No. 4 Buckeyes Complete Homestand vs. NKU Thursday

No. 4 Ohio State vs. Northern Kentucky
Date: Sept. 3, 2026
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (4,518)
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Rosters: Ohio State | Northern Kentucky
Promotion: Pups at the Park (Dog Leash Giveaway)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 4 Ohio State enters the home match Thursday (4:30 p.m.) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium against Northern Kentucky (0-2-1) with a perfect 3–0–0 record and as one of the early-season leaders in college soccer. Through three matches, the Buckeyes have outscored opponents 9–0, outshot them 70–14 and produced 29 shots on goal while allowing only four.

The emergence of senior Isaiah Chisolm, who has been one of the most dangerous strikers in the Big Ten, has been key to Ohio State's success early. Chisolm leads the Buckeyes with four goals in three matches, including two game-winners and two converted penalties

Supporting Chisolm is a balanced and productive attacking group. Jack Wayne has been OSU's top creator off the bench, contributing one goal and two assists.

Ryan Hannosh and Martin Wurschmidt have started all three matches with Hannosh generating eight shots, while Wurschmidt has added one goal and five shots on target.

Defensively, Ohio State has been flawless. The Buckeyes have not conceded a goal in 270 minutes and opponents have managed only 14 total shots. The back line — anchored by Christian Baumgartner, Nick Skubis, and Victor Labite, all are three-match starters

Behind them, goalkeeper Patrick McLaughlin has delivered a perfect start: four saves, three shutouts and 0.00 GAA.

Follow live stats by going to the men's soccer schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com/live stats.
The Buckeyes opened the ninth edition of Brian Maisonneuve's tenure in Columbus in the first of four-consecutive home contests against Virginia Tech (Aug. 20/W, 1-0) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Against the Hokies, newcomer Isaiah Chisolm, a transfer from Kentucky, scored the match winner in the 58'. He scored on a header from a corner kick delivered by freshman Jack Wayne.
Ohio State then battled DePaul (W, 6-0) and Memphis (W, 2-0) during Wolstein Week. Northern Kentucky ends the season-opening homestand at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
Chisolm scored his fourth goal of the season, the match winner, on a penalty kick in the second half vs. Memphis. Aaron Hurge supplied the insurance goal in the 2-0 win to help the Buckeyes to a 3-0 start on the year, all shutouts.
The last time Ohio State opened the season with three-consecutive shutouts was in 2010 when the Buckeyes defeated Charleston (1-0) and Buffalo (2-0) in the Wolstein Classic in Columbus before a 1-0 win over Binghampton (1-0) at the Penn State Challenge.
The last time Ohio State won three-consecutive matches by shutout was in 2024 when the Buckeyes downed Butler (1-0) and Rutgers (3-0) around a road win at Penn State (5-0).
In 2022, the Buckeyes posted four-consecutive shutouts after opening the season with a draw (1-1) against South Carolina. Ohio State then posted victories over Cal Poly (3-0), at Bowling Green (1-0), Wright State (2-0) and Butler (2-2). Ohio State has not opened a season previously with four-consecutive shutouts.
Ohio State last opened a season 4-0 in 2010 with wins over Charleston (1-0), Buffalo (2-0) and then wins at the Penn State classic over Binghampton (1-0) and Bucknell (2-1).
Against Northern Kentucky, Ohio State is 4-0 all-time in the series. Three of the wins were in Columbus with the last being a 3-2 victory Oct. 5, 2022.
Defender Martin Wurschmidt was recognized by the Big Ten with the Defensive Player of the Week award after the two Ohio State shutouts to open the season. He also added the game-winning goal against DePaul on a free kick in the first half.
The season-opening wins also helped the Buckeyes move into the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 at the No. 22 spot (Aug. 25). Ohio State moved to No. 4 (Sept. 1)
Ohio State earned win No. 150 all-time at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium with the victory over the Blue Demons. The Buckeyes are 151-75-41 at the facility since it opened in 1999.
As a team, the 2025 Buckeyes earned a United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award after posting a team grade-point average of 3.31.
Hurge, a sophomore, was a member of the 2025 All-Big Ten Freshman Team, is one of 13 returners from a year ago. He is the top returning goal scorer (2) with 16 appearances and seven starts to his credit entering 2026.
Ohio State's Martin Wurschmidt was named to the 2026 United Soccer Coaches MAC Hermann Trophy Positional Players to Watch List prior to the season. Wurschmidt, a junior defender who played last season at Evansville, made the defenders watch list. He also was named to TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list.
Following a team vote, seniors Andre Roberts and Patrick McLaughlin were named team captains for the 2026 season.
Roberts, along with newcomers Wurschmidt and Chisolm, were named as Ohio State representatives on the Big Ten's 2026 Players to Watch list.
The Buckeyes have claimed the Big Ten regular-season championship five times (2000-07-09-15-24). Ohio State owns four Big Ten Tournament crowns (2000-07-09-24).
The annual Wolstein Classic changed formats for the 2026 season. Ohio State faced DePaul (Aug. 24, W, 6-0) and took on Memphis (Aug. 28, W, 2-0) during Wolstein Week in Columbus this year.

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