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No. 24 Ohio State Drops 2-0 Decision to Coastal Carolina – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 18, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 24 Ohio State men’s soccer team fell to Coastal Carolina and its second-ranked scoring offense in the country, 2-0, Sunday afternoon at the CCU Soccer Field in the final game of the Coastal Carolina Tournament in Conway, S.C. The Buckeyes’ four-game winning streak ends as they drop to 4-2-1 overall and the Chanticleers improve to 5-2-0 on the season.
There is not time to dwell on the loss, however, as Ohio State begins its stretch of three games in nine days vs. 2010 College Cup teams at 7 p.m. Wednesday against Louisville in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The No. 3 Cardinals are 5-1-0 on the season after shutting out Butler, 4-0, Saturday night. The Buckeyes will then play Michigan at home beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, and follow it up with a match at fourth-ranked Akron at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28.
Coastal Carolina’s Ashton Bennett scored both of his team’s goals in the win Sunday. The first came in the 33rd minute after he gathered the ball off a block and shot into the far side. Bennett followed it up midway through the second half with the help of teammate Justin Portillo. This shot came from the right edge of the box and was crossed into the net inside the far post.
In between, the Buckeyes posted a handful of opportunities, led by Omar Vallejo’s two shots. The Chanticleers finished with a 14-7 advantage in shots with Buckeye goalkeeper Matt Lampson saving five of them.
2011 Coastal Carolina Tournament/All-Tournament Team
Harrison Delbridge, ASU
Lee Rutter, ASU
Lee Williams, ASU
Ryan Lavigne, ASU
Cyprian Hedrick, Coastal Carolina
Kjartan Sigurdsson, Coastal Carolina
Ashton Bennett, Coastal Carolina
Chris Hegngi, OSU
Omar Vallejo, OSU
Matt Lampson, OSU
Will Broomfield, Hartwick
Tyler Bailey, Hartwick
Offensive MVP: Ashton Bennett, CCU
Defensive MVP: Lee Williams, ASU
Champion: Appalachian State
