Ohio (4-1-1) traveled to Kentucky to face Western Kentucky (2-5) in a Thursday night matchup. Ohio came off a strong showing against Marshall, dominating both offensively and defensively, not letting Marshall score a single goal.
Ohio struck first against Western Kentucky, with sophomore forward Jaimason Brooker scoring a goal in the ninth minute of the game when the ball bounced off of Western Kentucky’s goalkeeper right in front of Brooker. The goal came on Ohio’s third shot of the game.
However, Western Kentucky would answer back, with a goal of its own in the 20th minute by senior forward Kayla Meyer. Meyer’s goal was assisted by junior forward Anna Isger when Isger passed to Meyer from mid-field and Meyer took a shot from outside the box into the top left corner just outside the reach of Ohio’s junior goalie Celeste Sloma. Meyer’s goal was the first goal allowed by Ohio since August 25th against Michigan State. Meyer’s goal was also only the second shot by Western Kentucky, with Ohio having four at the time of the goal.
Ohio would not stop being aggressive on offense after the Western Kentucky goal and responded with another goal nine minutes later in the 29th minute from sophomore forward Anna Burchett.
After the first half, Ohio finished with eight shots to Western Kentucky’s four. Four of Ohio’s shots were on goal while Western Kentucky had only one. Ohio was showing that it was going to keep being aggressive and not change its game plan even after it allowed a goal.
Ohio and Western Kentucky would continue to play aggressively starting the second half. In the first 15 minutes of the half, Ohio and Western Kentucky would combine for seven shots, four of which came from Ohio. After the 60th minute, though, the game would slow down as there wasn’t a shot taken again until the 72nd minute.
Three yellow cards were given out in the second half after none were given out in the first half. Ohio senior defender Quintin Tostevin and junior midfielder Eve Berish were given one each, while Western Kentucky junior midfielder Camryn Davis was given one as well. All three yellow cards were given within five minutes.
Neither team would be able to find the net in the second half, meaning Ohio was able to extend its winning streak to three, only allowing 1 goal in that span.
Ohio led Western Kentucky in shots, shots on goal and corners. Ohio’s defense only allowed two shots on goal the entire game while its offense had eight shots on goal. Ohio now turns its attention to Oakland, who it will play this Sunday at home.
