Buckeyes Head to First Road Test at Bowling Green Thursday – Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State at Bowling Green
Date: Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022
Times: 7 p.m. ET
Venue: Bowling Green, Ohio — Cochrane Stadium (1,000)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Bowling Green
Rosters: Ohio State  PDF | Bowling Green
Season Stats: Ohio State | Bowling Green

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State takes to the road for the short trip to Bowling Green, Ohio, to take on the BGSU Falcons Thursday at Cochrane Stadium. First touch is scheduled for 7 p.m. with the ESPN+ producing the live stream.

The Buckeyes opened the 2022 season, the 70th for the Ohio State Men’ s Soccer Program, at the annual Wolstein Classic in Columbus last week. Ohio State went 1-0-1 with a 3-0 win over Cal Poly and a 1-all draw vs. South Carolina to finish second in the four-team event.

The BASICS

• Follow live stats at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Games are streamed live on B1G+ unless otherwise indicated. The game at Bowling Green will be streamed on ESPN+.
• This was year 16 for the Wolstein Classic in Columbus. The event was first played in 2006 and since then, Ohio State is 17-8-7. Ohio State played South Carolina to a 1-all draw last Thursday and defeated Cal Poly, 3-0, Sunday. Ohio State finishes second in the event. Dayton posted a 2-0 record to earn the 2022 championship.
• Laurence Wootton, Nathan Demian and Luciano Pechota were named to the 2022 Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team. Wootton had a goal and an assist, Pechota recorded a pair of assists and Demian led a defense that allowed just one goal over the two games.
• The Big Ten named Wootton its Offensive Player of the Week Tuesday for his efforts in the Wolstein Classic.
• Wootton, Deylen Vellios and Owen Sullivan are the designated captains for the 2022 season.
• Dating back to the 1998 season, Ohio State is 13-2-3 in the series vs. Bowling Green. Eight of those games went to at least one overtime (4-1-3). Starting this season, overtime will no longer be played in regular-season games.
• In games played at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1999, Ohio State is 125-67-33.
  Six Buckeyes from the 2021 roster were named 2022 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. Samuel Buzzas, Tommy Marusic along with returners Connor DesRoches, Devyn Etling, Thomas Gilej and Peter Van Euwen were recognized.
• Academically, the 2021 Buckeyes also were honored with 22 on the Academic All-Big Ten list and 24 as OSU Scholar Athletes.
• Seniors Xavier Green and Etling elected to return to the Ohio State roster for a fifth year…