Short-Handed Xavier Women's Soccer Team Falls At Ohio State
Aug. 27, 2006 Columbus, Ohio - The Xavier University women's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision at Ohio State on Sunday night. Xavier, playing without 11 key players due to a combination of injuries and team suspensions, fell to 0-2 with the loss while Ohio State raised its record to 1-0-1 with the win. Ohio State scored twice in the first ten minutes of the match to take control of the night's action. OSU junior Lara Dickenmann scored the game's first goal at 7:44, while freshman Ali Schwach scored less than two minutes later to extend the Buckeye lead to 2-0. Xavier and Ohio State battled to a draw for the final 35:58 of the first half as the two teams went to intermission with OSU leading 2-0. In fact, the two teams would battle to a draw for the final 80:58 of the match. Less than three minutes into the second half Xavier senior Amber Silvis drilled a shot that hit the crossbar and bounced under the bar but could not earn XU its first goal. XU missed a golden opportunity to cut the lead in half. Xavier plays at Bowling Green on Friday, September 1 at 5 p.m. to complete its season-opening three-game road stretch. XU opens the regular season home schedule on Sunday, September 3 against crosstown rival Cincinnati at 6 p.m.
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