During the first half of Kent State field hockey’s matchup against Ohio University, neither team was able to produce much offense. A majority of the game was played in the center, as the two teams combined for five shots, with the lone two shots on goal coming from Alison Harmatz and Courtney Weise.
Five minutes into the second half, the Flashes were finally able to put together an attack, which started with a long run down the right sideline that caused Ohio goalie Alex Pennington to slide out of the box to deflect the ball.
Luckily for Kent State, the deflection went right to Ashley Bontez, who skied the ball into the Ohio box and right at the stick of Laila Richter, who knocked the ball in for point-blank range to give the Flashes a 1-0 lead, the margin they would go on to win by.