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

Nathan Demian, a junior at the university, is recovering after he was hit by a stray bullet while walking off-campus

Wrona and No. 1 seed Ohio State will face No. 8 Wake Forest in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament at 5 p.m. Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The winner will advance to the Final Four of the College Cup in Cary, North Carolina next weekend.

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