Men’s Soccer – 2007 Awards and Records – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/21/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
2007 Ohio State Men’s Soccer
Milestones, Awards and Records
Dec. 21, 2007
A Season of Firsts and Milestones
Aug. 31 Ohio State beats No. 13 West Virginia, 1-0, in the first live game broadcast of the Big Ten Network.
Sept. 9 Ohio State beats William & Mary, 5-0, for the Buckeyes’ biggest margin of victory since 1999.
Sept. 16 The win against Cal State Fullerton in Los Angeles was Ohio State’s first win on the West Coast in nine games all-time since the Buckeye first went to the West Coast in 1989.
Oct. 21 Ohio State shuts out Indiana in Bloomington, Ind., for the first time in program history. It marked only the second time the Buckeyes had shut out the Hoosiers overall in 47 all-time meetings.
Nov. 4 With the win at Michigan State, Ohio State sets the program record for unbeaten streak at eight-consecutive matches. The Buckeyes would extend that to 15 before their next loss.
Nov. 4 The seven-member Ohio State senior class becomes the all-time winningest class in program history. The OSU seniors would end their four-year careers with a record of 51-26-12.
Nov. 4 The win at Michigan State was Ohio State’s first win over the Spartans at Old College Field in East Lansing, Mich., since 1989, snapping an 0-7-1 skid.
Nov. 9 The win against Northwestern was the 200th career win for head coach John Bluem.
Nov. 11 The shootout win over Indiana gave Ohio State its second Big Ten championship (2000).
Nov. 11 The result against Indiana in the Big Ten championship game is recorded as a 0-0 tie, giving the Buckeyes their second shutout of the Hoosiers this season and third in 48 all-time meetings.
Nov. 19 In its fifth NCAA tournament appearance, Ohio State received its first Top 16 seed (No. 5).
Nov. 28 Ohio State hosts a second-round NCAA tournament game for the first time in program history.
Dec. 2 Ohio State plays its first game in December in program history.
Dec. 2 Ohio State hosts an NCAA Sweet 16’ game for the first time in program history.
Dec. 9 Ohio State makes its first appearance in the NCAA Elite Eight.’
Dec. 9 With the win over Bradley, the Buckeyes set the school record for home winning percentage in a season at .850 (8-1-1).
Dec. 14 Ohio State makes its first appearance in the NCAA College Cup.
Dec. 14 In the 1-0 win over Massachusetts, the Buckeyes played in front of 8,611 fans the largest crowd in program history.
Dec. 15 Ohio State is honored with its first two first-team All-Americans in program history.
Dec. 16 Ohio State makes its first appearance in the NCAA national championship game.
Dec. 17 A school-record three Buckeyes are chosen for the MLS combine.
School Records Set
The following school team records were set or tied in 2007:
– Largest single-session home game attendance in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
1,734 vs. Michigan Oct. 27. Previous record was 1,363 vs. Indiana in 2006.
– Unavailable record: Ohio State played 13 games in 2007 in front of more than 1,000 fans.
– Unavailable record: Ohio State played 4 home games in 2007 in front of more than 1,000 fans.
– Most wins 17. Previous record was 12 set three times.
– Most ties 5 (tied). Previously set in 1973.
– Most overtime games 8 (tied). Previously set twice.
– Most shots attempted 428. Previous record was 399 set in 1987.
– Most shots allowed 325. Previous record was 307 set in 1982.
– Most matches played 26. Previous record was 22 set in 1987.
– Unbeaten streak 15 (12-0-3). Previous record was seven set three times.
– Most shutouts 15. Previous record was 11 set twice.
– Consecutive shutouts 5. Previous record was 4 set twice.
– Most assists in a game 11 (tied). Previously set at Wisconsin in 1999.
The following school individual records were set in 2007:
– Career assists: Xavier Balc, 35. Previous record was 17 set three times. Note: Balc owns the assists record before the season began.
– Career shots: Xavier Balc, 261. Previous record was 191 by Justin Cook (2000-04).
– Career shutouts: Casey Latchem, 27. Previous record was 23.5 by Kerry Thompson (1997-2001).
– Career goals against average: Casey Latchem, 0.87. Previous record was 0.92 by Kerry Thompson and Chad Brown (2001-02).
– Season assists: Xavier Balc, 14. Previous record was 10 by Brooks Humphreys (1999).
– Season shots: Xavier Balc, 87. Previous record was 75 by Xavier Balc in 2006.
– Season shutouts: Casey Latchem, 15. Previous record was 11 by Dave Scheer in 1986.
– Assists in a game: Xavier Balc, 4 vs. Cal State Fullerton. Previous record was 3 by John Tomaino at Wisconsin in 1999.
Also in the Ohio State record book:
– Unavailable career record: Xavier Balc’s 11 career game-winning goals.
– Casey Latchem’s 2007 goals against average of 0.74 ranks second in a season.
– Casey Latchem’s 189 career saves rank second all-time.
– Casey Latchem’s 94 saves in 2007 rank seventh in a season.
– Casey Latchem is the first Buckeye to be named to the Big Ten Championship All-Tournament team twice (2006 and 2007).
– Xavier Balc is the first Buckeye to be the sole team leader in assists three-consecutive seasons (since records are available in 1981).
– Xavier Balc’s 30 points in 2007 (8 goals, 14 assists) tied for third in a season.
– Xavier Balc’s 81 career points (23 goals, 35 assists) rank third all-time.
– Xavier Balc’s 23 career goals are tied for sixth all-time.
Individual Honors and Awards
By Date
Preseason Honors and Awards
2007 Ohio State Captains: Xavier Balc, Eric Brunner and Casey Latchem
Aug. 8 MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List: Eric Brunner
Aug. 12 College Soccer News Preseason All-America Team: Eric Brunner (third-team)
In-season Honors and Awards
Sept. 2 Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team: Xavier Balc (MVP), Eric Brunner, Casey Latchem and Geoff Marsh
Sept. 3 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week: Eric Brunner
Sept. 9 Penn State Nike Classic All-Tournament Team: Eric Brunner (MVP), Xavier Balc, Andrew Magill and Patrick Roan
Sept. 10 Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week: Eric Brunner
Sept. 17 Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week: Xavier Balc
Sept. 24 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Watch List: Eric Brunner
Oct. 8 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week: Casey Latchem
Oct. 16 CoSIDA Academic All-America Nominations: Tim Gabel, Casey Latchem, Geoff Marsh, Patrick Roan and Doug Verhoff
Oct. 22 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week: Casey Latchem
Oct. 29 Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week: Casey Latchem
Oct. 30 College Soccer News National Team of the Week: Casey Latchem
Nov. 1 CoSIDA Academic All-District: Casey Latchem and Doug Verhoff
Nov. 5 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week: Xavier Balc
Nov. 5 National Team of the Week (College Soccer News, Soccer America and Top Drawer Soccer): Xavier Balc
Nov. 13 Soccer America National Team of the Week: Casey Latchem
Nov. 13 College Soccer News National Player of the Week: Casey Latchem
Dec. 16 College Cup All-Tournament Team: Eric Brunner, Roger Espinoza, Casey Latchem and Doug Verhoff
Postseason Honors and Awards
Nov. 8 Big Ten Player of the Year: Xavier Balc
Nov. 8 All-Big Ten honors:
First-team: Xavier Balc, Eric Brunner, Roger Espinoza
Second-team: Danny Irizarry
All-freshman team: Matt Gold
Sportsmanship Award: Geoff Marsh
Nov. 11 Big Ten Championship Most Valuable Offensive Player: Xavier Balc
Nov. 11 Big Ten Championship Most Valuable Defensive Player: Casey Latchem
Nov. 27 Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season: Xavier Balc (Player of the Season), Casey Latchem (first-team), Eric Brunner (third-team)
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten: Eric Edwards, Tim Gabel, Casey Latchem, Scott Marguglio, Geoff Marsh, Joe Moore, Byron Neal, Kyle Retzlaff, Patrick Roan, Doug Verhoff
Dec. 10 NSCAA All-Region: Xavier Balc (first-team), Eric Brunner (first-team), Roger Espinoza (second-team)
Dec. 15 NSCAA First-Team All-American: Xavier Balc and Eric Brunner
Dec. 21 Soccer America “Season MVPs”: Xavier Balc (first-team) and Eric Brunner (second-team)
By Player (alphabetical)
Xavier Balc
Ohio State tri-captain
Sept. 2 MVP of Wolstein Classic
Sept. 9 Penn State Nike Classic All-Tournament Team
Sept. 17 Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week
Nov. 5 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
Nov. 5 National Team of the Week (College Soccer News, Soccer America and Top Drawer Soccer)
Nov. 8 Big Ten Player of the Year, first-team All-Big Ten
Nov. 11 Big Ten Championship Most Valuable Offensive Player
Nov. 27 Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Season
Dec. 10 NSCAA First-Team All-Region
Dec. 15 NSCAA First-Team All-American
Eric Brunner
Ohio State tri-captain
Aug. 8 MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List
Aug. 12 College Soccer News Preseason All-America Team, third-team
Sept. 2 Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team
Sept. 3 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 MVP of Penn State Nike Classic
Sept. 10 Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week
Sept. 24 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Watch List
Nov. 8 First-team All-Big Ten
Nov. 27 Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season, third-team
Dec. 10 NSCAA First-Team All-Region
Dec. 15 NSCAA First-Team All-American
Dec. 16 College Cup All-Tournament Team
Eric Edwards
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten
Roger Espinoza
Nov. 8 First-team All-Big Ten
Dec. 10 NSCAA Second-Team All-Region
Dec. 16 College Cup All-Tournament Team
Tim Gabel
Oct. 16 CoSIDA Academic All-America Nomination
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten
Matt Gold
Nov. 8 Big Ten All-Freshman team
Danny Irizarry
Nov. 8 Second-team All-Big Ten
Casey Latchem
Ohio State tri-captain
Sept. 2 Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team
Oct. 8 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Oct. 16 CoSIDA Academic All-America Nomination
Oct. 22 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Oct. 29 Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week
Oct. 30 College Soccer News National Team of the Week
Nov. 1 CoSIDA Academic All-District
Nov. 13 Soccer America National Team of the Week
Nov. 13 College Soccer News National Player of the Week
Nov. 11 Big Ten Championship Most Valuable Defensive Player
Nov. 27 Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season, first-team
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten
Dec. 16 College Cup All-Tournament Team
Andrew Magill
Sept. 9 Penn State Nike Classic All-Tournament Team
Scott Marguglio
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten
Geoff Marsh
Sept. 2 Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team
Oct. 16 CoSIDA Academic All-America Nomination
Nov. 8 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten
Joe Moore
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten
Byron Neal
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten
Kyle Retzlaff
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten
Patrick Roan
Sept. 9 Penn State Nike Classic All-Tournament Team
Oct. 16 CoSIDA Academic All-America Nomination
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten
Doug Verhoff
Oct. 16 CoSIDA Academic All-America Nomination
Nov. 1 CoSIDA Academic All-District
Dec. 5 Academic All-Big Ten
Dec. 16 College Cup All-Tournament Team
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