No. 21 Buckeyes Welcome Xavier Sunday

No. 21 Ohio State vs. Xavier
Date: Sunday, Sept. 8
Time: 7 p.m.
Admission/Parking: FREE!
Venue: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (4,518)
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Xavier
Rosters: Ohio State | Xavier
2024 Stats: Ohio State | Xavier

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State (3-0-2) completes the non-conference portion of the 2024 schedule this week with home matches against Xavier (2-1-2) Sunday and Butler (2-0-2) Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

The Buckeyes earned a pair of home wins last week in the annual Wolstein Classic over SIUE (4-0) and UNLV (3-2).

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. The Buckeyes are No. 21 this week.
In Year 18 of the Wolstein Classic in Columbus, Ohio State won both matches over SIUE (4-0) and UNLV (3-2). The event was first played in 2006 and since then, Ohio State is 19-9-8.
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 the 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 Xavier have met 20 times previously with the Buckeyes owning an 8-7-5 record in the series. The teams battled to a scoreless draw in the last meeting Oct. 3, 2023 in Columbus.
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 286 road minutes over the 2023-24 seasons. The Buckeyes tied Penn State on the road 1-all Nov. 8, 2023 (PSU advances 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.
Several Buckeyes who missed the 2023 season with injury will be available in 2024. Defenders Nathan Demian and Thomas Gilej in addition to midfielder David Wrona return following injuries a season ago. Also back is defender Deylen Vellios, who is using a fifth-year of eligibility.
Brian Maisonneuve and his coaching staff added several newcomers in 2024 who will vie for playing time as rookies. Ohio natives Nick McHenry (D) and Cole Evans (M) join Luke Laramore (GK, Glenview, Illinois), Nick Skubis (M, Tampa, Florida), London, England, native, Johnny Rush (M) and forward David Ajagbe, who joins the Buckeyes from Surrey, British Columbia.
In games played at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1999, Ohio State is 136-70-39.

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