Ohio State ranks 15th BYU
Date: August 19, 2021
Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Provo, Utah – South Field
Regard: BYUtv
Live statistics: Statbroadcast
Game hints: State of Ohio | BYU
Rosters: State of Ohio | BYU
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio State will open the season on the road with a tough matchup in 15th BYU. The Cougars have won 10 or more games in 15 of the last 16 seasons and only lost once at home in the last 22 home games. The Buckeyes start the season with a veteran group as 10 out of 11 starters return from last year’s team that went into the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The game on Thursday evening will be broadcast live on BYUtv. The channel can be found on Comcast, DirecTV & Dish Network. Fans who don’t have these cable providers can use the BYUtv app, which all fans need to do is create a free account to watch the game.
- This will only be the third duel between the two teams. BYU won 3-0 in Columbus in 2016 and 0-0 in Provo in 2017.
- The Buckeyes come from an 8-3-3 campaign last spring that earned them a spot in the NCAA championship. OSU defeated Stony Brook 5-1 in the first round and then fell to Santa Clara in the second round.
- The Cougars were 11-4-1 last season and advanced to the NCAA tournament, where they lost 2-0 to Virginia in the opening round.
- The Buckeyes are returning 10 of 11 starters and 19 letter winners from last year’s NCAA tournament team.
- OSU is also returning six of its top 7 point scorers.
- Kayla Fischer, Izzy Rodriguez and Emma Sears were all named Big Ten Women’s Soccer Players to Watch in 2021.
- Ohio State was named third by the league’s head coaches in the preseason poll.
- Rodriguez was voted on TopDrawerSoccer’s Preseason Best XI Second Team.
- The next Buckeyes win will be the 300th in program history.
#GoBuckeyes
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