Friday, September 29
, Yurcak Field, Piscataway, N.J.
7:00 PM
Ohio State
at
Rutgers
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Ohio State, Rutgers Set for Battle in New Jersey Friday
9/27/2023 1:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Ohio State at Rutgers
Date: Friday, Sept. 29
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Yurcak FieldÂ
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Rutgers
Rosters: Ohio State | RutgersÂ
2023 Stats: Ohio State | Rutgers
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State (2-4-2, 0-2-0) is back on the road this week to face Rutgers (2-4-2, 0-1-1) Friday at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, New Jersey. Â
Date: Friday, Sept. 29
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Yurcak FieldÂ
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Rutgers
Rosters: Ohio State | RutgersÂ
2023 Stats: Ohio State | Rutgers
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State (2-4-2, 0-2-0) is back on the road this week to face Rutgers (2-4-2, 0-1-1) Friday at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, New Jersey. Â
- The Buckeyes face Rutgers in the second-consecutive road match in league play following a 4-2 loss at Northwestern last Sunday.
- Ohio State and Rutgers tied for the No. 2 spot in regular-season Big Ten Conference play a year ago, each with 4-2-2 records against league competition.
- The Buckeyes and Scarlet Knights faced one another in the second round of the 2022 Big Ten Tournament in Piscataway with Rutgers advancing following a 2-1 win Nov. 9, 2022.Â
- Prior to facing Northwestern, Ohio State knocked off Kentucky 3-0 in Columbus on a goal from Michael Adedokun and two scores from sophomore Luciano Pechota.Â
- Ohio State earned its first win of the year with a 1-0 win at Butler (9/9) in the first true road contest of the season for the Buckeyes. Laurence Wootton provided the offense with a goal in the 83'.Â
- 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. David Wrona, a transfer from Wake Forest, and Brayden Durbin lead the way with 67 appearances each. Laurence Wootton owns the most starts on the 2023 roster with 51 in 52 career appearances.Â
- 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.Â
- With 61 corner kicks to date this season, the Buckeyes rank No. 2 nationally with an average of 7.62 per match.Â
- 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.Â
- 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.Â
- After a team vote, seniors Wootton, Brayden Durbin, Owen Sullivan and Deylen Vellios were named captains of the 2023 Buckeyes.
- Wootton, Anthony Samways and Vellios were all named to the Big Ten Players to Watch List for 2023. In addition, the Buckeyes were tabbed as the No. 3 team in the rugged Big Ten Conference by the league coaches.Â
- This was Year 17 for the Wolstein Classic in Columbus. The event was first played in 2006 and since then, Ohio State is 17-8-8.
- Devyn Etling, a mainstay on the sidelines over the last six years, chose to remain in Columbus to assist the Buckeyes further as a program assistant in 2023. Etling finished his career in 2022 with 64 matches played and 17 goals in 46 starts.
- In games played at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1999, Ohio State is 133-69-36.
- The Buckeyes finished 11-3-6 overall in 2022 with a second place (tie) finish in the Big Ten. Ohio State then advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a first round win at Wake Forest, 3-0 before tie at UNC Greensboro. UNCG advanced on PKs. Â
- Ohio State made its 11th appearance in the NCAA Tournament ago and the first since 2015.
- In 2023, Ohio State returns Big Ten honorees Wootton (2022 Midfielder of the Year/First Team All-Big Ten) and Anthony Samways, a Second Team All-Big Ten selection by the league coaches. Tanner Creech and Luciano Pechota (unanimous) earned spots on the All-Freshman team last year as well. Â
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