June 22, 2026

Notre Dame decisively defeats Ohio State, Kent State

The No. 19 Irish continued their undefeated season as they hit the road to take down Ohio State convincingly before heading home to defeat Kent State, 27-0. Irish freshman attack Mollie Carr looks to pass during Notre Dame’s 27-0 win over Kent State on Sunday at Loftus Sports Center. Against Ohio State (3-1), Notre Dame (5-0) opened the scoring as freshman attack Mollie Carr scored just over a minute into the game, although the Buckeyes answered quickly on a shot from sophomore midfielder Ali Beekhuizen to tie it. However, Irish sophomore attack Maddie Howe scored again minutes later, as she bounced a goal through the legs of Ohio State junior goalkeeper Jill Rizzo. Ohio State took the next two goals to take a 3-2 lead, but junior attack Jessi Masinko found senior attack Samantha Lynch, the team’s leading scorer, from behind the net, who lobbed a shot up and in…

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