BOSTON - Junior Sean Christman went 15-of-18 at the faceoff X in his second straight dominant performance, but the Boston University men's lacrosse team dropped an 11-4 decision to No. 13/12 Ohio State on Saturday afternoon at Nickerson Field.

BU (0-2) only trailed Ohio State (2-0) by a goal, 2-1, at the end of the first quarter. The Buckeyes scored four times in each of the next two quarters, however, to pull away from the Terriers. BU held Ohio State to just 11 goals only days after the Buckeyes found the back of the net 23 times in their season opener.

Christman won 83.3% of the draws on Saturday and gathered a season-high 12 ground balls in another excellent outing. He has only lost nine faceoffs through two games and has a success rate of 76.9%. Christman also had an assist and did not turn the ball over.

BU also got two strong days out of its top LSMs in seniors Reece Eddy and Chase Levesque. Eddy scooped up eight ground balls and added two caused turnovers while Levesque finished with four ground balls and a team-high four caused turnovers. BU forced 16 of Ohio State's 21 giveaways, with sophomore Jake Cates, senior Nicholas Ellerton and sophomore Will Carson each responsible for two of those turnovers. Senior Joe McSorley made eight saves, including five in the fourth quarter, and allowed just 10 of the Buckeyes' goals.

Four different Terriers found the back of the net, as Levesque, senior Jared Nugent ,and sophomores Jett Dziama and Timmy Ley all scored. For Nugent and Ley, this was their second straight game with a goal. Freshmen Louis Perfetto and Vince D'Alto each added an assist for the second straight game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams made defensive stands early in the contest, with the Buckeyes eventually striking first at 9:38 of the first quarter.
• Dziama evened the score with his first goal of the season off a feed from D'Alto.
• Jeff Henrick answered with a goal just 15 seconds later to regain the Buckeyes' one-goal edge.
• Eddy and Ellerton combined to force a turnover at the end of the quarter and keep BU within one.
• Ohio State scored the first four goals of the second stanza, but the Terriers getting a goal back off a Christman faceoff win to end the quarter. Christman claimed the draw and drew three defenders with him before shopping the ball to Levesque. The senior long-pole took several steps before launching a shot past Josh Kirson (18 saves), and the Terriers entered halftime trailing by four, 6-2.
• The Buckeyes added two goals early in the third quarter.
• Ley used a terrific individual effort to get his second goal of the season at 7:05 of the third quarter. He dodged his way through several checks by two defenders to get to the front of the cage and eventually score.
• Ohio State led, 10-3, after three quarters, but Nugent got a goal back when he ripped home his second of the season off a pass from Perfetto.
• With the Terriers' netminder out of the cage to try and force a turnover, OSU scored into an empty net to finalize the score.

GAME NOTES

• Ley has now scored in 11 straight games dating back to last year.
• Eddy has seven caused turnovers through two games while Levesque has five caused turnovers through two tilts.
• BU held Ohio State to an 0-for-1 mark on its EMO chances.
• The Terriers were a perfect 11-of-11 on clears in the second half.
• BU earned 39 ground balls to just 25 for Ohio State.

UP NEXT: UMASS LOWELL

• BU will begin a stretch of four straight road games next Saturday when the Terriers travel to UMass Lowell.
• Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m.