OSU breaks draw streak with win at Illinois

Sunday, September 28, 2025
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The Ohio State women’s soccer team (5-1-5, 1-0-4) has only lost one game this season and that was back in August. The Buckeyes were at Illinois (9-2-1, 2-2-1) Sunday having tied their last four contests 0-0. Before that, they had won four straight. On Sunday, the Bucks scored three goals in the second half to win 3-0 in Urbana-Champaign.

Ava Bramblett got the Buckeyes on the scoreboard in the 57th minute with the first of her two goals. The assist went to Berkley Mape. Bramblett’s next goal came nearly 18 minutes later on a helper from Callie Tumilty. Bramblett, a junior from Noblesville, Ind., now has three goals in just six games played this season.

Buckeye goalkeeper Molly Pritchard made four saves on the afternoon and picked up her fifth win of the season. Pritchard has allowed only three goals in 11 games, giving her a stellar goals against average of 0.27 and a save percentage of 0.912. The senior from Atlanta has not allowed a goal since August 28 at Princeton in a 4-1 victory.

Ohio State remains on the road for its next game, traveling to East Lansing, Mich. to take on the Michigan State Spartans (6-2-4, 3-0-2) next Sunday at 2:00 p.m. The Buckeyes’ next home game is Thursday, October 9, when they welcome Oregon (2-7-3, 0-3-2) to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium for a contest beginning at 7:00 p.m.