Buckeyes, Xavier Meet in Annual Connor Senn Match Tuesday

Ohio State vs. Xavier -- Connor Senn Match
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 3
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Xavier
Rosters: Ohio State | Xavier
2023 Stats: Ohio State | Xavier

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State (3-4-2) plays the first of consecutive home matches Tuesday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium when Xavier (5-3-1) visits in the annual Connor Senn Match. The Buckeyes also play host to rival Michigan Friday. First touch for both matches is 7 p.m. with B1G+ providing the live stream.

21st-ANNUAL CONNOR SENN MEMORIAL GAME: Donations will be accepted Tuesday for the event that raises awareness for sudden cardiac arrest in athletes with proceeds benefiting the Connor Senn Memorial Fund and the Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute at the Wexner Medical Center. On Sept. 26, 2001, Connor Senn, a freshman on the men's soccer team, collapsed on the field during the Buckeyes' game at Akron and died that evening from a congenital heart defect, a condition virtually undetectable more than a decade ago. The Connor Senn Memorial Fund was quickly established by Dr. Lance Senn, Connor's father and a former member of the Ohio State tennis team, with it expanding over the last decade to subsidize a fully-endowed scholarship at Ohio State. To donate go to: https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/ways-to-give/senn.
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 68 appearances while David Wrona, a transfer from Wake Forest, owns 67. Wootton owns the most starts on the 2023 roster with 52 in 53 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 69 corner kicks to date this season, the Buckeyes rank No. 2 nationally with an average of 7.62 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.
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.
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.
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.

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