Ohio State males’s soccer got here up two video games brief in its quest for this system’s first nationwide championship.
The top-seeded Buckeyes noticed their season come to an finish on Friday as they had been upset by No. 13 seed Marshall, 1-0, within the semifinals of the NCAA College Cup in Cary, North Carolina.
Ohio State outshot the Thundering Herd 20-8 however was by no means capable of finding the again of the online because it was shut out for simply the second time all season.
Marshall took the lead lower than seven minutes into the match when Tarik Pannholzer broke free for a aim. After a shot from Ohio State’s David Ajagbe hit the highest of the aim, Ohio State defender Siggi Magnusson collided with goaltender Max Trejo, leaving the online huge open for Pannholzer to place a degree on the board.
Wasting no time #MCollegeCup x ESPNU / @HerdMSoccer pic.twitter.com/D1kgE9AP0O
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) December 14, 2024
The Buckeyes spent the remainder of the sport on the assault had loads of possibilities to tie the sport over the following 83 minutes, however had been by no means capable of convert as Marshall goalie Aleksa Janjic stopped all 5 of Ohio State’s pictures on aim to protect a clear sheet.
The loss was a tricky finish to a tough week for Ohio State, who made the journey to Cary with out senior defender Nathan Demian, who needed to watch the sport from the hospital after he was injured in an off-campus capturing adopted Ohio State’s NCAA quarterfinal over Wake Forest final weekend. The Buckeyes honored Demian, who shared an inspirational message with the staff earlier than the sport, by sporting “Do It For Dolla” shirts (“Dolla” is Demian’s nickname) throughout warmups and badges together with his No. 3 on their jerseys through the recreation.
#GoBucks #Doitfordolla pic.twitter.com/FxZdTFraop
— Ohio State Mens Soccer (@OhioStateMSOC) December 14, 2024
Despite the semifinal defeat, Ohio State’s 2024 season will go down as the most effective in program historical past. The Buckeyes went 16-2-4, gained the Big Ten Tournament and a share of the regular-season Big Ten championship and earned the No. 1 seed within the NCAA Tournament, the place they superior to the College Cup for the second time in program historical past.
