Date/Time: Thursday, August 22 | 8:00 p.m.
Location: Columbus, Ohio | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Team: Cleveland State (0-0-0) vs. Ohio State (0-0-0)
Consequences: statistics
Cleveland State begins the season on the road for the second consecutive year when the Vikings travel to Ohio State tomorrow night at 8 p.m.
Season openings
The Vikings have a 1-3-1 record in their opening games under coach Ubiparipovic, with their last win coming 4-0 at home against Canisius in 2022.
About the Buckeyes
Ohio State is coming off a 6-6-6 season and welcomes back All-Big Ten second teamers Michael Adedokun, Siggy Magnusson and Luciano Pechota, as well as Andre Roberts, a member of the All-Big Ten Freshman Team.
Series history
Cleveland State holds a 16-12-2 edge in the matchups, with the last meeting in 2022 ending in a 0-0 tie at Krenzler Field. The Vikings’ last visit to Columbus in 2021 saw the Buckeyes win 2-0.
Preseason summary
The Vikings played two exhibition games and traveled to the University of Michigan before hosting Duquesne.
Ubiparipovic Background
Sinisa Ubiparipovic begins his sixth year as head coach of the Cleveland State University men’s soccer team. In his five seasons, the Vikings have an overall record of 35-33-11 (.513 winning percentage) and a league record of 22-16-7 (.567 winning percentage).
A look back at the last season
Cleveland State had a challenging schedule in 2024, finishing with three wins and four ties. Two players were awarded All-League honors, Pablo Kawecki in the first team and Kyle folds in the second team. Off the field, Albert Portas and Kawecki were named to the #HLMSOC All-Academic team.
Important returnees
Cleveland State welcomes back Kyle foldsa graduate student who was named to the second all-league team last season. Bojan Kolevskithe 2022 #HLMSOC Player of the Year and 2021 Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year, is back after missing part of last season due to injury.
Next
The Vikings open their home game on Sunday, August 25th at 4 p.m. against St. Bonaventure.
