2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Lukacsko, Jensen
Jersey Number 20
Jensen Lukacsko
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gahanna, Ohio
- High School:
- Lincoln
- Prev School:
- Columbus Crew Academy
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining including 2022-23 academic year: 1
PRONUNCIATION
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JUNE 2022 - Quick Hits with Jensen Lukacsko
2022
2021
2020(-21)
2019
2018
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
LUKACSKO'S CAREER STATS
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JUNE 2022 - Quick Hits with Jensen Lukacsko
2022
- A 2022 team captain
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)
- Chosen to the OCSA Academic All-Ohio First Team
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Started all 16 matches, playing 1,436 of the season's 1,440 total minutes
- Had two assists on the year
- Played all 180 minutes of the matches at DePaul and Loyola (Ill.) on the season's opening weekend
- Also played every second of the home opener vs. Ohio State
- Played all 90 minutes of the scoreless draw at Michigan, helping hold the Wolverines to just one shot on goal
- Came off the field for the first time all season in the Michigan State match, but still played 86 minutes
- Played all 90 minutes of BGSU's 3-1 win at Air Force
- Was on the pitch for every second of the shutout win over Oakland
- And, played all 90 minutes of both the MAC opener vs. Western Michigan and the match at Georgetown
- Picked up an assist on Andrew Shaffer's 71st-minute goal in the 1-1 draw vs. #20 Akron
- Played every second of the match as BGSU kept a clean sheet at Chicago State
- Played all 90 minutes as BGSU blanked #20 Akron on the road
- Also played the entirety of the Senior Night match, a 3-0 win over CSU at Cochrane, as well as all 90 minutes of the 3-1 victory at Northern Illinois
- Played all 90 minutes at Western Michigan
- In his final collegiate contest, played every second as the Falcons posted their seventh shutout of the season with a 6-0 win over NIU at Cochrane
- Had an assist on Trace Terry's goal in the final minute of that victory
2021
- Named to the OCSA All-Ohio Second Team
- Also selected to the OCSA Academic All-Ohio First Team
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third-straight year
- Earned multiple awards at the Ziggys, the athletic department's end-of-year awards ceremony
- Was the male recipient of the Falcon Medal of Honor, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a BGSU student-athlete
- Also was named the Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Additionally, was BGSU's male recipient of the MAC Medal of Excellence, an award that is given to just one male and one female student-athlete at each school
- A team captain for the second consecutive season
- Started all 20 matches, and played 1,823 of the season's 1,877 minutes
- Had three assists on the year
- Played 107 minutes vs. IUPUI, helping the BG back line hold the Jags to just four shot attempts and no goals
- And, played all 92-plus minutes of BGSU's win at Gonzaga
- Was on the field for 78 minutes of the win at Cleveland State, helping the BG defense hold the Vikings without a shot on goal
- Had an assist in that match, sliding a pass to Sergi Martinez that led to the Falcons' third goal of the night
- Played every second of a second-straight 3-0 road win, as the Falcons beat Michigan State for the first time in 20 years
- Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of the match vs. #6/7 Marshall
- Played 78 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win over Wright State
- Played every second of BG's 2-0 win over #13/17 FIU three days later
- Played all 90 minutes of another 2-0 victory, this time against Detroit Mercy
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win at Canisius
- Played all 105-plus minutes at Ohio State
- Had the primary assist on Alberto Anaya's opening goal in the win over Georgia State
- Picked up an assist for the second-straight match, on another Anaya goal against Georgia Southern
- Finally came off the field after playing a total of 65 minutes in that match
- Part of a BG defensive corps that did not allow a shot on goal in that 4-0 win
- Played all 110 minutes of the Falcons' 1-1 draw at Northern Illinois, in a matchup of top-25 teams
- Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of BGSU's 3-0 win at Oakland, and played all 110 minutes of the Western Michigan match
- Played every second at West Virginia, as well as at NIU in the MAC Tournament's semifinal round
- Played all 90 minutes of a 1-0 shutout win at Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Championships
- Was on the field for roughly 89 minutes of the national tourney second-round match at Indiana
- Left that match briefly due to injury, but returned quickly and was one of BG's most dangerous players down the stretch
2020(-21)
- A team captain for the 2020-21 season
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Was named BGSU's Male Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the Ziggys, the athletic department's end-of-year (virtual) awards ceremony
- That award goes to just one male and one female athlete across all sports at the University
- Started all 13 matches, playing 1,154 of the team's 1,209 total minutes
- Had one assist on the season, which came on a 'Golden Goal'
- Played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 3-2 win over Dayton in the season opener
- Played all 94-plus minutes of BGSU's 1-0 OT win over #25 SIUE, with the primary assist on the winning goal
- Played a cross into the box that was headed into the net by Chris Sullivan
- Helped BGSU to two more 1-0 wins, playing 80 minutes in the shutout victory at West Virginia, and playing all 90 minutes at Northern Illinois
- Played all 90 minutes at Western Michigan
- Played all 96-plus minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 OT win over Akron, with two shot attempts
- Helped the Falcons hold the Zips to zero shots on goal in that win
- Was on the pitch for all 110 minutes of the scoreless draw vs. West Virginia, and played all 98-plus minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win over NIU that clinched the MAC title
- Played all 90 minutes of the NCAA Championships match vs. Monmouth, with one shot attempt
2019
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Started all 21 matches on the season
- Played 1879 of the 1916 total minutes on the year, and had one assist
- Started both matches, playing all 200 minutes, during the Falcons' trip to Western Pennsylvania on the season's opening weekend
- Had a shot attempt in BG's 1-1, double-OT draw at Duquesne
- Had a shot attempt in the 2-0 win over Robert Morris as well, helping the BG defense keep a clean sheet
- The next weekend, started both matches as BG picked up a pair of shutout wins at the Lakeside Classic in Evanston, Ill.
- Played all 90 minutes in both BGSU's 1-0 win over Wisconsin and the Falcons' 3-0 victory vs. the host school, Northwestern
- Again was on the field for the entirety of the Ohio State match
- Played all 90 minutes of the Cleveland State match as well, helping the Falcons to a fourth clean sheet in six matches, and played all 91-plus minutes of the Cincinnati contest, with a pair of shot attempts
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes on the road against #18/23 Kentucky
- Played all 90 minutes of the Canisius match, assisting on Chris Sullivan's goal early in the second half
- That goal tied the match at 1-1 en route to a 4-1 BG win
- Played all 90 minutes at Detroit Mercy, helping the Falcons to a shutout win
- Seven days later, played every second of another 1-0 road win, this time at IUPUI
- Played all 90 minutes of the MAC opener at Akron, and was on the pitch for the entirety of the SIUE match, with a shot attempt in the latter contest
- Played 81 minutes vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, coming off of the field for the first time all season
- Was subbed out with under 10 minutes to go and BGSU leading, 4-0
- Played 79 minutes as BGSU trounced West Virginia, 3-0
- Fired a shot in that drubbing
- Played all 90 minutes of the Western Michigan contest
- Was on the field for every second of BG's 1-0 win at Wright State
- Played 78 minutes as BGSU posted another 1-0 win, ending the regular season with a victory over Northern Illinois at Cochrane Stadium
- Had a shot on goal in that match
- Played all 95-plus minutes of the rematch with NIU three days later, as the Falcons picked up a 2-1 win in overtime, in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament
- Played every second of the Falcons' 1-0 win over top-seeded Akron in the semifinal round
- It marked BGSU's first win over the Zips since 2002, and the Falcons' first road victory against UA since 1997
- Played 86 minutes of the league tourney final vs. WVU
2018
- Played in all 17 matches, making 14 starts
- Had four points on a goal and two assists
- Played a total of 1322 minutes
- Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky
- Came off the bench to play 36 minutes vs. the Norse
- Made his first start as a Falcon at Penn State, playing 57 minutes and firing two shots
- Also was in the starting lineup for the Wright State match
- Played all 110 minutes vs. the Raiders, and his two shot attempts included one on goal
- Came off the bench to play 46 minutes of the win at Western Illinois, with a shot on goal
- Drew the start and played 86 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State
- Was in the starting lineup once again at Ohio State
- Started and played 72 minutes at Cleveland State
- Scored his first collegiate goal at Purdue Fort Wayne, early in the second half
- Blasted home a Peter Pugliese cross from the top of the box
- Played 77 minutes vs. the Mastodons, and was on the pitch for 68 minutes of the Falcons' win over Valparaiso
- Played all 110 minutes of the MAC opener, as the Falcons battled Akron to a scoreless draw
- Started and played 90 minutes of BG's OT win at IUPUI
- Had the primary assist on Charlie Maciejewski's winning goal, which came with just 3.5 seconds remaining in the period
- Played all 96-plus minutes of the Falcons' OT victory at Northern Illinois
- Had a pair of shots vs. the Huskies
- Played all 110 minutes of the Western Michigan match, firing a shot
- Came off the bench at Cincinnati, playing 65 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win
- Played all 90 minutes and had an assist in the match at West Virginia
- Chipped a ball over the WVU back line to a wide-open Moe Mustafa, who opened the scoring just 3:45 into the contest
- Played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over SIUE, a victory that clinched the number-two seed in the MAC Tournament for the Falcons
- Helped limit the Cougars to just one shot on goal in that match
- Played 82 minutes of the conference tourney semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Gahanna Lincoln H.S. ('18)
- Maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout his high-school career
PERSONAL
- Born in Columbus, Ohio
- Son of Don and Taya Lukacsko
- Has two brothers, Jace and Jerrett
- Has played club ball for the Columbus Crew Soccer Academy and coach Ben Cross
- Helped the team qualify for the players in each of four-straight years
- Was the Crew Academy's 2018 Player of the Year
- Was voted one of the top 15 midfielders in the nation at the U18 level
- Captained his academy team in all six seasons
- Majoring in supply chain management at BGSU
LUKACSKO'S CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17-14 | 1322 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .100 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 21-21 | 1879 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .000 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2020(-21) | 13-13 | 1154 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-20 | 1823 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .000 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 71-68 | 6178 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 37 | .027 | 8 | .216 | 0 | 0-0 |
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