Ohio State Falls at No. 24 Wisconsin to Conclude Regular Season

Sunday, October 30

Madison, Wis.

Ohio State

5-12-1, 3-4-1

Wisconsin

10-3-3, 4-2-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Ohio State	0	1	1
Wisconsin	2	0	2

Ohio State Falls at No. 24 Wisconsin to Conclude Regular Season

10/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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Oct. 30, 2016

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s soccer team fell, 2-1, at No. 24 Wisconsin on a rainy and cold Sunday afternoon at McClimon Soccer Complex in Madison, Wis. With the loss, the Buckeyes finish the regular season with a 5-12-1 overall record and 3-4-1 mark in Big Ten play, while the Badgers improve to 10-3-3 overall and 4-2-2 in conference action.

BADGERS STRIKES FIRST
Wisconsin, undefeated at home this season with an 8-0-1 mark, had a strong start in the opening 15 and found the back of the net for an early 1-0 lead. After a shot was saved by Parker Siegfried, Elan Koenig scored his first goal of the season at 15:07 off the rebound. The Badgers held a 7-1 lead in shots and 3-0 lead in corners at the time of the opening goal.

WISCONSIN ADDS ANOTHER
The Badgers continued to dial in the pressure and found a second goal before halftime. Siegfried made a save from the far post on a shot by Christopher Mueller, but the ball played right to Isaac Schlenker, who buried in the rebound at 43:52. At half, shots were 15-3 in favor of the Badgers.

AMANKWA SCORES FIRST OF THE YEAR
Senior forward Yaw Amankwa gave the Buckeyes a late second-half goal for his first of the season. A native of Demascus, Md., Amankwa beat Schilling with a low strike from 30 yards out at 85:14 to cut the Wisconsin lead to 2-1. It was a positive result in a second half that saw Buckeyes outshot the Badgers, 12-4, while the OSU defense didn’t allow a goal in the final 45 minutes of play.

OTHER BUCKEYE CHANCES

Ben Fitzpatrick had the first shot on target in the fourth minute, but was saved by goalkeeper Philipp Schilling.
In the 27th minute, Niall Logue had a header saved off a Buckeye corner. Danny Jensen had the third shot on target in the opening half, but was also stopped by Schilling.
The Buckeyes picked up the pace to start the second half. Hunter Robertson had a header go wide off a corner in the 51st minute. Jensen a dangerous chance two minutes later, but his strike was denied by Schilling.
Following Amankwa’s goal, Ohio State pushed for a late equalizer. A shot by Jensen at 86:16 and a chance by Fitzpatrick at 88:24 were both blocked by the Badger defense.

MATCH NOTES

Ohio State falls to 17-13-3 all-time vs. the Badgers.
The Buckeyes conclude the regular season with a 5-12-1 overall record and 3-4-1 mark in Big Ten play.
Yaw Amankwa scored his first goal of the season and third of his career. He now has 12 points in his OSU career in two seasons.
Danny Jensen made his first appearance since Maryland (Oct. 7) after missing the last five matches due to injury. He had five shots in the match, including two on target.
Alex Nichols made is second start of his career today.
Parker Siegfried made four saves and falls to 5-12-1.