No. 11 Buckeyes Home vs. Rutgers Friday – Ohio State Buckeyes

No. 11 Ohio State vs. Rutgers — Hispanic Heritage Night
Date: Friday, Sept. 30, 2022
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Venue: Columbus, Ohio — Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (4,518)
Admission/Parking: Free
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Game Notes: Ohio State | Rutgers
Rosters: Ohio State  PDF | Rutgers
Season Stats: Ohio State | Rutgers

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s soccer program will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Night when the No. 11 Buckeyes (5-1-3) take on visiting Rutgers (5-1-3) Friday.  First touch is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Admission and parking are free for all Ohio State men’s soccer contests.

• Follow live stats at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Games are streamed live on B1G+ unless otherwise indicated.
• The Buckeyes tied the Ohio State record for best start without a loss (8 games/5-0-3) with a draw (0-0) at Cleveland State. The Buckeyes tied the 2009 team, who also were 5-0-3. Here are the best starts to a season in OSU history:
  1977 (7-0-0/1.000)
  2001 (6-0-1/.929)
  2022 (5-0-3/.813)
  2009 (5-0-3/.813)
• With the result at Cleveland State, Ohio State went undefeated against intrastate foes in 2022. The Buckeyes won at Bowling Green (1-0), defeated Wright State in Columbus (2-0) and tied No. 14 Akron (3-3) and the Vikings (0-0) on the road. The last time the Buckeyes played four Ohio in a season without a defeat was in 2015 at Akron (T, 3-3, 2ot), vs. Dayton (W, 2-0), vs. Bowling Green (W, 2-1), vs. Cleveland State (W, 1-0) and vs. Dayton (T, 1-1, 2ot, pks 4-3) in the NCAA Tournament in Columbus.
• 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 in Columbus (2-1).
• Ohio State has allowed the fewest goals among Big Ten teams (6/.67 gpg) and own the best scoring margin (0.89 gpg). the Buckeyes also lead in shots (132), save percentage (.778), and corners (71).
• The Buckeyes have taken more corners than the opponent in each game this season and are ranked No. 8 nationally in corners per game (7.89).
• Senior Xavier Green was named the Co-Offensive Player of the Week by the Big Ten 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…