2016 MEN S SOCCER Overall; Big Ten

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio MEN S SOCCER Overall; Big Ten AUG 26 VIRGINIA TECH 1 L, 1-0 (2OT) 28 #13 UCSB 1 L, 1-0 (OT) SEPT 02 at Portland L, at Oregon State ) L, 1-0 (2OT) 09 NORTHWESTERN * W, at Penn State * L, RUTGERS * W, VALPARAISO W, at Bowling Green L, SIU EDWARDSVILLE L, 3-2 OCT 02 #25 MICHIGAN STATE * L, at #1 Maryland * (BTN) L, OAKLAND W, #7 INDIANA * T, 2-2 (2OT) 18 at #13 Louisville L, at Michigan * W, 1-0 (2OT) 26 AKRON L, at #24 Wisconsin * L, 2-1 NOV 6 at Wisconsin 1 p.m. 17 NCAA 1st Round 20 NCAA 2nd Round 27 NCAA 3rd Round DEC 02 NCAA Quarterfinal 9 11 College Cup 3 All homes games are listed in CAPS and will be played on Bert L. and Iris S. Wolstein Field at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium; *Big Ten contest 1 Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic; 2 Campus Sites 3 Houston, Texas Dates and times are subject to change All times listed are Eastern Standard FOLLOW THE BUCKEYES Facebook: Men s Soccer #GoBucks OhioStateBuckeyes.com ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT Alex Morando Office Phone: Cell Phone: morando.2@osu.edu Buckeyes and Badgers Meet in B1G Quarterfinals BUCKEYES IN A NUTSHELL The men s soccer team enters Sunday s contest with the Badgers with an overall record of overall and in Big Ten play. The Scarlet and Gray fell, 2-1, in the regular season finale on the road at Wisconsin Oct. 30. The Buckeyes are the sixth seed for the fourth time in the tournament s history (1993, 2008, 2013 and 2016). is 1-3 all-time as the No. 6 seed. Nate Kohl leads the team with 14 points on the year (6g, 2a). Danny Jensen and Abdi Mohamed each have 11 points. In goal, Siegfried has three shutouts and has made 60 stops. Jensen and Tyler Kidwell were both named Senior CLASS Award candidates. The Buckeyes have won the last two Senior CLASS Awards (Alex Ivanov, 2014; Zach Mason, 2015). earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the third-consecutive season. Austin Bergstrom, Jensen and Mohamed were each named to the Big Ten Preseason to Watch List. is coming off a historic season in 2015, claiming the Big Ten regular season title and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. OHIO STATE AS OF LATE The Buckeyes are in their last five matches. Last time out, fell short at No. 24 Wisconsin, 2-1, Oct. 30 in Madison. The Badgers collected two first half goals to take a 2-0 lead into halftime. The Buckeyes continued to battle and found a late second-half goal by Yaw Amankwa in the 86th minute. The Scarlet and Gray outshot Wisconsin, 12-4, in the final 45 minutes. BIG TEN TOURNAMENT FORMAT After winning its second Big Ten title in three years, Maryland earned the No. 1 seed and will take on the winner of the play-in game between No. 8 seed Michigan and No. 9 seed Rutgers. Indiana earned the No. 2 seed of the tournament and will play No. 7 seed Northwestern in Bloomington, while No. 4 seed Michigan State hosts No. 5 seed Penn State in East Lansing, Mich. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament will take place on Saturday, Nov. 5 and Sunday, Nov. 6, respectively. The semifinals and championship match are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 13. The first round of the tournament will take place at Maryland. Quarterfinals will be hosted by the top four seeds, and the semifinals and championship match will be played at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. BTN will broadcast Maryland's quarterfinal matchup with either Michigan or TEAM COMPARISON Rutgers at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday. The semifinals will be broadcast live on BTN at noon and 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11. The championship game will be WIS OSU carried live at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13. All the games can also be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on BTN2Go, BTN's digital extension. BUCKEYES IN THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT has three previous tournament titles to its credit, taking home the trophy in 2000, 2007 and In 25 appearances, the Buckeyes are for the fourth -best winning percentage in the league (.450). Last year, Ohio State earned the No. 1 seed of the conference tournament and advanced to championship match before falling to Maryland, 2-0, in Columbus. Overall record Conference record Goals scored Goals allowed Goals scored/gm SOG-attempts Shots/gm Assists Corner kicks Saves Shutouts 5 3

2 Big Ten Standings Conf. Pct. Pts. GF GA Overall Pct. GF GA Maryland Indiana Wisconsin Michigan State Penn State Northwestern Michigan Rutgers A LOOK AT WISCONSIN The Badgers are overall and in conference action. Wisconsin has not lost a match at McClimon Soccer Complex this season with an mark. Christopher Mueller leads the Badgers with 22 points (6g, 10a), while goalkeeper Philipp Schilling is with five shutouts this fall. SERIES HISTORY leads the all-time series vs. Wisconsin. The Buckeyes are in their last five meetings vs. Wisconsin. This is the first meeting between and Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament since the 2010 campaign when the Badgers advanced following a 5-4 decision in penalty kicks in University Park, Pa. The Buckeyes are all-time vs. Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament SENIOR CLASS The 2016 senior class has won 32 matches, including 23 wins at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in four years at Ohio State. These seniors helped the Buckeyes secure the Big Ten regular season championship a year ago and claimed back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in both 2014 and Last season, the group guided the squad to a program-record eight-consecutive wins and school-record 10 home victories on its way to the NCAA Sweet 16. The senior class includes Ben Fitzpatrick, Alex Ranalli, Danny Jensen, Henry Chancy, Austin Bergstrom, Tyler Kidwell, Christian Soldat and Yaw Amankwa. ANOTHER WIN OVER TTUN Junior Nate Kohl scored the game-winner with 23 seconds remaining in double overtime to defeat Michigan, 1-0, Oct. 21 in Ann Abor. Kohl a transfer from Michigan and native of Hilliard, Ohio, picked up his first career game-winning goal and was assisted by Ben Fitzpatrick and Parker Siegfried, who collected his third shutout of the season. The Buckeyes extend their win streak over the Wolverines to four-consecutive matches with their first road win of the year. Kohl s memorable goal also made SportsCenter s Top 10 Plays of the Night. BUCKEYES BATTLE TO DRAW VS. NO. 7 INDIANA The Buckeyes posted a 2-2 double OT draw at home against seventh-ranked Indiana Oct. 15 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Nate Kohl scored in the fifth minute and Ben Fitzpatrick netted a score in the 20th minute to put the Buckeyes ahead, 2-1, at halftime. The Hoosiers found a late equalizier in regulation to force overtime. The Buckeye defense was solid in both OT periods to claim the team s first draw of the season. Parker Siegfried made five saves vs. the Hoosiers. SOME MORE NOTES Buckeyes have outscored their opponents, 13-10, in the eight home matches, but OSU opponents have outscored the Scarlet and Gray, 16-6, in eight road contests. Seven different players have scored at least one goal for the Buckeye this season to date. Nate Kohl has six goals and Abdi Mohamed and Danny Jensen have four goals apiece. Parker Siegfried has played all 1,690 minutes in goal this season to date. He has 60 saves, three shutouts and a goals-against average of Bergstrom has played in all 1,690 minutes in the OSU backline. Hunter Robertson has also started in all 18 matches. is when scoring three or more goals this season and when leading at halftime. JENSEN, KIDWELL NAMED SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATES Tyler Kidwell and Danny Jensen were both named candidates for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award, the organization announced Friday. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as a Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. The Ohio State men s soccer program has won the last two Senior CLASS Awards after Alex Ivanov and Zach Mason were both selected as the nation s top senior student-athlete in men s soccer in 2014 and 2015, respectively. HOME, SWEET HOME holds a record (.685) last season - in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since the facility opened in 1999, including at least six wins in each of the last four seasons. The 10 wins in 2015 broke the school record for home victories in a season. Danny Jensen has scored 14 of his 19 career goals at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Buckeyes have outscored opponents, 65-35, on their home field since the start of the 2013 campaign. IN THE BIG TEN is tied fifth in the Big Ten with 21 goals and sixth with 19 assists on the year. Nate Kohl is tied for fifth in the league in goals (6) and tied for eighth in the conference in points (14). JENSEN S HAT TRICK Danny Jensen became the first Buckeye in four years to collect a hat trick in a 4-1 win over Valparaiso Sept. 21. He is the first Buckeye to record three goals in one game since Austin McAnena scored three goals in a 4-1 win over Butler during the 2012 season. Jensen also became the first Buckeye to score seven points in one game in recent history (since 2001). He scored two goals in the opening half vs. the Crusaders before striking a third goal in the 50th minute. He was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career. JENSEN CLIMBING CAREER SCORING LISTS Danny Jensen is eighth on the OSU career points list (51) and needs four points to tie former Buckeye Alan Lekan (1980, 82-83) for seventh. With his goal vs. SIUE, Jensen moved to sole possession of ninth for career goals, passing former Buckeye Chris Hegngi ( ). A goal vs. the Spartans would move Jensen for a tie for eighth with Tom Korb ( ) with 20 career goals. He is tied for tenth on the OSU career assists list with Geoff Marsh ( ) with 13 helpers. EXPERIENCED BACK LINE Three of the Buckeyes four backs have combined to start in 204 career matches. Senior co-captain Tyler Kidwell leads all active Buckeyes with 72 career nods followed by senior cocaptain Austin Bergstrom (68) and junior Hunter Robertson (64). Bergstrom led all Buckeyes with 2,135 minutes played in Robertson, from Westerville, Ohio, has not missed a start since joining the team in Kidwell missed four matches due to injury last month, but made starts in the last eight starts. UNIVERSITY FACTS Location...Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment (Columbus campus) Nickname... Buckeyes Colors...Scarlet (PMS 200) & Gray (PMS 429) Mascot... Brutus Buckeye President... Michael Drake Director of Athletics... Eugene Smith Associate AD/Sport AD... Shaun Richard Faculty Representative... John Bruno SOCCER HISTORY First Year All-Time Record (Years) (63) NCAA Tournament Appearances (2000, 01, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 14, 15) Big Ten Record (Years) /.506 (25) Big Ten Tournament Record (Years) /.459 (25) Big Ten Tournament Championships...3 (2000, 07, 09) Big Ten Reg. Season Titles... 3 (2004/co-, 09, 15) All-Big Ten Selections (First/Second Team) Academic All-Big Ten Selections Facility... Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Playing Surface/Capacity...Natural Grass/8,000 COACHING STAFF Head Coach...John Bluem, 20th year Alma Mater, Year... Hartwick 75 Record at (Years) (19) Rank on OSU s all-time wins list...no. 1 Big Ten Record (Years) /.542 (19) Big Ten Tourn. Record (Years) /.463 (19) Career Record (Years) (25) Assistant Coach... Ian Gordona, 3rd year Alma Mater, Year Assistant Coach... Adam Perron, 1st year Alma Mater, Year...Colby-Sawyer College 06 Soccer Office Phone Number Fax Number TEAM FACTS 2015 Record (Home: , Away: 3-5-1, Neutral: 0-0) 2015 Big Ten Record /1st 2015 Big Ten Tournament...2-1, (L, 2-0 vs. MD) Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 13/7 Starters Returning/Lost...7/4 Newcomers...9 Captains... Tyler Kidwell & Austin Bergstrom THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Asst. Commissioner Media Relations... Scott Chipman Phone schipman@bigten.org Soccer Contact...Bryson Jones Phone bjones@bigten.org Fax/Web site /bigten.org Mailing Address West Higgins Rd....Park Ridge, IL GAME DAY NUMBERS Soccer Press Box Facility Operations Marketing Training Room Equipment Room

3 15TH-ANNUAL CONNOR SENN MEMORIAL MATCH For 15 years, the Connor Senn Memorial Game has helped raise awareness for the fight against sudden cardiac arrest. On Sept. 21, the men s soccer team took on Valparaiso at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium presented a check for $15,000 to be donated to the Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute at the Wexner Medical Center. The event raises awareness for sudden cardiac arrest in athletes with proceeds benefiting the Connor Senn Memorial Fund and the Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute at the Wexner Medical Center. On Sept. 26, 2001, Connor Senn, a freshman on the men s soccer team, collapsed on the field during the Buckeyes game at Akron and died that evening from a congenital heart defect, a condition virtually undetectable a decade ago. The Connor Senn Memorial Fund was quickly established by Dr. Lance Senn, Connor s father and a former member of the Ohio State tennis team, with it expanding over the last decade to subsidize a fully-endowed scholarship at and now to begin an educational symposium on sudden cardiac arrest. MOHAMED S GOAL RECOGNIZED BY TOP DRAWER SOCCER Abdi Mohamed s free kick goal vs. Rutgers Sept. 18 was named to Top Drawer Soccer s College Goal of the Week/ The sophomore midfielder struck a shot from 25 yards out and curled it into the top left of goal for an insurance score for the Buckeyes midway through the second half vs. the Scarlet Knights. It marked the second straight game Mohamed scored off a free kick from distance after scoring his first goal of the year at Penn State Sept. 13. OHIO STATE AND RUTGERS TEAM UP AT KIDS KICKING CANCER The and Rutgers men s soccer teams took part in the Iris S. & Bert L. Wolstein s Kids Kicking Cancer Sept. 18 at the indoor field at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The program encourages young patients and survivors of cancer and blood disorders to be active and recognize the benefits of physical activity and healthy eating. Members of the team took part with the participants by help running the skills session. WIN ON B1G OPENING NIGHT The Buckeyes won their first game of the season in a 1-0 win over Northwestern Sept. 9 in Columbus. After a scoreless firsthalf, senior midfielder Ben Fitzpatrick scored in the 50th minute for the eventual game-winner, while redshirt freshman Parker Siegfried tallied his first collegiate shutout. The Buckeyes improved to 14-6 all-time in Big Ten openers under head coach John Bluem. FITZPATRICK, KOHL SCORE FIRST BUCKEYE GOALS In his fourth appearance as a Buckeye, Ben Fitzpatrick scored his first career game-winner in the second half of the 1-0 win over Northwestern Sept. 9. Nate Kohl, a junior transfer from Michigan, scored his first collegiate goal in a double overtime loss at Oregon State Sept. 5 in Corvallis, Ore. SIEGFRIED EARNS B1G DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Redshirt freshman Parker Siegfried made two saves and denied Northwestern on several opportunities throughout the entire 90 minutes of play to claim his first collegiate shutout and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 13. Siegfried became the first Buckeye redshirt freshman to earn a shutout since Matt Lampson registered nine clean slates during his Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year campaign. NIKE CLASSIC INVITATIONAL RECAP fell in two games at the Nike Classic Invitational over Labor Day weekend in Oregon. The Buckeyes fell, 2-0, at Portland before dropping a 2-1 double overtime loss at Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore. Nate Kohl scored his first career goal in the loss vs. the Beavers. Kohl and sophomore forward Abdi Mohamed were each named to the All-Tournament team. WOLSTEIN CLASSIC REWIND went in in its opening tournament of the 11th edition of the Wolstein Classic Aug , dropping two matches in extra time against Virginia Tech and No. 13 UCSB. Virginia Tech won the tournament with a mark. Senior defender Austin Bergstrom and sophomore Abdi Mohamed were each named to the All-Tournament Team. KIDWELL, BERGSTROM NAMED CAPTAINS Senior defenders Tyler Kidwell and Austin Bergstrom were each named captains, head coach John Bluem announced this week. Kidwell, from Dublin, Ohio, is a two-time captain and has appeared in 74 games with 72 career starts in the OSU backline. Kidwell has put together back-to-back season of 2,000 minutes on the field and is a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, two-time Academic All-Big Ten and three-time OSU Scholar-Athlete. Bergstrom, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a first time captain after walking on the team back in He has made 68 starts with 72 career appearances. THE NEWCOMERS Head Coach John Bluem and his staff welcomed nine new faces to its 2016 roster Andrew Lombard, Brady Blackwell, Niall Logue, Ben Fitzpatrick, Leo Kossaka, Jack Holland, Michael Dichlian, Matt Appel and Brennon Davis. After sitting out last year due to transfer rules, Nate Kohl also is ready to make an impact in the Buckeye lineup. FREE FOR ALL The Buckeyes schedule includes 10 matches at Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Field at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium this season with home Big Ten action kicking off Sept. 9 against Northwestern. Admission is free to all men s soccer regular-season home games. BUCKEYES ON BTN will make at least two appearances on BTN this season. Eleven additional regular season games will be streamed online through BTN Plus with one remaining home game on BuckeyeVision on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. The Buckeyes host Michigan State Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. live on BTN. The squad also will appear on BTN at Maryland Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. The semifinals and final of the Big Ten Tournament Nov also will be shown live on BTN. THE COACHING STAFF is under the direction of 20th-year head coach John Bluem. The 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year, Bluem has guided the team to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances ( ), four Big Ten championships ( ) and a College Cup Final in He has collected a record at and mark vs. Big Ten opponents. Bluem s career record sits at (.602) and has claimed four conference coach of the year awards (most by an active B1G coach). He is assisted by third-year assistant coach Ian Gordona, who has been named one of the top assistant coaches in the country the last two years by College Soccer News. Gordona also is the recruiting coordinator for the Scarlet and Gray. Joining the staff this past summer was assistant coach Adam Perron, who will be coaching the Buckeye goalkeepers this fall. FI14 The Buckeyes will wear FI14 patches on their right sleeves this season in memory of Fikayo Idowu, who tragically passed away over the summer. He was a part of the men s soccer program the last two years and was loved by his teammates and coaches. Fikayo Idowu [FI-KAH-yo EE-DOH-oo] was a junior majoring in health & rehabilitation sciences and was an Ohio State Prominence Scholar and a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete. RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall Conference Non-Conference Ranked Teams At Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Away Neutral Day Night Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday August September October November White jersey Scarlet jersey Gray jersey Overtime When scoring first When opponent scores first When leading at halftime When trailing at halftime When tied at halftime When scoring 0 goals When scoring 1 goal When scoring 2 goals When scoring 3+ goals When outshooting opponent When outshot by opponent When teams have same number of shots When creating more corners When opponents create more corners Same number of corners WEEKLY HONORS PARKER SIEGFRIED, GK, R-FR. Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week - Sept. 13 ABDI MOHAMED, M, R-FR. TopDrawerSoccer Goal of the Week Nomination - Sept. 20 DANNY JENSEN, M, R-FR. Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week - Sept. 27

4 2016 ROSTER # Name Parker Siegfried Andrew Lombard Brady Blackwell Niall Logue Hunter Robertson Ben Fitzpatrick Alex Ranalli Danny Jensen Henry Chancy Austin Bergstrom Tyler Kidwell Christian Soldat Marcus McCrary Alex Nichols Leo Kossaka Jack Holland Michael Dichlian Jacob Duska Yaw Amankwa Abdi Mohamed Nate Kohl Matt Appel Brennon Davis Pos. G D M D D M M F M D D M F D M M D M F M F G G Ht Wt Yr. R-Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. R-So. R-So. Sr. So. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. Head Coach: John Bluem (20th season, Hartwick 75) Assistant Coach: Ian Gordona, (3rd season, 03) Assistant Coach: Adam Perron (1st season, Colby-Sawyer College 06) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Tyler Carpenter Athletic Trainer: Jason Rule Hometown Granville, Ohio Montclair, N.J. Dublin, Ohio Derry, Northern Ireland Westerville, Ohio Hilliard, Ohio Powell, Ohio Weston, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dublin, Ohio Rockwall, Texas Madison, Wis. Fishers, Ind. Sherbrooke, Quebec Dublin, Ohio Copley, Ohio Erie, Pa. Damascus, Md. Westerville, Ohio Hilliard, Ohio Canal Winchester, Ohio Dublin, Ohio High School (Last School) Granville Montclair (Northeastern) Dublin Scioto (San Diego State) Immaculate Conception (Yavapai) Westerville Central Hilliard Bradley Powell, Ohio (Akron) Cypress Bay Marist School George Washington Dublin Jerome Rockwall Madison LaFollette Fishers St.-Exupery Secondary School Dublin Coffman Copley (Clevealnd State) Cathedral Prep (Michigan) Damascus (Tyler Junior College) Westerville Hilliard Darby (Michigan) Canal Wincherster (Xavier) Dublin Jerome Club Team Crew Academy New York Red Bulls Academy Crew Academy Institute FC Crew Academy Michigan Bucks Lonestar Soccer Club Weston FC Concorde Fire Eastern Iowa United Crew Academy Dallas Texans FC Wisconsin Indiana Fire Academy Montreal Impact Academy OP Eagles Cleveland United Internationals Soccer Acadmey DC United Academy Classic Eagles Crew Academy Crew Academy OP Eagles PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 Parker SIEGFRIED... sig-freed 5 Niall LOGUE...lowge 17 Leo KOSSAKA...ko-sock-ah 20 Michael DICHLIAN...dish-lee-an 21 Jacob DUSKA...duh-ska 23 Yaw AMANKWA... ah-mohn-kua 28 Matt APPEL...apple John BLUEM... bloom Adam PERRON...pear-an

5 RADIO / TV ROSTER 1 Parker Siegfried R-Freshman / Goalkeeper Granville, Ohio Granville 3 Andrew Lombard Sophomore / Defender Montclair, N.J. Northeastern 4 Brady Blackwell Junior / Midfielder Dublin, Ohio San Diego State 5 Niall Logue Junior / Defender Derry, Northern Ireland Yavapai Junior College 6 Hunter Robertson Junior / Defender Westerville, Ohio Westerville Central 7 Ben Fitzpatrick Senior / Midfielder Hilliard, Ohio Urbana University 8 Alex Ranalli 5th/Senior / Defender Powell, Ohio Akron 9 Danny Jensen Senior / Forward Weston, Fla. Cypress Bay 10 Henry Chancy Senior / Midfielder Atlanta, Gla. Marist School 11 Austin Bergstrom Senior / Defender Cedar Rapids, Iowa George Washington 12 Tyler Kidwell Senior / Defender Dublin, Ohio Dublin Jerome 13 Christian Soldat Senior / Forward Rockwall, Texas Rockwall 14 Marcus McCrary Junior / Forward Madison, Wis. Madison LaFollette 15 Alex Nichols Sophomore / Defender Fishers, Ind. Fishers 17 Leo Kossaka Freshman / Midfielder Sherbrooke, Quebec St-Exupery Secondary School 19 Jack Holland Freshman / Midfielder Dublin, Ohio Dublin Coffman 20 Michael Dichlian R-Sophomore / Defender Copley, Ohio Cleveland State 23 Yaw Amankwa Senior / Forward Damascus, Md. Tyler Junior College 26 Abdi Mohamed Sophomore / Midfielder Westerville, Ohio Westerville Central 27 Nate Kohl Junior / Forward Hilliard, Ohio Michigan 28 Matt Appel R-Junior / Goalkeeper Canal Winchester, Ohio Xavier 32 Brennon Davis Freshman / Goalkeeper Dublin, Ohio Dublin Jerome 21 Jacob Duska R-Sophomore / Midfielder Erie, Pa. Michigan COACHING STAFF John Bluem Head Coach 20th season Hartwick 75 Ian Gordona Assistant Coach/Recruiting 3rd season 03 Adam Perron Assistant Coach 1st season Colby-Sawyer College 06

6 2016 OVERALL STATISTICS OVERALL: B1G: HOME: AWAY: NEUTRAL: Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 26 VIRGINIA TECH Lo Aug 28 #13 UCSB Lot Sep 02 at Portland L Sep 05 at Oregon State Lo * Sep 09 NORTHWESTERN W * Sep 13 at Penn State L * Sep 18 RUTGERS W Sep 21 VALPARAISO W Sep 24 at Bowling Green L Sep 28 SIUE L * Oct 02 #25 MICHIGAN STATE L * Oct 07 at #1 Maryland Terrapins L Oct 11 OAKLAND W * Oct 15 #7 INDIANA To Oct 18 at #13 Louisville L * Oct 21 at Michigan Wo Oct 26 AKRON L * Oct 30 at #24 Wisconsin L TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS OFFSIDES PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards 2 1 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 10/927 8/2065 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 27 Kohl, Nate Mohamed, Abdi Jensen, Danny Fitzpatrick, Ben Bergstrom, Austin Soldat, Christian Amankwa, Yaw Logue, Niall McCrary, Marcus Robertson, Hunter Siegfried, Parker Duska, Jacob Lombard, Andrew Kossaka, Leo Kidwell, Tyler Chancy, Henry Holland, Jack Nichols, Alex Dichlian, Michael Ranalli, Alex Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 1 Siegfried, Parker : /0 Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents

7 2016 BIG TEN STATISTICS OVERALL: B1G: HOME: AWAY: NEUTRAL: Date Opponent Score Att. * Sep 09 NORTHWESTERN W * Sep 13 at Penn State L * Sep 18 RUTGERS W * Oct 02 #25 MICHIGAN STATE L * Oct 07 at #1 Maryland Terrapins L * Oct 15 #7 INDIANA To * Oct 21 at Michigan Wo * Oct 30 at #24 Wisconsin L TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS OFFSIDES PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards 0 1 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 4/1023 4/2059 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 27 Kohl, Nate Fitzpatrick, Ben Mohamed, Abdi Bergstrom, Austin Amankwa, Yaw Jensen, Danny Siegfried, Parker Logue, Niall Soldat, Christian Duska, Jacob Robertson, Hunter McCrary, Marcus Holland, Jack Kossaka, Leo Nichols, Alex Kidwell, Tyler Lombard, Andrew Dichlian, Michael Chancy, Henry Ranalli, Alex Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 1 Siegfried, Parker 8 759: /0 Total 8 759: Opponents 8 759: Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents

8 2016 ROAD STATISTICS OVERALL: B1G: HOME: AWAY: NEUTRAL: Date Opponent Score Att. Sep 02 at Portland L Sep 05 at Oregon State Lo * Sep 13 at Penn State L Sep 24 at Bowling Green L * Oct 07 at #1 Maryland Terrapins L Oct 18 at #13 Louisville L * Oct 21 at Michigan Wo * Oct 30 at #24 Wisconsin L TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS OFFSIDES PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards 1 1 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 8/2065 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 27 Kohl, Nate Mohamed, Abdi Bergstrom, Austin Soldat, Christian Amankwa, Yaw McCrary, Marcus Fitzpatrick, Ben Siegfried, Parker Jensen, Danny Robertson, Hunter Logue, Niall Lombard, Andrew Duska, Jacob Holland, Jack Dichlian, Michael Kossaka, Leo Nichols, Alex Kidwell, Tyler Chancy, Henry Ranalli, Alex Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 1 Siegfried, Parker 8 749: /0 Total 8 749: Opponents 8 749: Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Opponents

9 1 PARKER SIEGFRIED 3 ANDREW LOMBARD GOALKEEPER Redshirt Freshman Exploration Granville, Ohio Granville H.S. DEFENSE Sophomore Sport Industry Montclair, N.J. Montclair H.S (Redshirt Freshman Season): Has played in all 1,690 minutes in goal for the Buckeyes made first collegiate start v. Virginia Tech (Aug. 26) named B1G Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13) after recording his first collegiate shutout in 39 home win over Northwestern (Sept. 9) made six saves vs. No. 13 UCSC (Aug. 28) had six stops vs. Valparaiso (Sept. 21) made three saves vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2) had six stops at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) collected second shutout of the season vs. Oakland (Oct. 11) finished with five saves in 110 minutes of play against No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) posted a season-high eight saves at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) picked up his third shutout of the year in a double OT win at Michigan (Oct. 21) made a penalty kick save against Akron (Oct. 26) had four saves in regular season finale at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30) (Sophomore Season): Has started in 11 games in first season with the Buckeyes recorded a season-high 93 minutes vs. No. 13 UCSB (Aug. 28) collected two shots at Portland (Sep. 2) played in all 90 minutes in a 4-1 win over Valparaiso (Sept. 21) played in 77 minutes vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2) saw 84 minutes of action in double OT draw vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) played in 83 minutes at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) had one shot in 110 minutes at Michigan (Oct. 21) made 12 start of the year vs. Akron (Oct. 26). SIEGFRIED S CAREER STATS GP GS Mins GA GAA Svs Sv% W L T Sho : TOTAL : LOMBARD S CAREER STATS 2015 (@NE) TOTAL NIALL LOGUE 6 HUNTER ROBERTSON DEFENSE Junior Communication Derry, Northern Ireland Immaculate Conception DEFENSE Junior Economics Westerville, Ohio Westerville Central H.S (Junior Season): Has started in 17 games in first season as a Buckeye made first appearance of the year in the 2016 opener, recording a season-high 107 minutes vs. Virginia Tech (Aug. 26) posted a seasonhigh three shots, including one on goal in win over Northwestern (Sept. 9) played in every minute in six-consecutive matches (Sept. 5-Sept. 28).. picked up first point of the season on an assist in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) played in all 110 minutes in double OT draw vs. No. 7 Indiana had three shots, including season-high two on goal in 110 minutes at Michigan (Oct. 21) posted one shot on goal in 79 minutes at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30) has totaled 1,585 minutes in OSU backfield (Junior Season): Has started all 18 games, playing in OSU backfield and midfield had a shot on goal at Portland (Sept. 2) posted a seasonhigh two shots, including one shot on target in at Oregon State (Sept. 5) registered a shot on target in the home loss vs. SIUE (Sept. 28) played in 88 minutes vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2) recorded all 90 minutes at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) had first assist of the year in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) played in 102 minutes in a double OT draw vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) had one shot in 75 minutes of action at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) posted a shot in 110 minutes of action at Michigan (Oct. 21) tied his season high with two shots at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30). LOGUE S CAREER STATS TOTAL ROBERTSON S CAREER STATS TOTAL

10 7 BEN FITZPATRICK 8 ALEX RANALLI MIDFIELDER Senior Sport Industry Hilliard, Ohio Hilliard Bradley H.S (Senior Season): Has started in 13 games with 17 appearances 23 shots, including nine on target in 1,157 minutes of action made first career start in opener vs. Virginia Tech (Aug. 26) scored the game-winning goal in the conference opener over Northwestern (Sept. 9) notched three shots with one on goal in win over Rutgers (Sept. 18) collected first assist of the season in win vs. Valparaiso (Sept. 21) had an assist off a corner in the loss vs. SIUE (Sept. 28) had a season-high four shots with two on goal in 45 minutes vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2) tied his season-high with four shots and had one assist in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) scored his second goal of the season in a double OT draw vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) played in 83 minutes at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) had the game-winning assist in double overtime at Michigan with two shots on goal (Oct. 21) recorded three shots with one on target in 90 minutes at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30). DEFENSE Senior Sport Industry Powell, Ohio Olentangy Liberty H.S (Senior Season): Has appeared in seven games, totaling 74 minutes on the field recorded season-high 16 minutes of action vs. No. 13 UCSB (Aug. 28) played in seven minutes in Big Ten opener vs. Northwestern (Sept. 9) saw the field in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) played in 21 minutes vs. Akron (Oct. 26). FITZPATRICK S CAREER STATS TOTAL RANALLI S CAREER STATS TOTAL DANNY JENSEN 10 HENRY CHANCY FORWARD Senior Real Estate & Urban Analysis Weston, Fla. Cypress Bay H.S (Senior Season): Senior CLASS Award Candidate Big Ten Players to Watch List Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27) tied for second on the team with 11 points on four goals and three assists has started in 12 games with 990 minutes of action. 22 shots, including 11 on goal for a.500 SOG % had the assist on Fitzpatrick s game-winning goal over Northwestern (Sept. 9) recorded an assist with four shots, including two on target in win over Rutgers (Sept. 18) collected first career hat trick with an assist for a career-high seven points in 4-1 win over Valparaiso (Sept. 21) had a season-high five shots, including four on goal vs. the Crusaders (Sept. 21) scored fourth goal in loss vs. SIUE (Sept. 28) made first appearance in 58 minutes at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30) after missing five games due to injury top 10 on OSU scoring list for career goals (19), career assists (13) and career points (51). MIDFIELDER Senior Finance Atlanta, Ga. Marist H.S (Senior Season): Has played in 10 matches this season with six starts in a total of 259 minutes made 2016 debut at Portland (Sept. 2) 10 minutes of action vs. Valparaiso (Sept. 21) played in 55 minutes vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2) made first start of the season at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) recorded two shots in a season-high 61 minutes in win vs. Oakland (Oct. 11) made third start of the season with 49 minutes vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) registered 15 minutes at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) made fourth start of the year with 33 minutes at Michigan (Oct. 21) played in 45 minutes in sixth start at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30). JENSEN S CAREER STATS TOTAL CHANCY S CAREER STATS TOTAL

11 11 AUSTIN BERGSTROM 12 TYLER KIDWELL DEFENSE Senior Co-Captain Economics Cedar Rapids, Iowa George Washington H.S. DEFENSE Senior Co-Captain Finance Dublin, Ohio Dublin Jerome H.S (Senior Season): Co-captain Big Ten Players to Watch List Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team (Aug. 28) has started all 18 games fifth on the team with seven points with three goals 2-for-2 on PKs to lead the team leads all position players with 1,690 minutes 14 shots, including five on target for a.357 sog % scored first goal of season on a penalty kick with two shots on goal against Penn State (Sep. 13) netted second goal on a penalty kick vs. Rutgers (Sept. 18) scored a goal off a corner in loss vs. SIUE (Sept. 28) played in all 90 minutes at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) played in 110 minutes in double OT draw vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) had first assist of the season at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) recorded one shot in 110 minutes at Michigan (Oct. 21) has played in every minute this season in the OSU backfield (Senior Season): Co-captain Senior CLASS Award Candidate has 13 starts in 15 appearances in 1,080 minutes of play 107 minutes vs. No. 13 UCSB played in 97 minutes at Oregon State (Sept. 5) made the start vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2) after missing four matches due to injury played in 86 minutes at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 11) and 86 minutes in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) played in 94 minutes with one shot on goal in double OT draw vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) played in all 110 minutes in the double OT win at Michigan (Oct. 21) had a season-high two shots in home finale vs. Akron (Oct. 26) leads all active Buckeyes with 74 career starts. BERGSTROM S CAREER STATS TOTAL KIDWELL S CAREER STATS TOTAL CHRISTIAN SOLDAT 14 MARCUS McCRARY FORWARD Senior Aero & Astronautical Engineering Rockwall, Texas Rockwall H.S (Senior Season): Has started in 13 matches with 15 appearances 20 shots with six on target in 1,080 total minutes. two shots on target in opener vs. Virginia Tech (Aug. 26) played in 88 minutes of action at Oregon State (Sept. 5) notched a career-best two assists in 4-1 win over Valparaiso (Sept. 21) had a season-high three shots with one on goal in 35 minutes at Bowling Green (Sept. 24) played in 70 minutes with two shots at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) had a season-high three shots in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) played in a season-high 103 minutes vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) scored first goal of season at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) recorded one shot on goal in 100 minutes at Michigan (Oc.t 21). FORWARD Junior History Madison, Wis. Madison LaFollette H.S (Junior Season): Switched to No. 14 in memory of teammate Fikayo Idowu Has three starts in 11 appearances 10 shots with four on target in 430 total minutes played a season-high 69 minutes vs. No. 13 UCSB (Aug. 28) recorded an assist vs. Oregon State (Sep. 5) recorded season-high of three shots in 33 minutes off the bench vs. Bowling Green (Sep. 24) saw 35 minutes of action vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2). SOLDAT S CAREER STATS TOTAL McCRARY S CAREER STATS TOTAL

12 15 ALEX NICHOLS 17 LEO KOSSAKA DEFENSE Sophomore Biology Fishers, Ind. Fishers H.S (Sophomore Season): 14 appearances with two starts 81 minutes of action in Big Ten opener vs. Northwestern (Sep. 9) had a shot in the win over Rutgers (Sept. 18) made his first collegiate start vs. SIUE (Sept. 28) played a season-high 90 minutes vs. the Cougars (Sept. 28) saw some time on the field at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) played in 25 minutes in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) saw seven minutes of action vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15 played in seven minutes at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) made second start of his career at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30). MIDFIELDER Freshman Finance Sherbrooke, Quebec Saint-Exupery Secondary School 2016 (Freshman Season): Started in nine games with 17 appearances made his first collegiate start in opener vs. Virginia Tech (Aug. 26) had a shot on target vs. No. 13 UCSB (Aug. 28) played a season-high 81 minutes against Rutgers (Sept. 18) played in 41 minutes at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) has totaled 826 minutes this season. NICHOLS CAREER STATS TOTAL KOSSAKA S CAREER STATS TOTAL JACK HOLLAND 20 MICHAEL DICHLIAN MIDFIELDER Freshman Exploration Dublin Coffman Dublin Coffman H.S. DEFENSE Redshirt Sophomore Marketing Copley, Ohio Copley H.S (Freshman Season): Has made nine appearances off the bench this season made his Buckeye debut with a season-high 30 minutes in opener vs. Virginia Tech (Aug. 26) played in 10 minutes in Big Ten opener vs. Northwestern (Sept. 9) tied his season-best in minutes in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) played in seven minutes off the bench at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) recorded a shot at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30) (Redshirt Sophomore Season): Has made nine appearances with three starts in the OSU backfield made Buckeye debut at Portland (Sept. 2) 26 minutes vs. Penn State (Sep. 13) saw 25 minutes on the field vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2) made first start as a Buckeye with 84 minutes in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) made second start vs. No. 7 Indiana, playing in a season-high 110 minutes in double OT draw in Columbus (Oct. 15) competed in all 90 minutes at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) played in 26 minutes vs. Akron (Oct. 26). HOLLAND S CAREER STATS TOTAL DICHLIAN S CAREER STATS TOTAL

13 21 JACOB DUSKA 23 YAW AMANKWA FORWARD Redshirt Sophomore Business Administration Erie, Pa. Cathedral Prep H.S (Redshirt Sophomore Season): Has made 12 appearances this year made 2016 debut at Portland (Sept. 2) played in 23 minutes of action vs. Valparaiso (Sep. 21) had a season-high 29 minutes vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2) played in 24 minutes in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) saw 26 minutes of action vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) competed in 13 minutes at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) had one shot in 40 minutes off the bench at Michigan (Oct. 21) recorded one shot in 41 minutes at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30). FORWARD Senior Sport Industry Demascus, Md. Demascus H.S (Senior Season): Started in 10 games with 15 appearances eight shots with four on target in 955 minutes recorded two shots with one on goal vs. Penn State (Sep. 13) season-high 93 minutes vs. No. 13 UCSB (Aug. 28) had a season-high three shots with one on target vs. SIUE (Sept. 28) played in 80 minutes vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2 saw 20 minutes on the field at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) played in 42 minutes at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) saw 50 minutes of action off the bench at Michigan (Oct. 21) recorded first goal of the season at No. 24 Wisconsin (Oct. 30). DUSKA S CAREER STATS TOTAL AMANKWA S CAREER STATS TOTAL ABDI MOHAMED 27 NATE KOHL MIDFIELDER Sophomore Business Administration Westerville, Ohio Westerville Central H.S. FORWARD Junior Physical Education Hilliard, Ohio Hilliard Darby H.S (Sophomore Season): Big Ten Players to Watch List Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team Nike Classic All-Tournament Team TopDrawerSoccer Goal of the Week Nominee (Sept. 20) started in all 16 games 11 points on four goals and three assists 26 shots with 10 on target for a.385 sog % in 1,379 minutes collected a season-high 107 minutes in opener vs. Virginia Tech (Aug. 26) recorded first goal of the season vs. Penn State (Sep. 13) had a season-high five shots, including two on target vs. the Nittany Lions (Sept. 13) scored a goal vs. Rutgers (Sept. 18) tallied an assist vs. Valparaiso (Sept. 21) notched second assist in home loss vs. SIUE (Sept. 28) played in all 90 minutes vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2) recorded a shot in 90 minutes at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) had a career-high four points on two goals in 84 minutes in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) played in all 110 minutes in double OT draw vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) tallied an assist at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) played in all 110 minutes in double overtime win at Michigan (Oct. 21) (Junior Season): Nike Classic All-Tournament Team has started in 15 matches with 16 appearances leads the team with 14 points on six goals and two assists team-high 31 shots with 16 on target for.516 sog% made Buckeye debut at Portland (Sept. 2) recorded first collegiate goal vs. Oregon State (Sep. 5) had a season-high 100 minutes at Oregon State (Sept. 5) three points on one goal and one assist vs. Valparaiso (Sept. 21) had three shots with one target at Bowling Green (Sept. 24) played in 80 minutes vs. Michigan State (Oct. 2) tied his season-high with four shots, including two on target in 90 minutes at No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 7) scored fourth goal of the season in win over Oakland (Oct. 11) tied his season-high with one goal and one assist in double OT draw vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 15) recorded a shot on goal at No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 18) scored first career game-wininng goal with 23 seconds remaining in double overtime against former team Michigan (Oct. 21) goal vs. the Wolverines made SportsCenter Top 10 Plays of the Night notched at least one shot on goal in six of the last seven matches. MOHAMED S CAREER STATS TOTAL KOHL S CAREER STATS 2014 (UM) TOTAL

14 = GAME 1: Virginia Tech 1, #18 0 (2OT) Aug. 26 Columbus, Ohio The No. 18 men s soccer team fell, 1-0, in double overtime against Virginia Tech Friday in the second match of the 2016 Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Classic in Columbus. The Hokies (1-0-0) scored the game-winning goal in the 107th minute when Marcelo Acuna headed in a far cross from Alessandro Mion from eight yards out to spoil the 2016 opener for the Buckeyes (0-1-0) in front of 1,979 fans at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. We didn t play as well as we are capable of playing, head coach John Bluem said. I give our guys credit for a hard-fought fight in a very even game where one goal was going to be the difference. It was a little bitter to lose late like that but the only thing we can do is talk to the guys and get ready for Sunday. The breaks didn t go our way tonight. The Buckeyes held the majority of possession in the first 45 minutes, putting pressure on the Virginia Tech backline but couldn t find a first-half netter. Senior forward Christian Soldat had the lone shot on goal in the opening half in the 14th minute but was denied. Senior forward Danny Jensen and sophomore defender Andrew Lombard each made strong runs through the midfield but were swarmed by the Hokie defense and couldn t put get a shot away in the 25th and 26th minutes, respectively. At half, shots were 3-2 in favor of the Scarlet and Gray. Virginia Tech came out of halftime with five shots, including two on goal, but was kept out of the net by redshirt freshman goalkeeper Parker Siegfried, who made his first career start. Soldat knocked a header on target in the 65th minute, while senior forward Yaw Amankwa sent a low shot to the front of goal from 15 yards, but was covered by the keeper in the 75th. Sophomore midfielder Abdi Mohamed blasted a shot from 25 yards in the 89th minute, but was blocked. At the end of regulation, Virginia Tech held an 11-9 advantage in shots. Chances were hard to come by in both OT periods for both teams until a throw-in from the far side of the field by Virginia Tech led to the lone netter by Acuna. Overall, shots were 14-9 in favor of the Hokies, while both teams had four corner kicks. Siegfried drops to on the season and made three saves. Virginia Tech goalkeeper Ben Lundgaard made three saves and improves to GAME 2: #13 UCSB 1, #18 0 (OT) Aug. 28 Columbus, Ohio The No. 18 men s soccer team suffered another tough overtime loss Sunday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. After a two-hour weather delay, the Buckeyes fell, 1-0, in OT against No. 13 UCSB to close out the 2016 Wolstein Classic. With the loss, the Scarlet and Gray drop to 0-2-0, while the Gauchos improve to in Severe weather in the area caused the game to be delayed two hours and 15 minutes with kickoff starting at 9:15 p.m. ET. Kevin Feucht scored the game-winning goal when he struck a volley into the net at 92:53 on a well-timed cross from the far side of the field by Jonah Adomakoh. It s been a difficult day, head coach John Bluem said. UC Santa Barbara is a very good team and I thought our effort was great tonight. Obviously, we are not generating enough attacking opportunities yet and that s what we are going to have to improve on. We have some guys returning to the lineup and we can get better going forward. Defensively, we are strong and I thought Parker Siegfried was very good this weekend. It takes some time, but once we get it right we will be a dangerous team moving forward. Although Parker Siegfried dropped to in his young collegiate career, the redshirt freshman goalkeeper held his head high following the contest vs. the nationally-ranked Gauchos. The native of Granville, Ohio, registered six saves -- four in the second half -including one stop on a penalty attempt in the final moments of regulation. Siegfried made nine saves on the weekend. had four-consecutive corners in the 71st minute, but couldn t find a score. A shot from the far side by senior defender Austin Bergstrom was blocked. Seconds later, senior defender Alex Ranalli tried to send a header to a pack of Buckeyes in front of goal from the near side, but it was deflected out of bounds. After the fourth corner, a shot by sophomore midfielder Abdi Mohamed sailed high away from the far post. Siegfried then shined in the final minutes of regulation. He stopped a laser from 30 yards out by Dalton Pando in the 83rd minute before making the save of the night on the penalty kick attempt by Feucht at 83:45. The OSU keeper guessed right by diving to his right and covered the shot to maintain the scoreless contest. The Gauchos earned the chance on a hand ball called in the penalty box. The game began to creep towards midnight as the Buckeyes were forced to play overtime for the second time on the weekend. UCSB held a 17-6 advantage in shots, while led in corner kicks, 5-4. Virginia Tech vs #18 (Aug 26, 2016 at Columbus, Ohio) #13 UCSB vs #18 (Aug 28, 2016 at Columbus, Ohio) Virginia Tech (1-0-0) vs. (0-1-0) Date: Aug 26, 2016 Attendance: 1979 Weather: 88 degrees, warm and muggy Virginia Tech gk 1 Ben Lundgaard d 2 Will Mejia m 3 Collin Verfurth d 4 Alessandro Mion f 5 Andre Thomas f 7 Som Essome f 9 Elias Tamburini f 11 Marcelo Acuna m 16 Rory Slevin m 17 Ryan Marcano m 26 Juan Pablo Saavedra Brendan Moyers James Kasak Forrest White Nico Quashie Totals Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Virginia Tech UCSB (2-0-0) vs. (0-2-0) Date: Aug 28, 2016 Attendance: 734 Weather: UCSB gk 29 Le Roux, Titouan d 2 Quezada, Jeff d 3 Mendoza, Randy f 6 DePuy, Nick f 9 Selemani, Ahinga m 10 Espana, Josue d 11 Pando, Dalton f 13 Billingsley, Noah m 20 Amo, Daniel d 23 Strong, Sam m 77 Feucht, Kevin Batista, Lamar Restrepo Mejia, Mate Adomakoh, Jonah Moni, Kosti Peterson, Riley Liua, Alex Gibson, Cody Totals Goals by period 1 2 OT Total UCSB Ben Lundgaard 106: m 3 Lombard, Andrew d 5 Logue, Niall d 6 Robertson, Hunter m 7 Fitzpatrick, Ben f 9 Jensen, Danny d 11 Bergstrom, Austin d 12 Kidwell, Tyler f 13 Soldat, Christian f 23 Amankwa, Yaw m 26 Mohamed, Abdi Ranalli, Alex McCrary, Marcus Kossaka, Leo Holland, Jack Totals Siegfried, Parker 106: d 3 Lombard, Andrew d 5 Logue, Niall d 6 Robertson, Hunter f 9 Jensen, Danny d 11 Bergstrom, Austin d 12 Kidwell, Tyler f 14 McCrary, Marcus m 17 Kossaka, Leo f 23 Amankwa, Yaw m 26 Mohamed, Abdi Fitzpatrick, Ben Ranalli, Alex Totals Shots by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Virginia Tech Corner kicks 1 2 OT O2 Total Virginia Tech Saves by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Virginia Tech :41 VT Marcelo Acuna (1) Alessandro Mion far cross, keeper comes out, header from yards out YC-VT #16 (25:07); YC-VT #2 (41:33); YC-OSU #13 (47:36); YC-VT #17 (53:11); YC-VT #8 (83:55) Win-Ben Lundgaard (1-0-0). Loss-Siegfried, Parker (0-1-0). Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Officials: Referee: Sergio Gonzalez; Asst. Referee: Brian Miller; Michael Socolik; Alt. Official: Ben Miller; Scorer: Alex Morando; Offsides: Virginia Tech 4, Le Roux, Titouan 92: Shots by period 1 2 OT Total UCSB Corner kicks 1 2 OT Total UCSB Siegfried, Parker 92: Saves by period 1 2 OT Total UCSB :53 UCSB Feucht, Kevin (1) Adomakoh, Jonah far cross, back post volley side net YC-UCSB #2 (35:30); YC-UCSB #8 (60:25) Win-Le Roux, Titouan (2-0-0). Loss-Siegfried, Parker (0-2-0). Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Officials: Referee: Carmen Serbio; Asst. Referee: John Safar; Ryan Slack; Alt. Official: Dan Samson; Scorer: Alex Morando; Offsides: UCSB 1, 3.

15 GAME 3: Portland 2, #25 0 Sept. 2 Portland, Ore. The No. 25 men s soccer team fell, 2-0, at Portland Friday night in its opening match at the Portland Nike Invitational in Portland, Ore. The Pilots (2-1-0) scored two second-half goals in route to the home victory over the Buckeyes (0-3-0) in front of a crowd of 2,972 at Merlo Field. Portland controlled possession in the opening 45 minutes, pressing the OSU backline, but the Buckeye defense held its own as the score remained tied headed into halftime. The Pilots registered five opening-half corners, but were denied any good looks at net. Portland had the best chance in the first half on a breakaway in the 32nd minute. Benji Michel had an open look at goal from the far side, but his shot went off the side netting. Sophomore defender Andrew Lombard tallied the first shot of the night for the Buckeyes, but missed his target from 20 yards out. Junior forward Marcus McCrary had two strong runs from the near side in the first half, however, the OSU forward couldn t find space around a pack of Pilot defenders. At half, shots were 7-1 in favor of the Pilots with a 5-0 lead in corners. came out of halftime on the attack with four shots in the first 10 minutes of play. Senior captain Austin Bergstrom sent a strong service in to senior forward Danny Jensen, but his header in front of goal sailed high in the 50th minute. McCrary blasted a shot from the far post, but keeper Paul Christensen was in good position to make the save in the 56th. Sophomore midfielder Abdi Mohamed booted a shot from the top of the box in the 58th, but it curved wide of the far post. Portland struck the scoreboard when Gio Magana-Rivera dribbled through the Buckeye backline and finished with a netter in the back right corner of the net in the 67th minute. It was the first goal allowed by the Scarlet and Gray in regulation this season. Portland extended its lead to 2-0 in the 77th minute when Erik Edwardson kicked in a shot off a rebound from five yards out. A red card was issued to the Buckeyes in the 83rd minute and were forced to play a man down for the final phase of the game and couldn t recover. GAME 4: Oregon State 2, 1 (2OT) Sept. 5 Corvallis, Ore. The men s soccer team suffered its third overtime loss of the season, falling 2-1, in double OT at Oregon State Monday afternoon in Corvallis, Ore. With the loss, the Buckeyes fall to overall, while the Beavers improve to in After a frustrating start to the 2016 season, the Buckeyes finally found their first goal of the year in the first half against the Beavers. In the 28th minute, junior forward Marcus McCrary sent a through ball to junior forward Nate Kohl, who took a beautiful touch around a Beaver defender and finished with a netter between the keeper s legs at 27:30. The goal marked the first of Kohl s collegiate career, who sat out the 2015 campaign after transferring from Michigan. Oregon State leveled the contest at 1-all in the 64 minute when David Morgan had a driving run into the box and played it over Jordan Jones, who finished with a goal into the back right of net at 63:56. The Buckeyes collected a season-high 12 corners, including seven in the second-half, but failed to convert a goal off a set piece situation. The Scarlet and Gray earned back-to-back corners in the 88th minute and had the best chance for a winner late in regulation. On the second corner attempt, junior defender Hunter Robertson leaped and headed a shot on target, but Oregon State s Timmy Mueller reacted quickly and made the save on the goal line to keep it at 1-1 and force overtime. After limited action in the first overtime, the Beavers scored the gamewinner 18 seconds into the second OT period. Don Tichliao ran past multiple defenders into the box and finished with an unassisted score at 100:18 to end the first meeting between the two programs. (0-3-0) vs. Portland (2-1-0) Date: Sep 02, 2016 Attendance: 2972 Weather: Clouds, showers d 3 Lombard, Andrew mf 5 Logue, Niall mf 6 Robertson, Hunter f 9 Jensen, Danny d 11 Bergstrom, Austin d 12 Kidwell, Tyler f 14 McCrary, Marcus mf 17 Kossaka, Leo f 23 Amankwa, Yaw mf 26 Mohamed, Abdi Ranalli, Alex Chancy, Henry Soldat, Christian Nichols, Alex Holland, Jack Dichlian, Michael Duska, Jacob Kohl, Nate Totals Siegfried, Parker 90: Portland Portland vs Portland (Sep 02, 2016 at Portland, Ore.) Portland Portland gk 1 CHRISTENSEN, Paul mf 7 COFFEY, Matthew f 11 JELLAH, Jackson mf 13 ORTIZ, Rey f 14 ZAMBRANO, Brandon d 16 JOHNSTON, Conor mf 17 MAGANA-RIVERA, Gi d 18 DIXON, Malcom f 19 MICHEL, Benji d 21 MILLS, Lionel d 27 REAVES, Kris EDWARDSON, Erik SANCHEZ, Eddie Totals CHRISTENSEN, Paul 90: Portland :33 POR MAGANA-RIVERA, Gio (1) JELLAH, Jackson lower right corner 9 yds 2. 76:09 POR EDWARDSON, Erik (1) JELLAH, Jackson kicked in off a rebounded shot 5yds YC-OSU #26 (23:53); YC-OSU #12 (53:56); YC-OSU #5 (78:50); YC-OSU #3 (82:31); RC-OSU #23 (82:31); YC-OSU #TM (82:31) Win-CHRISTENSEN, Paul (2-1-0). Loss-Siegfried, Parker (0-3-0). Stadium: Merlo Field Officials: Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz; Asst. Referee: Jason Perlewitz; Corbyn May; Alt. Official: Justin St. Pierre; Timekeeper: Mia Stewart; Scorer: Kathie Cummins; Offsides: 4, Portland 2. (0-4-0) vs. Oregon State (3-0-1) Date: Sep 05, 2016 Attendance: 517 Weather: d 3 Lombard, Andrew d 5 Logue, Niall d 6 Robertson, Hunter f 9 Jensen, Danny d 11 Bergstrom, Austin d 12 Kidwell, Tyler f 13 Soldat, Christian f 14 McCrary, Marcus m 26 Mohamed, Abdi f 27 Kohl, Nate Fitzpatrick, Ben Nichols, Alex Kossaka, Leo Dichlian, Michael Duska, Jacob Totals Siegfried, Parker 100: Shots by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Oregon State Corner kicks 1 2 OT O2 Total Oregon State vs Oregon State (Sep 05, 2016 at Corvallis, Ore.) Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Oregon State Oregon State gk 1 Wirth, Nolan d 2 Tweeton, Sam d 4 Markey, Jalen m 7 Dotson, Hassani f 9 Mueller, Timmy m 10 Miralles, Jaime f 12 Jones, Jordan m 14 Tchilao, Don m 17 Garcia, Jesse d 20 Arbogast, Matt d 23 Striar, Zach Norman, David Braaten, Nathan Segovia, Alex Sungvornrajasabh, E Diaz, Eric Totals Wirth, Nolan 100: TM TEAM 0: Saves by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Oregon State :30 OSU Kohl, Nate (1) McCrary, Marcus Ball played through, 27 took touch around to score 2. 63:56 ORST Jones, Jordan (3) Norman, David Norman with a driving run into box plays with the finish :18 ORST Tchilao, Don (2) Dotson, Hassani 14 ran past multiple defenders into the bo finish for win YC-OSU #14 (39:26); YC-OSU #11 (68:20); YC-OSU #20 (86:03) Win-Wirth, Nolan (3-0-1). Loss-Siegfried, Parker (0-4-0). Stadium: Lorenz Field Officials: Referee: Will Noccolls; Asst. Referee: Justin St. Pierre; Raymond Moffatte Jr.; Alt. Official: Abdou Oumar; Offsides: 4, Oregon State 5.

16 GAME 5: 1, Northwestern 0 Sept. 9 Columbus, Ohio Just hit the restart button. That was the mindset for the men s soccer team headed into its Big Ten opener Friday night in Columbus. After the 0-4 start on the season, the Buckeyes fought their way to a 1-0 shutout victory against Northwestern in front of 1,462 fans at Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Field at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Senior midfielder Ben Fitzpatrick scored his first goal as a Buckeye, while redshirt freshman goalkeeper Parker Siegfried picked up his first collegiate shutout. With the win the Buckeyes improve to 1-4 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten play, while the Wildcats drop to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in conference action. COMMENTS FROM COACH BLUEM We talked about that in the locker room before the game tonight that the Big Ten season gives you that new lift, head coach John Bluem said. It s a new chance. It was a good match against a tough opponent in Northwestern. Fortunately, we were the team that got the goal tonight. I thought our attacking play was certainly better tonight. We created a lot of opportunities. Parker Siegfried was very good tonight and I m glad he got his first shutout. I m excited for Ben Fitzpatrick. He always wanted to be a Buckeye and it worked out for him his senior year. He s a very good attacking player and everyone saw what he is capable of tonight that was a beautiful shot. FITZPATRICK S GAME-WINNER Fitzpatrick, a transfer from Urbana University and native of Hilliard, Ohio, got his team on the board in the 50th minute with a fantastic strike from the top of the box. The scoring chance started when Fitzpatrick tucked in and found a gap and received a pass from forward Danny Jensen. The OSU midfielder found space and smacked a shot off the hands of Northwestern keeper Francisco Tomasino and into the back right of net at 49:14. It s surreal, Fitzpatrick said. Since I was a little kid I ve dreamed of playing for the Buckeyes. It s big for me to come in here as a senior and play with this great group of guys. To be able to come out here and get a win in our Big Ten opener is huge. GAME 6: 2, Penn State 4 Sept. 13 University Park, Pa. The men s soccer team fell, 4-2, at Penn State Tuesday night at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pa. With the loss, the Buckeyes drop to 1-5 overall and 1-1- in Big Ten play, while the Nittany Lions improve to overall and 1-0 in conference action. The Buckeyes struck the scoreboard twice in the second half, but couldn t overcome a four-goal deficit at halftime. Senior back Austin Bergstrom and sophomore midfielder Abdi Mohamed each scored their first goals of the season. Connor Maloney led the offensive charge for the Nittany Lions with a goal and three assists. PENN STATE STRIKES EARLY The Nittany Lions wasted no time to claim the first goal of the match, scoring 47 seconds after the opening whistle. Connor Maloney sent a pass from the top of the box over to Mason Klerks, who finished with a netter inside the far post for the early 1-0 lead. NITTNAY LIONS ADD THREE MORE Penn State made it 2-0 in the 26th minute when a header by Klerks found the bottom of the net at 25:44. Maloney set up the scoring play when he connected with Klerks off a free kick from the far side of the field. The Nittany Lions then opened the game to a three-goal lead just two minutes later when Maloney scored on a penalty kick at 27:44. Penn State scored off a turnover in the 42nd minute when Aymar Sigue beat Parker Siegfried to the left for the fourth goal. BERGSTROM, MOHAMED BURY SECOND-HALF GOALS continued to battle despite being down by the large deficit and scored twice to cut Penn State s lead in half. Senior back Austin Bergstrom capitalized on a foul inside the box when he buried his penalty kick to cut the score to 4-1 at 65:16. The Buckeyes answered again when Mohamed struck a brilliant free kick from 25 yards out inside the near post at 67:46 to make it a 4-2 contest. The Buckeye defense held the Nittany Lions to two shots in the second half as outshot Penn State, 12-7, and held an 8-1 lead in corners. FIRST SHUTOUT FOR SIEGFRIED Siegfried from Granville, Ohio, made just two saves in the victory, but swarmed to the ball throughout the entire 90 minutes to earn his first collegiate shutout. He led a Buckeye defense that limited the Wildcats to eight shots, allowing only two shots on target. Northwestern (1-4, 0-1 B1G) vs. (1-4, 1-0 B1G) Date: Sep 09, 2016 Attendance: 1462 Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy Northwestern gk 1 Francisco Tomasino d 4 Nathan Dearth m 5 Camden Buescher m 6 Riley Kelliher f 9 Elo Ozumba m 10 Brandon Medina d 13 Willis Griffith f 16 Mike Roberge d 17 Mattias Tomasino m 19 Jeffrey Hopson f 21 John Moderwell Sam Forsgren Mac Mazzola Shannon Seymour Matt Moderwell Emmett Gordon Getenet Tuji Drew Rosenberg Totals Francisco Tomasino 90: Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern vs (Sep 09, 2016 at Columbus, Ohio) Northwestern d 5 Logue, Niall d 6 Robertson, Hunter f 9 Jensen, Danny d 11 Bergstrom, Austin d 12 Kidwell, Tyler f 13 Soldat, Christian m 17 Kossaka, Leo f 23 Amankwa, Yaw m 26 Mohamed, Abdi f 27 Kohl, Nate Fitzpatrick, Ben Ranalli, Alex McCrary, Marcus Nichols, Alex Holland, Jack Duska, Jacob Totals Siegfried, Parker 90: Northwestern :14 OSU Fitzpatrick, Ben (1) Jensen, Danny top of the 18, off keeper back right net YC-OSU #12 (8:58); YC-OSU #17 (65:14); YC-OSU #27 (74:06) Win-Siegfried, Parker (1-4). Loss-Francisco Tomasino (1-4). Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Officials: Referee: Abiodun Okulaja; Asst. Referee: Michael Socolik; Andrew Bigelow; Alt. Official: Dan Samson; Scorer: Alex Morando; Offsides: Northwestern 4, (1-1-0) vs. Penn State3-2-1 (1-0-0) Date: Sep 13, 2016 Attendance: 842 Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy d 3 Lombard, Andrew d 5 Logue, Niall d 6 Robertson, Hunter f 9 Jensen, Danny d 11 Bergstrom, Austin f 13 Soldat, Christian m 17 Kossaka, Leo f 23 Amankwa, Yaw m 26 Mohamed, Abdi f 27 Kohl, Nate Fitzpatrick, Ben McCrary, Marcus Nichols, Alex Dichlian, Michael Totals Siegfried, Parker 90: Penn State Penn State vs Penn State (Sep 13, 2016 at University Park, Pa.) Penn State Penn State gk 1 Ammann, Arie d 4 Ireland, Brennan m 5 Maloney, Connor m 8 Klerks, Mason m 9 Maloney, Austin f 10 Harris, Dayonn f 11 Reedy, Pierre d 13 Sagel, Robby m 15 Bringolf, Mitchel d 18 Marks, Dani f 23 Grant, Riley Sigue, Aymar Steele, Cameron Pilato, Noah Sload, Christian Keil, Travis Totals Ammann, Arie 90: Penn State :47 PSU Klerks, Mason (1) Maloney, Connor 19 yards out, ball into bottom right corner 2. 25:44 PSU Klerks, Mason (2) Maloney, Connor header into bottom of the net off of free 3. 27:44 PSU Maloney, Connor (4) Penalty kick 4. 41:52 PSU Sigue, Aymar (2) Maloney, Connor 8 yards out, beats the keeper to the left 5. 65:16 OSU Bergstrom, Austin (1) Penalty kick 6. 67:46 OSU Mohamed, Abdi (1) (unassisted) Free Kick, 25 yards out YC-PSU #25 (65:33); YC-PSU #10 (72:04); YC-PSU #18 (75:59); YC-OSU #27 (79:57); YC-PSU #8 (81:55) Win-Ammann, Arie (3-2-0). Loss-Siegfried, Parker (1-5-0). Stadium: Jeffrey Field Officials: Referee: Mark Kadlecik; Asst. Referee: Jason Cullum; Mathew Richardson; Alt. Official: Tim Deljanovan; Offsides: 1, Penn State 0.

17 2015 OHIO STATE MEN S SOCCER NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES GAME 7: 3, Rutgers 1 Sept. 18 Columbus, Ohio The men s soccer team picked up three crucial points in the Big Ten standings following a 3-1 win over Rutgers Sunday afternoon at Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Field at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 2-5 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play, while the Scarlet Knights drop to 0-6 overall and 0-3 in conference action. Junior forward Nate Kohl, senior back Austin Bergstrom and sophomore midfielder Abdi Mohamed each netted goals in the home victory. We spoke during the week how we needed to turn our season around and I thought our guys were very sharp right from the start today, head coach John Bluem said. Our attacking play was very good in the first 20 minutes and that was the positive start we were hoping for this afternoon. We let them have a reason to believe with an early goal to start the second half, but Abdi had another wonderful strike for a third goal. He s very good at those free kicks and has been a dangerous player for us this season. Right from the opening whistle, the Buckeyes were on the attack pressuring the Rutgers backline. The combination of speed and power by senior forward Danny Jensen and Nate Kohl was a problem for the Scarlet Knights, who allowed three shots on goal in the opening three minutes of action. After a throw-in from midfield, Jensen sent a through ball to Kohl who sprinted down the near sideline and sneaked a low shot inside the near post at 4:56 for the early 1-0 lead. The two OSU forwards combined for seven shots in the first half, including five on target. The Buckeyes continued to control possession deep in Rutgers territory and earned a penalty kick in the 27th minute when a hand ball foul was called inside the box off a free kick attempt from Bergstrom. The OSU co-captain then buried the attempt at 26:13 to put the Scarlet and Gray ahead, 2-0. It marked the second converted penalty kick in two games for Bergstrom. GAME 8: 4, Valparaiso 2 Sept. 21 Columbus, Ohio Danny Jensen registered the first hat trick in four years as the men s soccer team downed Valparaiso, 4-1, Wednesday night in the 15th-annual Connor Senn Memorial Match at Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Field at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Jensen, from Weston, Fla., posted a career-high seven points with an assist to go along with his three goals as the Buckeyes improved their record to 3-5 on the season, while the Crusaders drop to Danny had a great game and really got us going in the first half, head coach John Bluem said. His energy was tremendous. His work defensively, regaining the ball and creating the attacks were super. I think our game is starting to get better. These last two games I ve felt more comfortable about our attacking play and defensively as well. I think the play of Nate Kohl in the striker position has been exceptional. He s very dangerous and draws two defenders wherever he goes. Ben Fitzpatrick is starting to play extremely well on the flank for us too. The front four is really starting to click together now. Jensen becomes the first Buckeye to record a hat trick since Austin McAnena scored three goals in a 4-1 win over Butler on Sept. 26, Nate Kohl scored the fourth Buckeye goal on the night to go along with an assist, while Christian Soldat recorded two assists. Ben Fitzpatrick and Abdi Mohamed registered an assist in the team s third straight home win of the year. In all, the Buckeyes collected a season-high 14 points in the box score. Honestly, balls were just bouncing my way tonight, Jensen said. It was little touches that ended up on my foot. We probably could have scored three times on the last goal, but somehow I ended up with the score. The team played well overall and things were clicking for us tonight. pushed its lead back to two goals thanks to the foot of sophomore midfielder Abdi Mohamed. A native of Westerville, Ohio, Mohamed buried a free kick from 20 yards out into the top left corner of goal at 53:30 for his second goal of the season. It was another brilliant strike by the second-year Buckeye after scoring five days earlier on the road at Penn State from the similar position on the field on a free kick attempt. Rutgers vs (Sep 18, 2016 at Columbus, Ohio) Valparaiso vs (Sep 21, 2016 at Columbus, Ohio) Rutgers (0-6, 0-3 B1G) vs. (2-5, 2-1 B1G) Date: Sep 18, 2016 Attendance: 878 Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy Rutgers gk 1 Greczek, David d 2 Guzman, Niel d 4 Tetro, Ross d 6 Tetro, Brandon m 7 Gibbs, Rayon m 11 McKoy, Sheldon f 13 Goodwin, Kyle m 14 Scheidt, Athanasios f 20 Wright, Jason d 22 Morris, Tyler f 37 Peterson, Ryan Hackett, Miles McQuaid, Tim Perez, Dante Kemmerer, Kieran Young, Jack Faheem, Ahmad Dovell, Thomas Totals Greczek, David 90: Rutgers d 3 Lombard, Andrew d 5 Logue, Niall d 6 Robertson, Hunter m 7 Fitzpatrick, Ben f 9 Jensen, Danny d 11 Bergstrom, Austin f 13 Soldat, Christian m 17 Kossaka, Leo m 26 Mohamed, Abdi f 27 Kohl, Nate McCrary, Marcus Nichols, Alex Duska, Jacob Amankwa, Yaw Totals Siegfried, Parker 90: Valparaiso (2-2-2) vs. (3-5) Date: Sep 21, 2016 Attendance: 472 Weather: 82 degrees, gorgeous Valparaiso gk 1 CAMPBELL, Nico d 4 FALLET, Kevin d 6 GRAHAM, Adrian m 7 GWEH, Matthew d 8 THOMPSON, Okama m 10 HOWELL, Ramone m 11 ROSE, Demar f 12 THOMAS, Suleiman d 16 MASON, Deven m 17 MADRID, Isaiah d 18 LAWRENCE, Omar MIRAS, Nacho DOSS, John VILLALOBOS, Chris PESEK, Jacob KECK, Jacob GARCIA, Adan LANDAVERDE, Nelso PULINX, Steffen MARCHIONNA, Micha Totals CAMPBELL, Nico 74: MIRAS, Nacho 15: Valparaiso d 3 Lombard, Andrew d 5 Logue, Niall d 6 Robertson, Hunter m 7 Fitzpatrick, Ben f 9 Jensen, Danny d 11 Bergstrom, Austin f 13 Soldat, Christian m 17 Kossaka, Leo m 26 Mohamed, Abdi f 27 Kohl, Nate Ranalli, Alex Chancy, Henry McCrary, Marcus Nichols, Alex Holland, Jack Duska, Jacob Amankwa, Yaw Totals Siegfried, Parker 90: Rutgers Rutgers Valparaiso Valparaiso Rutgers :56 OSU Kohl, Nate (2) Jensen, Danny through ball, run near side, inside near po 2. 26:13 OSU Bergstrom, Austin (2) Penalty kick 3. 46:58 RU Guzman, Niel (1) Peterson, Ryan off corner, heeader inside far post 4. 53:30 OSU Mohamed, Abdi (2) (unassisted) free kick from 20 yards, top left corner Win-Siegfried, Parker (2-5). Loss-Greczek, David (0-6). Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Officials: Referee: Sergio Gonzalez; Asst. Referee: Eric Tattersall; Erk Blackburn; Alt. Official: Tre Gaither; Scorer: Alex Morando; Offsides: Rutgers 0, 4. Valparaiso :27 OSU Jensen, Danny (1) Soldat, Christian far cross, header infront of net Mohamed, Abdi 2. 12:22 OSU Jensen, Danny (2) Kohl, Nate Soldat, Christian 3. 20:19 OSU Kohl, Nate (3) Jensen, Danny through ball, flicked back, six yards out Fitzpatrick, Ben 4. 49:51 OSU Jensen, Danny (3) (unassisted) off rebound in front of net 5. 64:03 VALPO MADRID, Isaiah (5) (unassisted) run up the middle, from 20 yards out YC-OSU #6 (57:35); YC-VALPO #8 (65:51) Win-Siegfried, Parker (3-5). Loss-CAMPBELL, Nico (2-2-2). Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Officials: Referee: Peter Dhima; Asst. Referee: Eric Tattersall; Brian Apwisch; Alt. Official: Adam Warner; Scorer: Alex Morando; Offsides: Valparaiso 1, 0.