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Kaloukian Nets First Collegiate Goal in Loss to No. 15 Ohio State

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» Nicholas Kaloukian scored his first collegiate goal.

» Bryce Blevins tallied his second assists of the season.

» Kaloukian put four of six shots on goal.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan men’s soccer team fell to Ohio State University, 3-1, in a tightly contested contest Tuesday evening (Oct. 11) at U-M Soccer Stadium.

Freshman Nicholas Kaloukian led the Wolverines as he scored his first collegiate goal and tallied six shots with four on goal, while Bryce Blevins recorded his second assist of the season on Kaloukia’s goal. As a team, U-M outshot OSU, 12-11, and had five shots on goal compared to the Buckeyes’ three.

Michigan (3-7-3, 1-4-1 B1G) had the first opportunity of the match when Simon Vasquez pushed the ball up through two defenders to Cameron Martin, whose shot went wide of the left goal post in the third minute. Vasquez sailed in a shot on goal in the fifth minute of the match that bounced off the keeper’s gloves and off the far left post as the game remained scoreless early.

Ohio State (7-1-4, 2-1-1 B1G) opened up scoring in the 18th minute of play when a ball bounced around outside the 18-yard box for Joakin Jahnsen to fire a goal into the lower right corner to put the Buckeyes up 1-0.

U-M had four shots in the first half with…

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