Michigan State University
Big Ten Tournament
Field Hockey Falls In First Round Of Big Ten Tournament
11/5/1999 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Nov. 5, 1999
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The fifth-seeded Michigan State field hockey team lost, 1-0, in overtime to fourth-seeded Ohio State this afternoon in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. With the loss, MSU finishes the season 9-11 overall, 2-9 in the Big Ten, while Ohio State improves to 12-6, 5-6.
The teams played a defensive contest, with the game remaining scoreless through regulation. Each team recorded one shot on goal in the overtime period, but Kimberly Reedy?s goal on a scramble in front of the net with 5:27 remaining in overtime provided the winning margin for Ohio State. The Buckeyes advance to play No. 1 seed Iowa tomorrow morning.
The Spartans held an 11-5 edge in penalty corners, while freshman goalkeeper Mireille Evans (Castlegar, B.C.) stopped five shots and sophomore Marleen Tuip (Eindhoven, Netherlands) tallied five shots on goal for MSU.
1st Half 2nd Half 1st OT Final Michigan State 0 0 0 0 Ohio State 0 0 1 1SCORING SUMMARY: Ohio State Kimberly Reedy (Camilla Robinson) 5:27/1st OT
Goalie Saves: MSU (Mireille Evans-10), OSU (Gillian Batey-3) Shots: MSU-7, OSU-15 Penalty Corners: MSU-11, OSU-5 Penalty Strokes: MSU-none, OSU-none
