STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 2, 2003 -- Ohio State's thrilling 10-9 women's lacrosse victory over Penn State will air Friday, May 2 at 10:00 p.m. ET on College Sports Television (CSTV). Ninth-ranked Penn State (8-8) dropped the heartbreaker to the 10th ranked Buckeyes last Sunday.

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Freshman Shari Maslin (New City, N.Y.) led Penn State in scoring with three goals while sophomore Kristen Burke (Severna Park, Md.) scored two. Seniors Colleen O'Hara (Ardmore, Pa.) and Kristin Wood (Wilton, Conn.) and juniors Jackie Sherman (Wilton, Conn.) and Jamie Donahue (Oreland, Pa.) each scored one goal for the Lions.

Ohio State was led by Shannon Wilson and Regina Oliver with four goals each while Ashley Evans and Caroline Weatherhill scored one each.

Maslin got Penn State on the board at the 3:42 mark on an unassisted goal and Burke added her first score less than a minute later before Donahue put away a free position shot to give Penn State the 3-0 lead just 6:55 into the contest. Sherman's goal at 12:07 pushed the lead to four before Evans scored Ohio State's first goal of the game at 15:26. Maslin's second goal came at the 19:02 mark to put the Lions back up by four, 5-1. But three consecutive Buckeye goals ended the half with Penn State leading 5-4.

O'Hara put the Lions back up two, 6-4, with a goal 3:21 into the second half. But Ohio State then went on a tear, scoring four goals, three consecutive by Wilson, over the next nine minutes to go up 8-6. Back to back goals by Maslin and Burke tied the game at 8-8 with less than nine minutes to play. Ohio State's Wilson scored at the 52:04 mark to put the Buckeyes up one, but Wood scored on a free position shot to tie the game at 9-9 with less than six minutes remaining. Oliver scored the game-winning goal for Ohio State at the 56:12 mark, and Penn State attempts to tie the game in the remaining minutes were thwarted.

Penn State sophomore goalkeeper Lee Tortorelli (Havertown, Pa.) recorded six saves in the contest.

The Nittany Lions play their last regular-season game against Delaware on Saturday, May 3 at noon at Jeffrey Field. The game also marks Senior Day, where Penn State will be honoring Kristin Wood, Katie Pace and Colleen O'Hara for their contributions to the Nittany Lion women's lacrosse program. The contest can be heard on the radio in the State College area on WMAJ 1450 AM or on the web at www.GoPSUsports.com.

CSTV televised Penn State's EIVA Men's Volleyball championship match win over George Mason live from Rec Hall on April 26. CSTV also will air the Blue-White Football Game on Monday, May 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET on a tape delay basis.

Please visit www.cstv.com or contact your local cable provider for more information on CSTV.