An Ohio State University soccer player is recovering from his injuries after being shot by a stray bullet following the team’s NCAA tournament victory.

A key piece on the Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Soccer roster was a victim of an off-campus shooting early Sunday morning.

After 65 minutes of regulation and overtime, Ohio State goalkeeper Max Trejo saved the Sweet 16 for the Buckeyes at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Demian was taken to the hospital in serious condition but was expected to survive, officials said. "The soccer program is thankful for the incredible university support and medical care available to Nathan and his family during this difficult time,

"He was an innocent bystander, is not a suspect in any way and was not involved in any altercation," the school said.

An Ohio State men’s soccer player is recovering after being shot off-campus early Sunday after an NCAA tournament victory. The team said that redshirt junior defender Nathan Demian, a native of Vancouver,

Ohio State defender Nathan Demian is recovering after he was the victim of a shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Ohio State soccer player Nathan Demian was shot in a car chase in the early hours of Sunday morning, just hours after the Buckeyes booked their place in the College Cup