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Chad's Historic Day Leads Louisville Past Ohio State
April 09, 2019 | Women's Lacrosse
Tessa Chad finished with a program-best 11 points in the Cardinals' 19-7 win over the Buckeyes.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Tessa Chad scored nine goals and tallied two assists, setting a program record for points in a single game, to lift University of Louisville women's lacrosse team past Ohio State 19-7 on Tuesday afternoon.
Chad's nine goals also tied her own program record for goals scored in a single contest and allowed her to earn both her 200th career point and 100th point as a Cardinal.
"My teammates found me a lot today when I was open, I couldn't score without my teammates," said Chad. "Our offense had a good flow today and I think we're finding a groove out there."
With the victory, the Cardinals snap a four-game losing streak and improve to 5-10 on the season, while the Buckeyes drop to 8-6.
Ohio State opened the game with two goals in the first two minutes, but the Cardinals quickly countered as Chad converted on two free position attempts to even the score at 2-2.
The Buckeyes responded with a pair of goals before the Cards fired off six unanswered goals to secure an 8-4 lead heading into halftime.
Louisville continued its run with five more goals to start the second half and overall used an 11-0 spurt to take a 13-4 lead with 24:19 to go.
Ohio State scored two straight to pull within 13-6, but the Cardinals scored six of the final seven goals to cruise to a 19-7 win.
"We sputtered coming out of the gate a little bit, but we responded and played an excellent game in all areas," said head coach Scott Teeter. "We competed for draws, went after 50/50 balls and really limited them defensively."
Chad's nine goals tied her program-record for goals in a game, which was set earlier this year against Duquesne. Her 11 points broke her own program-record of 10 points in that same game vs. Duquesne.
She now has 107 points in her two years at Louisville and 209 points in her four-year collegiate career.
Ally Hall also finished with a hat trick for the Cardinals, while Paige Richbourg added two goals and two assists.Â
Louisville finished with 37 shots, while limiting Ohio State to just 14.Â
The Cardinals return to ACC action when they play at Virginia on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET.
