2020-21 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Soccer

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Current Record: 3-6-1 (3-5-1)

Current Rank: None

2/23 @ Indiana - L 3-0
2/27 @ Maryland - W 1-0
3/3 @ Michigan State - W 2-0
3/7 vs. Northwestern - W 4-2
3/15 vs. #9 Michigan - T 2-2
3/19 @ Wisconsin - L 1-0
3/23 @ #RV Penn State - L 1-0
3/31 @ Michigan - L 2-0
4/4 vs. Michigan State - L 1-0
4/10 @ #19 Penn State (B1G Quarterfinal) - L 3-1

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The Buckeyes kick off their season on Tuesday on the road to face the typically dominant team in the B1G, Indiana.

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In their season opener, the Buckeyes traveled to Westfield, Indiana to take on the Hoosiers, as OSU was unable to host the game. Ultimately, the Buckeyes fell 3-0.

Next up, Ohio State heads east, as they'll play at Maryland on Saturday.

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Saturday was a success for the Buckeyes as they got in the win column for the first time this season, winning a road game at Maryland, 1-0. The only goal of the game came in the 71st minute of action from the leg of Joe Ortiz, off an assist from Laurence Wootton. Noah Lawrence recorded a clean sheet for the Buckeyes, recording 3 saves.

Next up, Ohio State travels to Michigan State on Wednesday.

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Back-to-back victories for the Buckeyes, as they hit the road on Wednesday to East Lansing, and pulled out a nice 2-0 victory. The two goals of the game for OSU came at the very beginning and the end of the match. In the 8th minute, Laurence Wootton sank a free kick in the lower right corner of the net. Then, nobody scored again until the 80th minute when Samuel Buzzas scored off a deflection. Noah Lawrence picked up his second consecutive clean sheet in goal, while recording 2 saves.

Next up, Ohio State will be at home for the first time this season, as they will host Northwestern on Sunday afternoon.

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The Buckeyes are starting to get on a roll now, as they defeated Northwestern in Columbus, 4-2 on Sunday. The Wildcats actually got on the board first in the 10th minute of play. But, the Buckeyes then proceeded to scored 4 unanswered goals. Northwestern then scored a garbage time goal in the 89th minute to make it a little closer.

Parker Grinstead tallied 2 goals for the Buckeyes, while Sean Ryan and Luke Kiley each tallied 1 goal.

Next up, Ohio State puts their win streak on the line against rival Michigan in Columbus on Monday.

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Playing against rival Michigan on Monday in Columbus, the Buckeyes drew a 2-2 tie with the Wolverines. UM got on the board first in the 53rd minute, before the Buckeyes tied it up at 1-1 in the 60th minute with Parker Grinstead's 3rd goal of the season. Just a minute later, the Wolverines jumped back in front in the 61st minute. In the 74th minute, OSU was finally able to tie it back up on the final goal of the game off of Ty Konrad's first goal.

Next up, Ohio State gets back on the road to play at Wisconsin on Friday.

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After going unbeaten in their last four games, the Buckeyes streak was snapped, as they fell on the road in Madison to Wisconsin, 1-0. This game was a barn burner, as defense and great goalkeeping ruled the game, until the 86th minute of play when Michael Wampler scored the game-winner for Wisconsin.

Next up, Ohio State plays at Penn State on Tuesday.

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For the first time this season, the Buckeyes have lost two consecutive games. This one came the way of a 1-0 loss on the road at Penn State. The two teams played a really solid defensive game, before the Nittany Lions scored in the 74th minute off the leg of Peter Mangione.

Next up, Ohio State will host Rutgers on Saturday.

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The Buckeye game that was scheduled for today against Rutgers has been postponed to a date TBD.

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After an extremely impressive start to the season, the losses keep rolling in for the Buckeyes, as they lost two more games this week. On Wednesday, OSU was shutout 2-0 at Michigan. Then they were back in action on Sunday, when they hosted Michigan State, and fell again in another shutout, 1-0.

Next up, Ohio State will play in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament on Saturday, at #2 seed Penn State. The Buckeyes earned the #7 seed.

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In the quarterfinal of the B1G Tournament, the Buckeyes fell to #19 Penn State 3-1, to wrap up the season for OSU. It was all Nittany Lions in this match-up, as they scored the first 3 goals of the game unanswered, before the Buckeyes finally got on the board in the 87th minute of play, to avoid the shutout.