UC Davis Men's Soccer Downs Ohio State Away

August 27, 2023
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - It was a special night in Columbus for UC Davis as the Aggies delivered an incredible performance to take down Ohio State on their own turf, earning the 2-1 victory behind goals from Tristan Wouters and Cason Goodman.
Charles Janssen was likely the man of the match after his sparkling display between the posts. His six saves were vital in the effort to maintain the lead, flashing a couple tremendous saves in the closing minutes to keep the hosts at bay. The redshirt junior unbelievably provided an assist for the game-winning goal, launching a beautiful goal kick to spark an attack.
Wouters netted his first collegiate goal as the freshman winger wreaked havoc in the final third. Bagging his second goal of the weekend was C. Goodman, who ultimately scored the winning goal in the contest. Ryan Dieter's pace and dribbling ability were on full display as the senior made a huge impact in the attack, notching his second assist of the year.
UC Davis was the only team at the 2023 Wolstein Classic to post a perfect 2-0 record. Ethan Hoard, Sean Bilter, Charles Janssen, and Cason Goodman were named to the All-Tournament Team following the competition.
It was an extremely lively start to the contest as both sides scored within the first five minutes. Ohio State sparked a quick counterattack down the left flank just 90 seconds into the match and an attempt from shot range forced Janssen to make a terrific reaction save, but striker Tanner Creech would finish off the rebound to give his team the early advantage.
However, the Aggies would deliver the perfect response when C. Goodman did very well to win the ball off a Buckeye defender before lobbing a pass into Dieter, who was making an excellent run into the box. The Santa Rosa native clipped the ball to the edge of the six-yard box to find Wouters who nodded down the equalizing goal.