March 23, 2000

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team lost 10-9 on the road at Ohio State to drop its record to 3-2 after starting the season 3-0. The teams were tied 4-4 at halftime but the Buckeyes outscored the Irish 6-5 in the second half to improve to 4-2 with the win. Notre Dame returns to action at Johns Hopkins on Sat., March 25, at 7:00 p.m.

Junior Lael O’Shaughnessy and sophomore Natalie Loftus each score two goals to lead the Irish. Junior Kathryn Perrella, sophomore Tina Fedarcyk and freshmen Angela Dixon and Danielle Shearer each added single goals. Junior goalkeeper Tara Durkin made 19 saves, while allowing 10 goals to improve her save percentage to .612.

Ohio State held a 44-31 advantage in shots, while Notre Dame controlled 14 of the 21 draws. Megan Mirick and Lauren Cochran each scored three goals to lead the Buckeyes.

Team Scoring

Notre Dame 4-5 9

Ohio State 4-6 10

Individual Scoring (goal-assist):

Notre Dame: Lael O’Shaughnessy 2-0, Natalie Loftus 2-0, Kathryn Perrella 1-1, Angela Dixon 1-0, Tina Fedarcyk 1-0, Danielle Shearer 1-0, Kelly McCardell 0-1, Anne Riley 0-1.

Ohio State: Megan Mirick 3-1, Shannon Wilson 1-3, Lauren Cochran 3-0, Tracey Bounas 1-0, Celeste Cianfrani 1-0, Nicki Jones 1-0.

Team Stats:

Notre Dame: total shots – 31, free position shots – 10, shots on goal – 21, saves – 19 (Tara Durkin), draw control – 14.

Ohio State: total shots – 44, free position shots – 9, shots on goal – 35, saves – 9 (Megan Barnett), draw control – 7.