Thirty-two seconds into the game, Ohio State’s leading goal scorer, senior attacker Emma Sears, mishit a cross into the box that somehow curled its way past Maryland graduate goalkeeper Emory Wegener, giving the Buckeyes an early 1-0 lead and her third goal in as many games.
That ounce of misfortune lead to an overflow of disaster for Maryland women’s soccer, as the Buckeyes went on to score six more in a 7-0 rout of the Terrapins.
The seven-goal margin of defeat was the largest for the program since Sept. 4, 1993, when Maryland lost, 7-0, to North Carolina.