Hoosiers Head to No. 1 Notre Dame on Tuesday / 4-0, ND with the win

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 6-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team will head north to South Bend to face the No. 1-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Tuesday.

The match is scheduled for a 7 p.m. ET start at Alumni Stadium and will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra. Live stats are available atIUHoosiers.com.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The No. 6-ranked Indiana Hoosiers enter Wednesday's match with No. 1-ranked Notre Dame with an overall record of 6-0-4 on the season. IU is 5-0-1 in non-conference matches this season.
• The Hoosiers extended their undefeated start to the season with a dramatic, come-from-behind victory against No. 6 Butler on Wednesday night, winning 3-2 in overtime.
• Tanner Thompson scored the team's first goal, while Trevor Swartz netted the overtime-forcing score for the Hoosiers. Austin Panchot's first goal of the season won it for Indiana in the 97th minute.
• The last time IU played Notre Dame when the Fighting Irish was ranked No. 1 in the nation was in 2014, when the Hoosiers won, 1-0, in Bloomington.
• IU is looking to remain unbeaten in the team's first 11 games for the first time since 1997 and for the sixth time in program history.
• The Hoosiers come in to the 2016 season coming off another terrific season in 2015, reaching the NCAA Tournament for a record 29-straight season and 40th overall in program history.

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
• The Notre Dame Fighting Irish enter Tuesday's match with the Hoosiers with an overall record of 8-1-0 on the season.
• Notre Dame has posted back-to-back wins after suffering the team's first loss of the season at Louisville, 1-0, on Sept. 16.
• The Fighting Irish beat then-ranked No. 2 Syracuse 2-1 on Sept. 23 and took down Pittsburgh on the road, 2-0, last Friday.
• ND has also recorded wins over then-ranked No. 5 Stanford, No. 22 California and No. 15 Virginia Tech this season.
• Last season, Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals before losing to Maryland, 2-1.
• The Fighting Irish posted an overall record of 11-5-6 in 2015, falling in the ACC Championship game to Syracuse, 1-0.
• In both the College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer rankings released on Monday, Notre Dame is ranked No. 1. The NSCAA and Soccer America polls will be released on Tuesday.

SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall history between Indiana and Notre Dame dating back to 1973, the Hoosiers hold a record of 28-9-2 over the Fighting Irish.
• In the series, the Hoosiers are 14-3-1 against Notre Dame in Alumni Stadium. In the overall series, IU has out-scored 109-31.
• In last year's contest, the Fighting Irish came to Bloomington and beat the Hoosiers with a goal in the 109th minute, 1-0. IU out-shot ND, 14-6 in the game and held a 10-6 advantage in corner kicks.

HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• The Hoosiers are ranked No. 6 in the nation by College Soccer News and No. 9 by Top Drawer Soccer. The NSCAA and Soccer America rankings will be released on Tuesday.
• In the second NCAA RPI rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers moved up 37 spots to No. 27.

IU IN THE STATISTICAL RANKINGS
• In the NCAA statistical rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers lead the nation in shots per game (19.90), rank seventh in the nation in team goals against average (0.46), ninth in save percentage (0.857) and 10th in shutout percentage (0.60).
• GK Colin Webb ranks ninth in the nation in goals against average (0.456), 12th in save percentage (0.853) and 18th in goalie minutes played.
• As a team in the Big Ten, IU leads the league in save percentage, shutout percentage, team goals against average and shots.
• Individually in the Big Ten, Colin Webb leads in shutouts (6), goals against average and save percentage.

HOOSIERS BEAT NO. 6 BUTLER IN OVERTIME THRILLER
• Down 2-0 with just 15 minutes left in regulation, the Hoosiers scored twice to force overtime and then won the match in the 97th minute.
• Tanner Thompson scored the team's first goal, while Trevor Swartz netted the overtime-forcing score for the Hoosiers. Austin Panchot's first goal of the season won it for Indiana in the 97th minute.
• The come-from-behind victory marked Indiana's first win from a 2-0 deficit since beating Oregon State, 3-2, on Sept. 9, 2012.

Live stats and game notes within:
http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/10/3/mens-soccer-hoosiers-head-to-no-1-notre-dame-on-tuesday.aspx

Go Hoosiers!

 

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IU travels to Notre Dame for non-conference showdown
by Zain Pyarali

The regular season schedule so far has prepared the IU men’s soccer team for anything they can anticipate this year, and it’s no different this week.

IU Coach Todd Yeagley and his team will travel north to South Bend, Indiana, on Tuesday to battle No. 2 Notre Dame in a non-conference game.

IU is coming off a statement overtime win against No. 7 Butler on Sept. 28 and has faced four ranked teams already this season. Tuesday’s game begins a three-game stretch against two Top-10 teams and a conference opponent for IU during the next week.

“We’ve seen every style, and so I think it’s prepared us for these big games,” Yeagley said. “We just have to go out and execute. The guys will be prepared, we’ll have the tendencies down and have a little plan, but the game will be won on the field with the players.”

One player that will be circled in IU’s game plan will be Notre Dame forward Jon Gallagher. The junior Irishman has netted eight goals in nine games for Notre Dame and is top 10 in the nation in goals scored.

Although Gallagher is a prolific goal scorer, IU will be prepared for the tough task given the high quality of attackers they’ve already faced this season. The Hoosiers went up against Butler’s David Goldsmith last week, who is third in the nation with 10 goals, and Maryland’s Gordon Wild early in the conference season, who has nine goals this year.

IU’s defense enters the match ranked seventh in the country in team goals against average per game. Yeagley said his team won’t necessarily stop Gallagher from being a factor on the field, but they will try to eliminate his spacing on the field knowing that its no different than the opposition preparing for IU senior midfielder Tanner Thompson.

“We’ll try to eliminate his touches, space and tendencies, but he’s multifaceted,” Yeagley said. “You just hope to eliminate his most dangerous movements and have good help and also have him play in areas that he isn’t as comfortable.”

Along with IU’s numerous tough battles against ranked opponents this season, they’ve also had scoreless draws and tight games against unranked opponents as well that have prepared the team to this point.

Against Northwestern and Rutgers, opposing defenses sat in the IU offensive zone, forcing IU to take a high number of shots, but IU could never break the defensive seal.

As the Hoosiers move forward to play teams that match up better against them, the pitch will open up more, generating higher-quality scoring opportunities and giving a natural flow to the game, something the Hoosiers are comfortable with.

After not having a match this past weekend, IU had six days in between the Butler and Notre Dame games, marking its longest such stretch this season.

Yeagley said it was nice for some of his guys to get rested up, especially at this point in the season, but he also knows that they need to be ready when they take the pitch at Alumni Stadium on Tuesday night. He said this game will go a long way when building a resume for the postseason.

“It’s nice to have that break after a good win,” Yeagley said. “I think psychologically we’re in a good place. Our guys are excited. It’s a really good healthy rivalry, and we’re really focused on this game and not the Big Ten game on the weekend.”

http://www.idsnews.com/article/2016/10/iu-travels-to-notre-dame-for-non-conference-showdown
Go Hoosiers!

 

[dr.jb]

I was there when they took down ND as a #1 in 2012

I look forward to watching a repeat performance

Go Hoosiers!

 

[GeddyHoosier]

#2 Louisville coming up soon. Definitely playing a tough schedule.

 

[GeddyHoosier]

Down 4-0 in 71st min? Let's hope we learn from this shellacking

 

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Just getting home from work ... not a pretty tale to tell.
ND lead 3-0 at the half and added another goal at the 70m mark. The Irish found the net at the 13, 22, and 24m mark in the opening half. Irish win 4-0.
Indiana will have some details to work out before the L'ville trip.

Go Hoosiers!

 

[dr.jb]

Indiana will have some details to work out before the L'ville trip

that's quite an understatement

this one was ugly.....

 

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No. 6 Hoosiers Suffer First Loss of Season at No. 1 Notre Dame

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 6-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team lost for the first time in 2016, falling to the No. 1-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 4-0, on Tuesday night at Alumni Stadium in South Bend, Ind.

With the team's first setback of the season, IU's record moves to 6-1-4, while the Fighting Irish improve to 9-1-0.

Rashad Hyacenth led the Hoosiers with four shots on the night, while Richard Ballard had a pair. Each had one of their looks go on goal.

The Fighting Irish seized control of the match in the first half, scoring three times – twice off deflections - in the first 45 minutes to take a 3-0 lead at halftime. Notre Dame added another score in the 71st minute in the second half.

For the match, Notre Dame out-shot the Hoosiers, 15-10, while IU had the advantage in corner kicks, 4-2. Saves were even at three apiece.

The No. 6 Indiana Hoosiers will be back in action in Bloomington on Saturday, Oct. 8, when the team hosts Big Ten rival Penn State. Kickoff at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

Boxscore within:
http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/10/...-first-loss-of-season-at-no-1-notre-dame.aspx

Go Hoosiers!

 

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Notre Dame shuts out IU men's soccer
by Josh Eastern

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Expectations were high Tuesday night for a top-10, in-state matchup between two premier soccer programs.

The crowd was pretty evenly split at Alumni Stadium, and the anticipation was palpable. That was until Notre Dame’s 4-goal scoring spree silenced the IU faithful.

IU enjoyed some time on the ball in the early going, but that didn’t last long. Notre Dame junior forward Jon Gallagher was living in IU’s defending third. The Hoosiers had no answers for him or the rest of the team, and the Fighting Irish ran away with a 4-0 win.

The Fighting Irish’s Oliver Harris found the back of the net in the 13th minute. One goal didn’t seem like a big deficit. It usually isn’t. When you are facing a team like Notre Dame, which has only given up four goals all season, it is going to be an uphill battle.

“The goal kind of stung the group because they felt good starting the game,” Yeagley said. “That second really hurt, and our guys are confident they can score goals, but this is a mature Notre Dame team. Their highs and lows are very moderated, and they kept to their playing.”

Gallagher scored Notre Dame’s second goal in the 23rd minute and followed that up with another strike a minute later. Gallagher took advantage of a sloppy Hoosier defense to put his side up 3-0. To make matters worse, Brand Aubrey made it 4-0 in the 71st minute.

“It just wasn’t a good night for us, didn’t go our way,” senior defender Derek Creviston said. “They put goals in the back of the net, and we didn’t, and we didn’t keep them out either. We have a lot of work to do, and hopefully we can put some goals away.”

This was by far the worst defeat for IU in the 38-match history between the in-state rivals. The Hoosiers have had some 4-0 wins, but this was the first for the Irish.

This Hoosier team is still in the thick of things when it comes to the postseason. They are no longer undefeated, but most of their conference schedule remains.

“I know what this group can do,” Yeagley said. “I’m not worried, but I’m disappointed we had a performance like that in a big game. The guys are disappointed.”

Notre Dame came to play, and IU did not. Most teams encounter obstacles that turn into learning experiences throughout the season, and this will be IU’s. Some marquee matches, including Louisville next week and a few road trips down the road, still await IU, and the Hoosiers will have to use those to fix their mistakes.

IU now turns its focus to Penn State, which comes into Bloomington Saturday night. Bad losses can happen to any team, and that team was IU on Tuesday.

“This is a crazy sport sometimes, and that’s just the way it happens,” Yeagley said.

http://www.idsnews.com/article/2016/10/notre-dame-shuts-out-iu-mens-soccer

Go Hoosiers!

 

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Strong Irish defense shuts down Hoosier offensive attack
by Zain Pyarali

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame’s defense was just too much for IU Tuesday night.

It didn’t help when the Hoosiers found themselves in a three-goal hole within the first 25 minutes of the game, but the stingy Fighting Irish defense didn’t do the Hoosier offense any favors either.

IU entered the game leading the nation in average shots per game with just more than 19 but were limited to 10.

In previous games it had been the quality of shots that were an issue for the team. The quantity was there, but very few chances were finding the back of the net. On Tuesday night the Irish defense stopped the flow of IU’s offense.

“I thought they pressed us pretty early, and we weren’t able to break through them, and I think on another night we would have been better at,” IU Coach Todd Yeagley said. “We didn’t create enough corners tonight, and, as much as they defend narrow, you have to get on the edge, and we were naïve in some of our decision-making.”

IU didn’t always have a tough time on offense, especially early in the game before the Irish jumped on the scoreboard. Within the first five minutes, the still confident Hoosiers had two chances to score with shots on goal by senior midfielder Phil Fives and sophomore defender Andrew Gutman.

Senior forward Richard Ballard even got into the mix with some fancy footwork of his own after senior midfielder Tanner Thompson made a quality run down the field to set him up.

The offense couldn’t finish on any of the occasions, which didn’t make or break the game at that point but could have played a factor on the scoreboard later.

The Irish struck in the 13th minute, and the Hoosiers could never regain control on the offensive end.

“I thought the first ten minutes we started really well and had two good looks that we didn’t get a shot off, and then their goal kind of just stung us,” Yeagley said. “Really after that we couldn’t find any facet of our game, and we were really searching tonight.”

The Notre Dame defense, which features three players 6-foot-1 or taller, were able to body up some of the smaller IU offensive weapons. Attackers like 5-foot-7 Thompson and 5-foot-6 sophomore midfielder Rees Weddeburn, who generally use their speed to get around the outside of opposing defenses, weren’t able to do so at any point in the game.

Yeagley was forced to motion to his bench early, as he looked to inject some life into his squad’s offense after the Irish scored three goals. He wasn’t able to find much from his reserves either.

Junior forward Rashad Hyacenth entered the game after the third Irish goal and was able to create a couple of scoring opportunities by rising above the tall Notre Dame defense, but it was to no avail.

To start the second half, Yeagley elected to start four reserves, including Hyacenth, to find a combination to put the Hoosiers on the board. IU still came up empty-handed.

“I don’t think we came to play tonight,” senior defender Derek Creviston said. “They played well. Notre Dame is a great team, they took us out of our rhythm, and we didn’t fight like we should have.”

http://www.idsnews.com/article/2016/10/strong-irish-defense-shuts-down-hoosier-offensive-attack

Go Hoosiers!