September 14, 2008
No. 16 Ohio State Pulls Away From Furman, 4-1
Charleston, S.C. The 16th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes netted four unanswered goals on their way to a 4-1 victory over Furman at the Nike/Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic on Sunday in Charleston, S.C.
The Buckeyes improved to 4-1-1 on the season while Furman dropped its third straight match to fall to 1-4-0.
Furman came out on the attack in the opening half hour with several early shots capped by Patrick Murray’s first goal of the season at the 22:00 mark.
Matt Gold scored just before the half in the 43rd minute to tie the match and Julian Sisman gave the Buckeyes a 2-1 lead netting a goal in the 51st minute. Ohio State put the match out of reach in the final 10 minutes when Danny Irazarry scored in the 82nd minute and Andrew Magill beat Paladin keeper Alec Kann in the 85th minute for the final 4-1 margin.
Furman outshot the Buckeyes 14-12, but managed just one shot on goal. Drew Czekanski earned the win in goal for Ohio State while Kann made one save for Furman in the loss.
Furman looks to bounce back when it faces Georgia State in the Wofford Invitational next Friday at 5 p.m. at Snyder Field.
