Buckeyes Conclude Home Schedule Tuesday vs. Michigan
10/25/2021 11:13:47 AM | Men's Soccer
Michigan at Ohio State
Date: Oct. 26
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (8,000)
Watch: BTN
Admission: Free
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Michigan
Rosters: Ohio State | Michigan
Season Stats: Ohio State | Michigan
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State (5-8-1, 1-5-0) plays for the final time in front of the home crowd Tuesday when it takes on Michigan (7-5-3, 4-2-1) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. First kick is at 6 p.m. with the Big Ten Network broadcasting the action.
The Buckeyes were winners the last timeout with a 2-1 triumph over visiting Penn State last Friday. Laurence Wootton earned three points on a goal and assist leading to a 2-0 first-half advantage that held up over the final 45 minutes.
- Follow live stats at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. The game will be streamed live on BTN.
- Laurence Wootton, a sophomore captain, has been named a Top 25 men’s soccer student-athlete nationally by TopDrawerSoccer.
Wootton leads the Buckeyes with 12 points and five goals on the season. The midfielder from Halstead, England, is ranked as the No. 21 player by TopDrawerSoccer.com. He is the second-highest rated player in the Big Ten. - Wootton had three points vs. Penn State last Friday with a goal and an assist in the 2-1 win over the Nittany Lions. The Buckeyes scored on headers by Wootton and Devyn Etling on a corner and free kick in the first half.
- Seven seniors were recognized prior to the game vs. the Nittany Lions. Three (Noah Lawrence, Joe Ortiz and Samuel Buzzas) were recognized in the spring but elected to return for the 2021 Fall Season. Sam Mason, Tommy Marusic, Luis Hernandez and Luke Kiley also were honored.
- Ohio State freshmen Nathan Demian and Anthony Samways were named to the TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Freshmen list (midseason). Demian, a defender from British Columbia, was ranked No. 36 nationally while Samways, a midfielder from Loveland, Ohio, came in at No. 62.
- Ohio State is playing its fourth season under head coach Brian Maisonneuve.
- Maisonneuve was associate head coach at Indiana University, guiding the team to the 2012 NCAA national title. He was a member of the Columbus Crew from 1996-2004.
- Trailing 1-0 in the 88th minute, senior Devyn Etling, who was making his first start of the fall season, headed in a long cross from sophomore Owen Sullivan to send the game vs. No. 17 Bowling Green into overtime. After senior keeper Keagan McLaughlin stopped a Falcon PK attempt, senior Xavier Green scored in the 106' for the game winner in double OT.
- With the 2-1 (2ot) win over No. 17 Bowling Green, Ohio State is 3-1 vs. Ohio teams this year following shutouts of both Cleveland State (2-0) and No. 7 Akron (1-0) and a loss to Xavier (2-1).
- Sophomores Deylen Vellios and Laurence Wootton along with senior Xavier Green were named 2021 Big Ten Players to Watch Aug. 23 following a vote by the Big Ten Coaches prior to the season. Wootton leads the Buckeyes with 12 points. Green is next with seven.
- Ohio State returned all 12 players with points from the 2021 Spring season, including all eight goal scorers.
Wootton and Parker Grinstead led the Buckeyes offensively last spring and both were members of the Big Ten All-Freshman team. Wootton was named First Team All-Big Ten and was named the league’s 2021 Freshman of the Year. - Three Buckeyes elected to use the extra year of eligibility afforded by the NCAA because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Samuel Buzzas, Joe Ortiz and Noah Lawrence returned to the Ohio State roster for the extra year.
- Ohio State started the season with a 1-1 record in the annual Wolstein Classic on the Ohio State campus. The Buckeyes defeated Memphis 3-2 and fell to UAB 2-1 in overtime. Laurence Wootton and Channing Chasten earned All-Tournament honors.
Michigan Wolverines (BTN)
Oct. 26 / 6 p.m. / Columbus, Ohio
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Home Field: UM Soccer Stadium (2,200)
Head Coach: Chaka Daley
Career Record: 169-174-55 (21 yrs.)
Record at School: 79-63-28 (9 yrs.)
2021 Spring Record: 6-4-1, 5-3-1 (Big Ten)
OSU Series Record: 20-13-2
(H: 13-7-1; A: 5-6-1; N: 2-0-0)
Last Meeting: 3/15/21, T, 2-2 2ot, Columbus
Website: mgoblue.com
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