2019 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Soccer

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Record: 7-11-1 (1-6-1)

Ranking: None

8/30 vs. Cal State Northridge - L 4-3
9/1 vs. Illinois-Chicago - W 1-0
9/6 @ Dayton - W 1-0
9/8 vs. Eastern Illinois (@ Dayton) - W 3-2
9/13 @ #25 Bowling Green - W 2-1
9/17 @ #RV South Florida - W 2-0
9/21 vs. Penn State - L 2-1
9/24 vs. #RV West Virginia - L 4-1
9/28 @ Northwestern - T 0-0
10/2 vs. Michigan - L 2-0
10/6 @ #RV Rutgers - W 1-0
10/12 vs. Cleveland State - L 3-2
10/16 @ #20 Kentucky - L 2-1
10/19 @ Michigan State - L 3-1
10/25 vs. #22 Maryland - L 2-0
10/29 @ #10 Indiana - L 5-1
11/3 vs. Wisconsin - L 1-0
11/9 vs. Rutgers (B1G 1st Rd) - W 1-0
11/10 @ #9 Indiana (B1G Quarterfinals) - L 2-0

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After one of the worst seasons in program history, the Buckeyes will look to rebound in 2019. The Buckeyes finished the season at 1-15-2 (0-7-1) in 2018, with their only win being a 1-0 victory over Hofstra.

OSU will compete in 3 preseason exhibition events. They will compete against Xavier (8/17), Mt. Vernon (8/20) and Butler (8/24) before their regular season opener on 8/30 at the Wolstein Classic in Columbus as they host Cal State Northridge.

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One more note on the Buckeyes going into the season. After a very poor season last year, the Buckeyes did win the Columbus Crew collegiate spring league title. The schools in that league consisted of: Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Cleveland State, Dayton, Marshall, Northern Kentucky, Ohio State and Purdue-Fort Wayne. OSU won the league title by defeating BG 3-2 in the championship game, back in April.

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In their first exhibition match, which was on Saturday, the Buckeyes tied Xavier 1-1.

Their next exhibition is tonight at 7pm against Mount Vernon Nazarene U.

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In their 2nd of 3 exhibition matches, the Buckeyes defeat Mount Vernon Nazarene U., 7-1 last night.

Their final exhibition will be Saturday at Butler.

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In their 3rd and final exhibition match of the preseason, the Buckeyes fell on the road at Butler, 2-1.

The Buckeyes first regular season game will be next Friday (8/30) when they host Cal State-Northridge.

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Early on, it looked as if it would be all Buckeyes, as OSU took a 2-0 lead into halftime off 2 goals from Jack Holland in the 22nd and 42nd minutes. But, they still had a half to play, where Cal State Northridge scored 3 unanswered goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half. But, the Buckeyes' Omar Grey scored the equalizer in the 80th minute. Just over a minute later, Samuel Salter of CSN scored his second goal of the game to put them up for good.

The Buckeyes lost by a final score of 4-3.

Continuing the Wolstein Classic on Sunday, Ohio State will host Illinois-Chicago.

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After a long rain/lightning delay, the Buckeyes (1-1) picked up their first win of the season, defeating Illinois-Chicago (1-1) by a final score of 1-0. The game was delayed in the 53rd minute of play for 1 hour and 45 minutes with the contest tied at 0-0. Just four minutes later in the 57th minute, sophomore Devyn Etling laced one in the back of the net, off an assist from Jack Holland.

Next up, Ohio State will play at Dayton on Friday.

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The Buckeyes (2-1) picked up a 1-0 overtime win over Dayton (0-3) to open up the Dayton Classic. The only goal of the game came in the 92nd minute after earning a quick corner kick. Jack Holland lined it up in the corner and knocked it into the box to a waiting Joe Ortiz who drilled the back of the net to earn the victory.

Ohio State will wrap up their weekend on Sunday when they play Eastern Illinois.

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OSU (3-1) picked up their third consecutive win of the season against Eastern Illinois (0-3) on Sunday in Dayton, winning 3-2. The Buckeyes took the lead early in the 4th minute when Devyn Etling scored off an assist from Joe Ortiz, it was Etling's 2nd goal of the season. Luis Hernandez stretched the Buckeye lead in the 40th minute, scoring his first goal of the season.

Then, Eastern Illinois tied the game up with two unanswered goals in the 71st and 83rd minute. The Buckeyes nailed the back of the net in the final minute of regulation (90th minute) on Jake Scheper's first goal of the season off an assist from Jack Holland and Brayden Durbin.

Next up, Ohio State will travel to Bowling Green on Friday to take on the Falcons.

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The Buckeyes (4-1) picked up a massive 2-1 victory on the road at #25 Bowling Green (3-1-1) on Friday night. The Falcons got on the board early in the 3rd minute off a furious attack. It was all Buckeyes after that. Devyn Ettling scored his 3rd goal of the season in the 30th minute to tie it up. Then in the 64th minute, Jack Holland scored his 3rd goal of the season off an assist from Devyn Etling to take the lead and secure the victory. OSU goalkeeper Parker Siegfried needed to just 2 saves to secure the victory in net.

Next up, Ohio State will travel to South Florida on Tuesday for another non-conference match.

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OSU (5-1) picked up their 5th consecutive victory on Tuesday when they won 2-0 on the road at South Florida (3-2). The first half of this match was a complete stalemate, as neither team was able to record a goal. But when the second half came, it was all Buckeyes as Devyn Etling scored his 4th and 5th goals of the season in the 85th and 89th minutes of the match. Osman Fofanah and Xavier Green each picked up assists. Parker Siegfried picked up the win in goal, notching 5 saves.

Ohio State's next game will be on Saturday when they host Penn State to kick off conference play.

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Opening up conference play, the Buckeyes (5-2) dropped a tough match to visiting Penn State (4-1-1) after going into overtime and falling 2-1. The first goal of the game came in the 56th minute, as Andrew Privett notched his first goal of the season for the Nittany Lions off an assist from Pierre Reedy. The Buckeyes tallied an equalizer in the 64th minute off a goal from Xavier Green (his first of the season), coming from an assist off the foot of Jake Scheper.

At the 96:41 mark in overtime, Penn State scored the winning goal, off the foot of Liam Butts.

Next up, Ohio State will host West Virginia on Tuesday night.

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As the Buckeyes (5-3) took the pitch at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, they didn't expect to get manhandled, but for West Virginia (5-2-1), that's exactly what happened, as the Buckeyes were blown out 4-1. The Mountaineers hit the board first in the 18th minute of play. Then, the OSU defense held very well, and no more action happened, until the 50th minute when Mitch Bergman scored his first goal of the season for the Buckeyes.

But, that's all they could string together. As WVU would manage to score the next three straight goals, including an own goal on OSU, to take the victory.

Next up, Ohio State travels to Northwestern on Friday.

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The Buckeyes game that was scheduled against Northwestern tonight has been postponed due to weather in Chicago. The game will kickoff on Saturday at 1pm.

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For the first time this season, the Buckeyes (5-3-1) played to a 0-0 draw, it was on the road at Northwestern (5-3-1) on Saturday afternoon. In goal for the Buckeyes, Parker Siegfried recorded 3 saves.

Next up, Ohio State will host TTUN on Wednesday night.

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The Buckeyes (5-4-1) have now gone four consecutive games without a win (3 losses, 1 tie) as they fell 2-0 to Michigan (4-2-3) in Columbus on Monday. Both of the Wolverines' goals came in the 2nd half of the game. They scored in the 58th and 81st minutes of play. Buckeye goalkeeper Parker Siegfried tallied 1 save while giving up 2 goals. While Michigan goalkeeper tallied 4 saves, giving up no goals.

Next up, Ohio State heads to New Jersey on Sunday to take on a solid Rutgers team.

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The Buckeyes (6-4-1) picked up a really good win against a solid team, Rutgers (6-3-2) on Sunday in New Jersey, defeating the Knights 1-0. The only goal of the match came in the 2nd half, in the 72nd minute (71:25), when Samuel Buzzas headed in a corner kick off the foot of Matteo Bennati. Parker Siegfried recorded a solid win in goal, having 6 saves.

Next up, Ohio State will host a non-conference match against Cleveland State next Saturday.

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Saturday evening was a struggle for the Buckeyes (6-5-1) as they fell to Cleveland State (4-4-1) by a final score of 3-2 in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Vikings took a 2-0 lead off of goals in the 15th and 53rd minutes. The Buckeyes then mounted a nice comeback to tie the game up, when Matteo Bennati scored in the at the 62:25 mark, then just 22 seconds later, Jack Holland tied it up.

3 minutes later, Cleveland State scored the game-winning goal in the 66th minute of play.

Buckeye goalkeeper Parker Siegfried recorded 2 saves, while giving up 3 goals.

Next up, Ohio State plays at Kentucky on Wednesday.

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Hitting the road on Wednesday in Lexington, the Buckeyes (6-6-1) fell to #20 Kentucky (7-2-3) by a final score of 2-1. The first half of this one was a defensive battle, as all 3 goals in the game came in the second half. The Buckeyes got on the board first as Xavier Green scored off a Jack Holland assist in the 54th minute. The Wildcats proceeded to score in both the 81st and 85th minutes of play.

Parker Siegfried recorded 4 saves in goal for OSU.

Next up, Ohio State will travel to Michigan State tomorrow.