Nov. 6, 2012

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 4 seed Ohio State women’s soccer team will host Oakland at 5 p.m. Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $5 for students and children and can be purchased 90 minutes prior to the game Saturday at the southwest entrance to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Ohio State is on a program record-tying nine-game win streak, moving its record to 16-4-1 on the season, 8-2-1 in Big Ten conference play. The Buckeyes defeated No. 7 seed Nebraska, No. 3 seed Michigan and No. 5 seed Illinois en route to the program’s third Big Ten Tournament title last week in Bloomington, Ind.

Oakland is 11-5-3 on the season, 6-2-0 in Summit League play and won the Summit League Tournament.

Media Availability
Ohio State will be practicing from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Contact Brett Rybak – rybak.13@osu.edu – with interview needs/requests.

Media Credential Requests
Media wishing to attend the NCAA Tournament games should email a request for credentials to Brett Rybak as soon as possible.

200 Free OSU Student Tickets
The Ohio State Department of Athletics has purchased 200 tickets for the game Saturday for OSU students to use on a first-come basis. Only Ohio State students with a current student ID will be given a free ticket to the contest.

Web Stream/Live Stats
Ohio State will provide a free video stream and live stats available on OhioStateBuckeyes.com and NCAA.com. In addition, fans can follow at twitter.com/OhioState_WSOC or facebook.com/OhioStateWomensSoccer.

The Bracket
Fans can follow the bracket online at www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-women/d1.