No. 7 Badgers blow past the Buckeyes

Wednesday, October 30

Madison, WI

3 PM

Wisconsin Badgers

Ohio State

Photo by: Leah Lustig

No. 7 Badgers blow past the Buckeyes

October 30, 2019 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Rhodes and Murtha score as UW ends Big Ten play undefeated

MADISON Wis. – Competing in their last regular season game, the No. 7 Wisconsin women's soccer team (14-2-2, 10-0-1) downed the Ohio State Buckeyes (4-10-4, 2-6-3) 2-1 at McClimon Soccer Complex this Wednesday afternoon.

Wisconsin completed the Big Ten season with an undefeated season, marking the first time since 2012 that a Big Ten team has gone undefeated in league play

Cameron Murtha scored the first goal of the game in the ninth minute off of a header from a perfect corner kick sent by Lauren Rice. This marks Rice's fifth assist this season. Within the same minute, Ohio State struck back and evened the game.

Wisconsin built a 2-1 lead seven minutes later on a goal from Dani Rhodes, her 11th of the season. Rhode's unassisted goal was off a ball she fired into the top left corner of the net.

UW outshot Ohio State 12-7 and had five corners while the Buckeyes had one.

Straight from the pitch:
Senior Dani Rhodes

#Badgers @danirhodes04 is ready for the postseason!

See everyone on Sunday at McClimon! pic.twitter.com/wt90QwH8Df
— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerWSoccer) October 30, 2019

Notes to Know

This marks the first win against Ohio State for the Badgers since 2014.
Dani Rhodes's goal today moved her up to ranking No. 4 in school history in goals. She is now tied with Amy Vermeulen (2001-05) with 36 goals.
Cameron Murtha has now scored consecutive goals in the past three home games at McClimon.
Jordyn Bloomer has only allowed five goals in Big Ten play. She recorded two saves today.

Up Next: Earning the No.1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Badgers will host the No. 8 Purdue on Sunday in a noon matchup at McClimon Soccer Complex. The contest will be streamed live on BTN and live updates can be found on Twitter (@BadgerWSoccer).