No. 1 Buckeyes Celebrate Seniors Tuesday

Tuesday, October 29

Columbus, Ohio

6 p.m.

Ohio State

Michigan State University

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Ohio State plays UC Davis on Sunday, August 27, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio.

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Ohio State plays Kentucky University at Jessie Owens Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.

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Ohio State plays Wisconsin at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Friday October 20, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio.

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Ohio State men's soccer vs. Wright State Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Ohio State plays Cleveland State at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Thursday, August 22, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State tied Cleveland State 1-1. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Ohio State Athletics)

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Men's Soccer vs University of Las Vegas, Nevada 09/01/24

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Ohio State men's soccer vs. SIUE Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Ohio State men's soccer vs. Xavier Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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Ohio State men's soccer vs. Washington Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo/Jay LaPrete)

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No. 1 Buckeyes Celebrate Seniors Tuesday

10/27/2024 5:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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No. 1 Ohio State vs. Michigan State -- Senior Night
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 29
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (4,518)
Watch: BTN (btn.com)
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Admission/Parking: Free
Game Notes: Ohio State | Michigan State
Rosters: Ohio State | Michigan State
2024 Stats: Ohio State | Michigan State

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 1 Ohio State (11-1-2, 6-1-1) will honor the 2024 Senior Class prior to the final home match of the 2024 regular season against Michigan State (5-6-3, 4-3-1) Tuesday (6 p.m./BTN) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Buckeyes improved their home record to 7-0-2 this year with a 2-0 win the last time out over Northwestern in front of 3,455 fans, the second largest crowd in the history of the program.
2024 MSOC Srs. 1

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.
Ohio State will recognize its senior class in pregame ceremonies Tuesday. Parker Grinstead, Tommaso Villa, Deylen Vellios, Anthony Samways, Siggi Magnusson, David Wrona and Michael Adedokun are playing their final regular-season home match in the game against the Spartans.
Adedokun leads the Big Ten in points with 25. He's scored eight goals to go with nine assists to lead the Buckeyes in both categories. He also leads the league in shots (58) and is third in shots on goal with 22.
The Buckeyes are No. 1 in the 16-team NCAA Division 1 Men's Soccer Rankings used to seed the field in the 2024 NCAA 48-team tournament. It's the highest ranking in program history. The United Soccer Coaches Poll agreed by ranking the Buckeyes as its unanimous No. 1 last week, also the highest ranking the Buckeyes have achieved.
The 2024 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be held in Bridgeview, Illinois, at SeatGeek Stadium. The quarterfinals will be held Nov. 7 (1/3:30/6 p.m./B1G+) between seeds 2-7. The No. 1 seed will get a bye to the semifinals Nov. 10 (3/5:30 p.m./BTN). The highest remaining seed after the semifinals will host the finals on its campus Nov. 17 (3 p.m./BTN).
Top Drawer Soccer release a couple Top 100 lists with the Buckeyes well represented. In the Midseason Top 100, Michael Adedokun (5), Deylen Vellios (21), Siggi Magnusson (68) and Marko Borkovic (92) all made the list. In the Midseason Top 100 Freshmen, David Ajagbe (25), Patrick McLaughlin (94) and Nick McHenry (97) were recognized.
At 11-1-2 and winners in 11 of the last 12 matches, Ohio State started the season undefeated, the best start in program history, before a 2-1 setback at UCLA. The last time the Buckeyes enjoyed a stretch of 11 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 posting wins at Michigan (6-3) and over Washington at home (2-0), three Buckeyes were named players of the week by the Big Ten Conference. David Wrona scored two match winners and three goals overall to go with two assists to earn offensive POW Oct. 8. Siggi Magnusson was named the defensive POW and Max Trejo (5-0-1) claimed goalkeeper of the week, his second award of the year.
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). 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, the Buckeyes are ranked No. 1 their highest ranking in program history.
Ohio State 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. Then, against Michigan, Ohio State scored six times on the road in a 6-3 victory. Ohio State's total was the most against the Wolverines in series history.
Prior to the Penn State game this year, 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.