UIC will wrap up play in the Wolstein Classic by taking on Ohio State Sunday afternoon. The Flames have a chance to win their second straight season-opening tournament with a win over the Buckeyes.
Both teams will be less than 48 hours removed from their first games, each of which featured late drama.
Coverage will begin at 2 pm on BTNPlus. Links to follow all the action are in the blue box above.
Last Time Out
- The Flames defeated Dayton, 3-2, in double overtime Friday.
- Roberto Alonzo had the golden goal at 107:58.
- Josiah Ash converted a penalty kick, and Alwin Seitz also scored.
- Dayton tied the match on a PK of their own with 2:37 to play. The Flyers' other goal came on a free kick.
- The teams combined for 29 fouls and three penalty kicks.
Flames to Watch
Scouting the Buckeyes
- Ohio State dropped a 4-3 decision to CSUN in their opener on Friday.
- Jack Holland scored the first two goals of the match.
- Matteo Bennati scored to make it 3-3 in the 81st minute, but CSUN notched the game-winner just a minute later.
- OSU had 16 shots, nine on goal, outpacing CSUN in both categories.
Wolstein Scenarios
- UIC's match will follow the Dayton (0-1) - CSUN (1-0) meeting Sunday morning.
- If the Flames win, they will at least share the Wolstein Classic title depending on CSUN's result.
- Tiebreakers for the championship include, in order, goal differential, goals for, and goals against.
- UIC won the SMU Tournament last season, defeating Campbell and Providence in Dallas to become the only 2-0 team in the field.
Buckeye Battles
- The series between UIC and Ohio State includes a pair of home-and-home matches in each decade from the 1990s to present.
- UIC holds a 4-1-1 advantage in the series and has won the last three.
- The Flames are 2-1 in Columbus. They also defeated OSU in an exhibition match outside Indianapolis last spring.
- Ohio State has not scored in the last four meeteings.
