 1,009, saw the visiting Buckeyes defy pregame projections that heavily favored the host Fighting Irish. Statistical models had given Notre Dame a 71.1 percent chance of victory and predicted a 1-1 draw, but Ohio State’s resolute back line and timely scoring proved decisive. The game’s lone breakthrough came after a flurry… Read more...