No. 7 Buckeyes Welcome Rutgers Sunday

No. 7 Ohio State vs. Rutgers
Date: Sunday, Sept. 22
Time: 6 p.m.
Admission/Parking: FREE!
Venue: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (4,518)
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Rutgers
Rosters: Ohio State | Rutgers
2024 Stats: Ohio State | Rutgers

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 7 Ohio State (6-0-1, 1-0-0) looks to keep its six-match win streak alive when it faces Rutgers (3-4-1, 0-1-0) Sunday (6 p.m./B1G+) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in a Big Ten Conference regular

Ohio State has allowed just four goals on the season and has recorded four shutouts while scoring 19 total goals. Four players have netted three goals each in a well-balanced offensive attack. The Buckeyes have outshot foes 133-51 with a 61-30 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.
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.
Ohio State is on a six-match win streak entering the match against Rutgers Sunday. The last time Ohio State posted six-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 moved to No. 7, 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.
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 and Rutgers have met 12 times previously with the Buckeyes owning an 11-4-1 record in the series. Ohio State won the last meeting 2-0 in Piscataway Sept. 29, 2023.
The Big Ten Conference is made up of 11 teams sponsoring men's soccer with the addition of UCLA and Washington to the league starting this season. Oregon and USC also were added to the conference but neither sponsors men's soccer. The Buckeyes meet new league members UCLA on the road Oct. 11 after playing host to the Huskies Oct. 7.
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.
In games played at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1999, Ohio State is 138-70-39.

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