The Ohio State men's soccer team is the number-one team in the country. They have been solid all season long, with their only loss coming on the road at UCLA. They rolled through the Big Ten Tournament as well and made the Big Ten Tournament Championship on Sunday.
They had to take on the perfect opponent: the Michigan Wolverines. It's a rivalry between these two, no matter what sport they are playing. TTUN was looking to spoil the Buckeyes' great season and earn themselves an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Instead, the Ohio State Buckeyes did what they always do. They just keep winning. This time, they took down TTUN 1-0 to seal the Big Ten Tournament Championship. With this woi, the Buckeyes will also lock up a number-one seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Ohio State men's soccer team takes down Michigan to win the Big Ten Tournament
The Buckeyes were really good in this game. Parker Grinstead scored the winning goal off a corner kick. What made this game even better is that it was in Columbus in front of a record crowd. 8,938 people saw the Buckeyes win the Big Ten Tournament Championship.
Ohio State has a real chance to win the national championship, something they have never done in the program's history. The Buckeyes aren't going to be any easy team to beat, no matter who draws them in the NCAA Tournament. There are two possible opponents for them.
As a number-one seed, the Buckeyes will host either Western Michigan or SIUE on November 24th. That will be their first game of the NCAA Tournament, a game they will certainly be expected to win. Of course, everything is harder when the NCAA Tournament starts.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have a real shot to make some noise. It all starts with that first NCAA Tournament game.