Ohio State Welcomes No. 11 Akron to Columbus Friday

Ohio State vs. No. 11 Akron, Louisville
Date: Sept. 5/9, 2025
Times: 7 p.m. (Both Matches)
Venue: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (4,518)
Admission/Parking: Free
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Rosters: Ohio State | Akron | Louisville

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State (2-1-0) will play host to the No. 11 Akron Zips (3-0-1) Friday before welcoming Louisville (3-0) to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Sept. 9. Both matches start at 7 p.m. with B1G+ providing the live stream.

The Buckeyes earned the 2025 Wolstein Classic title, the seventh in program history, with home wins over Oakland (1-0) and Temple (2-1) last week.

The match against Akron Friday honors Connor Senn, who passed away during an away match against the Zips Sept. 26, 2001, caused by a congenital heart defect. Donations can be made to the Connor Senn Research and Symposium Fund on Congenital Heart Disease in Athletes at: https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/ways-to-give/senn
The Buckeyes have not been beaten at home over the last 17 matches dating to a win over Maryland (4-1) at the end of the 2023 season. Ohio State was 10-0-4 a season ago at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium and are 2-0 this season.
Brian Maisonneuve, now in his eighth year in Columbus, earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in 2024. The entire Ohio State coaching staff earned National Coaching Staff of the Year honors as well
Maisonneuve led the Buckeyes to their second College Cup appearance in program history in 2024 with a 16-2-4 overall record
Last Time Out: Ohio State clinched the 2025 Wolstein Championship with a 2-1 win over Temple Sunday. Marko Borkovic scored the game-winner in the second half after assisting on the opening goal of the game on a corner kick that found the right foot of sophomore defender Nick McHenry, who put it away for his first goal as a Buckeye.
McHenry was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Buckeyes limit Oakland and Temple to just one goal and 11 total shots.
Travis Morris, now in his sixth season at Ohio State, was promoted to associate head coach earlier this week. Matt Foldesy, who has been in Columbus the last eight seasons, was elevated to associate head coach early last summer.
Ohio State is in its 73rd season of men's soccer on the Ohio State campus
The Buckeyes have been a member of the Big Ten Conference in men's soccer for 35 seasons
Ohio State owns five Big Ten regular-season titles and four league tournament crowns after winning both in 2024
The College Soccer Coaches voted Ohio State No. 3 in the 2025 preseason poll, the highest preseason ranking in program history
All-time, Ohio State has 497 total program wins and 298 home victories.
Returning in 2025 are two of the Top 4 scorers from 2024 in seniors Luciano Pechota (5g/7a) and Marko Borkovic (5g/5a)
Both were named Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch along with graduate defender Thomas Gilej
Also back is senior keeper Max Trejo, who led the nation a year ago in goals against average (.533) with an overall record of 10-1-2
Nathan Demian, Pechota and Gilej were named 2025 Captains following a vote of their teammates
New to the roster in 2025 are Ohio natives Martin McLaughlin (D, Broadview Heights) and Justis Olorunto (D, Akron). The pair join fellow freshmen Aaron Hurge (M, Bethesda, Maryland), Michael Ndiweni (F, Chester-Le-Street, United Kingdom) and Nyle Waugh (Miami, Florida). Transfers Anthony Faupel (F, St. Louis), Joel Demian (D, Vancouver) and Will Arnesen (F, Copenhagen, Denmark) also are new to the roster this season
The Big Ten Network will broadcast three Ohio State home matches this season. The network will be in Columbus for matches against UCLA (Sept. 29/6 p.m.), Michigan (Oct. 18/6 p.m.) and Maryland (Oct. 18/noon).
Admission and parking to all Ohio State home matches are free.

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