Brown, Rosenband Sweep Big Ten Men’s Soccer Honors – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/11/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 11, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio-Ohio State goalkeeper Chad Brown (So., Rockford, Ill.) and forward Andy Rosenband (Sr., Hammond, Ind.) were selected as the Big Ten Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week, respectively, the Big Ten announced Monday. The honors are the second of the season for both Brown and Rosenband. Rosenband received the honor Sept. 2 and Brown Oct. 7.
Brown recorded six saves and smothered several Northwestern scoring opportunities, giving him his eighth shutout of the season and Rosenband scored two goals on four shots in a 2-0 win over the Wildcats Sunday.
Brown, now 10-6-1 on the season, leads the conference in shutouts with eight. He has started 16 of 17 games in which he has played, recording 38 saves while allowing only 13 goals in 16.5 games for a 0.78 goals-allowed-per game average.
Rosenband’s two goals enabled Ohio State to gain a share of second place in the Big Ten and earn a No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament this weekend in State College, Pa. Rosenband, who is one of four Buckeyes to start every game this season, leads the team in scoring with 20 points on seven goals and six assists, including four game-winners.
2002 Big Ten Tournament Pairings Announced
With its two goals Sunday, Ohio State earned a No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament this weekend, hosted by Penn State University at Jeffery Field in State College, Pa. The Buckeyes will face the No. 6 seed Michigan State Spartans in the first game of the tournament at 11 a.m. Thursday. Ohio State defeated Michigan State earlier this season, 3-1, on Oct. 6. If victorious, Ohio State will meet the winner of the Northwestern/Michigan game at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The championship will be at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Thursday, Nov. 14 – Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Michigan State, 11 a.m.
Game 2: No. 4 Penn State vs. No. 5 Wisconsin, 1:30 p.m.
Game 3: No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 7 Northwestern, 4 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 15 – Semifinals
Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 5 p.m.
No. 1 Indiana vs. Game 2 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 17 – Championship
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.
