The Ohio State Buckeyes men’s lacrosse team kicks off the 2019 season today against the Cleveland State Vikings at a sold-out Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The Buckeyes enter the season as the 16th-ranked team in the nation, and one of six Big Ten teams ranked in the top-20. For clarity’s sake, there are also only six Big Ten men’s lacrosse teams: No. 3 Maryland, No. 7 Johns Hopkins (yes, it’s weird), No. 9 Penn State, No. 12 Rutgers and No. 20 Michigan. Per the usual, Ohio State boasts a challenging schedule which, in addition to facing the aforementioned conference powers, also includes ranked matchups with Denver, Notre Dame and UMass. After a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament in 2017, the Buckeyes had something of a letdown year last season as they missed out on the tournament entirely. Now, Ohio State faces a new season in an even more powerful…
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