Mountaineers Prevail 4-1 Over Buckeyes

Tuesday, September 24

Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium

Ohio State

5-3-0, 0-1-0

West Virginia

5-2-1, 0-0-0

West Virginia

Ohio State

9/24/2019 9:36:00 PM | Men's Soccer

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Buckeyes (5-3) fell to West Virginia (5-2-1), 4-1, at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

MATCH SUMMARY

The Mountaineers showed their quickness right from the start, firing off multiple shots before Parker Siegfried was called for a penalty in his box and West Virginia went up 1-0 in the 18th minute on a penalty kick.
Ohio State created multiple chances to score but the West Virginia defense held firm all the way through the first half to go into the locker room with the lead.
Coming out of the half, the Buckeyes found life as they drew a corner kick in the 50th minute. Jack Holland lined up and fired a great ball into the box as Mitch Bergman leapt past his defender to head the ball into the near corner and score the equalizer.
West Virginia struck back quickly in the 53rd minute creating traffic in front of the net that led to an own goal and a 2-1 lead.
The Mountaineers would add on two more scores before the night was over, defeating Ohio State 4-1.

MATCH NOTES

Junior Mitch Bergman scored his first goal of the season and the second of his career.
Jack Holland tallied his team leading fourth assist of the year.
Holland ranks second on the team with 10 points this season, behind Devyn Etling's 11.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

Shots: West Virginia 12, Ohio State 8

Saves: Ohio State 1, West Virginia 1

Shots on Goal: West Virginia 4, Ohio State 2

Corner Kicks: Ohio State 5, West Virginia 4

UP NEXT

Ohio State hits the road for its second Big Ten contest of the season at Northwestern Friday (8 p.m.)

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