U-M to Open Big Ten Play at No. 22 Ohio State

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan ladies’s soccer staff (3-4, 0-0 Big Ten) begins its convention schedule at 7 p.m. on Friday (Sept. 12) in opposition to No. 22 Ohio State (4-1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) at Jesse Owens Memorial Field. The Wolverines are searching for consecutive wins for the second time in 2025 in opposition to the streaking Buckeyes, who’ve gained 4 straight contests. The matchup will likely be streamed reside on B1G+.

• Michigan and Ohio State are 15-15-6 within the historic rivalry courting again to 1994. The Buckeyes earned a 2-1 win in final 12 months’s assembly after scoring two unanswered objectives within the second half.

• Gabrielle Prych and Elle Ervin are tied for the staff lead in objectives with 4 every, accounting for eight of Michigan’s 10 objectives to this point this season.

• Ervin began the season scorching with objectives in every of the primary 4 video games and is tied for the sixth-most factors within the Big Ten this season (10). The sophomore additionally leads the staff with new profession highs in pictures (20) and pictures on the right track (10).

• Adi Walick has assisted on half the Wolverines’ objectives this 12 months. Her 5 whole assists and 0.71 assists per match are tied for many within the Big Ten, rating seventh and twelfth within the NCAA, respectively.

• In her first season as the first goalkeeper, senior Sophie Homan has logged two clear sheets and ranks within the high 10 within the Big Ten with 562 minutes performed. She can be tied for fourth within the convention with 24 saves, a brand new profession excessive.

• Gabrielle Prych is on tempo for a profession 12 months, having already logged 4 objectives by means of six contests in 2025. Her earlier greatest scoring mark was 5 objectives, set again in 2023, when she performed over 1,000 minutes in 16 video games.

• U-M is 1-4-2 in opposition to OSU when the Buckeyes are ranked contained in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 ballot. The Wolverines have but to defeat Ohio State when the Buckeyes are ranked and Michigan is just not.

• Michigan kicks off a two-game dwelling stand on Thursday, Sept. 18, in opposition to USC earlier than a bout with UCLA on Sunday, Sept. 21, at U-M Soccer Stadium.