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The Hobart lacrosse team will square off against Ohio State in an ECAC Lacrosse League showdown at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 in Columbus, Ohio. The Statesmen are 4-5 overall, 1-1 in conference play, while the Buckeyes are 5-5, 0-1.

The game will be broadcast live on WEOS-FM (89.7/90.3). Outside of the broadcast area, fans can watch the game online at BigTenNetwork.com. The game is scheduled to be televised on the Big Ten Network on Monday, April 11 at 2 p.m. (check your local listings).

The Statesmen are coming off a hard-fought 15-11 loss to then No. 12 Denver. Hobart began the week fifth in the nation in faceoff winning percentage (.649) and 13th in saves per game (11.78). Junior midfielder Bobby Dattilo has taken every faceoff for the Statesmen, winning 122 of 188. He's also scooped up a league-high 61 groundballs. In the cage, senior Evan Kirk has started every game, producing a .532 save percentage and a 10.19 goals against average. Junior attackman Sam Miller paces the offense with a team high 20 goals and 22 points.

Ohio State is looking to rebound from a 12-9 loss to Loyola. The Buckeyes rank in the top 20 in the nation in shooting percentage (10th, .321), man-down defense (11th, .778), scoring defense (16th, 8.1 gapg), and scoring margin (19th, +1.8). Sophomore attackman Logan Schuss leads the offense with team-highs of 20 goals, 10 assists, and 30 points. First-year midfielder Shawn Kaplan has taken the majority of the team's faceoffs, winning 52 of 113 (.460), and sports a team-high 24 ground balls. In goal, first-year Greg Dutton is 4-5 with an 8.67 GAA and a .506 save percentage.

The game marks the 11th meeting between Hobart and Ohio State with the Statesmen holding a 7-3 advantage in the series. Ohio State won last year's meeting in Geneva 14-6.