No. 13 Ohio State Heads North to Face Vikings – Ohio State Buckeyes

No. 13 Ohio State at Cleveland State
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Venue: Cleveland, Ohio — Krenzler Field (3,000)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: CSUvikings.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Cleveland State
Rosters: Ohio State  PDF | Cleveland State
Season Stats: Ohio State | Cleveland State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 13 Ohio State (5-0-2) steps out of Big Ten Conference play to face intrastate opponent Cleveland State (4-1-1) on the road Wednesday at Krenzler Field.

The Buckeyes are fresh from a 2-1 win over No. 15 Indiana Sunday after a 3-all draw at No. 14 Akron last week.

The BASICS

• Follow live stats at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Games are streamed live on B1G+ unless otherwise indicated. The Cleveland State road game will be steamed by ESPN+.
• The Buckeyes are off to the best start of a season (5-0-2) since 2001 when the team started 6-0-1. Here are the best starts to a season in OSU history:
  1977 (7-0-0/1.000)
  2001 (6-0-1/.929)
  2022 (5-0-2/.857)
  2009 (5-0-3/.813)
• Ohio State played three-consecutive Top 15 opponents prior to facing the Vikings. Ohio State defeated No. 12 Butler Sept. 9 (2-0) then battled to a 3-all draw at No. 14 Akron Sept. 13 before knocking off No. 15 Indiana Sunday in Columbus (2-1).
• Senior Xavier Green was named the Co-Offensive Player of the Week by the Big Ten Tuesday after scoring goals at No. 14 Akron (T, 3-3) and vs. No. 15 Indiana (W, 2-1). His efforts also earned him a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Sept. 18).
• Senior Keagan McLaughlin has posted four-consecutive shutouts and has held opponents to just one goal over his first five games of the season. The Notre Dame transfer, has 14-career shutouts and four as a Buckeye.
• McLaughlin’s efforts in a 1-0 win at Bowling Green and a 2-0 home win over Wright State earned him the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/6/22). He added another league honor last Sept. 13 when he was named the Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after a 2-0 shutout of No. 12 Butler. McLaughlin’s efforts also earned him a spot on the CollegeSoccerNews Team of the Week (Sept. 11) as the keeper.
• Freshman Marko Borkovic also was recognized Sept. 13 by the league office when he was named the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week after putting Ohio State on the board first with a goal in the second half vs. Butler, his third of the season.
• Ohio State had last recorded four-consecutive shutouts in 2017 when it posted six-consecutive blankings from 9/1/17 to 9/22/17). Ohio State…