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Career Highlights
- Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Ohio State Scholar Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022, 2024)
2023 (Senior at Ohio State)
- Scored first career goal on senior day in Columbus against Maryland (10/29/23)
- Appeared in two matches with just the one shot in the Maryland match
- Finished career with 10 matches played, one goal, one assist and four shots with two on net
2022 (Junior at Ohio State)
- Appeared in five matches (130 minutes) with an assist, three shots and one attempt on goal
2021 (Sophomore at Ohio State)
- Appeared in three games as a reserve
2020 (Freshman at Ohio State)
- Did not compete
Prior to Ohio State
Connor is the son of Kevin and Kelly DesRoches and played high school soccer for head coach Brian Stoddard and the Dublin Coffman Shamrocks … scored six goals and eight assists as a sophomore in route to First Team OCC Central … Shamrocks leading scorer in 2018 with 13 goals and eight assists … 2018 First Team OCC Central and All-District, Second Team All-State … leading scorer for the Shamrocks again in 2019 with 15 goals and six assists, resulting in another First Team OCC Central selection … 2019 All-District and Second Team All-State … plays club soccer for Ohio Premier and coach Matt Weis … two-time Ohio South Cup Champion … undefeated in both 2018 and 2019 seasons … has one sibling, Addie … would like to pursue degrees in Business and Finance.
Coach Maisonneuve on DesRoches: “Connor is a Columbus native that has the versatility to play just about anywhere on the field. He has the size and strength to do really well at the college level with soft feet to make him dangerous going forward and building out of the back. His understanding of the game and ability to read attackers makes him dominate at the high school and club level. Connor does exceptional in the classroom and really has all attributes we look for in a student athlete. So excited to keep Connor here in Columbus.”
