No. 4 Buckeyes at Michigan, Host Washington

No. 4 Ohio State at Michigan, vs. Washington (Connor Senn Match)
Dates: Friday, Oct. 4/Monday, Oct. 7
Times: 7 p.m./8 p.m.
Vs. Washington, Admission/Parking: FREE!
Venues: U-M Soccer Stadium/Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (4,518)
Watch: B1G+/BTN
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Michigan / Washington
Rosters: Ohio State | Michigan / Washington
2024 Stats: Ohio State | Michigan / Washington

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 4 Ohio State (7-0-2, 2-0-1) travels to Michigan (5-0-4, 1-0-3) Friday for a 7 p.m. match against the Wolverines. B1G+ will provide the live stream. The Buckeyes then return home to take on Washington (4-2-4, 1-1-2) Monday. First touch is scheduled for 8 p.m. with the Big Ten Network providing the national broadcast.

Ohio State has allowed just six goals on the season and has recorded five shutouts while scoring 24 total goals. Four players have netted at least three goals each in a well-balanced offensive attack. The Buckeyes have outshot foes 176-73 with a 76-38 advantage in corner kicks.

Follow live stats by going to the men's soccer schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com and clicking live stats. All Ohio State men's soccer home matches are streamed live on B1G+, unless otherwise indicated. Parking and admission are free to all Ohio State regular-season home matches.
22nd-ANNUAL CONNOR SENN MEMORIAL GAME: Donations will be accepted Monday 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.
At 7-0-2 and winners in seven of the last eight matches, Ohio State has started the season undefeated, the best start in program history. The last time the Buckeyes enjoyed a stretch of 10 games without a loss was in 2007 when over a 15-match stretch, Ohio State posted a record of 12-0-3 on its way to the national title match vs. Wake Forest (L, 1-2/12/16/2007).
After a pair of shutout wins to open the Big Ten season over Penn State (5-0) and Rutgers (3-0), junior Luciano Pechota and freshman Nick McHenry were awarded the Big Ten Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week awards, respectively. Pechota had three goals in the wins.
For the second time in three seasons, Ohio State finished the non-conference portion of the regular season without a loss. Ohio State was 5-0-3 in 2022 against out-of-league foes on its way to an 11-3-6 overall record and a trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The Buckeyes earned a 5-0-1 record during the 2024 non-conference schedule.
Ohio State posted a seven-match win streak entering the game against Indiana (2-2) last Sunday. The last time Ohio State had posted seven-consecutive wins was during the 2015 campaign during an eight-match win streak.
In the first United Soccer Coaches poll of the season, Ohio State, unranked in the preseason poll, was tabbed the No. 20 team nationally. In the most recent poll this week, the Buckeyes remained at No. 4, the highest ranking in program history.
The Buckeyes opened 2024 Big Ten Conference play with a 5-0 win at Penn State. It's the most goals against the Nittany Lions in the series history.
The last time Ohio State scored five or more goals against a Big Ten opponent was at Wisconsin Oct. 3, 1999 in a 7-3 victory against the Badgers. The Buckeyes also defeated Northwestern at home that season 5-0 Sept. 12.
The five goals against the Nittany Lions marked just the seventh time Ohio State scored five or more against a Big Ten opponent.

NA/54 H MICHIGAN W 5 2
10/15/1978 N Michigan State (at Wis.) W 5 2
10/11/1981 A Illinois W 5 0
10/11/1998 H MICHIGAN STATE W 5 0
9/12/1999 H NORTHWESTERN W 5 0
10/3/1999 A Wisconsin W 7 3
9/17/2024 A Penn State W 5 0

Ohio State earned a pair of Big Ten weekly awards Sept. 17 when the league announced Max Trejo earned the Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week and Nick Skubis as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Trejo was in net for the 1-0 win over Butler Sept. 13. Skubis scored the match winner in the win to claim the rookie award for the second-consecutive week.
With a game-winning goal already to his credit, Nick Skubis was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/10/24) after adding an assist in the win over Xavier (3-1, 9/8/24).
Ohio State enters its matches against Michigan and Washington among the Top 5 nationally in several statistical categories:

No. 1 Won-Lost Percentage (.889)
No. 1 Corners Kicks Per Game (8.44)
No. 1 Goal Differential (+18)
No. 1 Shots on Goal Per Game (8.56)
No. 3 Shots Per Game (19.56)
No. 5 Scoring Offense (2.67)

After a team vote, seniors Vellios and David Wrona were named captains for the 2024 season.
The Big Ten selected three Buckeyes as players to watch in 2024. Adedokun, Siggy Magnusson and Luciano Pechota made the league's preseason list. Ohio State was picked sixth by the conference coaches in the expanded Big Ten Conference.
Freshmen David Ajagbe, Nick McHenry, Nick Skubis, Johnny Rush, Zsombar Onodi and Patrick McLaughlin all made their first appearances as Buckeyes to date this season. Redshirt sophomores RJ Stoller and Jacob Maisonneuve also made their first appearances this season.
Ajagbe has made his presence felt early in his Ohio State career with four goals over his first eight matches. He got the equalizer in the 1-all draw in the home opener vs. Cleveland State and then put Ohio State out front 1-0 in the 3' at Akron. He added a score in a 4-0 win over SIUE and another in the most recent outing against Rutgers (W, 3-0).
In the last four road matches over the last two seasons, Ohio State has allowed the home team just one goal. The Buckeyes won 1-0 at Michigan State in the 2023 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals (11/3/23) before a 1-all draw at Penn State in the league semifinals (11/8/23). PSU advanced on PKs, 4-3. At Akron earlier this season, Ohio State blanked the Zips 2-0 in the first road match of the 2024 season before a 5-0 win the last time out at Penn State.
Three regular-season Big Ten Conference matches will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network this season. Ohio State downed Penn State (5-0) on BTN Sept. 17 in the Big Ten opener in University Park. In the first meeting as league opponents, Ohio State's home match against Washington Oct. 7 (8 p.m.) and then the senior-day matchup in Columbus against Michigan State Oct. 29 (6 p.m.) will both be delivered to a national audience on BTN.
Ohio State has allowed just one goal in the last 376 road minutes over the 2023-24 seasons. The Buckeyes tied Penn State on the road 1-all Nov. 8, 2023 (PSU advanced 4-3, PKs) in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals after defeating Michigan State 1-0 Nov. 3, 2023 in the Big Ten quarterfinals. Ohio State had just beaten the Spartans 3-2 in the 2023 regular-season road finale (MSU scoreless final 16 minutes). Ohio State defeated Akron earlier this season 2-0 before a 5-0 win at PSU Sept. 17.
Several Buckeyes who missed the 2023 season with injury will be available in 2024. Defenders Nathan Demian and Thomas Gilej in addition to midfielder David Wrona return following injuries a season ago. Also back is defender Deylen Vellios, who is using a fifth-year of eligibility.
Brian Maisonneuve and his coaching staff added several newcomers in 2024 who will vie for playing time as rookies. Ohio natives Nick McHenry (D) and Cole Evans (M) join Luke Laramore (GK, Glenview, Illinois), Nick Skubis (M, Tampa, Florida), London, England, native, Johnny Rush (M) and forward David Ajagbe, who joins the Buckeyes from Surrey, British Columbia.
In games played at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1999, Ohio State is 139-70-39.

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