Hoosiers Host IUPUI and win 4-0 plus follow-up story

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men's soccer team will host the IUPUI Jaguars on Wednesday night at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Wednesday, October 7
IUPUI (0-5-4) vs. Indiana (6-3-1)
7:30 p.m. ET | Armstrong Stadium
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SETTING THE SCENE
• The Hoosiers enter Wednesday's match rested and playing their best soccer of the season after extending their winning-streak to three with a 3-2, double-overtime win at No. 18 Saint Louis last Thursday.
• With the victory, Indiana improved its impressive non-conference record on the year to 5-1-1, which includes a road win at No. 18 Saint Louis and a neutral site victory over No. 24 South Florida.
• With a win over IUPUI on Wednesday, the four-match win-streak for the Hoosiers would be the team's longest since winning five-in-a-row en route to claiming the program's eighth NCAA Championship in 2012.

NEWS AND NOTES
• Femi Hollinger-Janzen was named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. From the list of 30 candidates, a national media committee will select ten finalists for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award in October.
• Indiana sports one of the nation's youngest rosters in 2015 with 20 underclassmen on the team. The Hoosiers are tied for the ninth-youngest team in the country and rank as the youngest squad in the Big Ten.
• Despite the youth, Indiana returns 21 players from last year's roster, including 19 letterwinners from a year ago.

SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
• The IUPUI Jaguars enter Wednesday's match with the Hoosiers with an overall record of 0-5-4 on the season.
• Last Friday, the Jaguars traveled west to play No. 8 Denver, coming away with a 1-1 tie in Denver. IUPUI also played No. 23 Omaha to a 1-1 tie on September 26 in Indianapolis.
• Against common opponents with Indiana, the Jaguars lost at Butler, 3-2, and beat Evansville in an exhibition match, 3-1.
• In a preseason poll conducted of the Summit League's coaches, the Jaguars were picked to place sixth out of seven teams in the league.

SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall series between the two programs dating back to 2000, Indiana has never lost to IUPUI, posting a 7-0-0 mark.
• Wednesday's match will mark the first time that the two teams have played each other since October 10, 2006.
• In the seven matches, Indiana has out-scored the Jaguars, 23-3, including five shutout wins.
• In their last meeting, IUPUI gave the Hoosiers all they could handle, but Indiana earned a 3-2 victory in overtime at Armstrong Stadium.

INDIANA CLIMBS IN RPI
• After debuting at No. 45 in the first NCAA RPI rankings release on Sep. 28, the Hoosiers moved up 21 spots to No. 24 in the latest rankings released on Monday.
• Indiana is the top-ranked team in the Big Ten, with Ohio State next in the league at No. 45.

HOOSIERS UPEND NO. 18 SAINT LOUIS
• Indiana defeated the No. 18 Saint Louis Billikens, 3-2, in double overtime at Hermann Stadium on Sept. 30 in St. Louis.
• Senior Kyle Sparks netted the match-winning goal, the first of his career, in the 105th minute.
• The win was the second this season for the Hoosiers, as IU also beat then-ranked No. 24 South Florida.

GUTMAN'S GOLAZO
• Freshman defender Andrew Gutman made the most of his first collegiate goal, scoring the match winner for the Hoosiers at Northwestern on Sept. 27.
• The goal was superb, as Gutman cracked a laser shot from 25-yards out on the left side, beating the Northwestern goalie to the top corner of the far post.

HOOSIERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
• In the national rankings released on Monday, the Hoosiers rank eighth as a team in shots per game at 17.20.
• Individually, Tanner Thompson ranks fourth in the nation in total assists (6) and eighth in assists per game (0.60).
• Colin Webb ranks 26th in the country in goalie minutes played at 953.23.

IU IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS
• In the Big Ten rankings through games played Monday, Indiana leads the league in shots with 172.
• The team ranks second in assists (16), third in goals (15) and third in points (46).
• Individually, Tanner Thompson leads the Big Ten in assists (6) and assists per game (0.60).
• Femi Hollinger-Janzen ranks second in the conference in shots (33) and is tied for third in both goals (5) and points (12).
• In goal, Colin Webb is tied for second in shutouts with four.

WEBB IN GOAL
• Colin Webb continued his strong play on the season, posting back-to-back shutouts in wins over Evansville and Northwestern.
• The two clean sheets pushed the junior's total to four this season and his career total to 14.

FEMI ON FIRE
• Femi Hollinger-Janzen is as hot as they come, scoring five goals over the course of the last seven matches for the Hoosiers.
• The senior has four goals in his last five matches after scoring twice in IU's 3-0 win over Evansville on Sept. 23.

BIG TEN DOMINATION
• IU has won 12 Big Ten tournament titles, sharing the 1995 crown with Wisconsin.
• Indiana has also been crowned regular season champion 14 times, including nine-straight seasons from 1996-2004. IU won back-to-back regular season titles in 2006 and 2007 and re-claimed the regular season crown in 2010.

UP NEXT
• The Indiana Hoosiers will host the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, October 10 at Armstrong Stadium.
• The match be broadcast live on BTN Plus.

For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Facebook andInstagram.

Go Hoosiers!

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Rough season at IUPUI. Winless in 9 games?

 

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IU Extends Winning Streak with 4-0 Victory Over IUPUI

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men's soccer team extended its winning streak to four games with a 4-0 win over IUPUI at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Wednesday night.

With the victory, Indiana improves to 7-3-1 on the season overall, while IUPUI falls to 0-6-4 on the year. The four-match winning streak for the Hoosiers is the longest for the team since it won five-straight games at the end of 2012 en route to winning the program's eighth NCAA title.

Matt Foldesy scored his second goal of the season for IU, while Femi Hollinger-Janzen notched his team-leading sixth score in the win. Freshman Austin Panchot netted his first collegiate goal, while Phil Fives and Billy McConnell each tallied assists for the Hoosiers.

The Indiana defense was again stout, led by goalkeeper Colin Webb, who recorded his fifth shutout of the season. Webb made two saves while posting his 15th career shutout.

In the 16th minute, the Hoosiers broke through to take a 1-0 lead over the Jaguars. Working down the left flank, Fives cut through the IUPUI defense, leaving it off for Foldesy. The senior spun from 15 yards out, beating the Jaguar goalie to the low near post.

Coming out of the halftime break leading 1-0, Indiana wasted little time extending its lead. On the attack,Rees Wedderburn cracked a shot from the top of the 18-yard box that was blocked. The rebound came right back to Wedderburn, who charged at goal, but was dragged down in the box by an IUPUI defender to draw a penalty kick for the Hoosiers.

Hollinger-Janzen stepped to the spot and converted, pushing the Indiana lead over IUPUI to 2-0 in the 48th minute.

In the 79th minute, IU's Andrew Gutman made a great run down the left side of the pitch, playing a dangerous cross inside the IUPUI box. The cross was deflected by the Jaguars' goalkeeper off one of his own players for an own goal, extending the Indiana lead to 3-0.

The Hoosiers rounded out the scoring in the 86th minute, when McConnell sent a cross from the right side of the pitch in to the box. The ball found the head of Panchot, who buried his first collegiate goal to the far post from 10 yards out.

For the game, Indiana out-shot the Jaguars, 24-6, getting 11 shots on goal to just two for IUPUI. The Hoosiers also held the advantage in corner kicks, 6-2.

Individually, Wedderburn had one of his finest matches as a Hoosier, taking a game-high six shots, getting three on-frame. Hollinger-Janzen and Phil Fives each had four shots for Indiana in the win.

The Indiana University men's soccer team will host the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium at 7:30 p.m. The match will also be broadcast live on BTN Plus.

For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Facebook andInstagram.

Go Hoosiers!

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Wedderburn Shows Maturity in Win

Coming into Wednesday's match against IUPUI, freshman Rees Wedderburn had appeared in only three games with a lone shot to his name.

One who had never watched him play before Wednesday night might not of guessed that he had that little experience under his belt, as Wedderburn played with speed and poise in a 4-0 Indiana victory.

Head coach Todd Yeagley felt that this was the perfect game to get him acclimated. He said that Wedderburn has gotten quicker and more confident with each passing week.

"The guys know when the ball is at his feet that he can make a pass or thought that's unique and clever," Yeagley said. "That really opens the game up."

Wedderburn finished the game with six shots, three of which were on goal, in 56 minutes of action. Although he did not score, Wedderburn's presence was felt as he consistently created offensive plays with his vision, speed and athleticism.

Early in the second half, the Hoosiers had a 1-0 lead over the Jaguars. Headed for the goal, Wedderburn was fouled after he split two defenders and set up senior Femi Hollinger-Janzen for a penalty kick that he would burry to extend the lead.

"He did a great job taking on two defenders," Hollinger-Janzen said. "They couldn't stop him. It was a great game for him tonight, and I'm very proud of him."

At the 67th minute, Wedderburn made another play as he had a spot-on corner kick that found Billy McConnell whose header almost went in.

"We practice that play a lot," Wedderburn said. "I thought Billy was going to score on that one."

A minute later, the freshman had another opportunity with a strong left-footer from the top of the 18 that needed a diving save by IUPUI goaltender Eduardo Cortez.

After a slow start to the season, things are looking up for Wedderburn. Hailing from England, he is a long way from home. Even though he said, "football is football", it has taken some time for Wedderburn to adjust and admits that he came in a little out of shape.

Although it's never ideal for a player to come in out of shape, Yeagley understands that it takes some time and is tough for players coming from other countries to become acclimated.

"The more fit he's getting, the more of a pop he has in his step," Yeagley said. "When you're not fit you don't have the quickness, but he's getting there. He's been patient and positive, the guys really like him, and he has a positive impact on our team."

Yeagley said Wedderburn is one of the team's more tactical players and that he plays with good composure.

"We need to get him in our rotation," Yeagley said. "Tonight was a step, we really were pleased on his strides tonight. We needed that for him."

Go Hoosiers!

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