BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will host the No. 20 Virginia Tech Hokies on Sunday at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium in a NCAA Tournament third round match.
The match is scheduled for a 12:00 p.m. ET start on Sunday, with the match being broadcast live nationally on the Big Ten Network. Fans can find an online stream of the match at IUHoosiers.com, with live stats available at NCAA.com.
The first 500 IU students with valid student ID will get in the the match for free. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth (18 & under) and college students and are available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team enters Sunday's contest with the No. 20 Virginia Tech Hokies with an overall record of 12-1-7 on the season after beating No. 23 Akron, 1-0, last Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Senior Billy McConnell scored the game-winning header for IU in the 54th minute off an assist from classmate Tanner Thompson .
• With the victory over Akron, IU reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the 36th time in program history and for the fifth time under head coach Todd Yeagley .
• The Hoosiers will be looking to make the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for the 25th time in program history and for the first time since 2012.
• Indiana has an NCAA-best .731 (85-30-4) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 85 victories are also tops in the NCAA.
• IU was seeded No. 7 overall in the NCAA Tournament, marking the 12th time in the last 14 years since the current seeding format began in 2003 that IU has earned a top-16 seed.
• The berth for the Hoosiers is the team's 30th-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 41st overall in the program's history.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Tanner Thompson was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
• Colin Webb was named CoSIDA Academic All-District for the second-straight season.
• IU earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the sixth time in program history and for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
• IU's unbeaten 10-game streak (6-0-4) to start the season was the first for the program since 1997 and was the ninth-best start in team history.
SCOUTING THE HOKIES
• The Virginia Tech Hokies come to Bloomington on Sunday with an overall record of 12-4-4 on the year.
• Last Sunday, the Hokies upset No. 10-seeded Charlotte at home, 3-2, in a wild, back-and-forth match to advance in the tournament.
• VT earned the program's fifth NCAA Tournament berth as an at-large selection and the team's first since 2007.
• In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Hokies hosted Eastern Tennessee State, winning 1-0.
• IU and Virginia Tech have played just two common opponents this season - Ohio State and Notre Dame. VT beat OSU, 1-0, in double-overtime in the season opener and lost to the Fighting Irish in South Bend, 4-1. IU tied the Buckeyes this season and the Hoosiers' only loss on the year came at Notre Dame.
• Marcelo Acuna leads the Hokies with 24 points on the year behind a team-best 11 goals and two assists. Alessandro Mion has netted four scores for Virginia Tech.
• In the national polls, VT was ranked No. 20 in the Top Drawer Soccer rankings, No. 24 by College Soccer News poll and was not ranked in the final Soccer America Top 25. The Hokies are receiving votes in the NSCAA Coaches Poll.
SERIES HISTORY
• Sunday's match with the Hokies will mark the first time that Indiana and Virginia Tech have faced each other on the pitch.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The berth for the Hoosiers is the team's 30th-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 40th overall in the program's history.
• Indiana has an NCAA-best .731 (85-30-4) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 85 victories are also tops in the NCAA.
• IU has appeared in 18 College Cups, which leads all Division I teams, and won its eighth national title in 2012.
HOOSIERS EARN NO. 7 SEED
• After posting a 11-1-7 record on the season, IU earned the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• Since the NCAA began its current seeding format in 2003, the Hoosiers have earned a top-16 seed in 12 of the 14 tournaments.
HAPPY AT HOME
• Indiana finished the regular season undefeated (6-0-3) at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium for the first time since 2003.
• That IU team went on to post a record of 9-0-4 at home en route to winning the NCAA Championship.
• Including postseason play, IU is 8-0-3 at Armstrong Stadium this year.
• The victory over Akron marked the 300th all-time at Armstrong Stadium. IU is 300-63-44 (.791) all-time at home.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana checks in at No. 4 in the Soccer America poll, No. 6 in the NSCAA Coaches Top 25, No. 8 in the College Soccer News poll and No. 12 by Top Drawer Soccer
• In the final NCAA RPI rankings released before the NCAA Tournament, the Hoosiers were ranked No. 15.
IU IN THE STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• In the NCAA statistical rankings, the Hoosiers lead the nation in shots per game (17.05) and rank eighth in shutout percentage (0.55) and 12th in team goals against average (0.65).
@IUMensSoccer
• For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook.
Live stats and game notes within:
iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/11/26/mens-soccer-no-4-hoosiers-host-no-20-virginia-tech-on-sunday.aspx
Go Hoosiers!
The match is scheduled for a 12:00 p.m. ET start on Sunday, with the match being broadcast live nationally on the Big Ten Network. Fans can find an online stream of the match at IUHoosiers.com, with live stats available at NCAA.com.
The first 500 IU students with valid student ID will get in the the match for free. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth (18 & under) and college students and are available at IUHoosiers.com.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team enters Sunday's contest with the No. 20 Virginia Tech Hokies with an overall record of 12-1-7 on the season after beating No. 23 Akron, 1-0, last Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Senior Billy McConnell scored the game-winning header for IU in the 54th minute off an assist from classmate Tanner Thompson .
• With the victory over Akron, IU reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the 36th time in program history and for the fifth time under head coach Todd Yeagley .
• The Hoosiers will be looking to make the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for the 25th time in program history and for the first time since 2012.
• Indiana has an NCAA-best .731 (85-30-4) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 85 victories are also tops in the NCAA.
• IU was seeded No. 7 overall in the NCAA Tournament, marking the 12th time in the last 14 years since the current seeding format began in 2003 that IU has earned a top-16 seed.
• The berth for the Hoosiers is the team's 30th-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 41st overall in the program's history.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Tanner Thompson was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
• Colin Webb was named CoSIDA Academic All-District for the second-straight season.
• IU earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the sixth time in program history and for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
• IU's unbeaten 10-game streak (6-0-4) to start the season was the first for the program since 1997 and was the ninth-best start in team history.
SCOUTING THE HOKIES
• The Virginia Tech Hokies come to Bloomington on Sunday with an overall record of 12-4-4 on the year.
• Last Sunday, the Hokies upset No. 10-seeded Charlotte at home, 3-2, in a wild, back-and-forth match to advance in the tournament.
• VT earned the program's fifth NCAA Tournament berth as an at-large selection and the team's first since 2007.
• In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Hokies hosted Eastern Tennessee State, winning 1-0.
• IU and Virginia Tech have played just two common opponents this season - Ohio State and Notre Dame. VT beat OSU, 1-0, in double-overtime in the season opener and lost to the Fighting Irish in South Bend, 4-1. IU tied the Buckeyes this season and the Hoosiers' only loss on the year came at Notre Dame.
• Marcelo Acuna leads the Hokies with 24 points on the year behind a team-best 11 goals and two assists. Alessandro Mion has netted four scores for Virginia Tech.
• In the national polls, VT was ranked No. 20 in the Top Drawer Soccer rankings, No. 24 by College Soccer News poll and was not ranked in the final Soccer America Top 25. The Hokies are receiving votes in the NSCAA Coaches Poll.
SERIES HISTORY
• Sunday's match with the Hokies will mark the first time that Indiana and Virginia Tech have faced each other on the pitch.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The berth for the Hoosiers is the team's 30th-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament and the 40th overall in the program's history.
• Indiana has an NCAA-best .731 (85-30-4) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 85 victories are also tops in the NCAA.
• IU has appeared in 18 College Cups, which leads all Division I teams, and won its eighth national title in 2012.
HOOSIERS EARN NO. 7 SEED
• After posting a 11-1-7 record on the season, IU earned the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• Since the NCAA began its current seeding format in 2003, the Hoosiers have earned a top-16 seed in 12 of the 14 tournaments.
HAPPY AT HOME
• Indiana finished the regular season undefeated (6-0-3) at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium for the first time since 2003.
• That IU team went on to post a record of 9-0-4 at home en route to winning the NCAA Championship.
• Including postseason play, IU is 8-0-3 at Armstrong Stadium this year.
• The victory over Akron marked the 300th all-time at Armstrong Stadium. IU is 300-63-44 (.791) all-time at home.
HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Indiana checks in at No. 4 in the Soccer America poll, No. 6 in the NSCAA Coaches Top 25, No. 8 in the College Soccer News poll and No. 12 by Top Drawer Soccer
• In the final NCAA RPI rankings released before the NCAA Tournament, the Hoosiers were ranked No. 15.
IU IN THE STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• In the NCAA statistical rankings, the Hoosiers lead the nation in shots per game (17.05) and rank eighth in shutout percentage (0.55) and 12th in team goals against average (0.65).
@IUMensSoccer
• For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook.
Live stats and game notes within:
iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/11/26/mens-soccer-no-4-hoosiers-host-no-20-virginia-tech-on-sunday.aspx
Go Hoosiers!