Ohio State Opens 2024 Season Against Utah

Ohio State vs. Utah
Date: Saturday, Feb. 3
Time: Noon ET
Venue: Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Rosters: Ohio State | Utah
Tickets: Ticketmaster

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 75th season of Ohio State men's lacrosse begins this weekend with the Buckeyes hosting Utah Saturday at noon in Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium. The season starts off in historic fashion as the Buckeyes and Utes will play each other for the first time.

Tickets for Ohio State men's lacrosse home games can be purchased HERE. The game will also be streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

Buckeyes In a Nutshell

The Buckeyes return their entire starting line of defensemen and three of their top five scorers from 2023.
Among Ohio State's top returning players are Bobby Van Buren and Ed Shean. Van Buren was a second team All-Big Ten selection in 2023 and earned his second All-America award in as many years last year. Shean, a junior attacker, led the Buckeyes with a career-high 27 goals in 2023. He finished second on the team with 36 points and led the country with a .574 shot percentage.
Captaining Ohio State in 2024 are graduate defender Jacob Snyder and senior midfielders Connor Cmiel and Trent DiCicco.
Ohio State's 2024 roster features players from three countries and 15 states. Ohio is the most represented state with 10 players hailing from the Buckeye state. The Buckeyes welcomed 24 newcomers this year in 14 freshmen and 10 transfers.
The Buckeyes will have a new starter in the specialist positions in 2024. Henry Blake is the lone returning goaltender from last year and is joined on the roster by transfer Danny Brady and freshmen Jack Allen and Caleb Fyock. At faceoff, Coleman Kraske returns for his sophomore season and is competing with transfer Tommy Burke and freshmen Jack Oldman and Zach Hepworth.
Head coach Nick Myers begins his 16th season at the helm of the Scarlet & Gray this season and has a 125-98 career record. He is the first coach in program history to reach 100 career wins.
Burke, Thomas Greenblatt and Van Buren were named preseason All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse.
Van Buren, Connor Cmiel and Gannon Matthews picked up Big Ten Players to Watch honors this week.
The Buckeyes have won seven straight season openers and are 12-2 in opening games since 2009. In last year's season opener, the Buckeyes defeated Air Force, 15-7, to win the first game played in Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium.
Saturday's game is the first of nine home games for Ohio State during the 2024 season.

History vs. Utah

Saturday's season-opener marks the first meeting between the Buckeyes and Utes.
Last season, the Buckeyes and Utah played six common opponents in the regular season. Ohio State finished 4-2 in those games and Utah went 3-3.
Ohio State is 58-16 all-time against teams in the ASUN conference.

The 2024 Home Slate

Ohio State has nine home games on its schedule for 2024.
In addition to Saturday's season opener vs. Utah, the Buckeyes will host Cleveland State (Feb. 10), Bellarmine (Feb. 13), Notre Dame (March 9), Detroit Mercy (March 12), Denver (March 17), Penn State (March 24), Johns Hopkins (April 14) and Michigan (April 20).
The opportunity exists for a 10th home game as the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament (April 27) will take place at campus sites.
Ohio State also hosts the semifinals and championship game of the conference tournament set for the first weekend of May.
Single game tickets can be purchased online HERE or by calling the Athletic Ticket Sales Office at 1-800-GOBUCKS.

#GoBucks

Departments

Media

More

University

Information

Athletic Facilities

Athletics

The Team Shop

Get In The Game

Purchase Tickets

Purchase Tickets

Ticket Office

Resources

Schedules