No. 16 Iowa upsets No. 3 Ohio State in a top-25 field hockey showdown

COLUMBUS, OHIO – The 16th-ranked University of Iowa field hockey team dominated No. 3 Ohio State, 3-0, on Sunday at Buckeye Varsity Field.

Both offenses were held in check in the first half.

The Hawkeyes got on the board with Alex Wesneski‘s unassisted goal at 34:20 in the third quarter, coming from a steal in the backfield with the shot finding the lower left corner of the goal.

Wesneski fires it in! 😎

No. 16 Iowa 1, No. 3 Ohio State 0 #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/z8svact9NO

— Iowa Field Hockey (@iowafieldhockey) October 27, 2024

Iowa continued to to control the game in the third quarter with Lieve van Kessel scoring an unassisted goal at 40:27, rebounding the ball in after an Ohio State save.

Take a look. 👀

No. 16 Iowa 2, No. 3 Ohio State 0

Lieve van Kessel x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/IJgYrhFmgI

— Iowa Field Hockey (@iowafieldhockey) October 27, 2024

The Hawkeyes secured their win at 59:01 in the fourth quarter after an empty net goal from Dionne van Aalsum, assisted by Rachel Herbine.

GOAL!

No. 16 Iowa 3, No. 3 Ohio State 0

Dionne van Aalsum x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/69CoMG68sa

— Iowa Field Hockey (@iowafieldhockey) October 27, 2024

Ohio State outshot Iowa, 11-to-8 and had six penalty corners to Iowa’s four. Mia Magnotta had five saves for Iowa.

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The Hawkeyes come home host No. 7 Michigan for their final regular season game at Grant Field on November 1 at 5 p.m. The game will be a black out.