Ohio State Welcomes Alums Friday vs. Michigan

Ohio State vs. Michigan -- Alumni Recognition Match
Date: Friday, Oct. 6
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Michigan
Rosters: Ohio State | Michigan
2023 Stats: Ohio State | Michigan

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State (3-4-3) welcomes Michigan (2-3-5, 1-0-3) to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Friday. First touch is set for 7 p.m. with B1G+ providing the live stream. Ohio State soccer alums will be recognized during pre-match ceremonies.

After battling to a scoreless draw against Xavier the last time out, Ohio State has shutout three of the last four opponents and four of the last six.
Buckeye keepers have combined to hold opponents scoreless over the last 197 minutes. Max Trejo earned a 2-0 shutout at Rutgers and Peter Van Euwen blanked Xavier.
Ohio State earned its first Big Ten win of the season the last time with a 2-0 road win at Rutgers (9/29). Laurence Wootton scored on a first-half penalty kick before Marko Borkovic added an insurance goal in the second half in the shutout.
The last time Ohio State recorded a shutout on the road in Big Ten play was during the 2021 spring season at Michigan State (2-0) March 3, 2021. The Buckeyes also blanked Maryland 1-0 just prior to the MSU win Feb. 27. Those matches were contested in the spring because of the COVID pandemic in 2020.
When it comes to experience, Ohio State has five players on its roster who have appeared in 50 or more NCAA Division I men's soccer matches. Brayden Durbin lead the way with 69 appearances while David Wrona, a transfer from Wake Forest, owns 67. Wootton owns the most starts on the 2023 roster with 53 in 54 career appearances.
The Buckeyes finished 0-1-1 at the IU Classic (Sept. 1/4). The opener against Seton Hall (L, 0-1) was held in Bloomington, Indiana, Sept. 1. Ohio State played host to No. 22 Washington (T, 1-1) in Columbus (9/4) as part of the event.
With 76 corner kicks to date this season, the Buckeyes rank No. 5 nationally with an average of 7.60 per match.
Wootton was named to the preseason Watch List for the 2023 Hermann Trophy by the United Soccer Coaches. He also was named the No. 2-rated player nationally by TopDrawerSoccer in its preseason list of Top 100 players nationally.
Wootton and Adedokun were named to the 2023 Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team. The Buckeyes finished with a 0-1-1 record in the event, held the opening weekend of the season in Columbus.
After a team vote, seniors Wootton, Brayden Durbin, Owen Sullivan and Deylen Vellios were named captains of the 2023 Buckeyes.
In games played at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1999, Ohio State is 133-69-37.

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