No. 1 Ohio State Earns 2024 Big Ten Title, Downs No. 10 Maryland 2-1

Sunday, November 3

College Park, MD

1 p.m.

Ohio State

12-1-3, 7-1-2

University of Maryland

8-4-5, 5-3-2

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Maryland

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No. 1 Ohio State Earns 2024 Big Ten Title, Downs No. 10 Maryland 2-1

11/3/2024 3:27:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 1 Ohio State (12-1-3, 7-1-2) earned the No. 1 seed in the 2024 Big Ten Tournament and a share of the 2024 Big Ten Regular-Season Championship with a 2-1 win at No. 10 Maryland (8-4-5, 5-3-2) Sunday at Ludwig Field in College Park, Maryland.

The No. 1 Buckeyes are 2024 Big Ten Champions and the No. 1 seed in the 2024 Big Ten Tournament. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/9CL1oF8uuc
— Ohio State Men's Soccer (@OhioStateMSOC) November 3, 2024

Ohio State earns a bye to the semifinals of the league tournament and will play at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. The Buckeyes will face the winner of No. 4 Washington and No. 5 Michigan State game. That match will be played at 6 p.m. (B1G+) Nov. 7.

The Buckeyes last won or shared the Big Ten regular-season title in 2015. Overall, the Buckeyes have five league titles (2000-07-09-15-24). In the conference tournament, Ohio State has earned three championships (2000-07-09).

Hear from Brian Maisonneuve after the first half in College Park.
OSU 2, UMD 0#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/hzWnJtwzYR
— Ohio State Men's Soccer (@OhioStateMSOC) November 3, 2024

How it Happened
Ohio State got on the board first when senior Thomas Gilej put away a feed from classmate Siggi Magnusson in the 14' for the 1-0 lead. It was the first goal of the season for Gilej and second of his career. Magnusson has two careers assists, both this season. Another senior, Michael Adedokun, also was credited with an assist on the play.

Gilej with his first score of the season to put Ohio State out front 1-0. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/N8bwl9BqTH
— Ohio State Men's Soccer (@OhioStateMSOC) November 3, 2024

The defender from Germany strikes for the Buckeyes ??

Thomas Gilej makes it a 1-0 game with his first of the season. #B1GMSoccer x @OhioStateMSOC pic.twitter.com/yangfEmGnV
— Big Ten Soccer (@B1GSoccer) November 3, 2024

Adedokun added another assist, his 11^th of the season, on Ohio State's second goal in the 33' when he dribbled to the net from the left side and connected with Ashton Bilow for his second goal of the year to make it 2-0 Buckeyes.

Bilow makes it 2-0 Buckeyes with the assist to Michael Adedokun. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/OLZQpvjbMq
— Ohio State Men's Soccer (@OhioStateMSOC) November 3, 2024

Another angle of the Bilow goal to make it 2-0 Buckeyes. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/kNtw1xXTwz
— Ohio State Men's Soccer (@OhioStateMSOC) November 3, 2024

Maryland cut into the Ohio State lead with a goal in the 51' by Luca Costabile.

Redshirt freshman Patrick McLaughlin is 6-1-2 on the year in net. Maryland managed just five shots in the match with McLaughlin earning one save in the win.

The Buckeyes are 11-1-2 on the year when scoring the first goal of the match.

Up Next:
Ohio State will be the No. 1 seed in the 2024 Big Ten Tournament in Chicago Nov. 7-10 at SeatGeek Stadium. Quarterfinals will be held Nov. 7 with the semifinals contested Nov. 10. The championship match will be held Nov. 17 at the home field of the highest remaining seed following the semifinal matches. Ohio State receives a bye to the semifinals Nov. 10 (5:30 p.m./BTN).

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