Indiana University Athletics
Tiemstra's Late Goal Leads Buckeyes to Big Ten Title
11/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 15, 2009
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A goal by David Tiemstra with 42 seconds left in the second half gave Ohio State (12-4-4) a 1-0 win over Penn State (12-7-2) in the 2009 Big Ten Tournament championship game Sunday afternoon on Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium. Ohio State earns the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
With the clock ticking down, OSU's Sam Scales set up the scoring sequence with a throw into the box that Tiemstra got his foot on and shot to the lower left for the score.
Ohio State finished the match with a 10-8 advantage in shots and took six corner kicks to the Nittany Lions' three.
Corey Hertzog, who was named the tournament offensive MVP, led the Nittany Lions with four shot attempts. Ohio State's Doug Verhoff was named the defensive MVP.
2009 Big Ten Tournament All-Tournament Team
Northwestern: Pat Coleman
Wisconsin: Eric Conklin
Michigan: Julian Robles
Michigan State: Tim Granaderos, Rubin Bega
Indiana: Andy Adlard, Will Bruin
Penn State: Corey Hertzog, Warren Gross
Ohio State: David Tiemstra, Doug Verhoff
Offensive MVP: Corey Hertzog, Penn State
Defensive MVP: Doug Verhoff, Ohio State
