No. 16 Buckeyes Close Homestand Saturday vs. Bryant

No. 16 Ohio State vs. Bryant
Date: Saturday, March 1
Time: Noon
Venue: Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Rosters: Ohio State | Bryant
Season Stats: Ohio State | Bryant
Tickets: Ticketmaster

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's lacrosse team closes its season-opening homestand Saturday against Bryant. The Buckeyes (5-1) and Bulldogs (2-1) face off at noon from Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium.

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

Game Theme & Promotions

Saturday's game theme is Our Honor Defend. As part of the annual military appreciation game, the team will honor Stephen "Tyler" Murphy prior to the first faceoff. After serving in the Navy from 2005-10, Murphy left active duty to pursue a degree at Ohio State and during that time was an active mentor within the men's lacrosse program, teaching leadership principle and helping instill the Buckeye culture in the student-athletes who came through the program. He returned to active duty in 2012 and spent the next decade serving before his life was tragically cut short in 2022. The flagpole at Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium is dedicated in his honor.
Veterans are eligible for tickets through VetTix.
The first 100 fans will receive Buckeye Lacrosse tech gloves.
The 2015 Ohio State men's lacrosse team will also be recognized during Saturday's game. The team finished the year 12-7 with a Big Ten championship game appearance and a trip to the NCAA quarterfinal with a win over two-time defending national champion Duke in the first round.

Buckeyes In a Nutshell

Ohio State enters Saturday's game with five consecutive wins. In their last outing, the Buckeyes defeated then-ranked No. 12 Virginia, 14-5.
The team earned its first top 20 rankings of the season following last week's win. The team is ranked 16th in the USILA coaches' poll and 17th in the Inside Lacrosse media poll. USA Lacrosse also has the Buckeyes at 15 in its DI Men's Top 20.
The Buckeyes' defense has held four of its six opponents to five goals or less this season. The team averages 7.83 goals allowed per game. The mark is 14th-best in the country.
The team ranks third in the country with 12.00 caused turnovers per game and 38.33 ground balls per game. The team's average scoring margin of 6.83 goals also ranks in the top five nationally.
Sophomore goaltender Caleb Fyock leads the Big Ten, and is second in the country, with a 4.88 goals-against average. The Bowie, Md. native also leads the league with a .667 save percentage in six games played on the year. He is 5-0 in goal for the Buckeyes this season.
Alex Marinier, a senior attackman, continues to lead the team and conference with 19 goals this season despite being held without a goal last game. He averages 3.2 goals per game for the Buckeyes. Marinier is fourth in the league with 19 points. He remains the only player in the conference to score man-down and is tied for the lead with three man-up tallies.
Garrett Haas (12G, 5A) and Griffin Turner (5G, 10A), Ryan Donnery (5G, 9A) and Ed Shean (5G, 9A) join Marinier in the top ten of the Big Ten in season points.
Jack Oldman is 59-of-106 (.557) at the face off in six games. His 59 wins put him at second in the conference and his win percentage is good for fifth in the league. He leads the team with 40 ground balls and is second in the conference with 6.67 per game. The sophomore has also scored three goals and added an assist for four points on the year.
Ohio State will play five nationally televised games in 2025. Big Ten Network will carry the Buckeyes games at Penn State (March 23) and vs. Maryland (April 12). Next weekend's game at Notre Dame (March 8) will be broadcast on ACC Network and the conference matchup at John's Hopkins (April 5) will be on ESPNU.

Fyock, Van Buren Earn Weekly Honors

Following the Buckeyes' win over Virginia, Caleb Fyock and Bobby Van Buren earned honors for their play.
The duo was named to the DI USILA Team of the Week and Fyock added his first career Big Ten Specialist of the Week award.
Fyock made a season-high 12 saves in the win, holding Virginia to just five goals on the day. He improved to 5-0 on the year with the win.
Van Buren held his matchup without a point, ending a 21-game point streak. He added two ground balls and a caused turnover in the contest.

History vs. Bryant

Saturday marks the first meeting between Ohio State and Bryant.
The matchup will be Ohio State's 16th all-time against an American East Conference team. Bryant is Ohio State's first American East opponent since a 12-7 win over UMBC in 2016.

Ohio State Men's Lacrosse Tickets

Ohio State has three more home games of the regular season schedule remaining, including this weekend's game vs. Bryant.
The Buckeyes' Big Ten home games are against Rutgers (March 29) and Maryland (April 12).
Single game tickets can be purchased online HERE or by calling the Athletic Ticket Sales Office at 1-800-GOBUCKS.

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