No. 12 Buckeyes Host Butler Friday

No. 12 Ohio State vs. Butler
Date: Friday, Sept. 13
Time: 7 p.m.
Admission/Parking: FREE!
Venue: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (4,518)
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Butler
Rosters: Ohio State | Butler
2024 Stats: Ohio State | Butler

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State (4-0-2) completes the non-conference portion of the 2024 schedule Friday with a home match against Butler (3-1-2) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

The Buckeyes put their undefeated record to the test after posting a 3-1 win over Xavier last Sunday in Columbus.

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.
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 moved to No. 12.
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 match against Butler among the Top 10 nationally in shots per game (6th/19.0), shots on goal per game (10th/7.60) and won lost percentage (8th/.900). Michael Adedokun is fifth nationally in shots per game (4.4) and keeper Patrick McLaughlin is sixth in save percentage (.889) and goals against average (.344).
Deylen Vellios, Michael Adedokun and Anthony Samways were named to the 2024 Wolstein Classic All-Tournament teams.
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 three goals over his first four 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 as well.
In the last three 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. Last Sunday at Akron, Ohio State blanked the Zips 2-0 in the first road match of the 2024 season
Three regular-season Big Ten Conference matches will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network this season. Ohio State and Penn State kick at 6 p.m. on BTN Sept. 17 in the Big Ten opener for both squads in State College. 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 and Butler have met 14 times previously with the Buckeyes owning a 6-5-3 record in the series. Ohio State won the last meeting, 1-0, at Butler a season ago (9/9/23).
In games played at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1999, Ohio State is 137-70-39.

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