69' Minnesota gets another chance to score, though not a great one. Selah Koleth takes a long shot from behind the penalty arc and the OSU keeper makes an easy save.

63' HUGE chance for Minnesota as Carolina Birdsell gets a great shot towards goal, but smashes the crossbar with her shot.

VAR confirms no foul inside the box and no penalty as a result. Gophers will re-start play with a goal kick.

61' VAR Review Ohio State challenging that there was a penalty inside the box and the officials head to the "booth" to take a look at the play.

57' Gophers get a corner on the far side of the pitch, but Northrup pulls the ball down for Ohio State and kills the Gopher attack

51' Ava Westlund breaks out down the far side on her own, gets a good shot on target. But Ohio State keeper Peighton Northrup comes off her line just a bit to snuff the shot and make a huge save for OSU.

Second half is underway at ELR in St. Paul. Gophers now attacking towards the south end of the pitch for the final half of football.

34' Gophers have a good sustained attack going and Selah Koleth gets a shot during the spree but OSU keeper Peighton Northrup makes the save. Gophers can't create another chance to score on that attack and end up handing the ball over after it went out of touch.

28' Callie Tumilty breaks out on her own for the Buckeyes but Gopher keeper Sarah Martin comes off her line to make a huge save to keep the match 1–0

11' Buckeyes get close to an opening goal, but Gopher keeper Sarah Martin makes her first save of the afternoon blocking Amanda Schlueter's shot. VAR review to determine if there was a goal and it stands saying the ball did not cross the line.

2' Ohio State with the first chance of the match on this unseasonably warm October afternoon. Free kick from the just outside the box on the keepers left. OSU sends the kick just over the bar and onto the top side of the goal.